New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-30
FLL FAMILY TROUBLES.
Mrs. Sidney Harris's Plea for ALI
mony Reveals Many QuarreIs.
FLAMES WIFE'S AMBITION
Marriage of Daughter to Jack
Barrymore the Cause of Gen.
eral Controversy.

-so skeleton In the closet of the family
sidney Harris. lawyer and member OF
- clubs. has broken the lock OF its
..nnosed secure place OF Imprisonment and
- out on view. Voluminous documents
ale IN the Supreme Court. and made
Aiic YESTERDAY. show the havoc that has
~ done 10 the privacy Of three families.
- Connected by relationship of blood and
narriase
The members OF the three families IN
-,.as Mrs John r. Brady. widow OF Jus
80. John r. Brady. of the Supreme Court
~, and Mrs. Herbert NJ. Hartman,
-rocs" Barrymore and Mrs. Barrymore
=. latter the daughter OF Sidney Harris
- Mrs. Kathryn Brady Harris. Mrs.
o-o5v IS the mother OF Mrs Harris and
yrs Hartman. Mr. Hartman is a son Of
oliver X. Hartman.
The story. as unfolded in court through
.,e spplicat'on OF Mrs. Harris for alimony
s.o-o her husband from whom she was
s,vorced IN June. 1901. shows the disputes
: the several families with Kaleidoscope
.-.~fs. fo- the combstants in the family
.,,5 except Harris, were never consist
.,,lv On one side OF the controversy. The
r,-,o,s members OF the families align
...r,saIves one day with one element and
,ha next day with the other.
Much of the trouble was caused by the
-.e--iase Of Miss Katherine CORR Harris
:. lack Barrymore. which her father, Har-
.s aiarsvs opposed and which Mrs. Har-
- also opposed at the outset, but in
,,,ch she later scquiesced- Mrs. Brady
.h,orgh All the stress Of parental objection
god Mss Harris 10 marry Barrymore.
,,ce writing In a letter: Il saw him on the
,,-Ast vesf erday and he looked hand
.o,,e. Il we're younger would he crazy
,nouf him myself
Ms Brady also wrote about Mrs Har-
,,-,an. ner daughter. that the latter was
opposed % Barrymore for personal rea-
sors
Secars Amateur Actress.
According 70 Harris. his family troubles
h.san when his wife becs me interested in
.rsreur theatricals Mrs Harris later
rsr, On The stage in the company OF John
rev sbs and her mother. according 10
s.-4s Soted on everything connected with
,,s STAG and through their influence his
ssushter became in1bued with the same
,5s.Is OF the disputes between Mrs. Hsr-
-s Mrs. Hartman and their mother. Har-
rs said
None q the bAlligerents allowed them
ss,vss ?, Re governed nv rhe ordinary
niles observed in polite sOeiety. but per
-,,--A6 themselves 70 give vent ~ al
heir fsnc.ed complaints. suspicious and
i-sgi1atior%
Ea-ris said thai he was often compelled
70 - rhe referee Of these disputes.
~ decree ~ divorce a1vn 70 Mrs. Hsr-
-s awarded no alinorv bur stipulated thar
soA might apply for the allowance AZ any
tine
af-s- 4lavs1 Years. during part Of
u.ic, time Ms Harris received an s.
'grarce Of $3.50 2 month from her sister,
Ms Hartman. she applied TO the Su-
prsr-4 Court for anrony. She said she
had 10 means n support and that her
ss-er aad cu- of her allowance Harris.
sbs sad. had 2 large income from his law
--a,ricA Justice Bischo- denied the mo-
-, ~ Ms Harris because Of the present
financial condition Of Harris. giving The
.,--,e- wife leave to renew her motion on
-r,o- =. = srAHciarf change IN the affairs
q Harris
7i-h the decree Of divorce Mrs Harris
obtained ne custody % her daughter until
sha vas -vertv-one wears Old. the father
receiving PERM sior 70 visit ne child six
trrss : year
-tev we're married 81 1885 and according
70 Harris after the birth 81 their dsugh-
tar MS v-fe's IDEAS about her marital duties
hanged and ne was una ole - convince
her Of -er error.
Harris declared that most ~ his wife
rms vas -aken I'D with her amateur the
sc-csls ard that she neglected their child,
lssvrz her much ~ the tine In the care
n a nurse. Then she begsn 70 associate
nth several Young men 70 whom he OBJ
sctsd he had expressed MS objection 70
~ his-r'o-ic irclinations Of his wife, NJ
sad. ard eventually their relations became
strained
Kissed Him. Then Left Home.
Ee vas = candidate FOR the State Assem-
bly, on the Democratic ticket in Queens
Count The day before the election. he
SAID his wife did something she had never
done beforA-she accon1p MED him 10 the
doo- % their home a. Garden City and
assed him goodby When he returned 10
Ms home a. night Mrs Harris was gone.
There Vas q note for the husband written
r his wife in which she said that she
would take care Of herself and their daugh-
tsr
r required 2 search OF several weeks TO
reveal the presence OF the mother ana
child in boarding house. Harris decided
70 snr.v 20 the court for the custody Of
ne ii--ie girl but refrsined from taking
such acton on the promise Of Mrs Harris
TIA, "s1e would conduct herself properly
and would not carry out her determination
70 become a professional actress.' But In
s.. dc % this promise, the husband says
NJ. Harris Joined John Drew's company
knd went on d Western trip. on her return
hs ssys. she went 10 his home in Stuyve-
SAINT SQUARE and created d violent scene.
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