Evening star., 1912-07-07
FIRST WIFE ON TRAIL
Seeks Settlement With Cats,
Who Welded Actress.
MAY SPOIL HONEYMOON
Will Try to Cause Arrest If Money
for Support Of Child Is
Not Forthcoming.
MAY SPOIL HONEYMOON
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
PHILADELPHIA, July Elf Robert NJ
Cats, real estate operator Of New
York, attempts to carry into execution
certain plans he has made to take his
bride. Miss Dorothy Tenant. the actress,
to Europe within the next few days, he
may meet with opposition which may de-
lay the trip he has in mind.
This opposition will come from his first
wife. from whom he obtained a divorce
in 1905. She has been trying to find Cats
for several months, and did not learn
of his whereabouts until she saw the an
nouncement of his marriage in the papers
today.
Noting his address in New York, where
he is president of the Straight Filament
Light Company, she went to New York
tonight, accompanied by her brother, DIR.
Thomas McWhorter of Atlantic City.
There she will confront him and his wife
and demand from him the money due her
support OF the child, and also 5000.
which she says Cats received for the
girl, but did not turn over to her.
Would Have Him Arrested.
II will surely find him." Mrs. Cats
said before leaving her home, 2115 Norris
street. Il shall confront him and his
wife, and ask him for the last time to
give me what he owes me. II he refuses,
and there is any law under which 1 can
have him arrested, | shall not hesitate
to avail myself of it, even if 1t requires
him to give up his trip to Europe
The announcement of the marriage of
Cats to Miss Tenant caused surprise
among their friends along Broadway
Dorothy Tenant is best remembered for
hsr Mrnsol work 1Tsr In The S College Widow" "A
Her marriage to Cats several months
ago was kept a secret, and but for a slip
OF the tongue when the bridegroom was
talking to friends, probably would not yet
be known. When asked about the we'd
ding, the couple at first denied, and then
reluctantly admitted that they were mar
ried in Montreal, December 1, 1911, and
were living at Oxford Hall, on Riverside
drive
Former Wife Surprised.
The former Mrs. Cats, who before her
marriage was Miss Olo ]. McWhorter of
Millington. Md. was equally surprised
when she heard of the marriage.
''Mr. Cats and 1 were married June ..
1S99," she said. We had known each
other only six months. One night we
eloped to Philadelphia, and were mar
ried
I'VE returned to Millington, and after
living there a year moved to Philadel-
phia- Two years later. when my father
died, leaving an estate of more than
$75, 900, my mother and brother came to
Philadelphia.
Cats was made trustee Of my moth
er's estate. My mother set him up in
business as a real estate broker in the
Land Title building, and by poor invest
ments our money soon had dwindled to
nothing.
Il found out certain things about his
living, and went to my mothers home.
1 left Ethel with him. and he sent her
to a convent in Merton. He then brought
suit against me for divorce on the ground
of desertion. l did not defend the suit
because I did not know anything about
it. and he received the decree. l appealed
to the superior court for the custody of
my daughter and also for alimony, and
got both. He agreed in a settlement to
pay me $50 month for the support of
the child.
He paid that irregularly until three
months ago. when he stopped paying al
together. l have not heard from him
since"