New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-13
bride GETS WARRANT
FOR DR.. LEWIS MORRIS
Leaves Hotel Where She Was
Deserted, Returning to Home
OF Her Parents.
ABANDONMENT, HER CHARGE
Mother in Law Hears from Ply
stefan Whose Disappearance
Mystifies His Friends
at Hospital.

Mrs. Frances Elizabeth Morris, bride OF
four days, who was deserted Monday night
at the Hotel Martinique by her husband. DIR.
Lewis Morris, as told exclusively yesterday
In The Tribune, made application 10 Mag
stratc Cornell Yesterday in the Domestic
Rela lions Court for warrant for the ar
rest Of the missing physician on H charge
Of abandonment. The warrant wns issued
by the magistrate and the police through
out the city were ordered to keep q lookout
for him and arrest him on sight.
II was said nj the Hotel Martinique yes
terdsy that a letter postmarked Troy had
been received from Morris by Mrs. Mori'iss
mother It was three pages in length In
the course OF It he declared that 2lthough
he was down and out he still loved his
brave little bride" lie also mentioned,
according 10 tine manager OF the hotel that
he was very Respondent and felt like jump
ing over the rail OF q steamboat. Further
OF he spoke as ~ he Intended going ont
West and starting life all over again. but
1t was not clear exactly what he INTENDED
to do.
Mrs Morris left the hotel with her
mother and sister Yesterday. returning 70
the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs Pat
rick II. Murphy, of No. 1886 I'D street,
Lefferts Park, Brooklyn.
II was said Yesterday by the police that
they had learned that Morris was well
known freduenter of certain places in
Chinatown, and had been there Monday
night. the day on which he deserted his wife
at noontime at 127th street and Broadway
on the pretext Of going 10 perform an oper-
alton Detectives OF the Elizabeth street
police station were ordered TO keep a vigil
liant watch for him in Chinatown in case
he should return TO any OF his old haunts
or be in hiding there.
II was also said by the police that the
automobile In which he was wont TO cut
such a dash with his bride, and which he
led her 10 think was his own, did not be
long to him, but was rented from the Wash
ington Heights Garage, No. 55i West 1sSth
street. It was said at the garage that he
| owed a bill there OF $40.
The first sign that there was anything 10
mar his peace Of mind came early last Mon
day morning, IL was said yesterday at the
| Hotel Martinique lie and his bride were
| IN their room when suddenly he burst into
tears Mrs Morris pressed him for an ex-
PLANTATION. but got only evasive answers.
| lie declared that he did not know what was
the matter with him. He left her, and was
seen later nervously trying TO write at a
| desk In the writing room downstairs.
| Afterwsrd a sheet OF paper was found VITA
MY dear Frances in his handwriting
upon it, but nothing further.
He used an elaborate collection OF titles
after his name on his prescription blanks.
which bore at the top. Lewis Morris.
| A. NJ, VI. D.. +. r. c. g." and gave MS
address at the Volunteer Hospital. In Gold
street At the hospital he was considered
capable physician and surgeon and per-
I sonaily esteemed
HE seemed 70 be in fine spirits the day
he came back and told me and some OF his
other friends here that he was to be mar
RED" said Maurice Davis. assistant super