New-York tribune., 1912-02-05
EXPECTED TO Be HAPPY
Mrs. Suydam Looked on Mar
riage to Noble with Relief.
FEARED HE WOULDN'T WE'D
Only a Day Elapsed, However,
Between Final Decree of Di-
vorce and Ceremony.

! Mrs. Walter Lispenard Suydsm, jr., left
the home OF her husband, at Blue Point,
Long Island, on September 5, 1911. II was
week later before the news became gen
orally known. short time before her de-
parture she had informed her husband that
she had transferred her affections to Fred
erick W. Noble. the twenty-two-year-old son
Of Brooklyn plumber.
| Mrs Suydam did not tell her Husband or
| her love for Noble until he. reused by the
stories which were being circulated in the
village asked her point blank concerning
( her relations with the boy. Then she made
confession, and told him 1t would be i'm
possible for her to continue in his house
any longer. on neither side was there
| lack Of amity. Mrs Suydam told her hus-
bard she had nothing 10 complain Of In HIS
treatment Of her, but that they were mis-
mated Young Suydam was willing TO for
| give his wife. and telegraphed 10 her parents
TO come at once and try to persuade her
not 20 go away. They were unsuccessful In
| their efforts and four days later she started
| for New York
! Noble left tho village on the same day,
/ but he was not seen In company with Mrs.
/ Suydam. and his family denied that he had
eloped with her lie had. however. been in
| the company Of the missing woman almost
/ constantly during the summer and had
been with her on many sailing and auto
mobile trips. Naturally. the gossips Of the
village decided that she had gone 10 Join
/ Noble IN New York. and a week later her
| husband admitted as much.
The couple succeeded in keeping their
whereabouts secret until September l6 four
days later. II was then found that Mrs.
/ Suydam was living at the Regina. an apart
ment house at No. So West 18th street
/ Noble admitted that he was a frequent
! visitor at the apartment but for n time
4 persisted In denying that he was living
! there. Later. however. II became known
/ that his denials were untrue for the land
| lord Of the premises. fearful at the noto-
riety which had been thrust upon him.
ordered the couple TO vacate the apartment
This they refused to do. and an atnicable
arrangement was at last made by the terms
Of which Noble was TO board outside at
night
The separation gave rise 10 rumors OF n
quarrel between the couple, and II was said
that Noble intended 10 rejoin his family.
Whether there was any truth in the rumor
or not the affairs OF the couple were soon
adjusted.
| Mrs. Noble was always willing to discuss
her elopement and to Justify her position
Upon one occasion she said After years
Of life which only those who have suf
fered as | have know how to appreciate I
met man who awoke within me that love
which had lain dormant throughout the
years. / knew the step took to be wrong
according to the conventions OF modern So
ciety. but as society owed me nothing and
I owed society less, bade defiance to pub
lie opinion, and here | am ready to accept
what comes"
Before II was known whether Mr.. Suy-
dam would sue for divorce there was much
speculation as TO whether the clipping wife
intended ultimately to marry Noble. II
was thought, In view OF the fact she was
wont to criticise the institution of mar
riagc. that she would prefer that her new
union should be OF freer nature. Such.
however, was not the case Mrs. Suydam
was not woman with a theory OF life.
She simply desired to change husbands.
The suit OF Walter Lispenard Suydam.
Jr., for absolute divorce was heard before
Justice Clarke. In the Supreme Court.
Brooklyn. on September q. 1t was learned
at this time that the suit had been insti-
tuted few days before Mrs Suydam's de-
parture from Blue Point The papers were
drawn up by Joseph r. Losee, of Patch
ogue. Frederick Noble was named as the
correspondent. but neither he nor Mrs
Suydam entered any defence. u took only
thirty-fve minutes to hear all the testi-
mony which was contributed for the most
part by servants from the Blue Point house
Of the Suydams. who declared that Mrs.
Suydam had frequently taken young Noble
to her rooms late at night.
! On October the justice announced that
he would grant the divorce, and Mrs. Suy-
dam at once made public the fact that she
and Noble would be married as soon as the
decree became absolute, even IL they had
to go to another state to have the cere-
mony performed. From that time on, In all
the statements which Mrs. Suydam gave
out there was fear half expressed lest
Noble should not marry her after all.
When she was told on January OF the
present year that the divorce had been
made absolute she wept and said she did
not know what she was going to do.
II do not know what Mr.. Mobiles inten-
tions are" she said, "and cannot even
know my own mind. l have nothing def
mite iB view"
Her despair was short-lived, for on the
following day she was married to Noble by
justice OF the peace. Edward A. Ran
som. Jr., at his home. No. " Astor Place,
Jersey City. The terms Of the divorce In
cluded prohibition of Mrs. Suydam's re-
marrying IN New York state.
II am going to be very happy. / think, ="
said Mrs. srydam Immediately after the
ceremony. II have had very uncomfort-
able time OF it since last September with
crank letters and stage offers and the con-
slant prying of amateur detectives and in
reviewers. Now II is all over and hope
we may be allowed TO live In peacn.'