The evening world., 1912-03-09
X|FE ACCUSES :
MILLIONAIRE AND
HIS RELATIVES
Mrs. Frederick F. Chase Seeks
Separation and Also Files
Alienation Suits.
SAYS HE WAS CRUEL.
Finally Abandoned Her in a
Rooming House, She Alleges
-Blames His Mother.

Mrs. Dorothy r. Chase. the beautiful
young wifc Of Frederick +. Chase. club
man and owner Of the Metropolitan Mu-
clio Company. weepingly declared to-day
that che had been forced to pawn her
diamonds because her millionaire hus-
oaud had abandoned and refused to sup
port her.
lfrs. Chase has filed two suits In the
Supreme Court. ono for scps ration from
her husband and another against her
mcthsr-in-iaw, Mrs. Juliet Chase. and
Der broehsr-ln-law. Louis A. Chase. for
esasoe damages. alleging they Auenatcd
Chase's affections.
Aars. Chase In her complaints. pre-
pared by her attorney. Francis p. Burns
- No. i5t Nassau street. and which will
- 0led In q few days. charges that she
was kept like 4 bird In n sildcd cage
By her husband. She also charges that
her mother-in-law and brother-in-inw
tried In various ways TO separate her
and her husband and that their efforts
led 10 her being abandoned and forced
70 pawn her jeweiry.
lfr. Chase came to America from her
hone In Cornwall. England. In 1900. with
. married sister who had friends In
rIainneld. N. j.. and there she met
Frederick +. Chase. who was married
aDd had Q daughter. Gladys. now eigh.
teen years Of age According to Mrs.
Chase. II wa b case Of love at first
sight. Chase had divorce proceedings
Instituted against him by his nrst wife.
VIA obtained her decree on statutory
grounds. A year later no and the beau.
ueul English SRI were married and went
10 Awe In Newark. Later Mrs. Chase
went 70 England to visit her relatives
end remained there for . year.. In 1904
~ returned 70 New York and with her
hUoband took an apartment at River
~ Drive and One Hundred n Thir-
ty.ulath street.
cNuGI TO HGR FROM FIRST,
shE CHARGES.
Mrs.. Chase alleges that her married
lfe Was made almost unbearablo from
the beginning. In her complaint against
ne husband sho charges that he treated
hsr cruelty. slapped her and kept her
without funds and confined her to tho
APARTMENT ID six months at n time.
When she went out IL WAS with a
ehAperpn. She says she had 10 80 TO
the roof TO get an airing during the
months that she was kept to her rooms.
Mr.. Chase also charges that her hus-
band deserted her for weeks at a time
and left her for days without y cent
With which TO buy food.
In her complaint against her mother.
in-laW and her brother-in-law Mrs.
Chase charges that they connived and
slotted to separate her and her hus-
band. She charges that Louis A. Chase
wrote her . deter requesting her to
give her jewelry to her husband and
promising that II she would do 10 he
would furnish the husband with funds.
Louis a. Chase IL an attorney and has
active charge Of the Chase estate. which
= said 10 be worth several mlliions.
the family owning fifteen harcels OF real
estate In Manhattan alone.
NrA Frederick +. Chase was found in
. small apartment At No. O7 West one
Hundred and Thirty ninth street and
-sWas frank In relating her marital diff
culttsa
Yea" she said. II have been forced
70 rseort to the courts. although It Is
ersaking my heart. I Low my husband
and would not for the world do any
thing TO harm him. but have simply
BEEN compelled TO take some action.
For months at a time ! have been
willing TO be a prisoner In my home. ]
have Eve tried TO forgive my husband
for slapp.ng and otherwise mlstreatlng
me because Of my deep love for him.
But when he impoverished me ani
threatened to make me u public charge
hid TO call a halt. Why. ! have
actually gone days at Il time without
food. 1t wal too much. I could no.
bar H."
Mr.. Chase said to-day:
II want to say there Is absolutely no
truth In the report that my wife Is golns
to sue for separation. Mrs. Chase and
have had a little disagreement. ] hav,
discussed the matter with her. The
whole thing wil be stopped. Mrs. Chase
acted In a hasty way. ! cannot ALLOW