The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-13
SHE ASKS 100000
FROM c. W. CHAPLIN
Mrs. Phillips Files Her Complaint IN
the Breach of Promise
Suit.

New York, March 49, Mrs. Janet
Hamilton Phillips OF 307 West Eighty.
fourth street filed a complaint in the
supreme court yesterday afternoon in
her breach Of promise suit against Ches.
ter w. Chaplin, the wealthy steamship
man, who lives at 33l West End avenue e.,
and Is member Of many exclusive clubs
Mrs Phillips demands 100000 damages.
That the steamship magnate Tilted her
to marry his cousin Elizabeth Jenison
Chaplin, many years younger than him
self, and that she sustained severe sur
prise and shock thereby is the gist OF
the plaintiffs complaint. Two months
ago Mrs. Phillips served summons on
Mr.. Chaplin. In the document which she
filed yesterday, she states that on Jan
uary p. 1902, he promised to marry her
but that he married his present wife OF
November ?, 1905
When the summons was served, Mr.
Chaplin said that he had known Mrs.
Phillips for fifteen years, but that he
had lost track Of her seven years ago.
On the other hand Mrs. Phillips at
torney represented at that time that
she had lunehed with Mr.. Chaplin within
a few days. He hinted also that epistles
of an ardent stripe would figure in the
suit
Since the beginning of the suit, Mrs.
Phillips has spent most Of the time in
seclusion. Her gray stone house in West
street has been closed, and
il has been said that she was at At
lantie City. Mrs. Anna Hughes of 1915
Flatbush avenue, Brooklyn, an intimate
friend Of Mrs. Phillips, has discussed the
affair.
Mrs. Phillips feels that M. Chapin
has not treated her right under the cir.
Mrs. Hughes has been re
ported as having said Ever since Mrs.
Phillips was divorced from her husband
some years ago she has given her whole
life to Mr. Chaplin. His marriage to his
cousin has prostrated her; in fact, came
near causing her death. as she had no
previous ntimation of it,
Mrs. Phillips retained Edgar r. Dolin
Of 45 Cedar street, but the complaint
fled yesterday was drawn by Robert
Stewart OF 375 Fulton street BROOKLYN,
who defended Mrs. Helen Hilton Story ia
the suit for a divorce recently won by
her husband Allen Lawrence Story Mr..
2hapin's lawyer is Timothy Leary of =
Rector street.
Chester W Chaplin in 1906, when he
was 65 years old, married his cousin, /.
Elizabeth Jenson Chaplin. then 25 years !
DID.
Last January he was served with |
summons directing him to appear in a /
preach of promise suit brought by Mrs. |
Phillips.
Mr. Chaplin inherited great wealth
rom his father. who died in 1888 The /
.on built up the New Haven Steamboat
inc. became president of the Connect
mt railroad and afterward formed n
merger of several lines, making up the
Boston & Albany system, of which he
became president. He also founded the
7hapin Trust company of Springfield,
dass.. and was largely interested in the
Iew York. New Haven & Hartford rail
Dad, the Agawam canal the Collins Pa
yer company and other large enterprises.
He is now retired but for a long time
maintained am office at 800 Fifth avenue,
where he looked after his own invest
nents.
The present Mrs. Chaplin is his second
wife. He has daughter who has been
married twice the first time TO the
Iarquis de la Tour du Willard The
rst Mrs. Chaplin got a divorce. She
: still living