New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-20
Wants c. H. Wilson to Pay
$4,000 for Not Mar
rying Her.
SAYS HE WE'D HER
BEFORE DIVORCED
Stable Manager Served with Pa
pers in Action While Direct
ing Horses at the Show.

Charles II. Wilson. manager OF the ex'
tensive stables OF Alfred G. Vanderbilt
was served at the Horse Show yesterday
with a summons and complaint IN a
breach of promise suit for $4,000 damages
brought by Miss Florence Rosser Schenck.
The plaintiff Is the woman who six years
ago returned to this city from LONDON
with a story OF being the wife OF wilson
Formerly a social belle Of Norfolk, Va,
she had been dsowned by her family
and travelled in the United States ana
abroad with Wilson at time when there
was a divorce pending against him. MISS
Schenck Is a daughter Of DR.. Powhatan
8. Schenck, former surgeon In the
United States Navy, and her grandfather
was one time Governor of Virginia.
Miss Schenck declares that she was
married TO Wilson, but adds that at that
time he was not legally free, the hrst
Mrs. Wilson not then having obtained
her decree. Since then Wilson has taken
another wife.
Four wears ago at the Horse Show
Wilson was arrested by Deputy Sheriff
Metzger in a proceeding brought by his
first wife to compel him to pay her all
mony. Miss Schenck was the correspond
ent in the divorce suit against Wilson.
Although Miss Schenck made in 1907 the
assertion that she was the wife OF VIII
son. she now fixes the date and place OF
marriage as May s. 1908. and London.
Wilson made vehement denial OF the mar
rage when he and Miss Schenck came
together from London six years ago. MISS
schenok says that Valeska Suratt and A.
ID. Treece witnessed the marriage.
Her first meeting with Wilson, accord
ing TO Miss Schenck, was In 1906. she
was then eighteen years old and the
horseman was forty-ive. She says tnat
her parents were persons OF reputation
and prominence" in Norfolk, Va, and
that the defendant represented to her that
he was a man OF independent means, and
that he persuaded her under promise OF
marriage to m Ike a secret trip 10 Rich
mond, Va. They Were to be married at
once says Miss Schenck on that trip MISS
Schenck alleges Wilson explained that
ne could not marry her because his wife
had not yet obtained divorce, but that
as soon as he was free he would make
good his promise. Subsequently the two
travelled together in England and on the
Continent. And when they were tempo
rarily separated. says Miss Schenck, she
received aftectionate letters and remit
tances from Wilson. These. she said, be-
came fewer and fewer. finally stopping
altogether.
AS to the alleged marriage in London.
Miss Schenck says, Wilson entered into IL
under the false representation that his
wife had obtained her divorce. AS mat
ter of fact she believes Wilson married
her to get rid OF her so that he would be
enabled to marry again. and that the
wedding ceremony vas only n deception
10 carry out tais pur. use.
The present wife of Wilson was Miss
Jane Delehapty, Of East Boston, Mass.
Her father was an inspector In the United
States immigration service, and they met
az the Brockton Fair.
Miss Schenck caused a stir when She
left her home and abandoned her pros
pective marriage TO Lieutenant Thurlo~.
l.. s. y. She was an expert hcrsewoman