The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-06
CHARGE OF B|CAMY
ST0UTLY DENIED
Husband of Adele Richie Says
He Was Free to Marry
Her.
TELLS OF FORMER MARRIAGE
Insists That He Received Di-
vorce From Court in
Scranton.
Especial to The Timcs-Dispatch. !


New York. July 5.-Charles Nelson
June ~ Indignantly denied to-day at
his home in Greenwich. Conn. that
there WAS any foundation for the sur
Gcstion by his former wife. now living
in Liverpool. that he was not free r.
marry again The first Mrs Bell. who
is In destitute circumstances, threat
ehed TO return TO this country and
prosecute Bell on u charge OF biSamy
Mr' Eel and the former musical com
edy favorite. who Is now Mrs Bell.
mad just arrived at Applojack Farm
home. from their honeymoon automo-
bile trip through New England
The story about the woman who
Chains TO be my wife. Louise McNaugh-
ton. Is true in only Two details" said
l5ell Il did marry her. and she did
go to England
Her first visit to England, after n
period of domestic unhappiness. was
made In 1909. ] went TO Canada about
the came time. and we did not meet
/ again until four months later, when
We both returned to New York City.
Puts Her I'm Sanatorium.
Tn .eVeral occasions after that she
conducted herself in 4 manner that
ala not meet with my approval. and I
was forced to place her in Il sanato-
rum After time. and when she had
promised me that she would change
her habits. 1 consented to her dis
NASSAU from tho saratorium. but she
was not ut liberty very long before
she resumed her old habits. and we
Ind again separated. Six months later
met her and supplied the funds for
another trip TO England
1t is true that tried to obtain n
divorce in Chicago. and that 1 was not
successful. l made no further attempt
TO secure my liberty until last Nav
because. after all. 1 wanted TO shield
her from undesirable notoriety, and be-
cause or tho fact that / did not wan,
cur domestic troubles dragged into the
limelight
Last May, however. finally brough,
suit for divorce In Scranton, Pa No
tice OF II was served by publication by
permission Of the court, because sh,
was on the other side and l could no,
reach her by court process The de.
cree was granted on May 60 I received
tho papers on June 2, and was married
again on June II.
During the last sojourn of nv frat
wife in England l have received many
bills from hotels In Glasgow, London
ana Liverpool on her account, which
have consistently refused to pay.
also received reports from friends tina
She had not changed hes mode OF liy-
ing"
Wife Interrupts.
At this point In the Interview the
reporter asked Mr.. Bell II no cared TO
show the copy OF the divorce decree
lie arose. evidently to get 1t. when Mrs
BELL interrupted with tho remark that
Bell need not show the decree"
Il want YOU to understand, young
man." she added to tho caller that
never gave any interview In which |
said | had married for money or in
tended TO leave the stage" Turning to
Bell. sho said:
Don't tell him. anything. dear; turn
; him out Of the house"
j. B. Pult= father OF Mrs. Bell. stated
earlier lii the day that he had made
certain that Bell was divorced before
his daughter became his bride
Before consented to the wedding"
he said. II took palms to investigate
the matter of his former marriage.
satisfied myself beyond doubt that a
divorce was obtained In Chicago, as
my son-in- law stated. and that the pa
pors wore all right" Mira Pultz said
the Same thing.