New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-02
Made Defendant in an Action
for Breach of Promise
Brought by PhiIa-
deIphia Girl.
ENEMIES WORK, HE SAYS
Alleged Contract of Marriage
Made in This City in 1908
Writ Permitting Arrest of
Executive, Refused
by Court.

Philadelphia, July 1.-William Sui
zer of New York. said by the attorney
for the plaintiff to be the Governor Of
that state. was named in a breach Of
promise suit when a summons in tres
the prothonotary of Common Pleas
Courts OF this county
The plaintiff is Miss Mignon Hop
kins, an attractive woman, about
thirty-fve years old. who formerly
lived in Brooklyn, but who is now en-
ployed in a department store in this
city No papers have been fled in the
case, except a praecipe giving the
names OF the plaintiff and the de-
fendant.
"Is the William Sulzer mentioned IN
your suit and William Sulzer. Governor
Of New York, one and the same mani"
Miss Hopkins was asked this evening.
why, OF course he is." she replied.
There isn't any doubt about the mat
ter He is the man l was so crazy
about He is the man who wooed me
and then forgot all about me and mar
ried another woman"
Three months ago a report was cur
rent here that suit Of some sort WIS
about TO be brought against Governor
Sulzer, but II was looked upon as a
political rumor started by Tammany
enemies in New York. 1t is alleged
by Mr.. Suffers friends in Philadelphia
that the present action has been
brought about by political foes to ruin
the Governor.
This story has for its basis the fact
that Miss Hopkins has number Of
acquaintance among the Tammany
leaders. her male friends being chiefly
politicians in New York and Brooklyn.
A recent quarrel between Governor
Sulzer and a member of Congress from
New York is likewise put forward as a
possible reason for seeking some re-
prisal that would involve the ultimate
retirement OF the Executive.
Governor Sulzer married Miss Clara
Rodelheim of Philadelphia, at Allan
tic City, on January s. 1908.
Counsel for the young woman first
applied for a capias. which would have
permitted Suffers arrest should he ap-
pear in this state. The judge before
whom the application was made re-
fused the order. and suit was then be-
gun in the ordinary manner.
Counsel for the young woman to-
night declined to discuss the case. but
it is reported that the alleged contract
of marriage was made on September
IS, 1903, in New York City.
Albany July 1.-"Nothing to It..
Merely another story started by my
enemies"
This was Governor Sulzers reply to-
day when asked concerning the suit
brought against him by Miss Mignon
Hopkins, of Philadelphia. The Cover
nor left here for New York on an
afternoon train and refused further TO
discuss the case.
Governor Sulzer did not register at
| the Waldorf Astoria, where he usually
stays last night 1t was rumored that
| he had arrived in New York at dusk
and had taken the 500 train for Har-
risburg. Penn, which connects with the
train that reaches Gettysburg shortly
after 9 o'clock this morning.
At the Pennsylvania Railroad Depot
last night 1t was said that no one knew
officially that Governor Sulzer had
boarded the $50 train for Harrisburg.
| but several trainmen admitted they
had been told that the Governor was
on that train.
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