New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-29
|MpEACHER |MPEACHED
FOR WEDDING ANOTHER
Senator Heffernan, a SuIler
Judge, Accused of "HIgh
Crime" of Broken Vow.
YOUNG ACTRESS SUES HIM
Says Brooklyn Politician, Now
on Bridal Tour, Plighted Trotn
and Inflicted $4,000 Wound
on a Heart Aged 10.

"ob I Saw" is going to be said rlsh'
,,, loud to State Senator William j.
Heffernan. Democratic leader OF the 'th
Assembly District. Brooklyn. and the
bulk ~ the remark will be, "Oh. say
YOU owe me s25, 900 for breach OF prom
ise.'
Senator Hefternan was married
week ago and thereby hangs this taie'
II, Miss Adele De P. Bisnett eighteen
pretty. member of the cast OF shupert
play. living at No 2l1 West lOsth
street. has started proceedings 10 re-
cover the amount specified above. she
ia in Albany with the show now, but
her mother, Mrs. Darrelle Giaimo. was
at home last night, and she had Things
to say. though keeping herself Invisible
because IL was the hour for her "barth.
Yes, Senator Heffernan has been a
visitor to my daughter for a consider
able period and he proposed marriage
TO her and was accepted. He told me
himself that he had done so. He was
to marry her in March. this year. and
we expected him to do so, OF course l
cannot say anything more now because
my husband is here and does not want
me 10 speak.
Her picture? oh, Adele is one
actress without pictures. The only one
she has was made in Milwaukee, and
I'm sure she-well. l. can't give II to
YOU. No, indeed, / can't We're all
upset, you know. She hates the pup
licity-yes-and / can't say any more
Miss Bisnett is not expected back in
New York for tee weeks. but on
Wednesday she made application he
fore Supreme Court Justice Lester w.
Clark. in Kings County. for the APP
pointment Of a guardian for the pur-
pose of bringing suit against the Sena-
tor. Her mother was appointed special
guardian for this proceeding.
Senator Heffernsn is a member Of the
special court now trying Governor sui
ger on the impeachment charges. and IL
develops that he himself must face the
soft inn chment Of making love both
wisely and too well.
For. according TO Miss Bisnetts
charges he made love TO her in most
engaging manner. YET
On Monday the Senator was married
to Miss Agnes Lynch. of No. 795 Presi-
dent street, the daughter Of Mrs. Anna
Danaher Lynch. He went away on a
bridal trip and was not among those
present when Miss hisnett began her
proceedings.
| Miss Blsnett in her suit sets forth
that she met Senator Heffernan CON
stantly." and had large correspond
ence with him from August, 1912. until
about the middle Of March, 1913. She
alleged that he protested his love and
called her his intended
Senator Heffernan was in Brooklyn
Saturday He had also been in AL
bany near the end of the week. and
had attended at least one session of
the impeachment court. He stated
that he had not been served with an
action for breach Of promise, but ad-
mitted that he had heard that some
thing of the kind was in the wind"
He is thirty-seven years old and prom
,inent in Brooklyn politics.
j Miss Bisnett was described at her
home as a decided brunette of strik-
ing beauty. The family has only been
at the West Tooth street address for
few weeks, having moved there from
Brooklyn. Mr.. Giaimo was said to be
in business downtown. but the nature
OF his business was not forthcoming
He did not come out Of their apart
ments. though it was said he was at
home.
The alleged correspondence between
the Senator and Miss Bisnett was not
revealed.