The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-01
CONSUL BISHOP
 AND WIFE PART
Advertisement Reveals Split Be- tween Couple But Former Yale Instructor Says No
 Divorce Suit As Yet

New Haveners will be much sur prised to hear of an advertisement ap- bearing in a New York paper yester day to the effect that Mrs William Henry Bishop, wife Of the former con suI to Palermo, Italy, having left his bed and board he would not be respon- sible for; any debts contracted by her. The statement was signed by MT. Bishop.
 The Bishops lived in New Haven a number of years while MT. Bishop was instructor in Romance languages at Yale until he was appointed consul to Palermo in 1905. They occupied a house on High street, and were always con- sidered ideally happy. No hint of Un- happiness in their married life had ever been ruTnOred.
 Mrs. Bishop was Miss Mary Dear born Jackson, of New York city. AL though her real name was Mary Dear born Jackson Bishop, she always sign ed herself Sheba J. Bishop. It was by this name, MT. Bishop said, she was best known and it was by this name that she was designated in the "bed and board article in the New York paper. Mrs. Bishop was an unusually handsome woman and a leader in the university social life while in the Elm City.
 They were married July 2s, 1886. He
 
 1905, and resigned on July l. N1910-- Since that time he has devoted his time to literary work and divided his time be- tween New York and his summer home in Brooklyn, Conn.,
 Mr. Bishop was stationed at Paler- mo when Lieut.. Joseph Petrosinos of the New York police department, was murdered in a street of that city. MT. Bishop because of his active work in that case, was marked for death by the Black Hand society, it was claim ed. He received number of threaten ing 1etters and in May, 1909, upon his return to New York, 1t was reported he was in hiding in that city, but MT. Bishop stated last night that this. was absolutely untrue. He said he went to the home of his wife's mother where they usually went and because re- porter had difficulty in finding him the report of hiding went out. He aided the government in deporting many mo- torfous Italian blacknadlers Mrs BdSh-' op was with her husband all the time he was in Italy, and they were almost constantly under the protection of Ital- ian detectives.
 MT. Bishop has written a number of books, among them 'fDetmold, the House of a Merchant Prince" t'Choy Susan and Other Stories tHOld Mex -fco and Her Lost Provinces in eight volumes, Fish and Men in the Marine Islands, t'The Golden Justice House Hunter in Europe 9tQueer Peo- ple,'' HTons Of Treasure ,'' "A Pound of Cure,' and writing to Ro6ina."
 The tragic death of their son, a mem Der of the graduating class at Annap- olis two years ago, is recalled. He had been shaved by 8 barber who cut a slight pfnple on his face. Blood poi soning developed of which he died in a short time. H|
 MT. Bishop is native of Hartford, Conn. He received his A. B. from Vale in 1867, and subsequently, studied architecture He was editor and pro- prietor of the Milwaukee Commercial Times for many years and left the newspaper field to become instructor at Yale.
 MT. Bishop stated last night that he had nothing further to say about the case No divorce suit has been insti- tuted up to the present time Mrs Bishop is in Maine, while MT Bishop is in Brooklyn, Conn.,, and plans to re- main there for the summer, he said last night