The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-09
HUSBAND HAS RICH
RIVAL PUT IN JAIL
Brings Second Damage Suit IN
TaylOr-Nimis Marital
Tanglc.
WIVES IN FIRST ACTION
Mrs. Minis Said to Have Settled
With Mrs. Taylor for $iO.-
OOO-Gets Taylor Out.

William Il. Taylor. a wealthy dealer N
timber lands. OF Philadelphia. was ar
rested at the Hotel Endicott yesterday
afternoon in a suit for $4,000 damages
for the alleged alienation of the affections
of Mrs. Daisy Minis. who lived at 562
Park avenue until year ago. and is now
residing In Philadelphia. Tho plaintiff
is Albert A. Minis. electrical contractor
and head of the firm OF Nimis & Minis Of
81 West Thrty-sxth street.
Mrs. Margaret c. Taylor divorced
Taylor not long ago In Philadelphia and
Taylor Xsn 't brought suit ' in the tinted
States District Court against Mrs. Nimis
for alternating Taylor's affections. II was
said yesterday that Mrs. Minis paid
$4,000 to settle the case Mrs. Minis ID
said TO be worth more than 100000. She
has been staying a few days ut the Hotel
Endicott with her daughter, Elsie IL yearo
old, and Taylor also has had rooms there
Mrs Minis heard about Taylor's arrest
soon after IT occurred and sent four $1,000
bills to the Shcrfr's office as bail for him
The arrest of Taylor was not accom-
plished without some sprinting ny Deputy
sheriff Zeltner. who Is no speed marvel.
Taylor ran out of the hotel when Zeltner
said he had an order OF arrest. but the
deputy overlook him half u block away
Minis, In the affidavit upon which Juo-
tee Lehman signed an order for the ar
rest states that he married Mrs. Minis
on February 10, 1895. They lived happily
together at 562 Park avenue until March.
1912. Minis says. when his wife went 10
Asheville, y. G.. to see her mother. Mre.
Matilda Van Random VINO was III
Minis went along. hut returned to New
York "A few days later. Ills wire re-
manned 10 care for her mother.
Minis SAYS his wife first met Taylor
IN Ashrviiie II, til. Battery Park Hotel
Mrs Nini~'s mother died III April of thar
year and a few days after the funeral
Minis learned that l.is wife and daughter
had com. North and were at Atlando
city. He made trip there unannounced.
hc says. aud found that his wife was
STAYING at the Hotel Dents. In the bill
lard room OF the hotel he saw his daugh-
ter and Tavlur playing billiards.
Minis adds that n took Il room at the
Hotel Trtymorr and that on the follow
ing morning, between and O'Clock, ne
saw his wife and Taylor on the Board
walk together. His wifi. was einbar.
rassed hr SAYS. but merely told him that
If he cared To See his daughter he would
lind her at the hotel.
Subsequently Mrs Minis returned to
New York. closed her Park avenue house
and told the jauitress 10 notify her hus-
band he must move ont his personal ef-
f.cts Mrs Minis went 10 III. Hotel
l.eonorl for time. but as soon as her
husband vacated her house she went back
there to 1--we. Taylor vas - frequent
caller. Minis says.
Til. janitress made af'idavi, that the
ent!r" ncighborhood was gossipng over
Taylur's visits To- thu house
Mrs. Minis later closed the house and
after living in various hotels IN New
York she wen; ~ Philadelphia tn reside
Minis SAYS that II" !mpurtuncd his vie