Putnam patriot., 1914-03-06
DIVORCE GRANTED
Ga Aaa 400 Widow Gets Decree For De-
SertiOn
u..h.od Leaves Her Five Weeks After
Marriage

Marriage
Mrs Nevada Van Valkenburgh,
I'm a the $4,000, 900 widow, be
a.nsa she is said to have inherited that
sa,o,nt from her second husband,
william Hayes Chapman, who died
!, 1907, was granted a divorce from
.h;lin Van Valkenburgh of New
Work and other parts of the world in
general. by Judge Shumway in the
superior court at Putnam Friday at
ternoon.
Mrs Van Valkenburgh who, accord
ing TO ner statements, is globe trotter,
oo,,,e over from Europe about week
ago to appear in support of her petit,
lion and returned to Egypt Wednes-
dsy freed from the ties OF matrimony.
She left the Hotel Baltimore in New
York Friday morning and was back
there within twelve hours no longer a
vifs She was accompanied on the
,r;n nv several witnesses and was join
I'D nv her counsel at New Haven. She
was the only woman in the party. The
little company arrived in Putnam
sbortlv before one o'clock and proceed
cd Immediately 10 the court room.
Mrs. Van Valkenburgh was gowned
in tailored suit of olive green trim
med with fur and black bead buttons.
She had on high-heeled, sing le-strap
pumps, to match her gown, with gold
buckles. She wore fur neck piece as
her only outer wrap and many jewels
elistened on her fingers. Her hat was
aplain dark velvet creation of the tur-
ban style with single pink rose as an
ornament People turned to gaze at
her as she passed down Main street.
While the court was assigning cases
Mrs. Van Valkenburgh sat with her
counsel at the regular counsel table.
She appeared perfectly composed.
When she took the witness stand as
the first to give testimony in her case
she appeared somewhat nervous and
occasionally had to be requested to
speak louder and to compose herself
when she broke down several times.
Witness testified that her residence
was Pomfret That it had been her
residence since the death of her hus-
band in 1907. She was married Nov.
25rd, 1909 in Greenwich. The we'd
ding was 10 have taken place at Black
Rock, the home of her husbands sis
ter but they could not get a minister
there. Immediately after the ceremo-
ny they returned To New York and
registered at the Hotel st. Regis. After
luncheon next day while she was sit
ting in her parlor alone the telephone
rang She answered. A woman was
at the other end of the wire and think
ing it was Mr.. Van Valkenburgh talk
ing asked if he was married. She re-
piled that he was and that it was his
wife talking. The woman said that
Van Valkenburgh had been friendly
with her for some years and promised
IL
ness then hung up the telephone. The
woman called up again later when her
husband was there. He said over the
phone, "You said you wouldn't do
teis. | will see you tonight" Her
husband told her that the woman was
one he had known but that he had
xuif hnr hof
next day she signed deed foI piece
oil property worth $50, 900 to gel money
10 help her husband out. She was ia
Ken Ill and her husbands sister took
care of her. Her husband was kind
during her illness.
In January an anonymous person
called en- the telephone and told her
her husband was at another hotel with
awoman. She went there and saw
them together. She and her husband
began living in separate apartments
IN the hotel and she saw little OF him.
lie stopped paying her bills and noti-
hed The hotel management that he
would not pay her debts. He said
something about her spending too
mueh money. From January to June
she did not see him. In June she was
again notified that he would not pay
hef DIS and that he had packed his
uunk TO 90 to Europe. Her husband
travelled most of the time. The night
before the Titanic went down she
wrote her husband care of his brothers
ONCE. She knew he was in the city as
she saw his name in the passenger list
vi Inc Lueitania. Her husbands law
yer called her up. She was hurt to
taink ne would let anyone know that
one mad written. She called upon
taem and asked her husband to go to
iohtfet with her. He was pleasant
ana kissed her hand as he pat her in
hef ear, That was the last time she
saw him. Her husband never paid
Aef oils except for the hotel bill which
ne paid few weeks. She had her
lawyer institute suit to recover money
sle vas obliged 10 pay for her support.
Mao not lived with her husband since
January, 1910, five weeks after their
marriage. Only home she has is in
remiFet. She took that as residence
W advice of friends as it WAS good
pace to put her boy in school when he
= old enough and Connecticut income
YAK and inheritance laws are more ia
'otaole. She never stayed more than
couple Of months in any place and