The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-05
POPE ANNULS
 MARRIAGE OF
 MRS. EMMET Divorce Was Granted by Bridgeport Court in Late
 Session May 14.
DIR. EMMET OPPOSED
 DISSIPATION CHARGES
Wife Is Allowed to Resume Her Maiden Name of
 Josephine Drexel.

With the announcement from Rome that Mrs. Josephine Drexel Ennmet had obtained a divorce from her hus- band, Dr. John Duncan Emmet, of Canaan Station and New York city. and had been given papaI dissolution of the bonds Of matrimony from Pope Plus, it was learned that the divorce was granted in open court in this city by Judge Joseph Futile on May IA.
 7 Dr. Emmet is the great great grand nephew of Robert Emmet, the Irish patriot. His father, now S6 years old, has written much of Irish history and is now engaged in finishing his me moirs. pr. Emmet is 60 years old, and, when in New York, lives with his father at 95 Madison avenue, told that the doctor was away from the city and would not discuss the divorce.
 Mrs. Enmet was Miss Josephine Wharton DrexeI, the granddaughter of Francis Martin Drexel, first of that name Ato settle in this country. and daughter of the late Joseph Drexel, who was a partner of J. Pierpont Morgan. Sisters of Mrs Emmet are M Mary symes Ieehr, Mrs. Charles B. Penrose of Philade1phia and Mrs Erie L. Dahlgren, who obtained a de- cree of divorce March T, 1913. Mrs Emmet is now 35 years old.
 Had Society Wedding.
 The wedding of Miss Josephine Wharton DrexeI to pr. Emmet in St. Patrickss cathedral, February g, 1904, was a notable social event, the cere- mony being performed by Rev. Fla ther William B. Daily, at that time rector of the church of St. Malachi. In the sanctuary were many notables of the church, including Archbishop Ryan Of Philadelphia, Bishop Ga- brials of Ogdensburg, Bishop Luden of Syracuse, Bishop Colton of Buffalo, Bishop Mcconnell of Brooklyn and Bishop AdcF'auI of Trenton.
 That a divorce had been granted did not become generally known until it was learned that Mrs. Emmet had sailed for Europe on the steamer Va terIand of the Hamburg American line, immediately upon receiving ad- vices by cable supposedly announcv ing that her appeal to the Holy See been successful She had been living at the Colony club in New York city, since the sale of the DrexeT home at 1O3 Madison avenue.
 The report that her marriage had been annulled by Pope Plus at the personal solicitation or Cardinal Far ley, who had taken the papers to Rome, could not be definitely con firraed yesterday. In this event she would be free to marry again. The court already has given her permis- sion to resume her maiden name of Josephine Wharton Drexel.
 Trial Here May A.
 Reference to the files under the care of Clerk Fred w. Tracy, clerk of the superior court, shows that trial of the case was held in Bridgeport under fudge Joseph Futile on May 14th. The enetition of Mrs. Emmet was filed Oc- tober 8, 1918, in which she alleges that she had been deserted August 1, 1903, about four years after their mar riage
 Dr. Enmet opposed this allegation and testimony was rendered before he court who awarded the decree up on tfS. ground that t'defendant did wflfully desert the plaintiff on August 1. 1908, and continued said desertion with total neglect of all the duties of marriage for more than three years and until date of Judgment The plaintiff was given permission to take her maiden name.
 It was said that the case came to trial late in the evening or at night on the day of May 14. 1914. the par lies coming from Hartford. Hyde, Joselyn, Gilman & Hungerford of 49 Pearl street, Hartford, appeared as counsel for Mrs. Emmet, while George Burnham of Niddletown contested the case for Dr. Enm@t.