The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-20
CLYDE FITCH'S NIECE
SUES SON OF CONGER
ASKS S3b a Week Alimouy, Say
ing She Is Hopelessly I'll
Of tuberculosis.
ALSO WILL SEEK DIVORCE
Injured Doing Tango, Wife
Pleads Husband Is Rich and
Has Cut Allowance.
ALSO WILL SEEK DIVORCE

\ pathetic plea for support from ROY
NJ Congcr because she Ia suffering from
tuberculosis OF both lungs is made In an
application filed IN the Supreme Court by
Mrs. Grace Fitch Conger niece of the late
clyde Fitch, the playwright for alimony
Of s35 week pending q suit for divorce.
Mr.. Conger. who is associated with the
banking firm Of Rigelow 4 Co. at 80 Wall
street, is a son of the late Edward Hurd
Conger who was United States Minister
to China during the Boxer troubles. Tho
plaintiff is a daughter Of the late Co,
Henry s. Fitch, I. :. ~, aud H. q native
Of Oakland. Cal. Her sister, Mics Vera
, Fitch, attempted suicide In the Hotel
Astor in August. 1910 after falling 20 win
literary success and kept her identity
concealed until she had been in Flower
Hospital for two days.
Aridavits from three physicians sub
witt1d to the court hV Mr. C"uKcr at-
tornc>. Miss Lucille Pugh. say there Is IN
hope for her recovery and that she Is too
weak to earn her own living. Her Hines
developed after she had been confined -
her apartment Al los West Forty-sever'h
street She was injured while tango!r"
In Broadway restaurant While doing
the dip she slipped and her leg snapped y,
tho hip
Mrs Coneer sued her husband for q
divorce in 1910 " Westchestcr county
and tho case was sent to q referee He
reported In favor Of the plaintiff on tes'l-
mony that she and her two brothers fol-
lowed Cougsr from the Victoria Theatre
to the Hotel Albany Justice Nor
schauscr threw ont the case, saying ne vas
B surprised that an ntellgert attorney
"A. IL ha f.tte ,aI f r..
, prevail OH the report
In her present suit Mrs. touger alleges
acts Of misconduct in 1911 at the -
Paul Hotel. She says she has been re-
ceivng only SO week from her hus-
band, VINO formerly gave her Sab She
says he has been associated In business
P with Bigelow q CO. for four wears and
that. although he contends his interest
j. only nominal he IL able 20 maintain
bachelor apartment IN the Park Avenue
Hotel has 4 taxi account and conducts
himself as a gentleman Of great means"
Mrs COngcr also says.
MY husband told me AT tn" time of our
marriage that he was immensely wealthy
b and was Interested In several large husi-
ness concerns. For some time after our
marriage We travelled extensively and
lived at the best hotels lie then had a
japanese valet, who remained With him
1 for six months after our marriage"
Mrs. Conger says hor husband Informed
her he had spent $500 trying to make
her well and that he doubted whether
she was really m.
william q. Fitch. brother Of the plain
tiff, says that prior TO December. 1911 his
sister told him her husband had been
seen by several NJ her friends winning
and diniug with various women uutll the
early morning hours IN BroadwOy's live
Hest restaurants" He employed two de-
tectves to aid him and followed Couger
to the -. Paul Hotel. where, Fitch saws.
he raided room occupied h. 'onger
and woman who was not his wife.