Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-19
BRINGS SUIT AGAINST HER
 ONE TIME N-IN- LAW
Mrs. Carstairs Wants Walton Fersu- son, Jr, Restrained from Threaten ing Former Wife.

Walton Ferguson, Jr., a wealthy young lumber merchant who obtained divorce from his wife in 1911. when Connecticut court found her guilty of misconduct with a guide in the Maine woods, was served yesterday With papers in an injunction suit brought by his former mother-in-law, Mrs, Mary White Carstairs. of the rich Philadelphia distilling family, says a New York paper.
 Mrs. Carstairs asks that MT. Fergu- son be restrained from threatening" his former wife, who was Emile Car stars before their marriage, and also from "instigating New York trades men to bring litigation" against her. Also she demands that Ferguson pay back alimony to the amount of $1,200.
 Mrs. Carstairs brings suit because her daughter assigned all claims over to her. The papers were served upon MT. Ferguson at his home Straw berry Hill, in Stamford, Conn, where he lives with his father and his second wife, formerly Miss Dorothy Heron Taylor, who was named in a cross-s suit which the first Mrs. Ferguson brought at the time Ferguson sued her.
 The injunction proceedings will be heard at the February term of court at Bridgeport. The firm of Amercrom- bic & Fitch of New York are named as co-defeQdants with Ferguson. They have sued the former Mrs Ferguson to recover for articles which she pur- chased before the divorce. Because of this suit her alimony has been at tached. These articles are said to have been purchased for George Gra- ham, the Maine guide who was named as correspondent.
 The firm of Starr Brothers Of this city have also brought suit against the woman. They assert that she pur- chased from them a $60 pair of gold mounted suspenders, also said to have fsal hsnr ffNN them.
 The Ferguson divorce suit was one of the most sensational ever heard in Connecticut. Part of the evidence was narrated in the judges chambers.
 The husband alleged that the wife deserted his home at Stamford and went to Maine against his wishes, to take up an abode in a camp" consist ing of single tent, with the guide, who was half Indian and was also said to be psychic. Several guides and woods dwellers swore they had seen "a lot of familiarity" between the two.
 Wife Named Miss TaVlor.
 In the counter suit Mrs. Ferguson alleged that her husband in California had been too friendly with Miss Taylor, daughter of a millionaire coal operator or Erie, Pa MT. Ferguson was asked on the witness stand if he did not in- tend to marry Miss Taylor if his di- vorce was granted and if he did not love her at that time He replied that he did love her and that he would feel greatly honored if she would consent to marry him.
 It was decided that the decree be awarded to the husband. because his allegations had been sustained, and he was awarded the custody of a young 1 daughter. He made a voluntary ar 1 rauGemeut with the court whereby he agreed to pay his divorced wife $500 a month. It is of four months lapse of this payment that she is now complain ing through her mother.
 Ferguson in December. 1912, married Miss Taylor in New York and has since lived with her in Stamford. II was said at his residence last night that neither he nor she was at home The divorced wife is staying with her mother at No. 1922 Locust street, Phil adelphia.