The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-07
WENT OUT TOGETHER,
THOUGH LIVINGAPART
AIRS. J. r. Drouillard Says Hus-
band Took Her TO Theatres
After Separation.
MRS. :. J. A. HALL SUES EACH
Veiress to S10,0O0,000 Denies
Damaging Furniture in
Fifth Avenue House.

Interesting testimony by Mrs. Ada sors
nrourard. who inherited $4,000. 900
,om the estate OF her father. Paul A.
sorg bearing on her domestic relations
AZ the wife of Capt Pierre Drouillard.
nj A.. retired whom she divorced last
Oil and as TO the furnishings OF her
Aome at zoos Fifth avenue. which she
,snt.d at $4,000 a year. was given in the
Supreme Court yesterday.
Mrs Drouillard was examined before
tai In suit by Mrs. Sarah J. A. Hall.
axn,r OF the Fifth avenue house rented
M Mrs. Droulllard and her husband. to
,,ooyer SO 200 on the ground that the
furnishings OF the house were ruined by
inc prouilards. Mrs. Hall has brought
.enarate actions against both Mrs. Drouil-
81 and the latter's former husband, and
!, was 10 establish whether Mrs Drouil-
ard or her husband was paying the rent
mat Mrs. Droullard was examined. II
developed that each paid the rent part
Of the time.
Mrs Drouillard, who contends that IL
any damage was done to the furnishings
/, was done before she and her husband
! occupied the house. testified that she Is
rov living at 1914 Fifth avenue. She
aid that a few months after she and
her husband occupied the house. in 1909.
they separated and she was in the house
alone most OF the time thereafter. except
mat a brother of her husband remained
until she vacated the house In 1912. She
said she thought she left all the furnish
INK, OF tho house a. she found them. and
,he made "A mental inventory" which
convinced her that everything was there.
"ff we found things in shreds when we
vent there we left everything in the
same condition" said the witness THE
only thing that was broken was plaster
bus, OF a lady which was smashed by
my maid a few days before we left. and
the broken pieces were left there"
Mrs Drouillard said that her husband
:. signed the lease without her knowledge
and told her she had to live there. II had
-othlng to say about It," said Mrs Drouil-
lard In September. 1910. there was a
Misunderstanding between us that resulted
In Capt Drouillard leaving. We had gone
10 certain affair together and came
back separately. After that my husband
never stayed there over night. but we
attended dinners and teas together and
my husband went to the theatre with me
40 late as last September. After we sep
ara;ed paid the household accounts and
the rent. Before that my husband had
paid them
Mrs. Drouillard in answer to questions
concerning the condition OF the furnish
hall had two big holes in 1t which were
covered by jardnieres. When she said
that two leather screens in the dining
room were ION their last legs she was
requested to be more specific. Then she
said they were badly worn out A month
after she occupied the house she gave a
PARTY and In the midst OF the gayeties tn,
dlvan in the library broke and the guest,
went through to the floor. Then Mrs
Drouillard had new springs put in, sh,
said
Mrs Drouillard said that she neve,
saw a brass smoking lamp. number o
ivory miniatures or a South American
tea set concerning which she was ques
toned The draperies showed wear AM
dear just as the rest OF the house did
said Mrs Drouillard. and the Innings wer
"'ust In shreds" She covered a stall
On the leather couch made by wine wit
silk rug. A desk had lost its gilt an
couldn't be used in strong light, sh
said
The mahogany piano was so stained
showed Just plain wood" asserted the wit
n@s 1T was out OF tune and SOUNDED
'nny. The keys were yellow. the leg
were scratched and IL was absolutely
disgrace II was even better looking whel
We came out than when we went In
"Wasnt your separation from your hus
hand the result of a personal conclave?
Mrs Drouillard was asked.
NO, Il was the result OF incompati
hty going on for seven years" reptile
re witness. I'VE never knew until gu
9rivate divorce whether We would live to
.sether again. II was just one OF thos
cases where We might have made up an
day and again we might not"
Mrs. Droullard at first refused to repl
10 many questions bearing on her hus
lands finances. but when directed to ar
swsr by the court she said that he had a
estate of more than 100000 from h
father and mother and a private incon
sufficient ito do anything he wanted TO-
We occupied his time managing the Droui
ard and Sors estates, she said, and aft'
re left her she consulted him frequent
about household and business matters.
The testimony In the Drouillard divor'
case, which was filed last October. wa
sealed by the court. but II was said thu
ne core spondent was a woman In Wasi
= ington society.