The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-05
GUARDS AT MOROSINI
HOME BAR HUSBAND
Romance Of Bankers Daughter
and Ex-MOunted Police
man Wanes.
BREAK BEGAN A YEAR AGO
elimination Came Thursday,
When Werner Was De-
MED Admission.
BREAK BEGAN A YEAR AGO

Half dozen uniformed guards armed
with nightsticks loll around the grounds
OF Elmhurst, the Riverdale home Of RS.
Giulia Morosini Werner. They waken to
activity only when newspaper man or
Arthur N. Werner. he husband OF the
daughter Of the late banker. appears.
They have been hired T. keep Werner of
the grounds ofhls wife. away from the home
where he lived until last Thursday, when
he was ordered away by the yards in
stalled by Mrs. Werner for this pur. .ose.
The presence of these guards and the
stories which are being told in Riverdale
are the first public .idicatic that the
romance has gone out o. the marriage OF
the two, the daughter Of the wealthy
banker and the former mounted police
man Of the New York city :orcc
The break between the two began a
year ago. It is said. and recently developed
into n split which was serious. The Gull
mination came last THURSDAY event. &,
when Werner returned to his wife's home
In his automobile. He found the guards
at each Of the six entrances to the house
They refused to allow him to pass.
He went to the house agt yeste day
afternoon and was aga.a =. -ned away.
Admission Refused to All.
The guards adopted the same attitude
toward newspaper men as toward Werner,
refusing even to carry cards into the
house. They were acting OF. instructions.
they said.
Mrs. Werner. accompanied by one Of
her brothers. Giovanni Morosini. arrived
at the Riverdale station from New York
on the train reaching there at p NJ.
Both refused to talk.
Werner lived at the Hotel Knicker-
booker from Thursday until noon yester-
day then he left the hotel in his auto
mobile.
Henry 8. Dottenheim of Is William
attorney. He would not discuss his clients
AFFAIRS yesterday.
Mrs. Harriet AlEer. postmistress at
Riverdale. said that Mrs. Werner told her
few days ago that she was afraid to
stay at Elmhurst.
II can't stand 1t any longer Mrs. wer-
ner said. according to Mrs. Alger II
have got to do something because am
afraid to be here all alone. The servants
are all with my husband. and everybody
is against me-"
Il asked her why she didn't get some
one to protect her." said Mrs. Alger. That
same evening Burns guards were sta
toned around the grounds
one of the stories told in Riverdale Is
that Werner incurred the displessure Of
his second wife by meeting his first wife
who got a Nevada divorce from him on
the ground OF deserton after Werner. then
a mounted policeman, had saved the life of
Miss MorosinL
Runaway starts Romance.
The romance of the two who are now
estraneed attracted much attention at
the time. Werner had long record for
daring stops OF runaways and Miss Moro
SIM was well known on the Speedway and
at tine horse shows as a skilful rider and
driver.
Werner was cantering along lonely
road In The Bronx one day about seven
years ago when around a corner came a
runaway horse. Miss Morosini was In
the runabout which swerved along behind
A broken shaft had startled the horse
which plunged forward. breaking the
reins and leaving Miss Morosini without
control.
Werner's chase OF that horse is deed
that the mounted men in the department
still remember with pride. When he finally
caught up with the runaway he had to
shut off the horses wind before he could
stop him.
Miss Morosin!s father prevailed upon
the policeman soon after that to resign
from the Police Department and made
him superintendent OF Elmhurst Then
Werners friendship with Miss Morosin
ripened. and It was not long TIL the first
Mrs. Werner took trip out to Reno.
Mrs Werner got her divorce on Sep
TENDER 20. 1910.
Daughter Inherited Fortune.
on January ~. 1911. Werner and Miss
Moroslni were married. Miss Morosinis
father had died in September. 1908, soon
after Werner got the job Of superintend-
ent of the estate. and Giulia, the favorite
daughter. had inherited the bulk OF the
estate, said to be worth 100000. There
were four other children. Giovanni and
Attillio, the two sons. and Amalia, a
younger daughter. each received the In
come of trust funds Of $4,000. and Vic
torla. another daughter. received $4,000.
The latter had displeased her father by
clipping with his coachman, Ernest Schll-
ling Giulia got the income from the
residuary estate. with power to dispose Of
the principal by will
Giovanni Morosini. the father started
life In America poor man, exiled from
Italy with Garibaldi. Eventually he got
with Jay Gould and his rise
to wealth followed quickly. He became
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