The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-26
BANKERS LETTERS
PLEAD FOR DIVORCE
william r. Hyne's Threats Of
Starvation Offered in
Alimony Action.
SETTLES OUT OF COURT

SETTLES OUI Of COUKT
A series OF remarkable letters written |
n, a husband 20 his wife for the purpose |
y, pcr.uadlng her TO sue him for divorce |
40 that he could be free to marry some |
on. .lss has been made public through !
,hs fling In the Supreme Court OF the |
napcrs on an application by Mrs. Msudc |
l. Uvno for alimony pending suit for |
s.paration against william u. Hyne head |
a, the foreign collections department of
an. Equitable Trust Company and gov !
.,ror ~ tho New York chapter OF the |
American Institute OF Banking.
The letters imputed to Hyne threaten his
rise and three daughters, one OF whom is a |
hunchback, with starvation unless his wife |
acccdcd to his demands In regard to
divorce or give up the children so they
could live with him In spite OF these
threats tTynr decided In view Of his wife's
,rrdnvlts and the letters that he would
not try to Justify his actions. but proposed
. settlement Of his marital difficulties out
az court He permits his wife to retain
IN. three daughters and will support tho
family and Mrs. IIyne has accepted the
offer and will drop her suit.
In her affidaNlts Mrs. Hync alleged that !
her husband abandoned her last Septem
her and said that the threatening letters
written to her In recent months have
,hroNn her into such a highly nervous
condition that she is scarcely able to exc
nj, living FOR herself and daughters.
"By his letters my husband has also |
bs.n trying to ALLEVIATE our children said |
Mrs IIync. "and to compel me through |
my maternal instinct to save the children |
from suffering for necessities to give him |
. divorce. lie frequently said ANY time
sou come to New York will give YOU
The evidence for a divorce lie even had |
an attorney write 10 me suggesting that |
sue
paughter's AaidavIt Presented.
An affidavit in behalf OF Mrs. Hyne by |
her oldest daughter, Mildred. who is L. |
sa!d: II am the hunchback child that |
mamma talked about. | heard my papa |
say 10 mamma when We were all In the
bedroom together I have loved you de- |
votedy for eighteen years and now |
have some one else and I want you to
make my getting away easy My MANN
said, I may I've little crazy. but not en-
trey SO. He had no reason to leave
mamma. because she would always have
dinner ready on the table and he wouldn't
est the dinner and said mamma never
gave him a decent meal Mamma took
care OF us children and was always at
home Papa never took her anywhere"
Mrs. Margaret Jutten. n friend of the
Hvnes. said she asked Hyne II he in.
tended to leave his wife. Yes replied
Hyne II want few years of happiness
before I die" Mrs. Juttcn replied tina.
Hyne wouldn't get it that way and asked
why he did it. For revenge he le-
piled
The series OF letters from Hyne to
hi. wife and children began with ono
written April last, in which he said In
part;
"of course I am delighted with the
way YOU have frightened the children
into believing that l am looking for "A
chance TO kidnap them. II ever | have
those children they will love me regard
less of your efforts to the contrary. You
promised to love, honor and obey. You
had only been married a couple OF weeks
when you found YOU loved some one
other than me. You do rot love me.
and you have always refused to honor
me Have I ever had the freedom OF the
house | support? No answer is neces-
sary"
DispositiOns Not Harmonious.
H. a letter of May so last Hyne said
In part:
ono more | am asking YOU to be
reasonable. You and | never were happy
togeth r. You could never tolerate me
near YOU. always claiming we were not
nst.l our dispCS.;iO did not harmon
.le ana your opinion OF me is that
an a beast. appreciate your feelings
sul how real they are. on the other
hand. 4 have developed a dislike for
you equal 10 yours OF me.
'Uud,r those conditions. it would bs
better TO- US to be free OF legal letters
sUi be at liberty 10 seek congcnial COM
panlOUship. II would he better for you
emo the children for you to start the
yroce' dIugs toward that end. II does not
ma. a mans character TO be thus pro-
1esdei against while Il does womans.
J trust You viii see the logic of this
l. letter of August - Hyne told
Is wife that she must rent their house
Vt Rutherford AID move ont by sep
t',uhc" he also said
81 am sorry the children can't have
g. house but that j. your fault. wait
ah.oute divorce. and II you do not
o.n.cl mo % sue for u and pay lot
az money t. the LAWYER YOU and tho
cf'drru would ne better Off, IN which ctsr
aI'l give you $500 and $40 a week for
Su'plr,'
Addg --lnr his wife a, Dear madam
On october %, Hyuc said:
Lost week ! wrote 10 Ruth ana de-
'auded an answer, but judge from her
sleuu" and the tone OF her last letter
,hst th cnidrcn believe me Villain
tUe - be dreaded. II would De belleF
60 BE- honest with them, Tell them |
va NOT the right man for you; that
.ou would not love me Tell them how
.a,, tolerated your ugliness, GOODNESS.
Teuufrs and Indifference for eighteen years.
Nose On Grindstone. He Says.
This Is to give YOU to understand that
you are to start proceedings at once. IT
a.. children would rather starve, go with
out clothing and home In order to stay
with YOU, that is their business.
~ YOU refuse. | go West: and II ] go
without the children. unless some accident
happens to bring us together in the
future. they will never see their father
sgain. I am going To have divorce II
have 10 go to South America TO get II.
do no, propose that you shall any
longer keep my nose on the grindstone.'
unal letter to M, wife on Novem-
her q. HNne. addressing her as madam.
ttd:
'l' YOU love your children take heed.
y You succeed in getting a separation you
Nll he thrown on your own resources,
y VOW get - divorce you will be supported