The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-12
MINISTER AND WIFE
EXCHANGE CHARGES
Mrs. b. II. Lee. Wife Of Ossining
Rector. Asserts immoral
ity in Suit.
BISHOP GREER AS ARBTTER

Charges Of immortality against tho Rev
Burton Howard Lee. assistant chaplain
of Sing Sing prison. rector OF ST. Paul's
Protestant Episcopal Church. Ossining
and former pastor of St Mays Church.
Alexander avenue and l43d street. The
Bronx. arc made in suit for separa-
ton brought against the clerg man by
his wife. Mrs. Margaret Ice.
Mrs. Lee fs living with her mother
Mrs. Isabel Hallock. mt 267s Valentine
avenue, The Bronx with her are her
two children. Burton, aged s. and Tenn
pleton. years old.
An application by Mrs Lee for $50 a
month alimony and $500 counsel fee was
heard by Supreme Court Justice Dom
nelly on Friday. and the case was ad-
journed until this week to enable the
Rev Mr. leo to answer tho charges made
by hls wife The hearing Of the case
developed the fact that Mrs. Lee brought
nor suit IN N"w York instead of West
chester county because she wanted To
save her husband notoriety II possible
She msdo no serious allegations against
him In her affidavit for alimony, but
out that no damaging statements had
been made against him his wife filed n
supplemental AFFIDAVIT containing charges
which were "orroboratcd by her mother
and sister in atiidayits.
Cruelty Quickly Hogan. She Says.
Mrs Leo is the daughter OF George
Hallock. retired insurance man OF New
Haven. She met Mr.. Lee in New Haven
when he "a II lupnf I'm the tl,
divinity school They were married
there or June "a 1901. In her com
pi1int. drawn by Slade & Slade of 200
Broadway, Mrs Lee says her husband
be gan e. treat her cruelty three days
after her marriage. and within short
period thereafter his conduct became
such that 1t was unsafe and dangerous
for her 10 I've with him. She says that
on July I. 1901. her husband cursed her,
called her Indecent names and threat
ened to attack her and month later
called her a cur and she devil on
November /. l9ot. he used abusive 'an-
guaEo and called her a woman with a
guilty conscience she says. and in 1909
at Lakewood accused her of improper
conduct
She charges that in 1912 her husband
threatened through his Influence az as
sistani chaplain at Sing Sing 10 have
her declared insane and committed to
an ASYLUM.
In his answer 10 tho complaint the
Rev Mr. Lee denies his wifcs charges
and says she abandoned him. He charges
that she has been guilty OF conduct tend
ing to humiliate him in the community
and make him Jealous. He alleges that
rncc September last his wife has been seen
IN Ossining and New York city with one
Thorpe Sturgis, an assistant engineer for
the New York Central. who boarded at the
parsonage for time He alleges that his
,,.lg 4. .,s,tk fh..
exclusion Of himself and his children and
caused much unfavorable comment in
Osslnnc.
Pastor Blamcs sturgts.
y love my wife and children" says the
Clergyman. II want my wife to come
back 20 me and TO take her accustomeu
place my wife and the mother OF my
children She would be heartily well
coined by me | would extend to her my
love. confidence. trust and support TO the
fullest extent. She IL angry. irritated
and plqucd because 7 ordered from my
home Thorpe Sturgis. a boarder, and her
nerves have become overweight and eN-
cited by reason of the attempted suicide
Of hor sister and because of her own
ovcrindu'gcnce In the use OF n drug which
she originally took as medicine"
The Rev Mr. Lee declares that he
doesn't charge his wife with infdelity.
but insists that she acted indiscreetly
He alleges that when he ordered Sturgis
20 leave she said, "T hate you for this"
lie says that Sturgis began boarding at
the parsonage In May, 1918 and he no.
tced nothing until his wife began calling
Sturgis her boy" Lee says concerning
his wfe and Sturgis;
They spent their time PLAYING and
singing At tn" piano. Their favorte song
seemed 20 be Loving and Stiu Divided
All Through tho Years We Co Their
favorit" book vas Inside OF the Cup
which * an arraignment Of clergy-men OF
tho Episcopal Church. Of whom | am one"
The clergyman says that on April 80
In ~ hp wont IN spa his wifa'a gtatAr Duh