The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-12-16
TROUBLES OF
DREXELS AIRED
DETAILS OF DIscoRp IN FAMILY
OF WEALTHY BANKER CROP
OUT IN COURT.
Came When Dresel Took Action 20
Nullify Suit OF Wife For Money
Due Under Separation Decree.

LONDON. Dec. Is. LIE D. m.-The
discord of the domestic affairs of the
American banker. Anthony j. DrexeI
and his wife Margarita Armstrong
Drexel. came TO the surface today in
the chancery court. where the hus-
band moved TO set aside the service
OF notice OF a writ by. the wife to
recover money due under a separation
deed. on the ground that his domicile
was France and that therefore he was
outside the Jurisdiction of the English
courts. Justice Neville tried the case
The agreement under the deed OF
separation of which II was brought
out, was TO the effect that conditions
had arisen which I'm the wife's scheme
made IL absolutely necessary they
should live apart and the husband
agreeing and the wife abandoning her
intention to institute divorce proceed.
ings for any reasons then existing, II
was agreed they should live apart
wherever they pleased and not inter
fere with or annoy one another or
bring any action against each other
The husband was to allow the wife
$4,000 yearly payable in monthly in
stallments beginning in February,
1918. She also was to be entitled 10
receive the income from a policy IN a
New York company and the husband
was. TO assign to trustee FIVE poll
cies on his life. aggregating 5000. 900
which go to the wife in case of the
husbands death.
Attorney Lawrence, counsel for
Mrs. Drexel. said the wife estimated
Mr.. Drexels income at from $25O.OOO
to S350.OO0 but that Mr.. Drexel did
not accept this figure.
That Interview.
Referring to an Interview between
the husband and wife in Paris in 1910.
OF which there had been conflicting
versions, Attorney Lawrence said
that according TO Mrs. Drexels &C
count II was arranged that she con-
tinue TO live in the Grosvenor square
house and the husband should give
her notice of his coming in order that
she might go away or have friends
present to avoid repetition Of scenes
of which she was afraid"
Continuing. the attorney said that
during the present year Mr. Drexel
decided to divorce his wife and went
10 the United States to see his
brother and his sister regarding IL.
He also told his son-in-law. Viscount
Maidstone. According to the latter,
the attorney stated, Mr.. Drexel said
be was sick OF the present agreement
and would force his wife to divorce
him by stopping her allowance. but
according to Mr.. Drexels version he
told Viscount Maidstone be had def
initely made up his mind to the di-
vorce proceedings.
The hearing was adjourned.
Mr.. DrexePs Statement.
According to an affidavit made by
Mr.. Drexel he stopped his wife's al
lowance when the divorce proceed
ings were undertaken because he
was told that was the proper course
under the French law.
Mrs. Drexel in an affidavit deposed
that her husband had repeatedly told
her. that he had found Il impossible
TO live in America" and that England
was the only fit place to live in"
Mrs. Drexel further deposed i'm her
affidavit that after 1909 her married
life was very unhappy. that her hus-
band had assaulted her on more than
one occasion and treated her with
great indignity.
In 1910 she determined she would
not live with her husband longer and
he begged her not to divorce him. and
eventually. says her affidavit. she was
persuaded 10 drop the divorce pro
ceedings begun in America. Later she
received message from her husband
through her son inviting her to go to
Paris and get a divorce.
Mrs. Drexel refused TO be a party
TO fictitious divorce" In Paris.
An affidavit from Mr. DreXel denied