New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-06
PHILIP A. WARNER
SUEDFOR DIVORCE
Mrs. J. p. Mitchel's Half
Brother Says Wife's Evil
denCe Is COIIusive.
FAMILY QUARRELS
BLAMED FOR ACTION
Husband Changes Mind After
Agreeing 70 Separate, He
SAYS in Defence.

Philip Augusta. Warner, hslf-brother
Of Mrs. John Purroy Mitchell, is being
sued in the Supreme Court ,or a d.
yorce by Mrs. Helen Potter Warner.
The existence Of the action was re-
vealed yesterday, when il appeared on
the calendar for trial before Justice
Pendleton and was Sc. down for No
vember 10.
Warner Is Sighting the suit, saying
that the evidence alleged by his wife
was procured through a collusive ar
rangement with him following quarrels
which the couple had. Warner having
changed his mind about allowing his
VII, to obtain decree.
Mrs Warner. who lives az sos West
18th Street. is said 10 be wealthy.
This did not deter her from asking
alimony from her husband. a special
engineer in the Office o. the nrst vice.
president of the New York Central
Railroad, at SlS5 month. However.
she withdrew her application for ALI
mony when Warner gave notice that no
would oppose il.
When the Warner couple were mar
Mrs. Warner had in property and Sc
curities $4,000 and iewelIy valued
at 100000. She owned country place
known as Box Hills az Premium Point.
New Rochelle. Her allegation involves
an unknown woman, with whom she
says her husband was discovered at
the Theresa Hotel. Seventh Avenue and
l2jth Street. In his original answer
20 the suit Warner denied the charge.
Since then he has changed his defence.
and now alleges that the alleged Of
fence was committed with the consent
of his wife.
Collision Mentioned.
Mrs. Warner said in her application
for alimony that her husband had been
allowing her only s35 month. She
said she owned some real estate. which
did not bring sufficient income TO sup
port her and there were some accrued
taxes payable on this property. The
lease of the apartment where the wife
IL living and for which she ia paying
$l07 a month rent is in her name. She
recently advertised for boarders.
The story told by friends OF Warner
about the causes that led up 10 the
determination Of both 10 dissolve their
MARITAL relations mentions frequent
quarrels that began soon after they
were married. Some Of these disagree.
ments, IL is said, were over presents
which Mrs. Warner received. The snail
quarrel came year ago, when Mrs.
Warner objected 70 her husband enter
tanning one OF his relatives in their
home. Warner lief, his wife. but met her
subsequently, when the subject Of the
visibility Of Reno divorce was con-
sidered, but finally Warner, the story
goes. consented TO give his wife a de-
cree in New York.
In accordance with this plan. Mrs.
Warner employed detectives 20 watch
her husband. He saw them on the day
agreed upon az he left his Office in the
Grand Central Station. The sleulhs
picked up the trail and Warner. saw
them in the hotel when he got there.
In a little while there came a knock
on the door Of the room engaged by
Warner On opening il he was not sur
prised to find his wife and the de-
tectives.
This is my husband" said Mrs. War
ner. Thanks" replied the detected
husband, and the raiding party with
drew.
The case has been on the calendar
several times, but there has been some
difficulty in getting the necessary wit
uesses. which. it Is said, has caused the
cdjournments.
In 1911, when Warner married. no
was sued for breach Of promise for
$4,000 by young woman. After the
alleged promise 20 marry, he went to
Palm Beach where he had an automo-
bile accident, in which several OF his
women companions were fatally In
jured This was given as the cause
Of his breaking off the engagement with
the woman who sued him.
Several years ago Warner was 70.
earded as wealthy man. He had
been Interested in South American rail:
road enterprises and was . railroad.
engineer. He lost his money, and his
present salary from the New York Cen
tral is said to be his only income.