The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-06
$500,O00 HIS PRICE FOR WIFE'S LOVE IN : S0N-Ik-LAW'S SUIT

New York, Sept. 6-Charles F. Daly, first vice president of the New York Central Railroad, has been sued by his -in-law, Willard R. Barnet. former assistant general passenger agent of the company, for $5oO,O00 damages. MT. Barnet alleges aliena- ton of the affections of his wife, Char line Daily Barnet, jby her father
 The papers filed in the supreme court yesterday include summons in a seco1d action, in which MT. Barnet charges MT. Daly and Herman E. Will Ter, the latter's secretary, with "con- spiracy," naming them as joint de- fendants. No complaint has been filed in the second action, because, accord ing to Lawyer Herman l.. Roth of 1476 Broadway, counsel for Bafnet, the plaintiff has not fully determined at what figure to assess his alleged damage.
 For several months the marital troubles of MT. and Mrs. Barnet have been before the courts, the main point at issue being the custody of their three-year-old son. This issue will be up again today in the supreme court at White Plains, where MT. Daily, under a writ. of habeas corpus obtained by his daughters husband. must produce Mrs. Barnet and her son.
 Wrote He Would Forgive.
 Tn a like proceeding last May when Mrs. Barnet was seeking the custody of the child, a little light was thrown upon the case by an affidavit in which
 fo leave her husband because of his cruel treatment, and took the child with her, as she did not regard her hus- band a fit person to bring up the boy.
 In return affidavit Barnet swore he was not cruel and his wife ''had abandoned him for no just reason" In letter, a copy of which was at- tached to this affidavit, Barnet wrote to his wife: '
 T have reached a very definite con- clusion, and what have determined is this: I propose to be the head of my own house and family from this time on. I am prepared to fully and freely forgive you for what you have done and shall be glad and willing to welcome you back to our home"
 In the alienation suit Barnet charges his father-in-law with "wrongfully contriving and intending to injure and deprive him of the comfort, society and aid of his wife" and with ma liciously and wrongfully enticipg her away from the plaintiff and her then residence to a separate residence in the City of New York"
 Charges Wife Is Detained.
 The complaint adds that the defend ant has since detained and harbored her against the consent of the plaintiff and in opposition to his utmost peace able efforts to obtain her from the de- fendant's custody, control and in- f1uence."
 MT. Daly lives at the Hotel Grama- tan, Bronxville, where he declined last night to discuss his son-in-law's action, or to comment on the case. He was served with the summons and complaint a few days ago at the Hotel Baltimore, where his secretary also was served with the summons in the conspiracy case.
 The Barnets were married in June, 1909, when the husband was assistant general passenger agent of the New York Central Railroad. from which position he resigned last December. Their home was at the Ormonde, 2030 Broa dway, and nothing was known of trouble between them until March 12, this year, when Mrs. Barnet left with her son.
 While the fight for possession of the boy has been going on Mrs. Barnet has sued for divorce, the husband de- nying all her allegations. ; v