The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1916-03-28
IN PECULIAR SUIT,
AIDE ASKS SS6,54O
OF RAILROAD HEAD
Mrs. Huntington Involved in
Action Against Husband BY
Cluhman-Secretaiy.
PAPERS KEPT SECRET.
Railway Presidents Answer
Alleges Vamum's Conduct
Was Disagreeable to Him.

Through a demand made in the SUI
prems Court to-day by Robert Tay-
lor Narnum. lawyer and ciubman, for
Information as to how he conducted
himself so as 10 annoy and offend
Mrs. Henry Edwards Huntington.
wife OF nulti-millionalre railway
magnatc, It became known to-day
Mr.. Varnum has brought suit for
sss54o against Mr.. Huntington. Mr..
Farnum was until last year Mr.. Hunt
inEton's confidential secretary.
The papers were secretly filed late
last year. Tho complaint contains
tho meagrc information that from
Dec. |, 1912, until July - last Mr..
Nnrnum acted ns confidential score
tary TO the millionaire at a salary
~ 10000 a year and on tho latter
date was discharged without cause.
The sun ss6,54o Is nNod by Mr.. Var
mum rs damages FOR his discharge
after Mr.. Huntington. Mr.. varnum
says, had held out hupes to him OF
great personal advantages and had
promised him lifo position. The
services rendered nv Mr.. Narnum. the
complaint sets forth were Of pecu-
linrly delicate and personal nature
and NJ immeasurable value 20 MIR.
! Huntington.
Tho name of Mrs. Huntington was
brought into tho case by M. Hunting
ton She was the widow Of the late
Coils T.. Huntington. builder Of tho
Central Pacific Railroad and uncle Of
tho defendant Her marriage to her
nephew took place in Paris IN 1919.
and was distinct surprise 10 the
friends Of the couple. by this mar
rage tho great Huntington fortune.
valued at s25,0OO,OOO. was reunited.
No mention Of the alleged annoy
ing and offensive conduct OF Mr.. Var
mum toward Mrs. Huntington was
contained In any OF the filed paper.
| until Mr.. IIuntingtons answer. as vet
withheld by Carter. Ledyard & Mil
burn. counsel for Mr.. Huntington, was
mentioned in IN. demand FOE n hin Of
particulars, filed to-day by Bouvicr,
Geer & Lindsay. counsel for Mr..
| Varnum.
Some or the particulars % the de-
Tense set mp by Mr. Huntington upon
which MIR. Varnum seeks further
| light arc
In what way he exhibited bad tenn.
per; how he performed services in an
unwilling manner; how his services
we're Objectionable; in what way no
was not considerable Of his deport-
nent; in what way he conducted him
self so as 10 annoy and offend Mr..
Huntington and his wife. what DAYS
IN tho spring and early summer OF
l'lj, In California, Mr.. Narnum alb
sonted himself from tho home OF Mr.
Huntington without permission: IN
what way he proposed to absent him
self for six weeks without permits
sion. and IN what way he failed ~
show proper consideration for tho
personal feelings Of Mr. Huntington.
few years ago, Mr.. Narmm mar
rl"d Mrs Charles Ingcrspll Ito nov
lives at the Buckingham Hotel m
l'ifth Avcnue and has summer
Nomc. Rosa Inns" II. Is q momber
"f half dozen prominent cubs, and
until he entered tho service ~ Mi
| Huntington, wa- u prumrucn' practis-
inr lawyer,
Mr. huntington spends hut lltt'e 81
his time in New Norl, although he
maintains home at No, East Fifty.
seventh street lie has several homes
I'm Southern California, whore most
~ hg bIg traction lntererr, arc To-
Gated,
The lawyers IN the case to-day re-.
fused to give any information re
! garding II.