The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-04-12
Ex-ACTRESS PUTS
RICH MEMS CLUB
INTO WILD U.PROAR
Brings In Sheriff to Serve
Papers ON Husband and
Starts a Row.


Car1stedt Wheeler, who before her
marriage to a member of the New
York Stock Exchange was known in
comic opera as 1.-THE lady in the rosy
tights" late yesterday afternoon led
an alimony pursuit of Mr.. Wheeler
through the Union League CLUB. Mrs.
Wheeler wanted her husband ar
movie-Iilxe race in an environment of
men infrequently matched for dignity
and wealth:
]. j. <Go1dstein, attorney at No. 366
Broadway, obtained yesterday after
noon from Supreme Court Justice
Greenbaum order tor the arrest
of Albert GaIlatin Wheeler Jr., for
the non-payment of $3.50 anmony.
He evaded the former actress, Dep
uty Sheriff Browner, Abraham Lip
ton, a lawyer, and himself into an au-
tomobi1e. Newspaper offices learned
that the auto was going to charge the
Union League club.
Her Sleeve Hold Failed
At p. m. the auto drew up to
the club house. Mrs. Wheeler. tall
and crowned with a picture hat, led
the dash through the PORTALS. Door
men, attendants and be1lboysi were
swept aside. In the lobby was Albert
Ga1latin Wheeler, Jr., Mrs. Wheeler
grabbed him by sleeve, exc1afming:
This is my husband! Mr.. Sheriff,
DO YOUR DUTY!"
Browner was willing but Mr..
Wheeler was not. The Stock Ex-
change member took one look at his
wife, tore loose and headed for the
reading room. Mrs. Wheeler gal
Hoped after at top speed, with Brown
err; Upton and Goldstein behind her.
But a throng Of attendants blocked
pursuit. When last seen Mr. Wheeler
was sprinting through the, reading
room.
.'Stop.'' said steward, waving his
hand before the pursuers. "You have
no legal right in here. The Supreme
Court recently. decided that Il man
can not be arrested under legal pro-
cess in his own home This is Mr..
WheeIer.s home. I must ask you. to
leave
Deputy Sheriff Browrler quailed
and GoIdstein dejectedly led his par
tyt to the street.
About leo persons had gathered N
front of the clubhouse. Goldstein
Upton and the Deputy Sheriff took
stands in the street. Mrs. Wheelec
publication and took refuge in a COR
ridor of the Knabe Building, across
the street.
81 Planes s.Fanacy OF Law
There she consented to have her
photograph taken and gave out the
following interview:
This is a fallacy of New York
law. A man can stay in his club and
defy orders issued by a. Supreme
Court Judge and Sheriff. Wealth can
achieve anything in this city. Pow
orty has absolutely no chance.
my husband has been able
through his powerful counsel and in
fluences, to keep me from collecting
my living allowance $500 a monthly
allowed me by the court. I am prac-
tically tpenni1ess. This is my first
day out of bed in three weeks. I have
been i'll with pneumonia. Tt was at
great risk that went out today"
The automobile Iarty planned to
take up watch in front of the club
at 6 o'clock this morning.
Claudia Carlstadt and Albert Gala
tin Wheeler, Jr., were married in
1898. Mr.. Wheeler's father was
worth several millions and Miss Carl
stadt's father. Alex Carlsbad, was di-
rector of the Boston Conservatory OF
Music In 1910 the WheeIers sepa-
rated, Supreme Court Justice Mccall
ordering Wheeler to pay his wife $780,
600 a year talimony. Later this was
reduced to $4,000 a year. When Mr..
Wheeler pNid up back ahmony in
March, 1915A to bring, but lose, a, suit
for divorce, Justice Greenbaum grant
ed Mrs. Wheeler $500 "a month ali
nnony.