The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-12
LETTER Is PUZZLE
IN Van BRINK suit
Indicates Three Wives Were
Bound by Common Bond
Against Husbands.
IN CODE. SAYS WITNESS

A or, p,ir letter written by Mrs. Rose
Ryland. S65 West 1s0th street. Man
haitian. 1T the dictation OF Mrs. Ethel
Van Brink. whose husband. Louis Van
Brink. n real estate a%uctioneer. Is suing
for the custody Of their S.year-old
resumption Of tho trial before supreme
Iourt Justire Crane IN BROOKLYN yes
terdsv as Mrs. R,iani was testifyinE
for Mrs. Van Brink. her sister-in.laN.
The letter gave Mrs. Ryland several
unhappy hours. hut resulted in nothing
definite. ~ she insisted u was all rode
to her. " was written 10 Mrs. Celia
Horn at Mrs. Van Brink's request. she
said. and /, Indicated that three wives
had bound themselves hv a common bond
against three husbands who objected to
dancing aud skating on the roof gardens
and In the rinks along broadway.
Mrs. kyland insisted she didn't know
anything about the hidden meaning Of
the letter and took " quite unkindly
! when w. NJ. h. olcott. counsel 10 Van
Brink. referred to her as "o,ie Of the
trio"
the letter ~ question was written 30
Mrs. Horn while she was In San Fran.
cisco. Following n domestic upheaval in
which her IN ,band. fsaJore Horn, had
forbidden his vie TO hold any
cation with Mr.. Van Brink. whose h,s
band has testified that his wife "sliook
n,m down for $4,000 IN "A divorce con-
spira'y promoted by u lawyer. The let
ter. written OH .Airil II. 1915. In part
follows:
"pEAr CELIA Your old pal is With me
nov. Your better half just left with
A. Crying 10 crnss-qucstiou us in
every WAY. She Is forbidden 10 writo
You or even see You. That IL tho rei-
son Of her silence. Tho Information
started through pr. Klein aud not
through Louis. a. You may think 10
YOU know a dentist down tow II. pr.
Heyn. Herman or Nathan. don't knox
which he said"
"IIe gave information. And LOUIS has
added the finishing touches Isie IL all
up in the air. like n mailman. She had
to admit TO him the Fresh AR t'uiId for
Louis was there, hut that Is All sh. ad-
mittsd.
40 matter what he may toll you -
the contrary. AS he did t. poor Kitty. tho
poor lad 10 all in. lie Is going 10 tell
Won We knocked YOU, a. he told Us y1i
I'D Us. 20 see how much We would say
80 s'' Nf-'" '' We w. W. -
stick. We arc doing everything "" cal
SO i-io wont know, He doesn't YET.
Isl" looking for more Information.
goirc Ia the t.a. Charlie Klein has
offered a lot IF infornla,to. NtSo p"
VI | think he knows a OF. hui
nothing about my face or department
store. although the nanc has been men
toned.
The above parties Lpaw something
of this through kitty. The nlattrass l..
ther" to fan on. suppose YOU near.
Francis Wa engaged. Think wisely &C
what | write YOU. Don't know how I,
adv!s" YOU a =. ", trying tc hrins
him TO reason. II ali YOU have done l;
what I SAID yoir apartment will h,
broken up and YOU viii I've With hi.
mother. shou with his sisters. and go I.
- with vow sistcr.tO-laN R'au,h nc.
~ ~ aI', doc more he nj ~,
YOU evidence FOR :, dl orc" with ,''uoly.
- :. e. told r'l ~ c,rerul NJ you'
I wa ll., ,o'r to'tS.ln-l+v With 'oI
You had hctt'r send ne vour COUSINS
add - o, ,tn N.ito 10 ,-ru there. !
yu1 ant Q, stick come out with The
truth. but loi too much # t. Ike.
til an MIND
TAN, good arc 81 yourself as nohoi,
,l.. VII Mtvu, a department: store l.
sa'sSladr. S!r"ercly. Rosg.
"ilu Mt-' le2l -'rect.
Thr ughogt :h" c~rrsS-cNAinluat on MIR.
l:ylarI ,usis Ell tut, she had ssr,o q
merely as e rubber stamp IN writing the
letter at Nrs Van Er,nk : request apC
.ht, II must have i,eeu written IN code
Il = possible that Mrs. Van Rruk. pht
l. scheduled 10 testify to-day. may decoj'
! tie letter.