The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-30
MRS. JACK GERAGHTY
SEEKS SEPARATION
Former Julia Steele French
Sues Chauffeur, Charging
Him With Cruelty.
WANTS CUSTODY OF SON
Pair Eloped in 1911 When He
Was Working for Brides
Parents.
Special bespoteA 10 TIE Sur.

NHwPoRr, II. l., April ss.--Another TO-
nance in tho French family was shat
tered to-day when Mrs Julia Steele
French Gerashty filed suit for separa-
tion from Jack Gerashty OF Brookline,
Mass. Mrs. Gerahghty charges neglect
to provide and extreme cruelty. She
asks for the custody Of thek six-year-
old son, Jack, Jr.
Mrs. Gerashty 10 tho daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Amos Tuck French. She met
0erashty in 1911. while the latter was
employed by her parents as tho family
chauffeur. It was a case Of love at sight
and Newport and New York society was
treated to q sensation when It became
known that tbs beautiful and wealthy
girl had married the chauffeur.
Tho brides parents were very much
put out by the marriage, 80 much 80 in
fact that there was a long estrange-
mont. The Gerashtys began their mar
ried life. happy though ignored by the
Trenches, in q small cottage in an OBJ
rcurs town. Then came Mrs French's
serious illness and reconciliation.
Edward Tuck French. who died re-
Gently. was brother of Mrs. Geraghty.
His marriage last year to . New Hamp-
shire telephone operator. fell only a bit
shy Of the aorsghty marriage as a sem
sation.
Marriage Startled Society.
There was no need for . pick me UP
with kick to II when Newport saun-
tered into the Casino for an afternoon
breakfast on August 10, 1911. Newport
had seen the papers and had learned
that the day before Miss Julia Steele
French-"Joolie"--a daughter OF the
first Mrs Amos Tuck French of Man
haitian, Tuxedo and Newport and q niece
Of Mrs. Elsie French Vanderbilt, had
gone and done It the day BEFORE.
All Newport for weeks had been
noticing the obvious fact that Miss
French was paying n lot Of attention to
a good looking Irish-American lad OF
stalwart proportions. who baptismally
had been named after q serios of SANTA
but who was known simply TO his croniee
as Jack Gerashty. the son Of Newport
liveryman. Miss French. who was then
IL, and Mr.. Geraghty. aged "a, had
motored the night before to Central
Village. Conn.,. had hammered a Justice
OF the peace into semi-wakefulness and
had been married.
The young couple disappeared then
for hours. despite the fact that the
brides father climbed into a Limousine
and shot in one direction while Aunt
Elsie French Vanderbilt climbed and
and shot likewise in another. Also tour
ing cars carrying New York reporters
m md ALA 4
a private detective agency began 10
cruise all that part Of New England. the
whole automobile parade being bent on
finding the interesting bride and bride
groom. Now in the light Of a later day
Il may be said that the only thlns
learned by the seafchers was that Mr.
Geraghty and Miss French were married
and lived in the newspapers ever after.
The telegraphic news that Mrs Ger
agility yesterday at Newport had filed
suit for divorce against her husband
sent Manhattan TO back files of news
papers. where the following items we're
learned:
That on August 0, 1911. Jack
who was good to look upon. and Miss
Julia French had motored about New
port during the evening and last were
seen headed west and that In the mid
die Of the night Central Village, Conn.
had been awakened by the hammerins
on tho door OF the Central Village
House, which had caused Landlord Riley
to poke n head out OF a window and
ask sleepily: 'wot te,l?" Mr. Riley
reused out Town Clerk 8. L. Adams,
who prepared the town papers neces-
sary. Finally everybody tremendously
concerned got the Rev. L. e. Perry.
who was staying at the hotel. to get
up aud do the marrying