Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-29
DOCTOR REFUSES
ANY STATEMENT
ON MARITAL TIES
Physician Who Failed to Show
Up for Christmas Day We'd
ding Already Has Wife.

New York, Dec. 28-Dr. William
Grey Vermilye, who failed to ap-
pear Christmas day to marry Miss
Ruth M. Keeney at Monson, Mass,
and is now patient in the Cum
berland street hospital, refused to
make any comment tonight when
informed that his wife had been To-
Gated in Harrisburg, Pa, where she
is living with her daughter.
Information that DR.. Vermilye had
wife with whom he had been liv-
ing up to the time he gave up pri-
vate practice to take position with
the United States shipping board in
the south, was given by Mrs. P. E.
Zindell of Brooklyn, wife of a son
of Mrs. Vermilye by a previous
marriage. She said that DR. Yer
milye and his wife had lived in
Brooklyn, but Mrs. Vermilye had
gone to Harrisburg six months ago
to visit her daughter and was still
there.
Miss Keeney, who also has been a
patient in the hospital since last
night when she tainted and became
hysterical because DR.. Vermilye re-
fused to see her, or explain his fail
ure to appear for the wedding, left
the institution today. She and her
father again attempted to interview
DIR. Vermilye but he refused to see
them.
Sends Note to Doctor.
When hospital officials, who say
the physician is there to undergo a
slight operation, informed newspaper
men that he would see no one except
relatives, they sent DR.. Vermilye the
following note:
Your wife, said to be located in
Harrisburg, Pa, has made charges
which you would be glad to clear up.
Will you please make definite
statement and clear up the whole
natter"
DR.. Vermilye's reply, which was
written on the back of the note, said:
VI have nothing to say"
When Mrs. Zindell, who lives at
the Vermilye home in Pacific street,
was asked if it was true that the ply
stefan has wife, she said:
at is. Her name is Mrs. William
Grey Vermilye and she is at present
staying with daughter at Harris
burg, Pa"
Had DIR. Vermilye and his wife
lived here with you?"
Left Five Months Ago.
Eyes" she replied. Mrs. Yer
milye. left this house about five
months ago because her husband
was in the service"
Have you ever heard of DR.. Yer
milye or his wife getting a divorce?9
mo, SO far as ! know they are
still married"
Mrs. Zindeli said she did not know
Miss Keeney, but had heard she is
a we'll educated girl"
When questioned further as to
whether there was any doubt as to
the woman in Harrisburg being DR..
Vermilye's wife, Mrs. Zindell re-
piled:
Il have no doubt at all but that
she is his wife"
She said that DR.. Vermilye and
Mrs. Vermilye had been married
about Is years.
Mrs. Vermilye, it was learned to-
night, is the second wife Of the ply
stefan, his first wife having died.
Wife Refuses Statement.
Harrisburg, Pa, Dec. 2S.-Mrs.
William Grey Vermilye, who says
she is the wife of the Brooklyn ply
sician who disappeared on Christ
mas eve, when supposedly on his
way to wed Miss Ruth M. Keeney
of Monson, Mass, and was subse-
quently found in a Brooklyn hos
pital, declined to make any state
ment in regard to Dr.. Vermilye's
affairs.
Mrs. Vermilye has been here for
some time on visit to her married
daughter Maj. E. R. Baines, her
son-in-law, said that Mrs. Vermilye
had never heard of Miss Keeney be-
fore learning of her intended mar
rage.
1t was said at the home of Mrs.
Vermilye's daughter that DR.. Yer
milye had visited her about three
months ago and that he has kept in
constant touch with Mrs. Vermilye
by mail, the latest letter being re-