The evening world., 1920-05-27
JOEL THORNE SUES
FOR DIVORCE FROM
Sd AVENUE BELLE
Former Mary Casey
Drank to Excess and
Was IndiScreet.
TELLS OF ROW IN AUTO.
Declares Wife Knocked Out
Friends Teeth-Bought
Much Liquor.

Joel Wolfe Thornes version of !,fe
with his wife, Mary Casey Thornc,
once known as the Belle OF Third
Avenue" was disclosed to-day in the
supplemental answer he filed in the
Supreme Court to the suit for sepa-
ration begun by Mrs. rhorne last
summer. Thorne, son OF the million
aire banker. Samuel Thorne. charges
his wife with addiction to drink and
iniidelity and asks for a divorce.
In the answer Mr.. Thorne stated
that while the separation suit was
pending, TO avoid notoriety, he offered
and is now paying his wife $3.50
monthly alimony. has paid nurses
and doctors bills, and that he gave
her $500 for counsel fee and the use
of his house at No. 9 East 10th Street.
He alleged that shortly after he
married Mary Casey on Nov. l, 1911,
h, discovered that she was addicted
to liquors, favoring stout, gin, whis-
key. brandy and cocktails. the use "
which caused her to commit excuses
and prevented her association with
his friends and family and her occu-
wife. He employed physicians from
time to time to cure her but, he do
clared, her use Of liquors grew after
tho birth OF their child.
In the spring Of 1917, the papers
stated, while he was dining at The
Waldorf Astoria with his wife and
friend, Mrs. Thorne became obstrepcr-
Gus. and he and the friend we're
forced to take her homo in a toxlcao.
On the way, Mrs. Thorne becoming
impatient, struck at her husban J,
missed him and knocked out his
friends teeth.
On another occasion, he alleged,
while attending religious services IN
the Presbyterian Church at l2jth
Street and Madison Avenue, Mrs.
Thorne appeared in the midst of the
service and said she was going to
raise the devil" In the winter OF 1876,
he continued. because OF his refusal
10 grant his wife's demand for a
piece Of family jewelry. she threatened
TO mutilate a valuable painting of
Christ in the Thorne home, and to
save the picture he gave her tho
iewelry. Another charge is that in the
summer = 1917 she scandalizcd their
neighbors In the Adirondacks, where
they had taken a bungnlow, by run
ming across the lawn in her ngnt
dress, and breaking the windshield OF
his motor car.
The years 1916 and 1917 were, Mr..
Thorne stated, particularly harass-
ing to him as his wife several times
pursued and beat him. once entering
the home Of his mother branllshing
club. She bought quantities Of
drinknbles, he alleged, at stores and
! even at his club, charging them 70
hIs account, Between March II and
May !, 1919, she purchased he stated,
20 bottles OF stout.
Mr.. Thorne charged, upon lnforma-
ton and belief that between July
IS ana Oct, 49, 1919. Mrs. Thorne
committed acts OF lnfIdellty with one
Raymond b. Wilson at the residence,
No, East 10th Street, and between
oct. 10, 1919. and May TO- 1920 with
the aforesaid Wilson at so. West
9th Street"
Randolph 4. Gerard, Of counsel to
Mrs. Thorne, said this afternoon IN
answer 10 Thorne's allegations thut
| Raymond b. Wilson, named az CO.
respondent was a private detective
placed by him in the Thorne house.
hold to preclude the chance Of CON
coctlng a case against Mrs. Thorne.
WAR D sURE nELmF--wTY rr.a