The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-03-14

disappearance OF his beautiful wife,
who left him not a single parting
word. After several months had pass
ed and no trace OF the couple could
be found. Hichborn. broken-he
but convinced that his wife was not
going to return TO him. announced
that he soon would fle suit for di-
vorce.
After the couple eloped they went
frst to Paris and later to Rome In
April. 1911. Wylie returned to New
York. was recognized In a hotel by q
friend. and later made three visits to
Washington to see Mrs. wylie. Mrs.
Hichborn. apparently worried over
their affair. had persuaded Wylie to
make overtures to his wife and to try
again to live with her.
Trial Marriage FALL.
Mrs. Hichborn suggested q nve-
months trial remarriake" between
Wylie and his wife. The clubman put
the proposition before Mrs. Wylie and
she finally consented. Wylie cabeld
his soulmate that the '1ove test" had
been agreed TO. and that she had bet
ter return to Washington to await
the outcome.
In the meantime Mrs. Hoyt had
gone to Europe and had Joined her
daughter at Paris, where she tried In
vain to break the love spell But just
then came word of tho trial remAr-
riage" and the daughter returned with
tho mother to the lsttsr's mansion on
Rhode Island avenue
Mrs, Wyiie and her chfldren safled
In May. 1911, for London. where later
she was Joined by Wyiie and where
the -love tost- was tried The day
that the fve-month limit had ex-
- =
told her that he must 1.-Two with her
always.
The fsffure Of mo trial rsmar-
riage" and the reunion OF the twin
souls deepened Hichborn's gloom. He
had pleaded and pleaded with his wife
to return to him. but she had stead
lastly refused Completely giving up
hope, he nled suit for divorce. In
March, 1912 while tho suit was still
pending. the strain upon Hichborn
became too great, and ne took his
own life. shooting himself with the
service revolver of his father, the late
Rear Admiral Hichborn. The tragedy
occurred on the third floor Of the
Hichborn home at the northeast cor
ner Of Eighteenth and p streets north
west Constant broodinS over the
elopement Of his wife had swept him
to this tragic end
Flee After Tf.se4x.
When the tragedy occurred, Wy1ie
and Mrs Hichborn already had Ned a
second time to Europe. For months
they would drop completely from
sight. and then from time to time
/ word of them would drift in from
the scattered corners of tho world
from Cairo. from Paris. from Rome,
from London. from far-away China
In February. 1913. they were recog-
nized by a Washington friend in a
cafe in Paris. They were living In a
picturesque VIVA in a suburb Of the
French capital where they were
known as Mr.. and Mrs WiIborn, =
name formed from q combination Of
the first syllable of tho name Wylie
and tho last syllable Of tho name
Hichborn: Wyiie was engaged in
fully Introducing tho American build
ing loan plan in his transactions
Just before Hfchborn's suicide Wy
| lie returned TO Washington long
| enough to convey the greater part of
his $3.50. 900 worth OF property to his
wife This act was considered the
final settlement Of their married life.
Yet for years Mrs. Wyiie refused
to Gfve her husband his freedom.
Finally she yielded and filed suit for
divorce In July 1918 Justice Gould,
OF the District Supreme Court, grant
ed MrA Wyiie an absolute divorce.
The vito was given tho exclusive
custody Of the four children. and the
costs OF the proceedings were as
sessed against tho husband. Mrs.
WyIie asked for no alimony. Attor-
neys for Wyiie had announced that
the suit would not be contested. Tes-
timony in support OF the wife's bill
of complaint was taken in New York
and Washington.
Henry NJ. Hoyt r. Of Orange, N. J.,
an artist and . brother Of Mrs HIGH
born, testified to being personally
acquainted with wyiie and to having
S,een them IN Buriey, Hampshire,
England. in July. 1912. He said that
the couple were occupying \ cottage,
were keeping house, and were re-
garded as married by All the inhabi-
tants Of tho village. He said that
they were known a. Mr.. and Mrs.
Warning.
Several years ago wyfie and his
soul-mate returned to this country,
and until their return to- Washing
ton last fail they had resided in Bos-
ton and New York. In August, 1918,
the couple were married in Boston,
the divorce decree having made their
legal union at last possible
Soon after Hichborn's suicide the
District Supreme Court granted the
complete custody Of tho daughter Of
, tho Hichborns to Mn Paul s. Pear
| SAIL, of 1102 Sixteenth street north
west, sister Of Hichborn. Tho child,
| now twelve ycars old, Is attending
boarding school at Concord, MasA
Inherited Fortune DwfnAlen.
Wyfie II the only living child Of the
late Judge Andrew wylie, who pre-
sided at the trial OF Mrs. Surrett for
| completely in tho plot to Estimate
President Lincoln His mother was
| Miss Lathrop, Of Chicago. and a
first cousin Of Mrs. Thomas Nelson
Page, wife Of the former ambassador
| to Italy.
Wylie had four children By HIS first
Marriage son, Andrew, now TWEEN
| ty-sfx years old. and three daughters.
Wyfie himself Is 4 graduate of Yale,
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