New-York tribune., 1921-04-16
ThmdW oman
Appears as
Andrews Aid
Broker Deserted by Both
Wives; First Sues for Di-
tvorce; Second to Seek
Annulment, Goes Home

A third woman, said to be rich and
youthful, yesterday entered the amaz-
ing matrimonial mix-up of Herbert
Thornton Andrews, New York broker
who has been living with two "wives"
in Jersey City apartment.
1t was intimated that she would
make free use of her fortune to de-
fend Andrews against the criminal
prosecutions that impend in Connect
cut, where he married Esther Tatnall
Andrews last January, and in New Jer-
sey, where he, Esther and Mrs. Maude
Augusta Haynes Andrews, mother of
his two boys, have been living. The
exact nature of the third wonfan's re-
lations with the broker was not re.
vealed.
Andrews found himself deserted by
both his wives yesterday. The mother
of his children filed suit in the Court
OF Chancery at Trenton for divorce,
naming Esther as correspondent and ac-
cusing the pair. of adultery. Andrews's
own attorney, Jacob ]. Lazaroe, made
known that wife No. 2 was planning to
sue for the annulment of her marriage.
Starts for Pittsburgh
Esther, vt was learned, had started
for Pittsburgh, although her mother,
Mrs. Tatnall, in that city, insisted she
had not heard from her.
But if she comes," Mrs. Tatnall
added. "she will be received with open
arms"
Esther's desertion seemed to hit
Thornton harder than even the war
rant for his arrest on charge of
bigamy issued in Greenwich. Conn.
and the threatened criminal action in
New Jersey. He declared he was still
suit filed by wife No. j and the dispos-
sess proceedings instituted by the
landlord of the Jersey City apartment
house were dismissed as trifles bv the
broker in his grief over Esther's de-
fection.
II am hurt by Esther's running out
on me- he said to reporters while on
ms way from his own office, at 20
Broad Street, TO- that of his lawyer, at
25 West Forty third Street.
Poor girl; | suppose she was fright
ened. But | am not frightened. Pm
not going to scuttle the ship this early
in the game. Watch for the b;erest e ~
thing that has broken in this case Vet
have no fear of the future. I did .he
biggest business to-day l have ever
done. That doesn't look as though
Herb was ruined man.
Struck to the Heart"
"But why did Esther deser+ mn .
That was the big shock to mo Sho
has struck me to the heart TWENTY
four hours ago she breathed noth;n o
but loyalty and told me she'd stick to
the end am still madly in love with
her. 'S WIN
Ihen without word she left me. 7
gnderstand un she went to Pittsburgh.
She didn't ask for money and | don't
know where she got it to 90 thore
Lord, had lots of money and I have
1t now, and Esther can have It when
ever she wants it,"
witnesses Of the departure of Mrs
Esther Andrews from JERSEY Citv saw
that sne displayed a big roll of bills
when she paid the taxicab driver at
tne summit Avenue tube station.
On the other hand. Mrs. Maude Au-
gusta Haynes Andrews, wife M a.
Sclared yesterday that her husband
had not given her cent since .Ianuar,
when he brought the pretty hIond
stenographer, Esther, home and told
the mother of his boys to move into
an alcove room. She said she had heen
forced to spend her own savings Of
$4,000 to maintain herself and the two
boys, the younger of whom, Harley,
six years old, is so crippled that he
cannot walk.
Andrews went on to charge that
business riyals had sought to encom-
pass his ruin by breaking up his strange
domestic establishment,
my enemies have built q fortress
about .me," he cried. "They saw
have committed every crime on, the
calendar-bigamy, perjury and white
slavery. But Herb Andrews will never
say die. I'll fight them all.
Will Waive Extraditior
"I'll accept service of any papers
and III waive extradition in the Con
nccticut prosecution.
II will demonstrate that my first
CONTINUED on paue aeven)