The New York herald., 1921-10-06
SURGEON sues WIFE,
Names Choir SINGER
DIR. Herman F. McChesney's
Action Based on Letter
Pieced From Scraps.
MAID CHIEF WITNESS
Tells of Mission to Carry
Note to Correspondent as
He Passed By.
TWO WIVES CONFERRED
Question Of Who Had Rights
to Chester Benedict Dis
cussed, Is Charge.
TWO WIVES CONFERRED

The trial Of the divorce action of
DR.. Herman F McChesney Of 1888
Dean street. Brooklyn, specialist in
surgery and visiting physician at
Brooklyn Hospital. against Mrs. Sara
A. McChesney was heard yesterday by
Justice Aspinall in the Supreme Court
in Brooklyn. The physician names
Chester Benedict. formerly a choir
singer in the Bedford Presbyterian
Church. as correspondent. His prin-
which he alleged was written by Mrs.
McChesney and addressed to Benny.
Benny Darling" Benedict lived with
his wife, Florence. in 705 st. Marks
avenue.
The letter. which DR.. McChesney de-
clares was meant for Benedict, was
not delivered to him, but was found by
the physician torn up and scattered In
a bureau drawer in the McChesney
home. 1t says in part:
Benny. Benny, darling. where are
you? / called twice, but the young lady
at the desk said you were not about /.
am so sorry you are so far away. This
is a hard day for you. went to see
Florence. Oh. dear heart. 1t was so
hard-it seemed for a time more than
could stand. Florence is wonderful, and
/ am so sorry for her.
II do love her very dearly. and oh.
oh. I don't want to see her suffer so.
When realize as she does that she
must give you up I just don't know
what will happen. although she spoke
of 1t this A. NJ. Said you were really
mine She knew how loved you and
how you love me--did not want to stand
In our way at all-only she did wish we
we're Mormons.
"Ah. you are so much to me. and
don't want to share you. Just the same
don't want to hurry Florence. told
r. it had been going on for some time
and had worried both Of US to deceive
her. Nothing can keep me away from
you but the fear of losing you, but am
so crazy about you that I cannot live
without you. I must have you.
IT will call tomorrow unless you see
me lower the shade. I love you, love
you. You are mine."
The principal witness was Paula c.
Mecnts, n maid in the McChesney home.
She said that In May last she was III
rected by Mrs. McChesney to deliver the
letter to Benedict as he passed alons
the street. The girl said she did not
see Benedict. however, and Mrs. Nc
Chesney then took the letter and said
that II did not matter. The letter ap-
parently was torn up and put In the
drawer where her husband found 1t when
she left last spring. Mrs. McChesney.
who made no defence. received the sum-
mons and complaint at 81 East Eighty
first street. After hearing the evidence
Justice Aspinall reserved decision.
The McChesneys were married on Sep
tember ~, 1906. In Brooklyn. and have
a fourteen-year-o son. whose custody
Is sought by the physician. DR.. Nc
Chesney Is 48 and his wife Is ten years
younger. DR.. McChesney said his wife
had attended the Bedford Presbyterian
Church for about two years. and he be-
reves that she met Benedict there. He
asserted he had known of his wifes inti-
macy with Benedict all summer. but had
kept quiet until he decided 1t was better
to sue.
DR.. McChesney said that Benedict for
merly was a credit man employed by
hat manufacturing company and Is now
with q sales company In Manhattan.