The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-04-28
Will Not Bring Charge of
Bigamy Against Husband
Of Mrs. Reams-Stephens.
PAPERS ON WAY HERE
Declares She Will Fight
Any Attempt at Annul-
ment in New York.
asked TO KEEP SECRET
Claimant Shows Alleged Let
ters and Tells of Promise of
Meeting in France.

| Special Gable to THE NEW YORK HERALD.
| Copyright, 1929, bv THE NEW YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Paris, April "a.
ANY one who says that Vonsiatsky
is not my husband lies" was the re-
ply of the young Russian woman here
who claims she is his wife when THE
New YORK HERALD correspondent
! showed her statements of Mrs. Ream
Vonsiatskys lawyers that there had
been no marriage in Vonsiatskys life
prior to that with Mrs. Marion Buck
ingham Ream- Stephens.
Only 81, and still with much affec-
ton for TIE man she says is trying to
build his happiness upon her unhap-
! piness, Nine. Liouboff Mouromsky
| Vonsiatsky, as she calls herself, de-
clared that her sole reason for bring
| ing up the facts of hts previous mar
riage was to prevent its being an
nulled secretly by the Russian church
in New York
Il do not want to bring a charge of
<bigamy, and i do not intend to; but
l shall insist that my title as Vonsiat-
sky's legitimate wife shall be acknowl-
edged before the world" she said to-
day
sends Cable to Church Here.
AS proof OF her contention Nine.
vonsiatsky authorized her lawyer to
| give THE New York HERALD corre-
spondent a certified translation Of her
certificate was sent to-day by regis
tered mail to the Metropolitan of the
| Russian Orthodox Church in New
York. along with numerous other docu-
ments tending to show that vonsiatsky's s
marriage should net be invalidated
secretly by the Russian Church there.
At the same time the following message.
| signed by Nine. Vonsiatsky, was cabled
! to the Russian Church authority:
| "vonsiatsky of Ridley Park. Penn
sylvania, will ask you 70 annul our
marriage celebrated in the Cathe-
dral MT Yalta, in the Crimea, Janu-
! airy 81, 1920. utilizing therefor GER
/ tain affidavits contestirg my Chris
tian religion. / protest against such
affidavts and am sending you docu-
ments. / demand your Christian
protection.
"LIoUBoFF NoNsIATsKY
(nee Mouromsky)."
| The marriage certificate is signed by
the Archpriest Nichola Vladimirsky.
| Subdeacon vladimir Otcheredke and
| Sacristan, Jacob Ozoff. 1t declares that
| the couple were married at Yalta, in the
| Crimea, on the date given. according to
| the Russian Orthodox ceremony. Von-
siatsky Is described as having the mill
| tary grade. "Juncker of squadron or
cadets of the Nicola Naval School," and
his full name Is given as Anastase An
tdraevitch vonsiatsky vonsiatsky. while
his wife's name is "Liouboff Manielovna
Gerievetsch Mouromsky."
Tells OF Their Flight.
The religion or both is given as Ortho-
| dox. and 1t Is stated that each is con-
| tracing a first marriage. As witnesses
there were Rotmeister (Mayor), Baron
| dc Rumel and Edouard Alexandrovitcn
| de Braz. the brides uncle. and two
| other citizens of Yalta named Rendert
and Reromontoff. the latter descen-
| dant of the Russian writer.
''Everything went well after our mar
riage until the defeat of Gen. Wrangel.
when we were forced TO flee to Con-
| sfantinopla." related the girl wife, IL
/ such indeed she Is. AFTER several
months there. where I was registered
with the Dutch Consul as vonslatsky' s
wife. we succeeded in reaching Paris
| with my father.
1--WE had lost almost everything. but
! friends helped us as much as possible.
vonsiatsky wanted TO remain In Paris,
| but he had trouble with Russian mill
| tary leader here named Gen. Miller. who
opposed the French Governments giving
| him the necessary carte de sejour. al
| though 7 was able 10 remain here by
accepting an identity card under the
| name OF Mouromsky.
"Then vonsiatsky went to America.
and when he saw the opportunity foe
marrying the wealthy Mrs. Stephens. the
tone OF his letters began to change.
"He impiored me never to reveal that
he had been married before, and even
offered me $40 or $40 a week SO long
as I should remain single and poor. IL
/ allowed things to take their course
Produces Some Letters.
Here. as THE NEW YORK HERALD cor
respondent remarked that II seemed
strange such things should he Intrusted
| to a letter, Mime. Vonsiatsky produced
| letters and TRANSACTIONS, which also
had been photographed and are being
| forwarded to New York. In these LETT
| ters are to be found such striking
phrases as REST TRANQUILITY: there is
nothing between me and Mrs. Stephens
and "Be faithful to me-" and You
have perhaps had time to forget your
| lawful husband" and then. after the
marriage with Mrs. Stephens had been
celebrated:
"You do not know Of tho terrible
struggle for life which am trying 10
overcome by this marriage. into which
am being forced by the necessity OF
circumstances" And again. Keep our
Confined on Page Ten.