New-York tribune., 1922-08-23
W oman I ried to-
Buy Hush and,
Says Wife,S Suing q
Former Mrs. SpreckeIs's Bid
of $IOO a Month R Rejected,
by Rival Who Charge.
Her With Love Theft
Special Dispatch to The Tribune


SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 22.-suit
for alienation, divorce proceedings
and other court action to relieve Mrs.
Edith Huntington Spreckels Wakefield
of the custody Of her three children
by her first husband, John D. Spreckels
jr, probably will follow as an after
math of the disclosure of an unusual
marriage triangle.
Mrs. Wakefield also may lose an
$4,000 bequest from the estate of
Spreckels as result of her affair
with Rodney Kendrick, newspaper
artist.
1t was reported that John D..
Spreckels sr., had come to San Fran
cisco from San Diego to take steps to
obtain the custody of Mrs. Wakefeld's
children and to investigate the pos
sihility. of legal proceedings to set
aside the bequest.
Frank M. Carr, attorney for Mrs
Kendrick. announced to-day that
S26 ,Ooo damage suit charging Mrs.
Wakefield with alternating the affec-
tions of Kendrick is being prepared
and will be filed Friday. Mr.. Carr also
announced that his client had in
structed him to file divorce proceed
ing against the artist, as result of
Mrs. Wakefelds offer of $100 a month
II she would give up her husband,
Mrs. Kendrick said to-day that she
reached her decision not to accept Mrs.
Wakefeld's offer while her husband
and Mrs. Wakefield were on q motor
trip together. The unusual triangle
had promised to work out smoothly
until Mrs. Kendrick left the home Of
Mrs. Wakefield at Sausalito, where
she had been a guest, and consulted
her attorney.
suit pending against Frank Wakefield.
well-known business man of San Fran.
cisco.
Mrs. .Kendrick in an interview to-day
said that when first she met Mrs.
Wakefield she never dreamed that She
was in love with Mr. Kendrick.
II. thought she was most lovable
| and generous woman she said. "I
had been ut a sanitoritlni in Stockton
when Mrs. Wakefield telephoned in
| viting nae to make visit at her home
! in Sausalito. / agreed, knowing that
! would see my husband in Sausalito.
When reHahed Mrs. Wakefeld's home
her first words were that she was di-
| vorcing her husband. told her |
wished / also was free. And then she
told me she would like to marry Rod
ney"
1t was then, Mrs. Kendrick says, that
Mrs. Wakefield made her proposal to
pay her 500 month for life il she
would give up her husband.
/ According to Kendrick there had been
1 peaceful separation between him and
his wife long before the triangle arose
I he says there was no coflcealment on
his part or that Of Mrs. Wakefield.
| Mrs. Rodney Kendrick, mother OF
the artist, sides with her son and Mrs
! Wakefield. She blames Mrs. Kendrick
\ for marrying her son when she knew
she was i'll.
The Hendricks were married three
years ago in Elizabeth, N j. They
came to the Coast Immediately after
/ their marriage.
/ U OAKLAND, Calf. Aug. 20. If Mrs
Edith Spreckels Wakefield wants Rod,
ney Kendrick she will have to pay Mrs,
! Nellie Kendrick $4,000 or whatever
the Court will give her in an aliena-
4 ton of affections suit, Frank NJ Carr
Mrs. Hendricks attorney, announced
here to-day.
! When informed Of the proposed suit
\ Mrs. Wakefield said:
4 II do not see how any suit can be
/ fled for the alienation of Hendricks
affections when Mrs, Kendrick spoke
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