Show Woman Asks 20 Millions s 4 uk I Former Wife Sues Widow NEW YORK Yora March 2 rs L Mrs Florence Florenco Gaines Harkness widow iN of oC the late Harry S. S Harkness is named as defendant in a suit for damages for alienation of affections notice of which was filed I today in the office of time the county clerk by attorneys attorney's for Mrs Marie Mane E. E Cowan The Time suit snit involved what is believed to be bc the largest amount ever I asked as ns heart balm J Mrs Cowan who was the first wife r of or ess and who obtained a a. di divorce divorce di- di vorce voree from him In 1916 ane alleges es that while tho defendant was still the wife o of David Id Hu GaInes she and Harkness harkness Hark hark- ness entered Into a conspiracy to dis- dis marriage of or the plaintiff and andI I Harkness and the time marriage e between tho the defendant and Gaines in order that the thc way might be cleared for tho the de defendant defendant defendant de- de to marry Harkness r Collusion Charged In Jn accordance with this arran arrangement arrange arrange- e- e ment she asserts Harkness proceeded to treat her in such a way that life Ufe became intolerable and she was forced to suo sue for a a divorce which sho she obtained ob ob- ob- ob tamed In 1916 and that the defendant through collusion of oC Gaines and Harkness' Harkness harkness Hark Hark- ness ness' obtained a divorce from Gaines In 1917 and married Harkness two weeks la later ter Sho She also alle alleges es that the defendant while still the wife of oC Gaines Gaines' kissed I and embraced Harkness in public places and otherwise continued a course courso of or conduct Intended to estrange him him from tIme the plaintiff and that b by reason of or orthe the acts complained of or she sho has been J I dama damaged ed to such an extent etten that she Is entitled to the tho amount sued for Mrs Cowan nl also o asserts that under tho the terms of at a 1 mutual will signed b by herself and Immediately o after their marriage an November 3 1906 in which each cach left tho the entire estate to the other she Is legally entitled to the estate With regard to the will of ot January 2 23 1919 in which Mrs Florence llorence S. S Harkness is named as sole sale legatee Mrs Cowan Coonan asserts on an information and belief beUer that Harkness was Wa unconscious and Incapable of ot making a will at that time and did CUd not recover consciousness conscious conscious- ness before death The Tho suit filed flied t today da is the second brought b by Mrs Cowan against Mrs and tho the Harkness state Inside In- In In Inside side of or two weeks In th the first cult which was filed on orm February 21 sho she also asked for tor damages of or She asked too for enforcement ment of at the I will of or 1906 1506 tho setting aside of or orthe the paper writing n of January 23 1919 revocation of or tho the probate and appointment appointment appoint appoint- ment mont of 01 a receiver for the tho estate pendIng pendIng pending pend pend- ing settlement of or tho the suit |