, 1869-01-03
MRS. AUGUSTUS DICKENS.
Facts Conroctod With the History
Of Her 1ifo-Lefter Prom
Horace White.
HoTrxAN HoUux n" Yopr. De

HorrxAK Hou11, NV YoRK, Dec. =.
To the Editor Of the Few York Woeld:
sIH Inossce IN your Issue Of this data state
q uert that Mr.. ArGuftas Dickens, who commit
ted tuictde in Chicago On Chr1atnas Ere,was not
the widow OF tho deceased brother OF Chx.trs
Dickens, but that the real Ms. kuguHsus D1ct-
tns IL living tn London. md u supported By he.
hrother'in.iaw. the eminent novelist. There are,
h+lieEs, three 1ttie children Of the lAte AuRus-
tpa Dickens living In Chicago, who now, IN addl-
uon to theif other misfoHunes, ne deprived 0!
tho loytlx cHo Of thelt mother. This etFrum.
stance detar1sd me from telling what
knew, when ny ere fell On tho telegram auno7ne-
usl facts IN the cue haro before public without
any A1enty OF mine, shall atta1opt to do 114race
70 .as l!.,sc ~!thous dtsEespsst 70 ~ aesa. BY
hat been communicated 10 nc,
Hr. Anguat1s dickens WM brilliant aea2e-
e.tse, ~ho aeandoned ht. oMn VT wtte u EaeAad
lips. The daughter OF IN inRnrancs agent in Lon-
don JcuHg lsdr Of many att1acttons md accom-
plishnae1ts. hare heard that after arriving u IN
there asutnctens }cnEth Of tlme- be procured
divorce from Ills w1fc aId matt1ct Mia Ph1llpa,
but os taas nssc 20 persooal 6ow!etEe: 1t1s
her own parents a. Mn Dtrkrns, 31d th1t she
{ oeiEeA tu.lI request II her ashefe 1il as
London. shs IL nor atie:cd vtth blindness, Ind
Is tnrpoIted b. Charles Dickens
5cas, .Dd received 1 laszr tum Of money from liz
ftad:nHs- portion OF which be besto we'd IN cnar-
IT uoen tssanerrs: Tho press OF Chicago, tueiul-
zoented upon the fsct that he had dons nothing tot
thote who hid The most Obvious claims upon ht1,
aad Of whosc ueeess1tcs he could cot be ikuo-
TO spite, eecaaae 1s: Dickens he'd not ,Ectade "a
Chicago in tho lht Of etkies In which he
80 ~, t9 ,n..s give Ii" NJ readings; .sas t..,1 IN
:' " u. s'ossa o 1t -; not s .;
ni.a2pfehtnt,oa Il fsets; = Il es.I no" T. q see e
bad doue 70 he nusr eltncs recogniz: Mrs. h:r-
tnt Philips Dickens. 70 The Injury Of the osher
NJ q Y T. ss @ aS q
contributed nothing to her support: 4 Eimn.r-
Ing Of the tsnth Was ai!e1 the pu oi1e Ia shc Lou
de1 Ro9sd,c;n Of ths hos.en 1aE AaF
Thfse fAets came to nj knoe1cisc through the
cags eeio1e pksn. aep.s:o o IT,
country. Much IL desired % repair tho injury
that bad been dozc HIM. II WIS clez,ly tmpoast.
spon W Nh Dickens 1 Endef.t.sa taas cn.1lts
Dlckens hss tlwaya been solsc1toua that tho II u
n 4us stiou should rece1re no other th,asy fun
he wteheu her welt and that be Wax wiling 10
Co. q 70 foroea1 doing. anything 10: lnoon sa:ens
&.tn his dn'lcs to the more kf1lcted Hon1an whom
1t only ren1tns TO- add that Me Bertha Phil.
ura Ddt1sot {whoc1 never sAwt bore An u1hEer.-
/ ithed reputation At Chicago, Upon the decesss
OF btF hul hAAd shs Vas le4t desitatr, With tnrsa
| infant ch'lc,su to support ant educats She Wal
| faithful 10 those whom God committed 70 hsI
c41e. Hes Lohls stnksle with poverty VI: ale
uenen Of the Laad Depsrrasat Of tho ilnnoi,
| CentEal Railroad, Of which H. Au9ustu. Dick
| cas- had been m &uplo1e !. and It is ssfe to ~
rune ttat her children WI! not come 10 want
| an, slr, respectfully your obedlcnt asErart,
HORACE With,
1 Editor Of The chicago Tribune.