Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-02-03


OF the subject was postponed
THE WTTHERREE SCANDAL.
The Husband OTeIls How he WA.
Treated-Sympashy from Mr. Borden.
When STAR reporter called on Mr. A. S. Wither-
bee to get his views In relation to the allegations
comi ng from his wife Judge Mackey's niece) he
replied: 1.-THE whole thing is sickening to me in
the extreme. have tried TO suppress this 'stufr
and my long silence has been due solely to q
promise made Mr.. Borden some time ago.
''As regards the s., 600 she charges Mr. Borden
gave me, all have to say is that Mr.. Borden called
on my brother in Chicago. bought his interest,
whic was third in this store, and presented IL to
me. refused to accept it as GIFT, and insisted
hat it should be treated merely as business
transaction, which, after some hesitation on his
part, was agreed 10, and gave him my notes, rye
In number.
MR. BoRDENs SYMPATHY.
"As soon as Mi. Borden heard that my wife had
deserted me, he wrote me this letter. The letter
which he handed the STAR man was dated St Clair
Springs, Mich., August Il, 1885, II was addressed
to Mr.. Wi;herpte, and SAID:
"My dear Friend: The reading Of your letter OF
18th instant gave Inc great pain; cannot express
my sorrow and astonishment, ana all / can say Is
you have not only my sympathy but my full sup
port In your behalf, and when see you can make
this statement more manifest than In words. 1
received your letter in Chicago yesterday. /.
will be In Chicago by tine 1st OF september II
glad to meet yon and talk over the situao
tion. ! viii say here that You shall not sufYer
turn In your life. / am at your service, and win
pay all demands that the law might require OF
you. In addition to this, will cancel all your
increase your suffering. have been in your posi-
tion ton twice In my life, and know how to sympa-
"Let me ask you not to take this thing too much
to heart. will do anything for you that Is In my
";Beiieve me to be- as ever. your sincere friend,
"'H. LEE BORDEN
EXCHANGE OF PROMISES.
"Well, SIR" continued Mr.. Witherbee, 81 went to
Chicago. found Mr. Borden, and received every as
surance from him OF his friendship, sympathy, and
aid. Before leaving Chicago" said Mr.. witherbee,
and that was that should return all the wedding
presents we had received to her. This agreed u
do. stipuating that she should return the wedding
ana engagement rings, which was but q modest
request The presents were all stored In the Safe
Deposit, and there my lawyer met Mr.. Mackey and
transfer was wholly optional with me and not
compulsory, as stated some time ago. AS regards
that perec foS aa had ID
more than speaking acquaintance with any
young lady from that section OF the city.
ABOUT THE SEPARATION.
"Isee, said Mr. witherbee, "she alleges escorted
her to the train when she left Washington. Now
me in what say. The first intimation had that
she was going away was telephone message, in
which she said she was going to New York on the
LEFT to come down to the depot. This 1 did and
found her with Miss Dewitt.
''You know, >" continued Mr. Witherbee, "Miss De
Witt was the young lady who went to Texas with
her to obtain divorce, and 1t was there she found
out the true character OF my wife and left her. On
arriving home she found number OF letters from
Judge Mackey addressed TO Mrs Witherbee (his
nieceo, which she had evidently left. The letters
ENpEARINa EPIrHErs,
and showed too plainly that there existed too
great an intimacy between the lawyer and his fair
client. Miss De Witt took the letters to her
mother, who in turn, handed them over to Mrs.
Mackey, In whose safe-keeping they are now, and
gave her q notice to take her effects out immedi-
DID NOT MBREPRRsRNr HIMSELF.
"As regards my passing myself on as member
Of the nrm, that was not 30. She understood per-
fectly well my position and insisted that the great
mode OF living incident TO her marriage with me
would not make any difference. see She charges
notes NOW that statement don't possess an iota
OF truth, as have never had any notes TO fall due,
% and as for & &asking her L for money ON why, that's
from me to buy, as she said, SIX dresses for her
foster mother, but whether she did or no am at
simply @ IL fos safekeepns, and turned over g her as
soon as heard OF her Whereabouts, and there was
no legal proceedings In an interview with rep
resenIatfve Of the New York Herald she asks
whether 1t Is creditable for Q man knowing Q
woman to be what she is to ask her 70 come back,
he continued, ITO which reply that when wrote
that letter had no conception OF her true charac-
ter, and It was many months afterward before
did. The fact Ia" he concluded, 'she only has
these interviews with newspaper men for the no
toriety II win bring her; and, ae for myself, am
ness. Sne is q perfect Lena Despard. except she
didn't love tpe man she married"
wHY nRs wITHRRBEE WANTS 4 DIVORCE
The New York World to-day publishes an inter-
view with Nrs wftherbee In which she says:
s'The reason that am pressing for divorce 10
that Mr.. witheroee refuses TO join me In signing
deeds TO enable me 70 sell or mortgage my sepa-
rate real estate, owned By me before marriage,
while at the same time he refuses 70 support me.
He has set In motion this wide current of scandal
against me, and yet declares that ~ win apply
for q divorce from me on tho Gr0on0 q ooGDftton
only, and this he cannot prove"
Tho lndianapolis Sentinel VlnDE9f1s state OF
gam has been sold BY w. J. CUx &21 Zuet Wayne
syndicate for S17b,0 600 g. +. In b editor.
ChAe. Arbuekle, the wealthy NWY York coYee
merchant, has MED notice Of appeal y the general
term OF the Supreme Court nom the Judgment OF
ga 162 obtained against him BY MA Clara Camp
bell In the recent famogD breach OF promise case
ChaA Hoag, the man who named 4tupeapollg
died yestsfday. In the that CITY. Of dropsy a tie