Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-24
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NEW YORK, Oct. 23.-Nothing has yet
been heard from Contractor George f.
Woolston, whose peculiar relations with
Mrs. Caroline F. Wells have been the talk
of tie town for two days. 1t is doubtful
if the two have yet reached Helena,
Mont, whittier it is believed they
were bound Mr.. Frank E. Rogers,
of Morse & Rogers, who has been
more intimately associated both socially and
in business way, with Woolston than any
one in New York, said to-day that an inter-
esting story might be told on behalf of both
the implicated persons, but he did not feel
authorized to tell It Much might be said,
he afirms, in mitigation of Mrs. Wells
offending.
II know all the facts in the case" ex-
planned Mr.. Rogers, "and 1 know the
woman is more sinned against than SHINING.
She is the unfortunate victim of unfortunate
circumstances. don't believe she has
dollar of Mr.. Woolston's property.
THE BONDS AND OTHER SECURITIES.
found in those trunks at Sheepshead Bay
were not negotiable. None of them had
been transferred to her. Most of the securi-
ties found there were shares in defunct in
surance company. Mrs. Woolston has har-
rassed her husband in every way in her
power. She swore out a search warrant for
the examination of those trunks by stating
that she wanted to search for hair brush
and comb belonging to her which her hus-
band had carried away. On the strength of
that warrant she examined all the private
papers of Mr.. Woolston and Mrs. Wells,
and she carried away some that didn't be-
long to her.
"Here is letter in my pocket now ad-
dressed, as you see, to Mr.. Woolston, which
she took from one of the trunks and after
ward sent to my wife. But she has not
succeeded yet in making any trouble in lny
family.
THE WOMAN MUCH wRoNGED.
ri have known George Woolston, as nv
partner told you to-day, for q great MANY
years. did not know about his relations
with this woman until about year ago.
Then he told me all about it. knew that
there was trouble between Woolston and his
wife and that they couldn't live together.
I have seen Mrs. Wells only four times in
all. If all the facts about the business rela-
tions of the two were known, it would place
the woman in a much more favorable light"
A gentleman who was present at the ex-
animation of the contents of one of the
trunks at Sheepshead Bay, but who does
not wish his name used, said to-day to
DISPATCH reporter: "Among the woman's
papers was a receipt dated about seven years
ago, made out by George f. Woolston to
Caroline F. Wells, for more than $1,000.
This shows where some of Emmet Wells
money went, and also that Woolston knew
the woman by her right name as we'll as by
theiname of Mrs. E. A. Willard, which she
then Travelled under.
EVIDENCE OF HER sHREwDNEss.
'The woman had evidently preserved all
her correspondence with great care, but she
had been shrewd enough to cut out from the
most compromising letters the signatures.
dates and often names in the body of the
epistles. Most Of the envelopes had also
been destroyed.
81 can confirm that portion of Mrs.
Woolston's story relating to the ATTEMPT to
conine her as an insane person at the Grand
Union Hotel. l was one of those to whom
she sent an appeal for help by throwing the
letters out OF the window. The letter which
reached me was crumpled and stained with
mud. On receiving it went at once to the
police station nearest the hotel, and, getting
detective, we went to her room. We ar
rived just after she lad been liberated, and
so there was nothing for us to do"
Mr.. Emmet Wells will probably soon be-
gin suit against both his wife and Woolston.
He will seek to recover from his wife $11!s
900 which she carried away, and the case
against Woolston will probably be based on
alienation of the affections of Mrs. Wells.