Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-07-23

the AFFAIR anu no ooP .,,~hkocf
All that he knew without the siisn'o's
hesitation.
coI,oyEI, ALIENS STATEMENT.
Abont six weeks ago, the Coionei
said Mr Brown had consulted MN as
to how to get rid of Mrs. During, wno
had had a strong hold on his rlcn anu
AGED amt. and who, now thatlt was
loosened. has adopted desperate meas
ures to obtain blood money from ner
former dupe. +od
It was lust after she had attempted
tn blankmail Mrs. Carson and Mr.. Car
penter, and Colonel Allen gave impera-
tive orders to his clients that unoer no
circumstances were they to SURRENDER
another dollar. 49,, ..s
a bright man, but believer In spirit
ualism. and his aunt was duped just as
MANY other tender hearted, connolng
people of wealth have been."
"This woman, from all can under
stand. riyalled even the infamous DisS
De Bar. But she succeeded in getting
only about $4,000 from Mrs. Carson, as
lovely an old lady as you ever knew De-
fore she was rescued from her greedy
clutches"
NOTHING MORE TO FEAR.
''We have nothing more to fear from
the won an, for can send her to prison
without calling Mrs. Carson to court II
she ever dares to show her malevolent
face again"
At this iuncture Mr.. Carpenter came
upstairs and into the library. he was
greatly agitated as Col. Allen proceed
ed, and Wrung his hand as he said:
"AIen, you know that was mixed
up with one scandal, and that it nearly
wrecked my life"
Then Mr.. Carpenter said that the en-
tire story was false from beginning to
end.
Under Colonel Aliens soothing words
he soon became calm, and told me the
story OF Mrs. Durling's arrest for shop
lifting less than two months ago.
A sHoPLITTER-
She had gone to ONeilfs, be said,
and was elected stealing goods and
was arrested. She appealed to him in
her despera tie strait and he went to her
rescue.
He believed then that she was inno-
cent and we Mt to Mr.. O'Neill in her be-
half. He W as told that the stolen goods
had been found upon her, but finally,
after much persuasion and his assur-
ance that so long as he had known her
she was a reputable woman an agree
ment was arrived at that she should not
be prosecuted.
But when he went to the Jefferson
Market Police Court next day be found
to his dismay that she had made COM
plete confession of her guilt.
Still he believed in her and accepted
her statement that she did not know
what she was doing and must have been
temporarily out of her mind.
After much effort he succeeded In
getting sentence suspended and she was
discharged.
PAID TO LEAVE THE CITY.
Here Colonel Allen took up the story
and told me that Mrs. During was sup
piled by Mrs. Carson with money to
leave the city snd go to Washington,
but instead of going there she went to
Auburn, n. Y, and from there made
another demand Of matchmaking ma
ture upon Mrs. Carson and Mr.. Carpen-
ter.
told Colonel Allen Of Mrs. Durling's
statement that she had letters in her
possession from Mrs. Carson TO Mr.. Car
penter, and that it was understood that
she had used these in her effort to ex-
tort more blood Nc oney from her wealthy
victim.
1--WE defy her," he replied holly, ito
produce any such letters as she claims
touhave. Mrs. Carson and Mr.. Car
penter have no secret that the world
should not know"
Mr.. Carpenter said that no such let
tiers could be In Mrs. Durling's posses
sion because none such had ever been
written. When ! asked IL any corre-
spondence of business nature had
passed between them he declined to an
swer, and positively refused to make a
full statement of his acquaintance with
Mrs. Carson.
Before Mr.. Carpenter joined US Col.
Allen told me, in answer to questions,
that Mr.. Carpenter had once borrowed
81 900 of Mrs. Carson, but he had repaid
every dollar OF it.
Late last night Mr.. Carpenter changed
his mind about making statement and
came to the Herald Office, accompanied
by Nephew Brown.
They both wished to enter a general
denial of the story as told, but Mr.. Car
penter admitted that he had recently
finished great picture which had been
bought by Mrs. Carson to be presented
to Qneen Victoria.
A GREAT WORK.
Said he:
ST painted the picture The Signing
of the Emancipation Proclamation