The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-12-22
ARTIST STETSON
Talks About His Divorce and the News.
paper Articles About II.

Talks About His Divorce and the News
paper Articles About IL.
The following communication from
Artist Stetson was received at the NEWS
office this morning, and reporter i'm
mediately sought out Mr. Stetson and
asked him to explain the letter. The
artist stated that in his opinion there had
been a preconcerted movement among
several of the newspaper men In this city,
who. in their eagerness for articles of "a
sensational nature, had fastened on his
suit for divorce as being good field for
the spread OF their imag gination and who,
coming into possession OF "a few OF the
facts given in testimony, dilated those
few facts in an utterly incomprehensible
manner.
1.-The fact that the testimony was made
in writing and was kept from the hands
OF the newspaper men seemed to make no
difference to them, and what few facts
they did get hold of were distorted until
they became scarcely recognizable"
Mr.. Stetson became quite vehement in
his denunciation of whaL he considers the
scandalous reports, and proclaimed them
all TO be his Said he: There was but
one reporter who had the courage to come
aud get my permission to SEQ the written
testimony aud IL is needless to say that
his article was correct. have always
Hdu SfcdtcsL TespcCJ my VIE, anu
the libellous statements made about her
pain me more deeply than l can express. I"
The letter is as follows:
To the Editors Of the Neice
Sir-You have published certain things which
purport TO b. extracts from the testim my gavs
in my suit FOR divorce against Ms. Charlotte Per-
kns stetson. Wild you Kindly give this equal pub
lcity2
cannot think that your reporter wilfuly lied. as
the reporters for certain other papers did
lessly when they held ~ 10 libellous ridicile "A
thoroughly good woman. and declared that testi
fed under solemn oath 10 things which no man
with the least sense OF decency not to mention
courtesy and truthtulness. could have done. pre-
Ter TO think that he was nsled In some way, and
that you Will be glad s-Torrect his statements
Because desire divorce Is reason that should
expose TO rid1cule woman for wnom l have pro-
found respect, and who since have known
her. has lone what she believed right. The neces-
sty OF divorce Is bad enough In itself. Ny testi-
mony In writing all but perhaps ten words OF It.
and 20 FAR as know open To the public that
invade the sanctity of private affairs. Whoever
wishes TO seek cannot ind word that In any way
blames Mrs stetson for doing what she believes
her duty. We have different calings ana different
ideas, and tho difference makes divorce necessary
10 reflect upon the reforms Mrs. Stetson so ear
Dsstly seeks to further. and | am panied nat the
press seems so eager 10 speak i'll OF woman OF so
much genus and such sincerity of purpose.
IL YOU VIII kindly correct the impression your re-
porter has given you will lge me much, aad per-
malicious poison sent over the country by men who
seem lacking In right feeling In common
courtesy and regard for the truth With mucn re-
sp CT am. sir. very truly yours.
CnARLEs WALTER sTETsoS.
The Fleur de Lys, Providence. n Dc. 1892.