Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-12-01
SEES MISS .GOTTLEIB.
SIC Is All It So Is 70 H9 Rdltien,
to Gtsr5s s IizydI.
Ths Asylun Physician Asked Her
Aboat Her Husbands Previous
narriase-rhe First wife Il ne
coming Aroused.

Mrs. George 8. MAXWELL NO. =, or MISS
Rosalie 0ottleib as she was known here
up to about FIVE weeks ago, has not only
been located, but the Dispatch has sue
ceeded in obtaining an expression from
her touching her legal relations to the
man to whom she was married In Wash
ington the latter part Of October.
The interview had with her by our
Toronto correspondent, though brief. and
not bearing directly upon the ceremony
performed by Bishop Keane. at the Cath
ole university. Is interesting. and shows
that she Is beginning to look seriously
upon the question a. to whether or not
she u really the lawful wife Of the man
whom she is nursing at the Canada.
sanitarium.
Nor Is Mrs. Maxwell. No. 2, or Miss
Gottleib. the only lady manifesting con-
Germ with reference to the wedding.
which, though quiet and simple in form,
has attracted widespread attention; and
figured SO prominently In the veil Of
mystery surrounding the departure from
Richmond Of the former manager Of
the Mason Telephone Company. Mrs.
George s. Maxwell, No. !. the woman
to whom the ambitious inventor and cleo
trician was married In Louisville some
years ago. now seems to regard the mat
ter with deeper concern than she was
wont to do a few weeks ago when the
public doubted Maxwells story that 1t
was his cousin Of like name and APP
pearance unto himself who married Miss
Gottleib. in the national capital.
STANDS FOR HER RIGHTS.
When the Dispatch had Mrs. Maxwell
seen a few days after gossip here begun
to connect her husband with the WASH
ington marriage, she insisted that it was
her husbands cousin that the pretty
young Richmond lady had been married
to. and she was satisfied that the head of
her family had gone South on business.
and would Join her In Covlngton on
Thanksgiving-Day. But he did not. 1t
was just two days before Thanksgiving
that one George 8. Maxwell, who had
registered as George A. Maxwell, was
placed In the asylum In Toronto.
That Mrs. Maxwell does not feel now
Just as she did month ago is shown
by the following special received by the
Dispatch last night from Its Covington
(Ky.) correspondent:
Mrs. George 8. Maxwell has written to
Miss Gottleib. describing the contents Of
her husbands trunk. his birthmark. and
the scars to be found upon him. and
otherwise assuring Miss Gottleib that she
Miss Gottleib) has no legal claim upon
Mr.. Maxwell. She will insist on having
her husband brought back home"
WHAT MISS GoTTLEIB SAYS.
But to return to Mrs. George 8. Max
well, No. 2. and what che says: From To-
ronto came this special last night:
George s. Maxwell Is still lying In
the Toronto Asylum. too Ill to explain
the curious position in which Miss Gott-
ieib, whom he brought here after his mar
rage with her In Washington, II placed.
In order to be near him Mrs. Maxwell
has taken apartments at the Gladstone
House. Tonight she told the Dispatch
correspondent that she was altogether at
sea as regards her relation to the sick
man. I have written his relatives In
an endeavor to make my position clear.
she said, but just now / don't know
what to think. I preached the matter to
my husband, but he was too Ill to speak.
He seemed to look, though. as II he
thought my question ridiculous. When
the trouble first arose, we treated 1t as a
several days, and never mentioned It,
When George was taken to tbs asylum
the doctors casually asked me. Did you
ever hear anything of your husband being
married beforeT This was the first ink
ling had that something was wrong. l
never met any of my husbands family,
although. l met him In Richmond eight
years ago. He often spoke Of his cousin.
who resembled him so much. and said
that frequently there were cases Of mis-
taken IDENTIFY"
II there really are two g. s. Maxwells
they agree thoroughly as to the cousin
and mistaken Identity story.
NO MARKS OF IDENTIFICATION.
The Toronto correspondent had been APP
prised of the receipt Of the Covington
telegram as to the letter written by Mrs.
Maxwell No. 1 to Mrs Maxwell No. 2
before he went to see the latter. She was,
therefore, questioned on this point, and
regarding this part Of the interview the
correspondent says:
Mrs. Maxwell No. 2 has not received
q letter from Mrs. Maxwell No. asking
about scars, etc. She says she has had
some trouble In getting her mail. The
physicians at the asylum state that 1t
may be several months before Maxwell
will recover Mrs. Maxwell says that she
could not Identify her husband by any
birthmayks or scars"
NO MAXWELL IN CHICAGO.
So far the story runs smoothly enough,
and the light OF revealed facts seems to
be breaking the network Of confused
darkness that has overhung this most
interesting case; but from another quar-
ter comes the statement that while there
a. no George S. Maxwell In Chicago. 1t Is
believed there that there Is one In Louis
vile.
when Mr.. Maurice w. Thomas. OF this
city. was In Chicago last week Mr.. Kee-
lyn. the manager of large electrical con-
struction company, told him that the
George 8. Maxwell who had been with the
Mason company here was then In that
city, seeking a position with his corpora
ton. The Chicago correspondent Of the
Dispatch was instructed to look into the
matter, and late last night message was
received from him saying: "Mr. KeeIyn
is In Pittsburg and Maxwell In Louisville:
both are expected here the last Of next
week."
These are the latest Developments
cleaned from three points In the much
discussed Maxwell ottleib case.
SORRY TO SEE HIM LEAVE.