The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-09-13
Especial to The Herald.l


most remarkable cases in the history
of this state is brought to light in
divorce case filed at Caldwell, in which
Mrs. w. G. Langley seeks to obtain
a legal separation from her husband.
Langley is charged with adultery
with a supplemented woman whose
sister, Mrs. Glare Tyler, is at the bot
tom of the whole proceedings.
The affidavits filed in connection with
the case are of most astounding char
acter, and bring out story, which
for sensationalism rivals the celebrated
case of Freda Ward, of Tennessee.
Acted Like Lovers.
Langley, in his affidavit, AYERS that
the divorce proceedings were the result
of a conspiracy concocted by his wife
and Mrs. Tyler to secure large por-
ton of Langley's valuable estate, after
which he declares it to be his belief
that it was the intention of the two
women to leave the country together
This belief grows out Of the conduct
of the two women and of Mrs. Tylers
previous record, which has been dug
up by Langley's attorney and which
will be presented in court.
According to Langley's statement the
two women acted like lovers. They
were constantly together almost night
and day. When it was impossible for
them to be together, they sent sealed
notes back and forth. They addressed
each other in the most affectionate
terms and each. seemed to be COM
pletely infatuated with the other
Their conduct when they would spend
the night together was such as to
arouse the suspicious of Langley, even
though his wife's admirer was pre-
sumably woman. Mrs Langley's
affections, it is alleged. were COM
pletely alienated and she finally left
her husband and went to live with
her female lover The astounding dis
covery is now made that she has taken
the part of a man at four different
times including the Langley case, run
ming away with her female sweetheart
every time. A mass of proof TO estab-
lish these facts is in the hands OF Lang
ley's attorney. 1t includes a number
of letters which are referred to in the
aff1davits.
Simply Inseparable.
Letters from an ex-sheriff of Colo
RADIO develop remarkable story. Mrs.
Tyler's name was Miss Dietrich. In
1889, she lived at Salem, Colo, where
she met Miss Ollie Chatfield. A
warm attachment sprung up between
the two girls, and after a short ac-
quaintance they practically were never
apart. They slept together and the
Chatfield girl gradually became pale
and listless. Naturally full of life, she
lost all her ambition. A doctor was
called in by the parents and after he
was informed of the conduct of the
two girls, he urged the parents
to insist upon their separation, which
they did. Clare communicated with
her sweetheart. constantly addressing
her in some of them as My Girl
Wife, and closing with Your Hubby"
Some of these letters has been pro-
cured and will be introduced in evil
dence.
The two girls finally ran away to
Kansas City, where they We're found,
the Chatf1eld girl being brought back.
The sheriff who went after them said
Miss DIETRICH had her hair cut short
and looked as much as possible like
man except she wore dresses.
The Porter's Story.
The sheriff said the porter of the
Pullman in which the two girls rode
told him a valise dropped out of their
berth. Parting the curtains to place
1t back sight met his gaze which led
him to believe one of the occupants
Of the berth was a man dressed in
girls clothes. The Langley case has
created a tremendous sentation The two
women declare nothing but death will
ever part them. The affidavits state
the two women We're together many
times for days and nights leaving their
husbands alone. In this connection it is
somewhat remarkab bic that Tyler has
made no move, apparently acquiescing
in the conduct of his man-wife.