The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-10-07

to her. II it COOS on and is successful
from your standpoint, it will disgrace
the mother ana family, blight the life of
her sisters. bring sorrow to the poor old
white-heaued mother from whom l had
been estranged by the woman that was
my wife and you will emcm ber 1t was
you who persuaded me to write TO my
mother after years of silence. Sne is de-
tsrmined to come here. Her letters would
move a stone. The disgrace and shame
would kill her.
My two little girls that I have told you
about, who still bear my name, they will
have the shadow thrown upon them tor-
ever, as well as other innocent ones.
DO you think you will be paid for all
this sorrow and darkened lives by pun
ishing man that has bsen punished now
more than 1t is possible to be punished
again in this world? The reports brought
to me of Elsie's denunciations have
driven red hot daggers through my heart
No torture could be greater. / had
thrown open my heart to Elsie. After a
life of disappointment and bitterness /
had commenced to change my life. and
il you would give me the chance to stand
before you and give pledge to be a m an
in all sense of the word, to use my abil-
ity and energy to build up good. 1t seems
such pity to cut off such a power to
make money that can do so much good.
Now. Mrs. Wright, | am making no
suffer. 1 have despair enough TO do
more.
Gould see you for ten minutes could
give you explanations tnat would change
your whole line of reasoning and make
you see this matter in a different light
If you would meet me in the presence
of Mr.. Holton; l do not ask thing con-
trary to his advice. But, Mrs. Wright,
does not the feeling of justice within you
say that should be heard?
Alayne rsmbles on in this style, Ae-
hashing his good qualities, nobeness of
quoting extracts which he claims are
from letters sent him. The following
from his oldest friend at Omaha" hits
Mayne's former wife pretty severely:
''The cloud that has been over you
since your fatal marriage of five years
course l know nothing about this girl
story. I simply know for friend Mavne
to have done what is charged is impossi-
BILE. 1 know you too well for that.
Whatever you do, now for Gods sake
shun aaui1 your e1-wife' she would wreck the
Another remarkable sentence is as fol-
lows:
II wish to state that have not been
responsible for any act outside that would
annoy you. l most emphatically did
not SEND Hill to your house. The thought
other than yourself has nsver entered my
mind"
He then winds up with:
'Of you personally | have constantly
and persistently spoken in the highest
terms and have never allowed any one to
do otherwise In my presence. Sincerely,
&C. e. MAYNE."
In justice to Mrs. Wright it might be
said that all the efforts of this man and
his agents in the form of persuasions,
bribes ana even threats have been without
avail. Even in, spite of sickness. oppo-
sition from weak relatives. accusations OF
prosecuting and reverses that the out
side world knows nothing OF. this lady
has determined upon but one course, ana
that is that the courts try this man.
The girls were placed with her for pro-
lection and she proposes to afford it
them; and Mayne's boast that the
world was made up of weak people and
that he could square anything" will not
avail here. He struck a stone wall in
Los Angeles, and he realized it when he
remarked: ''This is the tightest scraps
have ever been in"