Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-09-23
MRS. ToMLINsoN.


then White announced that it must be
postponed. He said he had lost his money
by the failure of an eastern bank. Dr.
Ringolcs mortgagcd his horse and gave MS
daughter $7OO, which White took on the
day Of tho wedding. Then he fled.
White took on ocean voyage, and when
he returned from Scotland Agnes Arm
strong Malcolm came with him as his
bride. They lived in furnished rooms IN
Brooklyn. White had three furnished rooms
In different parts Of the city at one time
and kept trunk in each. One OF these
trunks was afterward taken. to Ansonia
and was opened by Widow Tomlinson. 1t
was filed with paving stones and bricks
wrapped in newspapers to keep them from
rattling suspiciously.
On business trip In 1899 White met
Mrs. Tomlinson at Ansonia. Her father
is ex-State Senator Benjamin Nichols a
bank president, wealthy and prominent.
time, had several thousand dollars In real
estate and mortgages. She was matronly
looking had gray hair and wore eyeglasses,
but White courted her promptly. She ad-
mits she loved him even better than the
departed Thomas Tomlinson, who left her
a snug fortune.
Before their marriage White got 81, 500
from the widow to start the New Occiden-
tai hotel, at Ypsilanti, Mich, In partner
ship with Frank j. McCaffrey, who had
been a salesman with him In the west. A
few hundred dollars Of this sum was se-
cured by chattel mortgage on furniture
and bar fixtures. Then the widow began
making him presents. She gave him seal
lined overcoat that cost her $3.50 and on
his birthday handed him 81, 900 govern
ment bond.
"The first time I met White was in Sep.
tember, 1S93," said Mr.. Dietsch. II was
employed in Lawyer Hennessy's office, and
White came In for advice. He said he was
married, but had not seen his wife for nine
years. He had advertised for her and
searched for her here and in Ireland.
Could he lawfully marry againP Mr.. Hen
messy told him he could, and then White
asked if he would repeat that to- Mrs.
Tomlinson, to whom he was engaged. He
brought the widow next day, and the legal
opinion was repeated White paid fee,
and they both thanked US.
"In November of that year White came
to mo and said Mrs. Tomlinson had agreed
to lend him $40, 600 to buy out hardware
store on Myrtle avenue. They were to be
married on Dec. II, he said. He wanted
me to draw promissory notes for him. he
asked if there was any place where money
could bo deposited and withdrawn without
the formalities required by bank. I told
him to get box in the vault Of the Long
Island Trust company.
| "Mrs. Tomlinson called in q $40, 200
mortgage and placed So, 200 in bills in an
envelope White bought a safe deposit box
in her name, had a duplicate key made
and then took her into the vault and had
her deposit tho envelope and lock tho box
with her own hand.
"He said, BE very careful, Mamie, and
don't loso the key, or you can't get the
money They left the vault, but White
stopped outside and remarked that he'd bet
ter 20 back and make sure the box was
locked. Hc used his duplicate key, took
the envelope, substituted one like it stuffed
with paper, and the Job was completed.
"Hc and Mrs. Tomlinson went to De-
troit on Nov 25 and were married four
days later. The day after the wedding he
left her at the hotel, and she hasn't seen
him since.
"We learned that White had transferred
his interest in the Ypsilanti hotel to Agnes
Armstrong Malcolm, and that she had
turned 1t over to McCaffrey. Then White
and She went to her brothers ranch, In
Australia We found tho original Mrs.
White In Ireland and had her write let
ter to McCatfrey, saying an uncle had died,
leaving her an estate, and that her only
desire was to have her husband return and
share 1t with her. The decoy letter did
its work.
"Altogcther White got s1s, 500 from Mrs.
Tomlinson, but she is perfectly willing to
lose that and all the money she has spent
in tracking him If she can only land him
! In Sing Sing"