Evening journal., 1897-07-10

the card / saw him go to the window
and get the letter and a small pack
age. which would have easily gone in
the box"
do you know the name Of this post
office clerk that Harlan used as a go |
between for his correspondence with |
your wife?" asked the reporter.
Yes" replied the doctor, she told
me who il was. and said that whenever
she wanted to mail letter TO him and |
desired it to reach him In a hurry she
would carry it to this clerk and he would |
stamp il right away for her and see
that he got Il as soon as he reached the
post Office"
What is the name of this clerk?"
asked the reporter.
THAT | decline to give at this time
as | shall probably file charges against
him with the department at Washing
ton" was the reply. Il don't think
that it is part of the duty Of a Federal
official 20 act as the accomplice Of a
man who is endeavoring to break up
another mans home IL was on a Fri
day morning that / went TO the pos. Of
fee first. | stayed there most OF that
day. and also Saturday until 3 O'Clock.
My wife was at home all this time. See
though he was waiting for mail. | sus
pected that my wife would mail let
ter to him when | went home. and she
went out that afternoon. When | got
home / discovered that she had a letter
on her person. ! then showed her the
key. told her than ] knew all and de-
manded the letter. She hesitated for
long time, bur when / told her that she
must give me the letter or get out of
the house, she gave it to me, and here
It is:
May 20. 1897
My dear little Boy: Did you go out
to the Brandywine? Honestly | am SO
disappointed ! don't know what to do.
! Dr. has gone out and hasn't come back,
and / am here with the store. He said
he would be back at twelve Now, my
DEAR can you come out to the park to-
night? / must see you, and please
come real early. / will get Off the car
at Eighth and Broome streets at
o'clock and walk up Eighth street
"'Your own Eva.
"I had little lunch fixed for this
afternoon, but alas for our plans
After that ! secured the services OF
a lawyer Artemas Smith. and stated
the case to him. He wrote to Superiu'
tendent Harlan to call at his Office mex
day and to bring his son with him. The
object was to put a stop to the whole
business and to force young Harlan e
cease all attention to my wife. The,
! came, and the four of us talked the mat
ter over The result was that younl
I. Harlan acknowledged giving her thu
! key in her own mothers house, &C
= knowledged writing to her and receiv
! ing letters from her. of meeting he
: along the Brandywine and in Eight
= Street Park. but denied that crimina
! relations existed. His father promise
me that the relations should be brokol
off Immediately, and his son also CAV
: assurance to the same effect. His IA
ther said that his boy was heartbrokel
7 over the marriage and that his grie
was something terrible. Young Harlai
said that he was going to leave tow
, for good in about two weeks, ,buth he fail
= ed to keep his promise, merely goin
to West Chester for the balance of tina
= day. After this conference my wife an
= | talked the matter over and she prom
= ised not to have anything more to d
I, with him, saying that all Of her action
- in the past had been prompted by sym
\ pathy for his disconsolate conditiO.
y In the course of this talk she gave th
N names of two young women who stan
% high in the social circles of this city
u and who are friends of him and OF hi
~ family, and said that they had encoul
10 aged her to receive his attentions
do you feel at liberty to give tn
y names of these two young women
7 asked the reporter
~ NO" said the doctor. "but l may
4 compelled to summon them and plac
n them on the witness stand in any Leg
\ proceedings which / may take.
How did you and your wife g
as along after you had this talk?' aske
~ the reporter
NJ "Shs professed TO be very repentan
of but it didn't last long. About the Il
or of June young Harlan came to nj
re- store during my wife S absence andwii
m hrazsn impudenCe asked me for Il
Ia post office box key which he had give
M my wife. / refused to give It to hi
In and told him that many a man wou
MI have killed him for less than he hi
no done. / asked him if he didn't thir
Il he was taking a great risk in comir
is down 10 my place and asking me for
h. key which he had given to my wife. Z
he this he replied. If she Is your wife
at He then left after / had warned him
% the danger he was running. Afterwar
an / gave the key to my lawyer. and
r. returned it to young Harlan, sayiI
I'M that il was government property az
at should not be retained. To avoid pu
ed licity we continued to live together II
re I'll June 20, when she left and went
" her mothers, where she has since r
to mained. Since then / learn that q
re owner Of the property at Fifth and Je
nd ferscn streets, who lives in the sar
lis house with the Bookers. has insist
ne that they forbid young Harlan fro
ny coming there, as he does not propose
in have his family compromised by c
couple using his house as a place
LIST meeting Notwithstanding this, l ha
Id. with asses to prove that she is still Sc
ife ing him."
he MRS. COOKS GENERAL DENIAL
'ut This morning an Evening Jourr
leI reporter called at the Booker home.
"a West Fifth street. read the doctors
-. torview 20 Mrs. Cook and asked h
ns what she had to say. She replied th
'lu the statements were in the main fall