The herald., 1898-10-23

phone, l called on Mrs. Lee at about
o'clock, and staid for half an hour, and on
my arrival at my house found her there,
she having been there for fifteen minutes.
She offered to stay To dinner, but my wife
maintained silence and she returned, tele-
phoning at o'clock requesting my wife and
me to 20 with her to the Peoples store
opening. We did SO, meeting her at Elev-
enth street, where she was alone. We went
TO the store for short time, and then she
asked me to take her to the Palace, place
that Mr.. Lee had forbidden her to go. When
we reached the corner Of Spring and First
streets we started down the stairs, but my
wife declined to 60, saying she had too much
respect for Mr.. Lees wishes and for herself !;
but we went, and Mrs. Howes had to follow
We were at the Palace until 1918 p. m.,
and Mrs. Lee left the car at Eleventh street
to 60 home, telephoning my wife and my
self the next day not to let b. w. know she
had been out. She said she had reached
home about ten minutes before he came in
and she had pretended to be asleep, and
asked me, if the subject came up, to say
that she had been home ate.
WHAT A MEMORY!
about two weeks ago l was requested to
get her two tickets for the Burbank matinee,
which l did, and that afternoon was asked
to meet Mrs. Lee and her friend who &C.
companied her at the close of the matinee
which did. They suggested some refresh
ments, which we got at place on Broad
way. On another occasion before the Bur
bank theater incident, Mrs. Lee asked me to
meet her at Westlake park, which did, and
we sat there for half an hour. Since that
time she has asked me to meet her at other
places, but have refused. A week ago Mr.
and Mrs. Lee were in loge with us at the
Orpheum.
"As to the Dutch supper it was at her
home on the 18th inst. She had asked me tc
send her some carnations, which did, and
she wore portion of them that evening
for it had been planned before that was
to have the seat of honor at her table. Mrs
Lees actions were so humiliating to my wife
that some friend took her out on the porch
and demonstrated. I did not act with
prudence. Mrs. Howes came upon us in the
and Mrs. Howes passed in without knowing
l was there and found Mrs. Lee withdraw
ing her head from my shoulder. Mrs. Howes
left the house at once and followed her.
SCARED INTO IT
Gas to the statement which Mr. Lee
claimed signed, he called at the bank last
Tuesday and asked if had been criminal,
intimate with his wife, which l denied
Whereupon he pulled a paper from his pock
ct and asked ii L was willing to sign it. did
not read the paper, but laid it aside, saying
| would read it at my leisure. He said: by
God! you'll sign it now, or you will moi
live to read it, and put his hand to his hir
pocket. Then signed it, fearing he would
kill me. He also stated that he would use
his influence to have me discharged from
the bank.
Mrs. Lee has done everything to break
up my home, which has for the past nine
years been one of the happiest in Los An
geles.
Mrs. Howes telephoned to Mr.. Lee or
Sunday night that if his wife communicated
with me any more, she must take the con
sequences"
MRS. HOWES' STATEMENT
, Mrs. Howes was present during this state
ment and was asked if she desired to ado
anything from herself. She said
"All | have to say is that in nearly ter
years OF married life believed my husband
to be all that Z man could be to his wife
with never one shadow on my home. be-
lieve the influence exerted by Mrs. Lee in
the past two months would estrange any
man from his wife and family. What
shall do l have not decided"
The Court oJurnal of few days ago con
tanned the record of the transfer of a large
portion of Mr.. Howes' property to his wife :.
daughter.