The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-03-03

vited by a friend of ours to join a yachting party for few days. My sie- ter was acting as my chaperone, and there was no reason why I should have declined to go. We finally decided to
 accept 1t, and during our cruise we put
 in at Portland, Me. In the same harbor
 was another yacht on which MT. Moli- neux was guest. His party knew our
 host and called on our yach, and our
 party returned the call. In this way I
 first met my husband.
 My sister and I were compelled to return to New York from Portland, and as MT. Molineux's vacation was over and he was forced to go back to his buG mess he accompanied us to New York and we were, of course, very glad of his escort MT. Barnet was not on either yacht, and at that timeI had never met him. Subsequently he was introduced to me and I knew him always as Ro- lands friend.
 Never Kniw Cornish.
 "In the fall of 1897 the gentleman who joined the yachting party when MT. Molineux left died rather suddenly, and I presume it Is to him that the writer refers in her ghastly ineinuation that l was connected with his death. l shall not mention his name and shall only say that he joined the yacht at Port land on the day Mr. Molineux returned to New York, and I never saw him ex- cept for a few hours on that day, and these frghtful insinuations are as base less and as wanton lies ae other state ments in the same publication. The writer also says that I was friend of MT Cornish. This is absolutely untrue. I never knew him and never saw him until I saw him In court.
 "The indirect charge at the close of this vile libel that l was concerned in the alleged poisoning of Mrs. Adams is so incredibly cruel and base that I can find no words to characterize it. Under the present circumstances do not wish to take any action to resent such fear ful libels but if they are continued I shall be forced to take some steps to protect myself for the sake of my hus- band and our parents as well az for my own. And now enough of this denial of lies that have not even the pretense of It is sufficient to say that they are baseless, wickedly and cruelty false; and that I trust that no woman will ever again so assail another woman in her hour of trouble.
 For Herseifnnd Husband.
 "But in conclusion let me say a few words for my husband and myself. In making these statements l would beg the indulgence of that great public which has followed the case of my hus- hand day by day for the past year When I draw attention to myself l do SO in my desire that that same great public should know how grossly distort- ed how fagrantly misrepresented were certain phases of the case in which I | was made prominently to figure. That | my lips have trembled many times to ltter the truth---that silence in the face | If an avalanche of calumny has been | obnoxious to me l need not aver--I have | maintained it closely by advice of coun- ,el while the persecution of my husband | vas relentlessly carried on.
 T cannot remain silent; 1 speak to he women of this land--to the moth ITS, wives an ddaughterS of this nation
 ask you to feel for me-for one mo- | nent to put yourselves in my position md can you wonder that I break the