Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-10

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His Intentions Kept Secret Until
After His Dsparture-Wife
Wants Divorce
William G Whitney Makes . Sports.
manlike Proposition in Flatbush
Stakes Controversy.
New York, Sept. 10.-Unknown to any
but his most intimate friends, James j.
Corbett sailed for Europe Saturday on
the Cunarder Campania under an as
sumed name. He was accompanied by
his manager and nearest friend, George
Considine.
Also on the same steamship, sailing
as cabin passenger and attended by
her mother. was Marguerite Cornille, a
charming actress, who was a frequent
visitor at Corbett's training quarters
when he was preparing for his battle
with Mccoy.
| She created sensation on the night
of the Mccoy orbett fight in her eff
lforts to gain admittance to Madison
Square Garden. She was among his
first women acquaintances to congratu-
Hate him on the outcome of the battle,
| aud at a private little dinner, to which
she invited Corbett and two of his
closest friends she said enthusiastic
cally:
Jim, why do women adore a con-
! queror of men? You are, indeed, gla-,
diator that all Rome might have been
proud Of" and the actress smiled
sweetly and tossed small bouquet into
| the fighters lap.
When Corbett was quietly preparing
flor his departure Miss Cornille's trunks
were removed from the Hotel Gerard
land transferred to the Campania's hold.
1 Her departure and the attendant de-
tails of the berths for herself and moth
er were personally looked after by her
manager, Ted Marks.
4 1t is announced that the talented ac-s
tress is returning TO Europe to renew
slenga gements at London and Paris,
4 where she scored many successes be-
fore coming to this country. She was
j induced to come to New York by
4 NANNY" Warner. nephew of Richard
Warner, the English manager.
4 She contracted with the Sire brothers
i for a seven weeks engagement, and ap-
slpeared IN The Orange Blossom Grove
atop of the New York Theater. Her
/ departure for Europe was as unex-
Ipetced as it was sudden
\ Part of Corbetts reasons for his abb
flrupt voyage are contained in this letter
sent to his friend, d. j. Tobey. and de-
.llivered at 3:45 D. m. at the latters ho-
4 tel 1855 Broadway:
My Dear Tobey: Well, old friend.
slhaye gone away | didn't want you to
KNOW, for some good reasons of my
j Town. You know how unhappy she made
!. lmy life, and she has been doing things
/. THAT / would not have her do for the
& l5world.
well, don't think you will see me
flor a long time. But remember one
4 thing,I appreciate all that you and
your good wife have stood from US.
II am always your friend, and no
4 matter where go in this world / will
a always consider you a friend
We could have been so happy in that
!. ltiat. but, no. Mrs. c. did not like being
I HAPPY with a good husband who at one
. time would have laid down his life for
a her.
!. Il hope viii never see her again.
4. Well. goodbye. Tobey. feel 50
badly. You have no idea how hard il
lis for me to go away, but I must.
Good bye to you and your dear wife
IlsYour friend always, JIM
il In the upper left hand corner of the
/ mote Corbett wrote:
t Don't say anything to the gang
e about my going"
j The subject OF Corbett's farewell let.
S ter to his friend is his wife, who, be
c fore her marriage to him three years
!. ago. was Vera Stanley.
: At o'clock Saturday evening, aftel
y the rumor of Corbetts departure hac
n reached her ears, Mrs. Corbett excited,
u entered Corbetts cafe.
y Where is Mr.. Corbett?" she de.
: manded.
: She was informed that he had beer
n in the place the night before.
y THAT will not do" exclaimed Mrs
e Corbett. II must have definite infor
II nation concerning him. demand Il
know where he isl
She got no satisfaction and wen
I away in high dudgeon.
1t is now known that Mrs. Corbct
was prepared to serve her husband Will
5 papers in a suit for separation which
: she has Instituted. She afterward sug
7, tgested that Corbett's hurried goinl
away was due chiefly to his getting tn
tip that she contemplated suit.
= "That and the coming to light Of hi
duplicity in the Mccoy fight" sal
Mrs. Corbett, ARE responsible for Cor
pett getting out Of the country.
"Corbett made 100000 on that fgh'
b 1t was arranged that Mccoy was to b
Knocked out. It was fear over this en-
1T posure and my proceedings against hir
m that have driven Corbett out OF tn
Of country
of I'm his treatment of me he has bee
re the brute always. The public know
r pretty well how he has abused me-
I'd 1t was stated in various quarter
that corbett had disposed OF his saloo
le before going away. His wife said sh
v-|understood such was the fact. job
G Considine denied 1t. Mrs. CTbett ais
IN said that she learned that Corbe,
te would live hereafter in England.
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