Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-07-14
A sLANDER CASE.
alleged Slanderous Anonymous Letters Aired
in the Municipal Court.

"A case of alleged ltbelOuS Slander il
| which Mrs. Izetta Wilson, or Allen
: brings criminal action against Eben
/ r. Allen. who claims that she is hi.
wife, was opened in the police court
yesterday.
A quarter of century ago, Izetta
Wilson was living with her husband
in HallOwell. Mrs. Wilson was ther
a comparatively young woman, while
her husband was an old man. Every
thing went well, Mrs. Wilson, or Allen
claims, until Eben p. Allen came
along. Then, she claims, he induced her
to leave her husband and live with him.
The two went to Massachusetts, where
they lived for several years. There,
Allen claims, the two were married,
although Mrs. Wilson, or Allen, states
that no marriage ceremony every took
place. Whatever the facts of the case
are regarding that particular point,
the two lived together as man and
wife.
A number of years ago. they return
ell to Hallowell. Mr.. Wilson having
died in the meantime. and there lived
together as man and wife. Later, Mrs.
Allen bought a small farm in West
Gardiner. and to them several children
We're born.
Their life was not as happy as it
might have been. and several times she
made threats to leave him for what
she claims was abuse. Two years ago,
she went to Brunswick and obtained
employment there. Shortly afterward
Allen brought suit against IZetta AL
Ian, fa,s l,a ra, ;-l,
longed to her. the amount of his claim
being little over $500. According to
her story Allen told her that the matter
had been fixed up by his withdrawing
the suit but it seems that it was not
fixed up. Instead he obtained judg
ment and the farm which had been at
tached was sold by the sheriff. Allen
bid it in so that the property now be-
longs to him, according to the decree
of the court.
When it was thought everything was
fixed up Mrs. Allen returned to the
home she had formerly owned and the
two continued to live together. After
a time another disagreement between
the two came and she left him again.
This time she obtained employment
and is at present at work for these
parties.
Allen had tried every way to get her
to come back and live with him but
without success. Finally, Mrs. Aliens
employer received an anonymous let
ter. In the letter the claim was set
forth that Mrs. Allen was dishonest
and that she had husband and chill
dren living in West Gardiner, that she
had been unable to retain her posi-
tions with former employers on ac-
count of her dishonesty Then came
the cream of the whole letter The
writer referred Mrs. Aliens employer
to Allen as reference to the truth and
veracity of the statements in the letter.
Mrs. Allen claims that the hand
writing is that of Allen and she placed
her case in the hands of Attorney w.
ii. Fisher, who at once instituted suit
against Allen on the charge of libelous
defamation of character. The writ was
placed in the hands of Deputy Sheriff
J. F.. Bean. yesterday morning, and he
went down to West Gardiner and made
the arrest.
Allen was brought into the court
room. yesterday afternoon, and there
arraisned for trial on the criminal
charge No evidence was introduced
by the plaintiff, but during the talk
Allen said that he did not write let
ter and that the letter in the hands of
Attorney Fisher was not in his hand
writing.
That Allen might be given time to
secure an attorney he was held on his
own personal recogniZance for appear
ance at the court room, Tuesday after
noon, when the case will be given a
trial.
In addition to the criminal action
there is also civil suit pending. The
suit that Allen brought against the
name of Izetta Allen. or that of his
wife, AS a man cannot bring suit
against his wife. Attorney Fisher will
petition for a review of the former
action Allen brought against Mrs. Al
len who he claims is his wife.
In addition to this she will bring civil
suit against Allen to recover $1O0 which
she claims is due her for household
services