The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-12-28
Strange InfatnatiOn for Miss Cole.
Her Companion. He Says,
Caused Their separation.
TELLS OF THEIR RELATIONS.
Couple Were Insperable, Even on
His Wedding Day. and His
Rights as Il Husband =
Were Ignored.
EEPJPf.Ic SPECIAL.

EEPJ PI.Ic SPECIAL.
Washington. Dec e1.-Paymaster Robert
, B, hodrey retired. tried to-day to reach an .
young wife, who yesterday filed a petltiok
! praying the Supreme Court of the District
OF Columbia TO compel him to support her.
His advances were repulsed. however and
all. apparently, because of the inability Of
the couple to agree as to which of two
standing between them. PayMaster Rodney
Insists that Miss Isabel Nj. Cole who ac-
companied his wife from Toronto to WASH
inSt0n as companion. is the cause of all the
trouble. Mrs. Rodney insists that il is Miss
! Lavinia Rodney. the sister of the Paymas-
ter. Incidentally. Mr.. Rodney to-day gave
out this statement of his side Of the case.
the heading being this:
This case instances the evil power OF
mesmerism or hypnotism. My bride my
collateral cousin. stipulated for separate
bedroom and sittingroom. She kept her
OBJECT secret and ! unsuspectingly agreed.
Then The self-styled companion forced her
self along in the train to ply her art and
since the wedding day at Toronto. Noyem-
ber last. beginning with the drawing room
gether. and intrenched themselves in my
bedroom every night together. to my ex-
clusion.
Even in daytime l never can catch my
wife alone from her hypnotzer. who is SO
insulting to me ! am compelled to stay
away from their presence.
our relations in Canada had long tried to
separate them. but gave II up and palmed on
qualified with laughter.
Il love my wife alone and wish no other
She is young. pretty. talented. prospectively
rich and also high born. being daughter OF
the late George Rodney Owen. younger son
of the tenth Baronet of Orieton. half broth
er of the present Baronet and great grand
son of Admiral (First) Lord Rodney. See
Burke's Peerage and Baronetage.
To separate these infatuated young wom-
en- so that l can live with my wife will be
miracle worthy of our Savior himself. It
may seem sportive. but the prayers OF every.
bouy are requested.
ROBERT BURTON RODNEY.
"Paymaster L. S. N"
Mrs. Rodney is proud Of being the daugh-
ter of the late George Robert owen and q
granddaughter of Admiral ,FirsU Lord Rod
ney. who made the proud declaration at the
end of his campaign against the French:
within two little years | have taken two
Spanish. one French and one Dutch Ad-
miraL"
Mrs Rodney. who is only 81 years old.
looking young woman with dark hair and
eyes who seems to have a mind of her own.
notwithstanding her husbands declaration
that she is completely under the control OF
her companion. Miss Cole -.
She denied this afternoon that her COM
panion had in any way influenced her in her
domestic affairs. Miss Cole is MIS-. Ro0neys
first cousin. and is also a handsome young
woman of the brunette type. She is gi years
old. She ridiculed the assertion of the hus-
band that she had hypnOtiZed Mrs. Rodney
Miss Cole has filed suit against paymaster
Rodney for wages. which. she says. are due
her for services companion to Mrs Rod
ney.