The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-09

his wife only in name. he refuses to re-
lease her. although she has again ana
ise telling him she can never love MIN;
that tied to him. she IS utterly IN
The Journal also publishes the follow
ing. written by Mrs Turner herseHs
HAs a last resort. to gain the freedom
which he promised me, I Will sue my nus
band, Walter P Turner, for absolute d.
with the aid and by the testimony of
nv friends I will prove his infideiity-
ITO make plain my position, / must de-
scribe what was year ago mere eal =
be no vanity in that for this calling bond
to my husband has changed my appear
ance. my disposition TWenty-tnree years
of age. L have become an old woman
Il was born at Xenia, O.. and N that
little town lived d secluded home life It
became necessary to earn my own living,
and, more than two years ago Went 70
Washington d. c. Through the influ-
ence of a political friend of my family,
of whom Senator Turner was one, be-
came clerk in the postoffce department
to me; had no one to advise me. 70 cor
rect my youthful ne. err s9s,, Of l4d4gmeIt'
LONGEzD TO SH-f1 FAf IT'S 1000
Before the Paris exposition was opened
I read much of it. saw many oeautlIul
of the marvels they would contain l
longed to go to the exposition, to see
T formed the plan of getting an APP
pointment to the exposition from Cnlteu
states. Comm ss1oIier feek. ! ne iusa q
pealed with wonderful rorce e my TO
mantle fancy The more 4 thought Of #,
the more. attractive II became, until 7
grew to be Irresistible. But there was one
obstacle in my way. The United States
commissioner positively refused to employ
in Paris However, was given to under
stand there was one way to attain the
enc ambition of nay life, to reailze the
one subject of my thoughts,
Ii L married NIX husband might secure
a place under the commissioned and take
me to the exposition
II had met Walter Turner in his uncle's
committee room where ] went occasion
al n Il
his nephew knew of my intense desire to
go to Paris Walter Turner. was nothing
more than an acquaintance. called him
Mr.. Turner them have called him Mr.
Turner ever since.
ner walked home with me He proposed
marriage to me. -
Marry me- he said, and 1 VIII take
ssAt first + thought he was joking. He
ignorant thoughtless of the gravity Of
the marriage relation
.I5e solemnly promised me that ne
would not assume conjugal relations and
that when we returned from Paris. the
marriage would be dissolved. annulled,
The next day We were married by the
Rev DR.. Revelles, a Methodist minister,
in Alexandriay Va As l stood before the
ing a false step I did not even answer
Yes to the Questions in the marriage
WEPT AT HER WEDDING
Returning to Washington wept and
z you behave as if YOU were coming
from a funeral. not from your wedding
Il went to my boarding house 91y nus
band returned to the korts. hotel where
he lived with his mother Later he visit
ed me just as before our wedding Some
times he took me ont 10 dinner, but
was his wife only in name
'-Our marriage became known in some
way. Mr. Turner asked me to go to live
with him and his mother. I refused NY
parents and my friends forbade me TO go
to Paris with him unless as his wife in
Il could not do that. did not love him.
do not love him.
"A hundred times have pleaded with
him to release from this hateful marriage
He has always put me off. saying, Let
that drift or There is time enough for
that
He has said he loves me. Ny answer
has been. If you love me You VIII re-
lease me and make me happy
IF he would only make formal state
ments in court, the marriage might be
annuiled, my lawers tell me He VIII not
do So
Until am released. I viii never know
a happy moment
SO. although 7 have wished to spare
him this humiliation I viii bring suit for
divorce
TURNER DOES NOT WORRY
Washington, FEB. S.-Walter p Turner