The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-02-01
is SHE HYPNOTIZED?
Queer Freak Of hiss AckerHsaa the
Heire&s.


New York. Jan. S1.-Marie Alderman,
the heiress who eloped with Lawyer
George Edmonds Wentworth, the husband
Of her best friend. was yesterday located
in Edgecomb avenue. Chicago. In a letter
received By Mrs. Katharins c. Fay Of No.
% West Fifteenth street. Miss Acker-
mans aunt with whom the girl lived.
Miss Alderman declares she does not re-
greet having eloped with Wentworth and
that she is happy. So lacking in modesty
was the letter that Miss Ackermsn's rel
atives and friends believe that the girl is
either mad or has been hypnodzed.
Mrs. Fay received a letter from Miss
It arrived when a truckman drove UP. He
Alderman on Saturday last Hardy had
had an order in Miss Ackerman's hand
writing for certain of her belongings.
Aunt Kate, you can have my large
dressing case and my brass bedstead. but
please send my trunks and desk to
where the truckman has been ordered 10
take them" she wrote also send my
check for January dividends 10 Chicago.
H., general delivery. Don't forget my
doll dresser. can't part with that"
The truckman said that he was to send
the goods to a house in Edgeconlb ave
nue.. Chicago
Miss Ackerman's other letter 10 her
aunt fully convinced her relatives that
she IS little better than a mad woman.
Naturally a modest, refined. dignified
young woman, she seems to glory in hav-
ing robbed her friend of her husband
Il never want TO see any Of you again, =
she wrote. Il love all of you, but 1 love
my dearest, dearest George better than
the whole world. I have lost you. but
have gained him. We are living together
and we are happy oh. so happy George
didn't love her, that other woman. He
loved me-"
Further down in the letter Miss Acker-
man wrote:
I'VE are going TO some far-off country.
We may change our names. We viii live
for each other. dearest George and I. I
have nothing to regret and regret moth
ing. I am too happy TO regret and dear
est George is happy and regrets nothing.
According to Miss Aekerman's letters.
Wentworth hopes to get adtyorce so that
he can marry her.
My cousin is either mad or under the
hypnotic influence of that man Went
worth" said Miss Irene Alderman. first
cousin of Marie Alderman when seen at
her home in West Fifteenth street last
night mo one can convince me that
Marie could write this brazen letter when
in her right mind. Wentworth had The
power of hypnotism and we have heard
that he often used Marie as his subject
in displaying his power at private exhi-
bitions"
Il feel that it is time for some Of US to
talk and I wiz gladly tell just how Went
worth won the girls love and persuaded
her to leave home with him. Marie was
the most conhding, trusting girl I ever
knew. She knew little Of the world and
except for a small circle Of friends had
no acquaintances. She was Just the sort
of a woman a man like Wentworth would
pick out for a victim. For one month be
fore Marie and Wentworth eloped. the
greatest change came over the girl. She
became moody and fearful. We thought
that she was ill., Then came the eIope-
ment and her queer actions were ex-
planned.
Marie IS not the only girl victim Of
Wentworth. We have learned that there
were several other young women over
whom he had the same power. He did
not elope with them, however Marie's
elopement viii develop a scandal which
win involve other persons prominent in
New York
Marie viii continue to draw her divi-
dends and VIII no doubt support Went
worth, who IS without means. We have
heard that they are going to st. Louis to
live He expects to practice law there.
"AH of US have the greatest sympathy
for Mrs. Wentworth the deserted wife.
She is living with her father who is par
alyzed and an invalid. at No. 325 Araster-
dam avenue. She Is in want. We believe
Wentworth viii desert Marie just as he
did his own wife"
Miss Alderman and Wentworth eloped
on December o. Wentworth was c0nnec-
ted with the law firm Of Gasquet Ru-
therford & Putnam. Of No. 81 Nassau
street. Miss Alderman is the daughter Of
the late George Alderman, who was pres
ident of the Tenth National bank.