New-York tribune., 1901-12-21
IS MISS ACkERMAN HERE !?
Hf-NT OF HEiRESS WHO ELoPED WITH
MARRIED. LAWYER SAYS YES
NO
SAY NO.

F-.s Mari. Louise Ackerrnaa. the young heiress
hose eloperlent with George wentworth a
7-oung married lawyer. Of this city. On Decemner
= Of last year, caused considerable comment
returned TO this city? Her aunt. Katherine Z
Fay Of No. 20 West Fffteenth-st-. says she has,
and intimates that her affection for wentworth
mas cooled materially Her cousin, Miss Irene
Fay suggests that Miss Alderman has recently
been thoroughly disillusioned and is now quite
ready to be forgiven and received in her old
home PercivaI W. BenseI. whose wife is an
intimate friend Of Miss Alderman. and at whose
house the eloping couple stayed for several days
when they first disappeared. denies the story
that Miss Ackerman is IN town, and declares
that she and Wentworth are living together
happily miles away from New-York
Mrs Wentworth. the deserted wife who is
living with her invalid father at No :'2S3 Am
sterdam-ave.. and supporting him, for her hus-
hand left her destitute. yesterday told re-
porter that she believed that her husband was
back in the city and would return TO her. Mrs
Wentworth mas never brought action for di-
porce.
Mrs Katherine c. Fay. Miss Ackerman's aunt,
who was seen by a Tribune reporter last night.
said:
Il think Lulu has come back. have charge
Of her property. and have not sent her any
money for six months, and I don't think Went
worth would support her"
Mrs Fay expressed considerable surprise at
Mrs. Wentworth's attitude. She said her niece
was for many years a close friend of Mrs.
Wentworths sister, and that for at least three
years Mrs Wentworth knew of the intimacy of
her husband and Miss Ackerman, and yet, she
declared Mrs Wentworth repeatedly asked Miss
Ackernan to come to the house, and on one
occasion asked her TO keep house for her hus-
band and sister while she away from the
city on a visit. This intimacy finally resulted IN
the breaking up Of the friendship between MIS-
wentworth's sister and Miss Ackerman, but
never called forth any protest from Mrs. Went
worth herself. Mrs. Fay asserted
On the night of the elopement Miss Alderman
put on new hail dress Before she went out
her aunt advised her 10 change it. as it was
raining Miss Alderman said she was partlcu-
larlv anxious 10 look well that night Her
aunt never saw her after that, but said she haH
received several letters from her since; IN "hlca
she described herself very happy Two Gays
ago Mrs Fay learned that her niece had re-
turned to the city and was staying Win Che
Bensels at No 2U2 Edgecombe-aVe- Miss AcheIoo
man Mrs. Fay said. inherited about S3o,ooo
from her father. and like sum Went 10 heF
brother The estate will not be divided for three
wears and Miss AckeTman's share OF the IN
come has OF late been kept back by her aunt
who IS her guardian. Mrs. Fay said that she
had heard recently that Wentworth naa ire +tI
her niece badly, but expressed the opinion that
her niece would never come back 10 her agaiA'
Percival w Bensel: at whose mouse MISS MISS
Ackern1an was reported to be staying, was seen
tv a Tribune reporter late last night. Mr. Ben
sci came out into the hall, and, after carefully
closing the door made the following statement: |
Miss Acterpan has not been here for year |
The story that she here originated in Fffteenth
ST receive all her mail under cover ana remain
it in this civ / remaed letter from her to htr
aunt last night and that is the cause OF this story
today 4 newspaper friend of the people IN F1t |
teenth-st- tips off the papers Miss Ackerman Is |
Ii,-7e with Went worth. They are lar away from |
here He Is working: 1 cant say in what business
Miss Ackermar's fortune has been greatly eXas-
rerared and fl would be sufficient TO support
Wentworth even II he were willing to live on II
There is no truth IN the sto-y that the couple nave
eenarated or auarreiled. You state positively
Ter me that Miss Ackeruan is not here and has
ro- been here since she first went away. Miss
acEerman is on very good terms with her brother,
and she 7Erites 10 hin frequenty through me.