The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-08-27

took the Pennsylvania Limited Express
for Washington. Ii is no subversion oi
facts TO declare that the face OF the money
moon was darkly Obscured by several
sorts of clouds Chief among them We're
lowering financial storm signals. Mr..
Turner. who is an heir To an estate OF
million and half dollars, to which he
attains when he becomes twenty-five
years of age. or earlier at the discretion
of his mother, had vainly appealed to his
parent for funds.
DROVE can.
'7Separatcd from his young wife, he
promptly entered the employ at John
Middleton az driver of n hanson cab.
MIR. Turner and MIR. Middleton had met
some wears ago in Honolulu. where young
Turner was making pleasure tour ana
later. when the California lad was stu
dent at Cornell University, he was gen
erons patron of Mr. Middletons livery
stable during his frequent visits To New
York. Ii was after completing his stud
les at Cornell that young Turner = smother
took him To Washington last June To Sc
cure him a berth in the Navy Department
While waiting for his appointment
young Turner met Miss Mayo. fell ut once
| A victim to her destinations and married
after brief. but ardent, courtshlp. Miss
Mavo was visiting relatives in Washing
ton AT the time. and was being greatly
ieted
TELEGRArmEn FOR NM.
NSincc separating from her husband she
has preserved silence toward him until
Yesterday. when she telegraphed him that
poverty by his side seemed far more Joyous
"A lot than ailluence under other circum-
stances Until the receipt Of this message
Mr.. Turner had spurned the entreaties OF
his mother. who had begged him to re-
turn home and enter into his inheritance
Upon hearing from his wife. he disclosed
the state of affairs to his ielow-cabbles,
who promptly put him in possession OF
sufficient funds to enable him To join his
bride. The elder Mrs. Turner is visiting
friends in Atlantic City, and after n briel
STAY in Virginia the young couple VIII
Join her there and later take honey
moon trip TO Europe.
WITHOUT 4 FOrNpATIoN on TIKI I'll.
When the article which We reproduce
from the Times was seen. IHE FREE
Lance with its usual care TO serve It's
readers with only authentic and reliable
information, Immediately communicated
with the brother of Mrs Turner in Rich
mond. who replied that Mrs. Turner was
with friends at Natural Bridge, Va. The
first intimation Mrs. Turner had of the
report was our telegram enquirlng AZ 10
it's veracity. and in reply promptly wired
that the report was absolutely false, and
that she had neither communicated with
Mr.. Turner nor did she even know where
he was III
ond Mrs Turner were married IN WASH
inoton they came Immediately to TINS
- IN visit for few DAYS the relatives
~ MfS Turner IT will also be remem
bered the surprise the marriage Occa-
stoned ON account of its taking place
without even the parents Of the bride or
groom being apprised of it before the
ceremony, and also Of the early departure
of Mr.. Turner for New York, where he
said he was called on account of press
ing business engagement. The divorce
proceedings which followed are familiar
TO the readers of THE FREE LANCE.
WHAT ATTORNEY ". u. CARTER SAYS.
Mr.. W. d. Carter, who is counsel for
Mrs. Turner in the divorce proceedings
on being interviewed by THE FREE LANCE
respresentive yesterday. said Il have
read the newspaper account of n reconcile
alton between MIR and Mrs. Lloyd \.
Turner, in the Richmond Times, but ]
knew at once that the statements were
absolutely untrue, and so satisfied was
on this point that have not thought
it necessary to call the attention Of my
client to the publication
On being further pressed by report
er Mr. Carter said
a newspaper account refers To Eu
rOpean trip taken by MIR. and Mrs. Tur-
ner Immediately after their marriage. ]
know positively that Mr.. and Mrs.
Turner came from Washington the
day after their marriage to Freder
icksburg. and have not seen each other
since. know that Mr.. Turner'S ~
sources are limited, az evidenced by the
fact that he has been largely dependent
upon friends for support in New York.
have met Mr.. Turner and ! am per
suaded that the whole story of a recon-
citation originated with him as a foun-
datiOn for passing the hat among
his friends and some gullible reporter
no doubt. was taken in by his genial and
impressive manner of narrating the
fable
THAT MILLION AND A HALF MYTH.
In reference to the report that when
Turner becomes twenty-five years OF age
he will succeed TO a fortune of a million
and half dollars there is not a shadow
of truth. The FREE Lance representa-
tive yesterday saw a letter from Mrs.
Elizabeth H. Turner mother OF Mr.. Lloyd
4. Turner, wherein she states that she is
in moderate circumstances, and that her
son has no prospects of an inheritance
coming to him when he is twenty-five
years old, or at any other time.
These are the facts in the case:
The divorce proceedings are now in the
Circuit court of this city and will be
heard before Judge j. +. Mason at the
approaching term.
ANOTHER DENIAL.
Greenlee, Va, August n, 1901.
Editor of The Richmond Times, Rich |