The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-30
ELOPERS ARE
HEARD FROM.
Miss Ackerman and Wentworth
Are In Chicago.
WOMAN WRITES she IS HAPPY.
Expresses no Rsmsrss Over Her Conduct 10
Running Away With the Husband Of
Her Dearest Friend.
WOMAN WRITES she IS HAPPY.

New York. Jan. 30.-Mary Louise Acker-
man. the heiress who eloped with Lawyer
George Edmonds Wentworth. the hus-
band OF her best friend. was yesterday
located in Edgecombe avenue. Chicago.
In letter received by Mrs. Katharine
c. Fay. of No. 20 West Fifteenth street,
Miss Ackermans aunt. with whom the
girl lived, Miss Ackerman declares that
she does not regret having eloped with
Wentworth and that she is happy.
So lacking in modesty was the letter
that Miss Ackerman's relatives and
friends believe that the girl Is either mad
or has been hypnotized.
Mrs. Fay received a letter from Miss
Ackerman on Saturday last Hardly had
IL arrived when truckman drove up.
He had an order In Miss Ackerman's
handwriting for certain OF her belong
ings.
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 TO take
them. she wrote. Also send my check
for January dividends to Chicago H.,
general delivery. Don't forget my doll
dresser: l can't part with that"
The truckman said that he was TO send
the goods To a house In Edgecombe ave-
nue.. Chicago.
WRITES LIKE A MAD WOMAN.
Miss Ackerman's other letter to 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.
II never want TO see any of you again."
she wrote. II love all of you. but l love
my dearest, dearest George better than
the whole world. / 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. lie
loved me-"
Further down in the letter Miss Acker-
man wrote.
I'VE are going 10 some far-off country.
We may change our names. We will
live for each other. dearest George and /.
l have nothing TO regret and j regret
nothing. l am too happy to regret and
dearest George is happy and regrets moth
ing
According TO Miss Ackerman's letters
Wentworth hopes to get a divorce so
that he can marry her.
MY poor cousin is either mad or un-
der the hypnotic influence of that man
Wentworth" said Miss Irene Alderman.
first cousin of Marie Alderman, when
seen at her home, In West Fifteenth
street. last night. "No one can con-
vince me that Marie could write this
brazen letter when i'm her right mind.
wentworth had the power of hypno-
tism and we have heard that he often
used Marie as his subject in displaying
his power at private exhibitions.
A coNFIDING GIRL.
'I feel that 1t is time for some one of
us to talk and / will gladly tell just how
Wentworth won the girls love and per-
suaded her to leave home with him. Marie
was the most confidng, trusting girl
ever knew She knew little of the world,
and except for n small circle of friends
had no acquaintances.
"She was just the sort of a woman
man like Wentworth would pick out for
a victim For one month before 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 elopement.
and her queer actions were explained.
''Narie 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 will develop a scandal which
will involve other persons prominent In
New York.
..Marie will continue TO draw her divi-
dends and will 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.
"Ali of us have the greatest sympathy
for Mrs Wentworth, the deserted wife.
she is living with her father who Is
paralyzed and an invalid. at No. 325
Amsterdam avenue. She is I'm want. We
believe Wentworth will desert Marie Just
as he did his own wife.
Miss Ackerman and Wentworth eloped
on Dec. q. Wentworth was connected
with the law firm OF Gasquet. Ruther-
ford a. Putnam. OF No. 81 Nassau street.
Miss Ackerman is the daughter OF the
late George Ackerman, who war presi-
dent Of the Tenth National Bank.