The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-06
Miss Alderman Sacrifices Income
OF 100000 Estate for the Sake
of a Man Already Married.
HIS. WIFE Is A CLUB O M
While She Was Attending Meet.
ings the Pretty Heiress Made
Home Attractive for the
Neglected Spouse.
SPECIAL.

HEPUBLIc SPECIAL.
New York. Jan. 5.-Afiss Marie Louise Ac
herman. aged %. pretty. vivaclous and high
~ accomplished. has eloped with @. L
a lawyer OF this city, thereb,
sdcrihcing-for a time. at least the incom,
IRON an estate OF 500. 90 which she In
heritcd from her father.
The young woman lived with an aunt
Mirs' Katherine G. Fay. who Is also hel
guardian. and taught school for diversion
She mad been a friend of MIR. and Mrs
wentworth for a number OF years, and wa
a welcome Visitor at their home. Mrs. Went.
worth has long been active In woman's
ciups and some friends OF the family init.
mated to-day she devoted more time to club
anairs than her husband thought proper.
Ihese same friends aver that Miss Acker-
man made home e~ndurable for the neglect
co husoand; that q secret love seized the
couple and that the elopement followed
logically after a period Of painfuI hesita-
uon. That this may be 30 Is evidenced by
the letter which the young woman mailed
10 ner aunt ON Thursday. In that letter sho
Miss A~ckermann's Letter.
Dear Aunt Kate: 1t is no secret 10 you
by this time that 1 have left New York and
al my family and with George. We have
ieit New York forever. and snail build I'D
a new life for ourselves In some other coun-
try.
do not blame me. dear Aunt Kate I
nave suffered terribly during these past
few years. and. believe me. 1 am gratoful 10
you FOR all you and the rest have done
we did"
In this letter. which was signed Lulu
the young woman also requested Mrs. Fay
10 give my things to Mr.. Peoli OF Georges
ONCE, when he calls for them: also my
cneck. which will be collected by MIR. Put
nam. Georges friend"
Il have no authority TO deliver any OF my
niece's trunks to MIR. Peoli," Mrs. Fay said
to-day. nor to send her allowance to Mr..
Putnam / refused to allow MIR. Peoli to
take my niece's trunks, and I shall do moth
Ing about her until / learn more
definitely about what / should do under the
circumstances"
Mrs. Fay, who is a bright woman of 30
years. then that she was not en-
tirely satisfied about the circumstances
to which she referred
II am at a loss to understand this mat
ter" Mrs. Fay finally explained. "Mr. Peoll
insists that he is a friend Of Mr.. Went
worth. and OF nv niece, and that he also
Is a warm friend of Mrs. Wentworth. Mrs
wentworth, 1 learn from my sister, do
clares that Mr.. Peoli Is a particularly warm
friend OF herself, as well as her husband.
and also that Mr.. Putnam, in addition 70
friend Of herself. / cannot quite understand
how they can be such good friends of both
MIR. and Mira Wentworth, under the cir
c~umstances."
Strange Features Commented On.
Mrs. Fay. upon being reminded that Mr..
Putnam, In whose office Mr.. Wentworth
had desk room. had said that IL Mrs. Went
worth followed his advice she certainly
would sue her husband for divorce, again
became thoughtful She observed after a
moment:
There Is another point I cannot quite
If Mr.. Putnam is satisfied that
Mrs. Wentworth has been wronged and
should seek a divorce, why should he have
anything to do with Wentworth, now that,
the entire situation has become known?
Why should / be requested TO give my
niece's allowance to him, to be sent. as
understand Il, to my niece. under those Cir
oumstanceS7"
Both Mr. and Mrs. Putnam. Mrs Fay