The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-08
May And PUTTY HOME AGAIN.
FOUNDIT FROSTY on THE CMBRIA
AND CHILLIER YET IN TOWN.
May Has q Monkey to Care For ana Has
Become "Niamie"-Putty IL "Brsdtiy"
NOw--Ilastings Draws Its Shades Down
Said 20 Have Stage Aspirations.

May Yohe got back TO this country yes
terday with Putnam Bradlee Strong and
anew monkey. They arrived on tho Cinard
liner Umbria. Nobody met them ~ the
pier
Neither of them seemed TO be surprised
At that. but Miss Yohe or Mrs Strong (she
announced her marriage to Strong In a
letter from Buenos Ayres last October)
showed some temper because she Rad TO
wait so long to have her twenty-five pieces
of baggage, exclusive OF the monkey. the
dog, a box of pineapples and Patty" a.
she used To call Strong, examined by he
customs officers.
The Strongs were about tho last of the
frt-cabin Passengers to get away from
the pier. Mrs. Strong. with the monkey in
her arms. and Putty" behind her holding
the dog, waited in line to file her declaration
card till she noticed that almost al the other
Passengers left were Of the second cabin.
why" she exclaimed Unjust ! stand
here with these second cabin folks"
The second-cabin passengers heard her,
and stepped away 10 give her and Putty
vide berth.
Not much could be learned of how the
Strongs had enjoyed the voyage because
ivy NOutlfl btLh iUtIil$'lNet ana flOut OF
the Passengers had met them Both the
woman and Putty" looked well and had OH
good Clothes. including some furs. Their
general air Of prosperity seemed TO dis
credit the malicious stories that Strong was
coming back TO get some more money out
of his family, the members OF which paid
tho lohc woman 81 600 last july when she
threatened t0 have Putty" arrested on a
charge of robbing her and her Japanese
maid of their Jewels
The only he" thing noticeable In the pair
Was in IN" form Of cndearments May now
calls Strong Brady" instead Of Putty"
and he has substituted Mamie" for MAY
The monkey j. plain Francis"
When Bradley. Mamie and Francis lef-
the pier they gave orders TO have their
trunks sent direct TO Hastings and rhcn
told their Cahiran To drive them TO the
Hotel Manhattan
They didn't go 10 the Mar haitian. though
When told that the Strougs had intended
10 come there n clerk Al the Manhattan
said they hadn't and added.
II they had our last room would have been
taken Just before they got here.
Nobody met the Strougs AZ he train in
Hastings, although somehow or other the
whole village seemed to know they were
coming. Al two Of the houses on the hill
where tho lohe house il, the curtains hap
pen"d 10 be pulled down a. the Strong
carriage went by and Mere raised again
"neh II got beyond the gates.
~ the house the Strongs were "a reticent
as they had been at the pier. 4 woman
answered all rings NJ the bell
NO, you can't see Mr.. Strong" she said
before any reporter had time 90 announce
his crrnud.
Perhaps he NAV have something TO say
later ia the day" suggested.
III there i anything 10 say" replied
the woman AT the door. we'll put a bulletin
on the gatepost. telling just what We eat
and what time We go TO bed.
viii anything lew III the way Of sepa-
ratioi!s, or divorces, or missing jewels be
buletiuedt"
The woman wouldn't talk about that.
The Strongs are very exclusive in Hast
inRs, They receive no callers and never
viii IN that town. so several of the neigh
lors -aid. And the proprietor OF the only
Ivory stable III Hastings will not let car.
riages To strangers who want To drive up
~ the fohe house.
"I'll let rig to 60 anywhere In Hastings"
he said Yesterday, except 10 Mrs. Yohe's
and | won't say anything more about it"
Hastings had To have rumor yester-
day, - one was invented 10 the effect that
the StroEgs are going on the stage. All
ne theatre managers ia town pleaded not
guilty last night.
Another explanation of the Strongs'
return 10 this country was that the woman
waited TO get lot Of promi-sory notes
which lie holds against lor former husband.
=
ruptcy proceedings in London were post
poned recently AZ the Cabled request of
Mis- lohes lawyers, Emanuel Friend,
who asked for time 10 get afiidavi,s from
his client alout Lord Franci-'s Indebtedness
:" her. There notes amount to about
s25 nco.
LaWver Frrnd did not see his client
or her husband Yesterday and said that he
had not leen informed that they were
coming here. job F Hedges, no repre-
.l h.,r -
Mrs Shattuck. when they paid over the
$1,000 10 IN" Yohe woman last wear. think
ing that such payment was necessary to
keep strong out Of jail. said Yesterday
that he knew nothing about Strong's rnoVe-
ments and didn't want to.
II was last July that Strong and tho
Nnhe woman revived the scandal of their
"lorcmont to Japan by going through
tho performance which succeeded in adding
$1,000 10 their funds. l. began with
N'rong'~ di~appoarau"". Topprtod abandon
mont of IN" woman and alleged fear on
her part that h" had He'd himself In
few days She declared that Strong had
pawned all her jewels and those of her
maid and had made or with the proceeds
That was follow ed by a warrant for his
arrest Scotland Yard detectives were
requested to look out for him in London.
and then hi, mother and Mrs, Shattuck
reimbursed the lOhe woman.
Strong showed up ia London. MAY
Noh" went over to Paris where hc found her
and their quarrel" was patched up" As n
preliminary To the reconciliation" these
notes were exchanged and furnished for
publication.
pF,R Ml2y-EXCuSe the shakiness Of my
writing | am nearly crazy. How could
you accuse mo Of stealing This will be
handed to YOU hv a messenger who knows
my address. and who Will forward any mail
wire II Won love me writ" or wire, If
possible the latter, n n letter may reach me
too late. Remember. | am, even uutil the
next world. Yours BRApLEF.
Upon the receipt Of this note Miss iohc
hastily wrote.
Come back, forgive all May.
From Paris tn" pair went 20 Genoa and
from there to Buenos Ayres, where. ac-
cording 10 cable dispatches and an an
nounCement 10y the woman, they were
married early last October in accordance
with written contract which they had been |
living under pending the completion OF the
divorce proceedings between her and Lord