The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-21
Daughter returns
TO Her LOUISA HOME
Continued from First Pagc.)


richardson remained at No. 254 Bank
Street and her father spent the night
with friends. Hassel secured lodging at
a Bank Street clearinghouse. several
blocks below the house at which Miss
Richardson stopped
This morning Rev. Mr. Richardson
called at No. 25i Bank Street for his
daughter. and a long conference followed
at the office of Attorney Bibb with the
attorney. Rev. Mr.. Richardson, Miss
Richardson and Hassel all present. Has
sci swore to the father that there had
besn nothing wrong between himself ana
the young woman. Miss Rlcnardsoh
agreed to return with her father TO Lou
isa Hassel agreed to let Mr.. Richardson
alone in the future. and the father fl
rally agreed to drop the proposed prose-
cution.
NIATRIMoNIAL EsCAPADEs.
Miss Richardson was urged not to talk.
but Hassel talked freely
I'll swear any and all questions.
said he. 'in order to be set right before
the public. I did not come here to get
married I am already married and do
not wish to commit bigamy. Miss Rich
ardson is a music teacher and has been
supporting herself. She has been to
various States and has recently been to
Florida She came here to get a music
class and I came here to take a position
We came together from Richmond.
1T has been said that you have exer-
cised hypnotism over Miss Richardson
to get her here. Is that correct?'
ct is false he said with much feel
ing 1.-THE newspapers do not always
fell the truth am not a hypnotist. but
would like to be one for the experience.
They tried to hypnotic me once at a
public exhibition, but they couldn't l
was too smart for them.
You have been married?"
RI certainly have. Twice, my first
wife was 81 years old. She was Miss
Jennie B. C. Webster. secured al
vorce from her in Oklahoma City in 1886
She is now Mrs. Wyant in the photo
graph business in Richmond Six months
after T married Miss Mary Wrenn. III
Norfolk She was y years old she
left me and is now In West Virginia
On. but I would like to see her just to
talk over matters. She will testify that
I did not try 10 get married again "hlie
I was married to her
1T has been said that you told Miss
Richardson to wait six months so that
YOU could get married again; in other
words the Oklahoma divorce permitted
vo,, 70 get married again at the expira-
ton of six months so that your marriage
with Miss Wrenn was invalid.
That's a falsehood. My present wire
will testify to that effect
DRANK CREAM SODA.
Here is a summary of some Of Hassefs
statements: I'm not hypnotist. but
I'd like to be one for the novelty OF it
.sWhen I was married / liked to take
the Girls a round and drink ice cream soda.
NV second wife said she could not Join
us because she had household duties to
perform.
q love that girl and she loves me.
..a1,, second wife left me, but I would
like to talk matters over with her
II am 4. vi,tim of circumstances.
Yes. Z visited Miss Richardson the
same as any young man would nave zone zone;
INV father is a very. wealthy man and
T wouldn't want him to know about
this
Miss Richardson loves me and love
her. said Hassel, '.but it is just case
80 o,,it and that is all. She goes home
with her father this afternoon and
never expect to see or hear from her