Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-11-01
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flee.
II thought little more of the matter.
for l confess | thought that she was
joking me. 1t did not occur to me that
there was anything serious in it, for l
knew perfectly we'll that my connection
with her had been perfectly honorable
and gentlemanly in every way. do not
yet understand why she made the re-
marks she did that day.
THAT night before l left the city, in
conversation with the married daughter
of Mr.. Arnold. who keeps the hotel
forget her name-I mentioned the con-
versation at the postoffice, and this
lady laughed and remarked that the
girl had no reason to talk that way, or
something of the kind.
81 repeat that the two times that /
walked home with the young woman
were the only times that I could be said
to have had a real conversation with
her; deny absolutely that ever men
toned love to her or spoke to her OF
personal and familiar matters; deny
that 1 ever told her was unmarried, or
that I ever made love to her.
THE sensational story sent from
Marshalltown does me a grave injus-
tice. A combination of circumstances
has placed me in a very unfortunate
position. 1t is easy to see how one who
is perfectly innocent might easily be
ruined
II knew nothing of the suicide of
Miss Whitmore or of the charge against
me until this morning. / got up at
Early, in Sac county, and hired a liv
cry rig to so to Nemaha. Arriving at
Nenlaha / was just opening q copy of
a Des Moines paper which I had picked
up in the hotel, when 1 looked out of
the window and saw Mr.. T. M. Lam
gan. When he came in he handed me
a copy of a Des Moines paper and call
ed my attention to the sensational
story. came to Des Moines at once
with Mr.. Langan.
Il have confidence, yet, that my
friends will not forsake me on account
of this most unjust situation. / have
lived here all my life. l am a young
man and have sought to build up my
self by living q life of integrity. 1 do
not believe that it can all be swept
away by story like this. absolutely
unfounded in fact and as basis for
'My wife is nearly Frustrated by the
story. In any event she and my dear
est ones are the most severe sufferers
from this unjust ins:nuation. Their
confidence In me gives one strength to
meet the world and undertake the task
cf refuting a most damaging falsehoo d.
Il have no explanation to offer as to
why Miss Whitmore took her own life.
She was woman. She appeared to be
% or % years of age. She appeared to
he serious minded and there was moth
ing frivolous or trivial about her. She
had been a school teacher. I understand.
Her father was dead, but know moth
ing of her family beyond the fact that
she lived with her mother, whom I met.
Il do not know how The story conf
plicating me originated at Union, unless
from the conversation [ had with the
daughter of the hotelkeaper about tile
queer remarks which the girl made 70
me a week ago last Wednesday at the
postoffice.''
Mr.. L. M. Langan was seen last night.
II left Des Moines this morning at 3
o'clock after seeing the story in a news
paper said Mr.. Langan, Gin order 20
overtake Mr.. Perkins and secure an e,s-
palnation from him. I found him mt
Nemeha and we returned together to-
night.
Il believe that serious and grave in
justice has been done Mr.. Perkins. We
believe his story about his acquaiil-
tanceship with the young woman. We
do not believe that he misrepresenttsd
himself to her or that he deceived her
in any way; nor do we think that he
was more than gentlemanly and frient,-
ly in his relations with her.
1--WE are glad that our confidence In
him has not been shaken. He has
worked faithfully for us for three years.
We never had occasion to suspect him
OF the slightest deviation from the cor
rect path. We find also that not sim
gle one of his friends and those who
know him the best believe that he de-
ceived the young woman at Union.
Il think that the newspapers make
grave mistake in publishing such things
as this without knowing the absolute
facts Here Is a case in which an inno-
cent young man has bean damaged and
whose life might easily have been
ruined by the publication of story
without foundation as i. seems to me.
wish there We're a way to stop such
publications"