The Florence daily tribune., 1902-07-01
A Card From Mrs. Thomas.

disappearance of my husband G. ".
Thomas that cannot allow them to
go uncontradicted; and / hope The
Tribune and the other newspapers of
the city will give me an opportunity
of disproving these cruel, unprovoked
and unnecessary ISLANDERS. The state
ments III The Tribune are to the effect
that:
Those acquainted with the facts
believe that Mrs. Thomas is not
wholly in the dark regarding the
matter.
2-That when Mr.. Thomas left his
home he was attired in new suit of
clothes, a new shirt and new pair of
shoes, and that he left the house
sometime before daylight.
3-That on Sunday night they Tiny
husband and y had quite heated
quarrel as witnesses will make
affidavit.
4-That on one occasion Mr..
Thomas told his wife that if he ever
left her it would be useless for her
to look for him.
5-That Mrs. Thomas never notified
the officers, nor relatives in the east !;
nor did she at any time volunteer
any information of her own volition.
6--That she offered no assistance in
searching for her husband and de-
TO assist her in investigating the con.
dition of the business.
As to the first insinuation, of course
do not know what people believe.
only know that the persons who
made the insinuations have pretended
much now to learn that those who
professed so much friendship to my
face should slander me to newspaper
reporter behind my back
When Mr.. Thomas left home he
wore the same shoes and suit he was
accustomed to wear about the store
He did not even put ON his new hat
and gloves as was his custom when he
contemplated trip. He did not
leave before daylight nor was there
anything in his demeanor to intimate
that he was going away.
We did not have heated quarrel
on the day or night before he left and
The Tribune will not find any person,
think, who will so perjure them
selves as to make affidavit to anything
of the kind
The 4th statement concerns re-
mark once made by Mr.. Thomas when
discussing a quarrel between another
person and his wife aud was not as
stated by The Tribune, at all What
Mr. Thomas said was: IF you
should ever drive me away as she did
him, don't you ever think | would
beg to come back as lie has done "
That was all there was to that.
Statement No. is all false. l no.
titled officers Pope and Nicholas, tele-
graphed Mr.. Thomas sister III Ohio,
expressed my fears to Mr.. Johnston
and to all the acquaintances with
whom / came in contact that Monday
morning and did all that n woman
under the circumstances could do.
/ did not join the searching parties
and did not hike to go away from the
store for l was hoping and expecting
every moment that my husband would
return.
As to the 9Th statement, ! am
sure no one can say that refused as
sistance or information. In my be-
wildered condition | could not be of
much assistance, / admit, but | gave
all the information / had or could
obtain and that was all / could do.
AS to the rest of the statement: ::
There were plenty of people volunteer
ing to help look into the condition of
Mr.. Thomas business. To some of
them under competent advice / was
obliged TO reply that | would have
that attended to at the proper time
| by the proper persons, which l did.
In view of all these facts have | not
enough to endure without being as
sailed by newspapers writers that do
81, 9 l.