The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-07-21
Mrs. Bedford Says Her Aus.
band Did Not Question Il.
TO FIGHT FOR 100000
Goes Not Believe the Infant Which Was
Pronounced as Spurious In London
Is Dead.

New York. July 2l.-Mrs. Bedford,
widow OF Cunning S. Bedford, who ded
IN Paris last February, arrived here sun
day on La Gascogne to sign some papers
and 10 retain a lawyer 10 night for her
husbands estate.
Mrs. Bedford was arrested In Liver
pool and fined $50 I'm Bow street court,
London, for registering spurious papy
as her own In order that the chlid might
inherit the property OF her husband,
amounting 10 about 100000. After she
had pad the fine she returned 90 Paris
and sent the child 10 the country.
Regarding n report Cabled from London
that the infant had died, the widow said:
IL do not believe H. The last l heard
the child whose name Is Eugene Fred
cirque Bedford was in good health. The
baby Is now seven months old, and when
| left was troubled with n little cough.
but | am positive she Is not dead. She
q with her nurse in the country, near
Paris"
Mrs. Bedford took hanson for the
large. blue-gray. and expressive she
Is aware OF their power and knows how
TO roll the eloquent oibs with effect. She
was dressed in deep mourning
She was greatly terrified lest she
should be arrested upon lHnding from
La Gascogne, not appearing To under
stand that she could not twice be put
in jeopardy on the same charge.
DECIDED TO BRAVE 1T OUT"
Al last she said she would brave ii
out" leaving the keys OF her two trunks
with young man from the law office
Of Eugene l.. Busche, one OF the trus-
tees OF her husbands estate. She for
got 10 leave with the law clerk the key
10 a yellow leather bag which tIc Gus
toms author ties now have In charge.
Mrs Bedford took a hanson for the
Grenob,e
II am going first 10 Woodlawn 10 scat
ter flowers upon my husbands grave.
Mrs Bedford said In her apartment at
the Grenobie last night. II cannot de-
eide upon my future course until after
| have consulted with the trustees OF
Mr. Bedford's estate and have selected
my lawyers
my rights in my husbands estate may
be greater than some people think. There
has been on the other side n great deal
of intimidation and corruption In TINS
case. and II IL is the same on this side
will find II out. | will make some OF my
husbands relatives perspire perhaps
II want this property not helf SO much
because I need II as because Mr.. Bedford
wanted me 10 have IL. Why do these peo.
pie fight me? What IL the reason for III
but | am going to get this property now.
II possible They have tried to disprove
my marriage. but ! am the widow OF
Cunning s. Bedford
HUSBANDS COUSINS HER FOES.
The persons 10 whom Mrs. Bedford re-
ferred are the cousins Of her husband,
Mrs Virginia Zerega Of Plainfield. y. j.,
and her three sisters. who instituted,
through Coudert Bros. the proceedings
against Mrs Bedford
on the subject of the rights of the child.
Eugene Fedorique as the heir OF her
husband. though not her daughter, the
widow said:
There has never been any question
his rightful heir. Eugenie is my hus-
bands child He recognized her as such
In the presence OF the nurse and other
witnesses"
who is the mother Of the child?"
mfr. Bedford was a gentleman" replied
she, with dignity
Mrs. Bedford was last here In April
when she brought her husbands body.
She returned TO Europe on the Umbria.
on which an attempt was made TO ship
a box Of dynamite. Referring to this.
she said
why should dynamite have been sent
only to the steamer on which I sailed
for Europe? Why was II not sent upon
my life but | don't want TO lose my
eyes 80
Just before leaving Ia Gascogne Mrs.
Bedford received from her agent I'm
France Alfred Thomas. n cablegram in
code. She could not procure yesterday
the use OF a code. but she was sure the
message did not contain news OF the
death OF little Eugene Fre1erique.
Would YOU mind pinning a flower in
my coat when | go?" asked young DO
Barem
Certainly not" replied Mlss wearyun.
/ 1T will afford me pleasure 20 do n OF
/ once."-Chicago News.