The evening world., 1903-04-13
SAYS WITH EMPHASIS:
"WE HAD NO QUARRELS." "
She Declares that He Only In
duIged in Gambling Occasion
ally and that He Was an In
duIgent Husband and Father,
Spending Nearly All of His
Time at His Home Near Pitts
burg.

Mrs Theodore R. Hostetter, widow oil
Tod" Hcstetter. who was known as
the nerv!est gentleman plunger In Amer
lea. returned to New York to-day after
protracted absence. She was away
from tn city when her husbands gembi-
ing escapades became public, through
.uits brought by Dave Johnston. John
DAILY and other gamblers to recover
money lost in their places from his es-
tate.
II was reported at that time that the
young man had lost in the last year
OF his life more than 100000. Mrs,
Hostetter took occasion to deny through
The Evening World that her husband
had lost anything like such a sum and
she also denied that his estate had paid
n dollar in settlement of any of the
gamblers claims. as has been alleged.
Mrs. Hostetter came direct from Hot
Springs, Va, where she has been with
her two children for the last three
weeks She went at once to her home,
No. East Seventy-third street, where
she received a reporter from The Eve
ming World. She is delicate little
woman. with q sweet face. fair hair and
blue eycs. She spoke most feelingiy OF
her dead husband and referred with
much bitterness to the stories than have
been printed about him. especially TO
those which made 1t appear that there
had been differences between them,
Relatives Try TO Save Her.
II have not sen all that has been
printed about my husband" she said.
"for his relatives have tried to spare
me as much as they could. presume
that my husband did gamble some. The
men with whom he associates were ac-
customed to play at times. but II is alb
surd to say that he lost 81, 100000. Nor
Is 1t true that any compromise with
any OF these gamblers has been made
by the estate. ! have nothing to do
with the management OF the state.
That is in the hands of Mr., r. s. Robb.
Of Pittsburg. but he has assured me
in response to my inquiry that not one
penny has been paid out in the settle
ment OF any gambling debts"
"Is It true that some OF the gamblers
have annoyed you with attempts to col
lect these alleged debts?" she was asked
1T Is not. never knew any OF these
men. I have never seen Canfeld. once
saw Johnson in Narragansett Pier. where
he was pointed out TO me, but not by my
husband. Mr.. Hostetter was too we'll
bred to Introduce any OF these men to
me. What dealings he may have had
with them he naturally kept from me,
but ! know that he never lost anything
like 100000
He Never Lost n Million.
HE never got the opportunity to lose
any such sum. We lived most OF The
time at our country home. thirty miles
out Of Pttsburg. and he only came to
New York at rare intervals. Then
was with him. He was devoted TO his
home and children. as well as to his
business and never neglected them. o.
casionally when he was on his yacht he
relaxed some and was little more ex-
travagant."
Annoyed by Reports.
I'm making this statement through
The Evening World. Ihave a purpose
in view, The publications about my
husband have been source OF great
annoyance to me, They have been
Haunted In my face despite all that my
friends and my husbands relatives
could do 10 keep me from seeing them
/ suppose have no recourse at law.
Anything that these gamblers may
care 10 say may be printed without an
attempt beng made TO get a verlhcation
from Observation-Disclosures, MY children are
getting old enough now to understand
these things, and II grieves me deeply
10 reel that they may read and hear
such things about their father espscl-
ally as they are untrue"
1.-THE reports that there were diver
ences between me and Mr.. Aostetter
are especially obnoxious. There never
were any differences. Proof OF this Is
that ! am now ON the closet terms or
| family. Ills mother and l visit back
and forth. and his sister is 70 visit me
TieAt week" !"
=. 81 z go. :. go.