Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-04-11

My wife and myself had taken her
side in the controversy that arose be-
tween them. and she had consulted NE
for legal advice and protection. Dur
ing this time the man himself was il
intimate relations with a woman whom
he desired to marry. For that purpose
it was necessary to be free from his
wife He discovered the fact that hls
wife knew OF these relations by gaininS
access to safe deposit vault where she
kept her papers. through forging Il
written order over her blank signature
ard purloining the keys from her.
Being thus apprised of the evidence
against him. he determined to anticI-
pate her action by bringing an action
himself, il order that he might have
the appearance of being the injured
party, and, out OF the Vindictiveness
and desire to injure me as much as pos
sible, he made me a defendant in the
action. His allegations were properly
denied, and the issues would have been
squarely met when his death occurred
at the hands of some unknown woman
whom he had invited to his house ~
midnight Nothing more unfortunate
could have occurred for everybody in.
volved, as the entire matter necessaril"
became public. and if the truth could
have appeared the harm would nol
have been so great, but truth and ye;-
low Journalism are at opposite polea,
I and consequently a mass of lies. fiction
and imagination was published which
had no possible basis in fact, but for
the sake of those most concerned SOM
!
shown up and met
First in reference to the Office which
I was alleged to have maintained in
/ Ellicott square. That office was leased
and furnished by me under arrange
nents with another man, whose name
! can be given. TO enable him to do q
/ collection business. Shortly after that
! arrangement he received an offer OF a
salaried position which he desired 10
| accept. I arranged, therefore to re-
! lease him and no business was eve
| done in the Office. nor was il ever used
as meeting place in any manner as
so falsely and unjustly indicated.
Secondly. in reference to the aIlegai
! statement OF a New York detective
agency, whose main business seems to
| have been to give their clients secrets
! to the public, I desire to say that
without knowing what arrangements
: were made with them by any person.
any statements on the part of such
agency tending to reflect in any way
upon either myself or any other person
! involved. are unqualifedly false anr
have no basis in fact. They are made
up of those unfounded statements OF
| cIo Of icJ,
of such doubtful value that even by
the courts il is now almost universally
| held that the presumption is agains,
| their credibility.
Thirdly. during the pending of the
divorce action it became necessary for
me to consult with the defendant in
reference to the course to pursue. For
that reason it was necessary that 4
meeting should take place here in New
| York or in Atlantic City, but in such
| cases, as can be absolutely proved,
i these meetings were in such places ana
under such circumstances as TO apso-
: lutely negative any other idea than
the purpose of transacting the affairs
/ relative to the divorce.
! FINALLY, it may be said that the
crime is as great a mystery to the
writer as to any one. Terrible nOtoriety
and publicity has been brought upon
/ people, more especially women, who
have entirely undeserved it, and great
wrong has been done all concerned, es-
pecially to the family which has suf-
fered and must suffer most. For thar
We must thank the spirit OF yellow
journalism, which does not hesitate to
violate every principle of truth, honor,
chivalry, justice and sanctity in its
efforts to make news and sell papers,
which make that style of journalism
one of the sickening things of modern
civiliza ton