The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-26
How LESLIE CARTER
GOT REVENGE

EsLIE CARTER. the mIIionsh


r EsLIE CARTER. the millionaire
who. eighteen years ago. obtained
a divorce from the woman who has
since become world-famous as am ac-
tress. has devised and carried out a
Sinister and characteristic scheme Of
revenge says the New York World
lie has reached out from the shadows
INTO which he retired 40 the conclusion
or the divorce suit and delivered "a
alealthy thrust 40 the actress by de-
ereeing that her Autographs shall not
na displayed on the biilhoards OF the
south Side Elevated railroad. which he
controls. Moreover. he has induced the
managers of the f0ur other elevated
laliipaas in Chicago 10 follow his exc
ample They declare that they are en-
loielhg tne boycott against the famous
actress as a matter 0f courtesy 10 a
valued and respected business associ-
ATE.
notwithstanding this petty attempt
10 annoy and damage her Mrs. Carter
is now playing ia Barry" 40 crowded
houses
DO not know the person you call
Mlf Leslie Garter. actress. DO NOT
wish to discuss her or her affairs. TIC is
tre llat matter advertising her cannot
hf exhibited on the South Side Elevated
raife2d- 4 DO not know what the other
eiefsied companies have done"
in these words ar Carter affects 90
dismisH the subject.
VIII make my name known from
onetHd 0l Che wnIld % The otner." said
'dtolne Dudley Garter 10 her husband
when the wreck pf her household was
beyond repair That was eighteen
years ago. Her ambition has been
tfoNnad with success. This success in
exploiting bis name, the n0t0riety en-
comprising a. the big letters staring
ii9m dead walls. the gossip and tattle
attending IT, Mr Carter tells his friends.
nave been hemlock To his lips The
only tang that would have satisfied
him would have been her failure.
lie ls now, al SD years of age. one of
the most successful men in Chicae0.
lie has thrown all his energy into BUSH
ness and succeeded beyond his dreams.
ln May, 1889, De was a young lawyer.
with fair Income, striving for name
and place. Today DE has both His
i'funrs have been augmented hum
drru- fold, DE has shown great skill in
an executive way and much ability as
corporation lawyer. But he cannot
endure the thought of his wife's sue
cess. Every time She comes he closes
DIS desk and leaves town. The engage
ment this season is for eight weeks.
tne longest she has ever played in Chs
clso Mr Carriers friends saw he cam
Hul remain away from his business af-
Ialis Tor So long a period They are
aeoauns tne question VIII he or viii
he note
see
Ills associates who AFFECT 10 symDa-
lhize with him in his curious system 0f
teNense are fond of quoting the follow
ing letter. written more than a year
alier bis wife had left him. which was
read in court during the divorce trial.
"ChlcagO. Feb. Is. l286-My Dear kit
ty-l have just read your letter from
cannes. I ann ready 10 receive YOU
back 90 help YOU. 20 defend you and
DO everything I'm my power 10 make
Things as they were once, But if we are
To start again we must not deceive our
selves. All I have told You of my af-
laits Us true. They may be worse be-
41fe they are better. Here j must STAY
and here j must work. succeed or Gail
must remain I'm this aat. because ]
can afford nothing better
can offer you nothing except what
nany and I have nov. j SO not ex-
erelse prudence and economy much
worse Things may BE- iu STORE urge
you 90 save what money you have and
Keep I'D against need. I do not Gear
what j say viii Teeze and expel Won
What you ask under present circum-
stances VIII only renew the great source
of our trouble It is not my DISPOSE
tlon, but circumstances that control
The situation T.FCT TF
The friends say that this letter justi-
hes him iu the course he has taken
since the trial
The FIRST clash between the Carriers
came when he bought a house and de-
eided that $4,000 was enough 10 spend
on furnishing it Mrs Carter demanded
$4,000. lt Was while on this European
trip that Mrs. Carter bought a coat on
wrap and paid $4,000 for a. Neither
that money nor some $4,000 in expenses
came from Air. Carter. AIRS. Carter
testified her mother gave it to her
Letter when making further Overtures
Tor q reconciliation, Mrs Carter sem
these lines from "ChristObeIT.
Aas' They had been friends from
youth
But whispering tongues can poison
truth
Anl consistency lives in realms above
For life Us thorny and youth is vain.
and Oh he Wr0th with one wC love.
Doth work IKE madness Ia the brain
but never either found another
70 free the hollow heart from paining
They stood alu0f The scars remaining.
Ar carter is "a stakeholder in many
corporations He lives quietly. rs rare,
Iy seen at places uf public amusement
and only recognizes those social duties
which are obligatory He Is a member
or -hc Union League ana Chicago clubs
Two Incidents have occurred durIne
the years since the divorce which have
further embIttered Mr. Garter. The
dIsr was The Belasco suit for $50 00l
against ". *. Fairbanks. the lard and
soap millionaire Airs. Carter and
Ee.ascO claimed that ar Fairbanks
agreed to pas ul Mrs Carriers dramat-
ie tuition ana stage her play
The s-her incident is of recent date
and concerns 1ls SON Leslie The b0y
Isl nov ot age. He has always had me
privilege of seeing his mother but has
made bis home here with his father
Last year DE decided to make New
York his home and win live with DIS
mother when She Is in the city. One
silly ls tlat tne sen has surrendered
am claims % his fathers estate Mr.
Carriers friends say the young man Is
going into business with an uncle. and
De prefers New York 20 Chicago.
Though what Is known as Chicago
society has put a ban an Mrs. Carter
She plays DO large ana profitable busi-
ness here Thousands who appreciate
pluck and genius crowd The theatre. As
for AIRS Carter she invariably remains
almost q prisoner m her rooms az the
Auditorium when not at rehearsal 0l
facing an audience. Occasionally she
goes Tor a drive over the old way. but
is never seen in public dining rooms All
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