The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-02-21
HONOLULU NOT
A JAY TOWN
MRS. E. p. DOLE DECLARES IT Is
A CHARMING CITY-HER ALLEG-
ED WINE APPETITE.

SAN FRANCISCO. February 1O.-The
divorce granted in Honolulu to eX-
Attorney General e. p. Dole from his
WIFE formerly Miss Eleanor Gallagher
of this city, has brought forth an inter-
esting assortment of charges on both
sides.
# had no idea that Mr.. Dole would
testify to such absurd things" she said
My one idea was to be free, SO I al
lowed him to get the divorce on the
grounds of cruelty and incompatibility.
My attorneys advised this for the rea-
son that l would have had to remain in
the islands a year before / could bring
suit. If | had been there to contest it,
it would never had been granted, and
Mr.. Dole only dared to perjure himself
because I was so many miles away.
THE thing that hurts me most is his
statement that | urged him to use his
office to enrich himself. That is abso-
lutely untrue, and probably it was said
with a view of shielding himself in the
event of any trouble he may have. As a
matter of fact Mr.. Dole was forced to
resign. The Honolulu papers stated he
was kicked out of office" and in view
of the fact that he weighs over 200
pounds and is the picture of health his
plea of ill-health is rather absurd. How
ever this is Irrelevant, and I only want
to Criticise his statements concerning
me. They are not true and no one un-
derstands better than Mr.. Dole my at
titude towards him. 1t is true that on
the steamer going down to the islands
my manner was cold and distant. 1t is
also true that to some of his friends
was not cordial; but there things were
not without cause. 1t is not true that
1 called Honolulu a jay town 1 have
a number of warm friends there and
was delightfully."- entertained. On the
contrary, | think it a charming city.
Neither is it true that 1 called him a
beast of a missionary I'm sorry 1
couldn't call him a missionary, he was
so far from being one. He poses as
a tee-totaler, but he drinks his whisky
every morning and always has it in ilis
room.
The occasion he mentioned on which
| suggested having champagne for din
ner he stated that it would be impos-
sible because people would learn that
he drank.
Mrs. Estee testified that my manner
to Mr.. Dole was contemptuous in the
dining-room of the hotel. but Mr. Dole
INDUCED in the most distressing con-
versation at table. He would sudden
ly declare at dinner that on Molokai
people went about with baskets picking
up the fingers and toes of the lepers,
or he would say Which would you
rather be an ell or a tOad?' Naturally
I would ask him to desist. For Gov
ernor and Mrs. Dole l have the warmest
friendship, and they have been my
friends in this matter. They We're not
among those who criticized me.
II was at their home i'll shorty after
our marriage. and | returned 20 my
mother in this city a physical wreck
after two months. 1t was only be-
cause she urged me that | returned to
my husband, but l found it impossible
to live with him, and, after arranging
for the divorce, l again came home to
remain.
Il cannot retaliate in the manner Mr..
Dole has chosen, but if he makes any
further accusations | shall not hesitate
to bring a suit for libel. I have suffer
ed enough at his hands, and it is time
to turn"
Mrs. Dole was Miss Eleanor Gala
CHER, daughter of Mrs. Bernard Bal
lagher of this city. She is many years
younger than her former husband,
whom she met during a visit to the ISL
ands two years ago. Before her mar
riage she was a teacher in the CogsWell
School.