The Cairo bulletin., 1905-11-15
SHARES HUSBAND
OVER TELEPHONE
Woman Tells How She Got Evi.
dence Against Husband
HE MIXED WITH TRASH
BIT COULDN'T BREAK AWAY
ALTHOUGH HE REPEATEDLY
TRIED-HAS WlFE'S SYM
PATHY.


crime B. T. Dunham, prominent SO
ciety woman of West Philadelphia
who obtained a judgment for $4,000
for alienation of her husband, Howard
Dunham. a wealthy stock broker
against the former shop girl, Winnie
McMichael, has at last broken the
silence maintained upon request OF
her lawyers, and told of the attach
ment that has wrecked the Dunham
home for seven years.
The $4,000 judgment against Win
ME McMichael was obtained without
Mrs. Dunhams testimony, she being
barred as a witness because still le-
ealIy married TO Dunham. The suit
has been appealed.
Things are going on just as they
did before the verdict said Mrs Dun
ham today Il am truly sorry for my
husband. He is under a spell, and |
verify believe he cannot help himself
For several years after he first felt
This fascination he used to come to
me and declare he would never so
with the girl again. In my presence
ne telephoned her never 10 come 10
his office or to his home again.
He even gave me letter to mail
and it said:
Hereafter | do not know you and
forbid you to ever recognize me again.
Your influence is bad, and that we ever
met is unfortunate.
Il warned her and urged my hus
iand to have nothing to do with her.
Every time he promised Once in a
burst of remorseful confidence he told
ne the whole truth. But even after
hat he went back From the bottom
Of my heart | sympathize with him for
nan Is weak and he is a weak man.
after all the trial and all the dis
grace and all the exposure | am in
formed that they still meet.
Il have studied this case as only
e heartbroken wife could study such
y mater How did ! learn The truth
first? forget whether from his admis.
sions or from hearing her own words
spoken over the telephone. | had an
arrangement so that when she called
him up | was put on the wire. Time
and again | listened to her talk to
rim and heard insinuating remarks
hat | wish in my heart | could for.
get"
Mrs Dunham told Of finding a letter
from Winnie McMichael in her hus
lands pocket in 1898, and of her go
ing to the girls mother and warning
her that her daughter was going with
married man
Il admit that after that | bounded
them. | did II TO save my husband
His best friends went back on him
Even his brothers denounced him and
would not speak TO him on the strict
wrote letter after letter to her and "a
her mother. ! went to the priest ant
got him to intercede But in spite
uf all. the attachment continued an,
although my husband promised anr
promised he could not break away
Her mother came to my house t.
see me. Is this your house?' sh,
said ! told her 1t was. Then, VIII
don't you let him go if he wants to?
she faid. Why hang on to a husband
if he wants to mix up with trash? Yol
are a rich woman yourself Her slste
came to me too For the sake of m,
children | would not listen to sucl
ak
Now that have a $4,000 jude
ment against her, which | have n
doubt will be sustained. | intend 4
enforce It. OF course the seizure O
her body by the sheriff was a mistake
But she had boasted that she was e
ing TO another. state. When she ha
lost The house and all the fine pres
ents my husband gave her she wi
90 back where she belongs-in Ho
Alley-and working as a salesgirl.'