The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-26
DID NOT EL0PE
WITH MRS. F|1z
Nil er Arrives HoEe to Find It
Very Excited
IS WARM UNDER COLLAR
ABOUT SCANDAL AND THREAT
EMS TO LET DAYLIGHT
THROUGH FALLEN
PUGiLiST.

Franklin Pa, Dec 25.-Major Char
les Joseph Sibley Miller of the Penn
sylvana National Guard arrived IN
Frank n this morning from New York
City to spend Christmas and found
the town tured inside out over the re-
port that he had eloped with julia
May Clifford, wife of Robert Fftzsim
mons. the prize fighter, who was de
feated BY Jack OBrien in San Francis.
co last week. Major Miller was ac
companied home by the Marquis III
de Terre Hermoise of Madr d, Spain
an old friend whom ha had invited
10 Franklin 10 spend Christmas with
him.
Major Miller was aroused from MS
berth early This morning as the train
bea,ing him home neared Franklin
with telegiams Announcing tie re
port Of h.s elopamert He was as neaT
wild as a man possibly could be when
train reached the depot.
Miller Arrives Wild.
The report of the alleged elopement
had spread through the town like Wild
fire last night. and there were fully
a thousand people at the depot at :
o'clock. eager to see if Mile" were tt
arrive. The train had not yet ceme 70
stop whe1 Major Miller jumped from
the step Of Pullman. A hundred
hands were extended toward him, and
10Y was depicted on every face fol
Miller is one Of the most popular mer
Ia these part
Its ali an Internal liz, ne deciar
ed. as his eyes flashed fire ITS aw
fnl to have such stories circulated
about a man. The only reason that
caa aaslgn for II II that Fit2simmon'
does not Tke me. ana tnat | happsuee
10 be acquainted with his wife. Fitz
simmons had better have a care. Ht
may be great fighter, but ! VII no
allow him or any other man to cis
culate such scandalous stories about
me You would hardly see me here
in Franklin if | intended to elope witt
his wife"
Major Miller and the Marquis d'
Terre Hermoiso jumped into the fam
ilv carriage and were driven rapidly
to Major Miller's palatial home, NH
Ter Park" where they remained unit
This afternoon What took place dur
ing the morning none but the maloi
and his wife will ever know.
Mrs. Miller hadn't been told of the
story. but il is evident that she sus
pected something She went aheai
last evening with her preparations tC
receive her husband and his frent
and the house was beautiful,
trimmed for Christmas when they az
rived. It was Major Miller himse.
who told The wife Of his name hayini
been associated with the opera singer
This afternoon at two o'clock MajoI
Miller. with the Marquis by his side
received the newspaper correspond
ent. He had previously summoned MI
attorney William II. Ford, and on tn
advice of the latter it was decided to
jssue a statement which would cover
all the faets in the case.
This statement authorized by Majo
Miller and his attorney followa:
Robert F.tzsimmons must be goini
crazy If he accuses me of eloping witt
his wife. | have not eiope1 wilh her
have no intention of eloping wit!
her and never did have any such idea
even for a single moment. | have no
seen Julia May Clifford. the wife o
Fftzsimmons. for some tlme-certain
lv not on my last trip to New Yorl
city.
THE Grst intimation ! had of Mr.
Fitzsimmons leaving her husband wa'
in the newspapers this morning. There
is no better proof that | am not elop
ing with anyone than the fact that
am here ct home. where ! should ba
10 spend Chris tmas. ~
Il have known Mrs. Fits mmon
for about eight years. | knew her Il
he all that is nice and knew her to b.
a perfect lady. The last time that
saw Mr.. Fitzsimmons was in Jun'
of This year. when she was goini
abroad 10 Paris for vocal study.
Il accompanied her to the steame
in New York city aad saw her OF
she had no one else 10 90 with heI
and | went to the dock. the same
would with any other friend. F1t2
simmons knew that | accompanied nj
wife 10 ihe dock. He vas mad abou
fl. ard has never gotten over IT, III
gels mad every time he think
about it.
"Fftzsimmons is insanely jealous
and when word came from her tha
she was leaving him fer all time. b
evidently jumped 10 the conclus o.
thar wa going with her. He an
Leon Friedman. his manager. have
in for me. but they are foolish
The fallen pugilist had better kee
IN his own path. If he comes bother
ing around me with any of his tai
sbout me el0ping with his w1fe III le
daylight through him. mean what
.-- 1--a v.-slrtro. tolerate his ofrcn1ai