Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-06
GIRL TRUE TO CRDOVA
COMPANION OF HOPING PASTOR
IGNORES FATHERS oTEARs.
Aged Parent Pleads son His Knees for
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Her to Return Home with
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With tears streaming down his face Julia
Bownes father pleaded with her last night
at the county jail in New Brunswick, N. j.,
to give up the Rev. j. F.. Cordova and re-
| turn to her home and family. Steadily and
| stolidly she refused. She told him that she
| would stand by the little minister to the
! very end, and that, while she was willing to
| accept bail, she would not do so with the
| condition attached that she must leave the
man she loves.
I'VE all want you home, Julia" said the
father; your mother is waiting for you,
and she is praying every day that you will
yield and do what is right t.as -s-,-
The father was now kneeling beside the
girl and half encircing her with his arms.
Il have cast my lot with him." she said,
turning her head away, while a flush came
to her cheeks. II am his forever. l love
him more than ever thought it was possi-
BILE for woman to love. l love you and
mother, but it is with different love. This
will all be over in a short time, and then
he and l will we happily married and will
live our lives away from all this trouble.
Throws Kiss to Cordova.
AS her father walked away from her she
stood in the corridor looking toward the
cell in which Cordova is confined, and, hold
ing a black handkerchief before her face, SO
doing, she made signals to Cordova, who
eagerly watched her every movement.
Then, throwing him a kiss, which he eager
" returned, she darted into the womans
corridor and disappeared in her cell.
Neither the minister nor Miss Bovine at
tended the religious services yesterday,
Both hid in their cells Cordova is anxious
to get rid of his wife. Yesterday he had
some of his friends visit her at the home
of her brother law, S. l.. Obre, at
Shrewsbury and propose to her to with
draw the charges against him and sue Tor
divorce. -
II am perfectly willing to do all that
can for her. said Cordova last night. Il
recognize that | have duty 10 perform
toward her. / will stand trial on the
charges that she will prefer against me,
and after that ! will be free to do as l
choose.
Preacher Asks Wife to Relent.
But I want her to drop the charges. she
for a divorce and alimony. / am willing to
supply her with the means to sue me. She
does not love me, and all that she wants is
revenge. / do love and shall always love
one woman, and that is the girl who is suf-
fering with me now s-tsas
Are you not ashamed of the events of the
last few months?' he was asked
why should l be- he replied. I'VE love
each other and are living for each other 1t
was a calamity that i was Il married man
when met Miss Bovine. We will wait I'M
til the crack of doom for our happiness"
Miss Bovine has written letter to Cor
dova telling him that she would go through
any ordeal for him if it would help him, but
that no matter what happened she would
remain true to him to the end. The letter
in part read:
Insane Love for Preacher.
II will wait for you until you are free, and
I am willing to suffer anything for your
sake. l do not care what the people here
say about me. am yours. I often think of
the little poem that you used to read to me
and which 1 grew so fond Of. Do you re-
member it? -+., t-E
BE god and hold
With q charm:
Be and fold
With thine arm
Meet, If thou require 1t,
Both demands;
Laying flesh and spirit
In thy hands. i
THAT is the way i love you. Do not be
downcast. Be brave and happy, for the
time for our happiness is quickly coming. l
always thinking of you, and want to
see you more than tell YOU did get
a little glimpse of you today. How l wished
] could have given you good kiss If your
wife would only get divorce, that would
solve the whole affair and then we could be
together always.
Mrs Cordova sent a message to Prosecu-
tor Berdine yesterday stating that she was
ready to press the charges against her hus-
band to the bitter end.