The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-07-01

and made me Join q too. did not
want 20. Tor / did not care 70 as
sociate with the other members
One was Casper Ernst Che Is nov
serving 10 years In prison Tor de-
fraualng clients out OF $3.50 0eol
TRIP FOR 4 SQUARE
To square me he took me for
trip 90 Florida. aud we put up at the
SWEETEST hotel there the Ponce de
Leon. az Palm Beach
was happy for few DAYS and
then I was given a terrible shock
4 detective at the hotel had trail
Ell Toomeg and caught him with a
Mrs Hoaglund. wife Of the New
York subway auhcontrnctor. a wom-
an who Is well known In 900 so
ciety and who has half million In
her own right.
| found Mr. Toomey In her room
In the hotel They would not open
the door. so I got a corridor boy
broke In the door. They made a
quick escape.
I searched the room for evidence
and found a string OF pearls On the
bed. The pearls we're partly crush
ei a. II she had been lying ON
them
took those beads and kept them.
These are the Identical bcada that
Mr.. Toomsy IN his suit for divorce
charged me with stealing nj ball
when they we're suddenly found 20
have disappeared and which he
afterwards said he recovered from
Browns iewclry store whore had
sold them.
The hotel was all gossip about uH
and the hotel management fired Mr..
Toomey out % the house. The NO
man got her walking papers. too.
and she went back % New York.
We came on 70 ST Paul and then
I found that a woman who was pos
ting as a swell widow in ST. Paul
Mas Toamay'a latest flame. She
used 10 meet him and walk down 10
the afflce with him.
Begtingen came 20 see me often
and I went to hla office often. lie
hung around my flat all the time
that he could and I went 20 see him
nearly every day AZ his office.
At this time BettiuEen sent me a
iocket. His picture and n lock OF
his hair we're inside. lie said:
Margaret. take this and wear Il 80
/ that you can always remember me-
LINE ON WIDOW.
I I got direct evidence at this time
Of Mr.. Toomey'a carrying on with
{ the widoN. who ! understood was
also friendly with other we'll known
St Paul men.
Toomey had discovered that Bet
tingen was in love with me and vas
/ coming 90 my house. and | was go
/ ing TO Beftingeu's office.
/ BettinKen asked me % meet him
/ on the street near the aud OF Day
ton avenue. and did.
I left Baftingeu and he went down
the street A. an early hour that
morning Bettingen was found
wandering on the street by Chief OF
Police O'eonnor. The chief took
4 BeftlnEen tn HIS buggy and drove
him 20 the chiefs house where be
put him to sleep.
Mr.. To0mey came home that
afternoon and told the maid; 60
and tell Mrs. Toomey to go down 10
lO'Connorss house and nurse tho
baby"
/ went to O'ConnOr's house. Bet
tinEen heard us and tore out Of the
house through the back door. | had
an Interview with Bettingen in hts
office at { O'Clock. and he told me
about his troubles and renewed his
profestatious OF love.
/ MEETING AT CHURCH.
That night At the French Catholic
church. DIR. Bcttlngcn met us with a
carriage.
/ DR.. Bettlngen then srnieeted his
hove for me. ttv be- ..sa--.. '
i've without me.
Finally be begged me TO 20 away
90 San Francisco and stay until the
/ trouble blew over. lie was to fol-
low and marry me az soon as he
/, could.
He alsO spoke TO EliEa. the nurse.
about Il.
Eliza said 10 him:
/ Or. Betfingen. you took an oath
/ before God. Do YOU mean this. and
do you believe ia God2"
yes. Eliza. mean H." said DR..
Bettlngen. "for I am as good a
Catholic as you or Mrs. Toomey."
He then took me in his arms and
Kissed me. saying:
Margaret. go 10 Frisco. and stay
for a few months. ] viii then come
10 you and we win be married. and
your life will be happier than Il has
been"
TALK ABOUT DIVORCE.
7 went 10 his office. He grabbed
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