The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-07

aag-f ~ Wuahf - hHfh-f~d ~ npsHss
I've efaf eltsr sarnuaeiHs fbas fpsuas
nat = Flfs ant ahihi fu rhilsfaiphiH feaetsf
fha Wsiief nntHs .n fssisv 80 ysasftay
w.. WtHer p%rHiVaH y sitter fHfW sHHnrf
fesHra bee mt sfsisf Fusef ~ 30
vblrifg = W Waiter rufse irf ~
~ ~ .tsf lH co. y ..fH Hf.h FfHNast
fsfaap w. t.i frH .i.fU f w. no frirt
~ UHfe te t# sNHH no 1rf 49,
M fsfi
ftfss fasr af.l boo waff iHr i' w.
fkHHtafH w. ftlH ~ hHi i.gslfnr Ina Nfefl
N sita prH . tfuttis HH 80 vteH
ss W U. ... fs H OIL Htr iNT ~ sta
q nesp.ilI i.tt4 ..u ihat hH i%raiHfsl
nat fIF#Hi rH. w. sta .nnHfert ~ fuv
films ifr .uNl nrIrf trf slssHuH 'H hin
fhr .aiiHF ra.i H It ha fsf ftH rNf0fi"'v
=, tesptv ittt Hs frt iHe raf I No ftf7ilv
fharfNf 10 ir.f t .rtraH fHr n1tNH N'hlHm
w. fNtvrss tlr tiief rnnriiHini Fth 49,
s'Ne,usui 'Nti tp nti psti evefv H"n'
invpiyei tr tt, rrtt Ial fftuatr'irN w.
~ int w. rul hu h,ti obt bta tsruHa aNl
everything no. iti
~ WtNrs illt Emo f~~fs,ffrt ma hs
daushtrs htd rsf tu.,NrH ir NIlil"'rer
Iuai . yraf tsb snsf. shr Nns introduced
~ him Nv . friend ~ Tho Walter family
Tho young ruiHIr auuH ahnsrsl m urh ~
laehweni fur rt.t ulirf tutuFa q srll
bulls fuui Irutuug rhRr tfth rleaaina
maursrs suur ti~gar ~ mai" frequent
visifs ~ mo Mount Vernon h'tNr lHt"r
h. sisfrr. 40 scril-~i nv Mr Walter re- ~
amiable urcitv rrl ~ tiuHut ~ veara sha
Alsn invited ~ ,ait tho Walter hnino ahd
q, laic shc has hrrn = frequent visitor thor"
Wher Inv no. asked W. Walter II h."
might marry Mia Edith IN" father ron.
ssnisd. and In tho meantime he had lnuk"d
into tho Young mans moral. su"ial and
financial standing IN Middletown lie
learned thpfe that Downea had come To
Middleton about two years ago and, 80 far
AZ his new friends In the Connecticut town
knew there was nothing TO 10 aaid against
him.
Downes seems to ha W shrunk from pub
hcity since the announcement 81 the post
ponement Of his marriage. Efforts 10
locate him last night in Middletown were
fruitlnss. George Downea, his brother,
eaid that M had no idea where his brother
had gone. and. not withdrawing the letter
received by Mr.. Walter in which Downes
Acknowledged his marriage to Miss Thorn
son. George Downes insisted that his brother
did not ha We a wife and child in Philadelphia.
The wedding had been merely postponed
because Of a slight illness Of Miss Walter.
George Downes Said.
7 think it's now up to him. said Mr..
Walter last night, "to change his name
again. And in the meantime If he comes
here tn learn whether the wedding has been
put on for good or merely postponed ne
will learn-well, he'll learn in a few brief
words that the marriage has been more
than postponed
PHILADELPHIA, June 6-John l.. Thorn
con is yice-president of the Pennsylvania
Fire Insurance Company and lives at a,432
Haverford avenue
Mr. Thomson, il was said at the house to-
night, had left town to go to Mount Vernon.
Mrs. Thomson, however, confirmed the
story that they had stopped the marriage
of Miss Walter to Robert II. Downes.
1T is true" she said, that we stopped
the wedding. Downes is my daughters
husband and deserted her with her baby.
That's all we care to say about it. We will
make no further statement"
'Under what name did Downes marry
your daughter"
Under the name Of Henry Robson. We
thought him to be Of excellent family; in
fact he showed that he was"
But | won't say anything MORE said
Mrs. Thomson. ANY statement must
come from my husband, but | know he will
make none. This whole affair has caused
us great sorrow and trouble, and we hoped
that it could be kept secret. When we
learned that another girl was about to be
sacrificed we could not remain quiet and we
stopped the wedding. That is all ] can say
about it,"
as your daughter living with you?"
NO, we support her and our grandchild
Of course, but she is very far away from
here. | will not tell you where she is. AS
yet she knows nothing of this affair
1t was learned from another source that
their daughters wedding has been a great
source of sorrow to the Thomsons. just
when the girl was married to Robson or
Downes no one seems to know. The cere-
mony was very quiet. The couple went
away and the elder Thomsons never talked
much about it. About two years ago. Mrs.
Robson returned with her baby. She
stopped with her parents for some months,
but Mr.. Robson was away on a business
trip. The trip seemed to be very prolonged.
but the Thomsons kept much to themselves,
and there were few to ask questions Early
this summer Mrs. Robson and the child
went away.
II is said that Mr.. Thomson has had
detectives after Robson ever since his
desertion Of his daughter, and that they
had traced him to Middletown, Conn,
where he had set up as a lawyer and that it
was through them that the Thomsons
learned of his approaching marriage just
In time to prevent it.
Mrs. Thomson would not say tonight
whether any legal action would be begun
against Downes by them
There will he a divorce she said, but
] can say nothing more"
Late tonight a young woman, who said
she was a member Of Mr.. Thomson's family,
said that Mr.. Thomson's daughter Mary
was married to Mr., Robson in 1898. Five
years ago, said this woman, Robison was
arrested on a charge of forgery. Mr..
Thomson went his bail and Immediately
thereafter Mr.. Robson disappeared. Di-
vorce proceedings were pending, but a
decree had not been granted.