Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-26
The Love Affairs OF DR.. Staples
of Dubuque May Be Aired
in Court Again
PRETTY GIRL is PLAINTIFF
Demands $4,000 Damages Because
Physician Did Not Live UP to His
Promise to Marry Her-Four Times
Married and Once Divorced-other
Iowa News.
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Special to Times- Republican.
Dubuque. Oct. 26.-The love affairs
Of DIR. George Allen Staples of Du-
buque, which have furnished series OF
sensations in the past. have taken
new turn. This time it is a breach OF
promise suit for $4,000. Staples has
been married four times and divorced
once.
His marriage August 2 to Browns
Wadley, a local belle, created tre-
mendous sensation only eclipsed by the
news of the claims of Maybelle Arnold,
a respectable school teacher OF Eliza
beth, ILL.,, who has commenced suit In
federal court and who alleges in an
interview that Staples promised to
make her his wife and give her q
prominent social position here.
Friends say that Miss Arnold came
to Dubuque the very day Staples mar
ried the other girl, to make final ar
rangements with him.
SolupleS Is u 1lSAk tlA Si>ANuieS sAAAs
was a roommate there of Senator PEN
rose of Pennsylvania. He is u mein-
Der of the we'll known Staples family
whose fortune was acquired In the
lumber business.
Miss Arnold's statement is as fol-
lows:
There was no other course left for
me than the one ! am pursuing, after
the way l was treated by DR.. Staples,
said Miss Arnold. II am bringing this
suit that may vindicate myself. for
believe l have been cruelty wronsed
and owe it to my friends and woman
hood generally to make an example OF
this man. He came into my life and
when my hopes were the highest, he
left me- without as much as a word.
Had he come to me and asked for his
release should have given it to him,
but to cast me aside without a word
was more than could stand.
Staples Wooing
II have known Dr. Staples for over
eight years." continued Miss Arnold II
met him at my house at Hanover, H..
but saw him but seldom UP to last
October, when he commenced calling
on me at my boarding house at Eliza
beth. From that time on until May Of
the present year he called on me fire.
quently. The train service between
Elizabeth and Dubuque was convenien.
for him, as he could leave there late in
the afternoon and arrive at Elizabeth
about 6 o'clock. He would come up TO
the house and have supper with this
family boarded with and remain until
the train left for Dubuque about 10
o'clock. He was most ardent wooer
and I trusted him implicitly, but wheh
learned of his duplicity I thanked
heaven that 1t was not / who went to
the altar with him.
During the six months following
last October he called on me an aver
age of four or five times month!
Sometimes he would come on Sun
day evenings and other times during
the week. On several occasions when
he had professional calls at Warren
ILL.,, he arranged to drive down from
there to see me. 1t was arranged be-
tween us that we would be married
spoke Of could be adjusted. When my
school closed last May I went to DR..
Staples and suggested that as we were
going to be married that 1 resign. He
told me not to do so, as such an act
would make it known that we were
going to be married. He suggested
that / apply for my school, as l could
resign on August 1. This gave me
to understand that on August 1 we
would be married. did as he told
me, but the fact that it was known
that Dr. Staples and I We're keeping
company made it difficult for me to
get reappointed.
Fiancse Breaks Down.
Fiance Faints.
when my school let out in May 1
went to my home in Hanover. Shortly
before my departure the doctor called
an indefinite stay. Soon after that I
received a letter from him in the east
in which he stated that owing to an
unexpected contingency he must re-
turn to Dubuque at once. went over
to Dubuque expecting to see him. and
while visiting at the home of friend
read of his marriage to another woln-
an. That was the first intimation I
had that he had cast me aside. The
brutal manner in which he cast me
aside broke me down for weeks and l
have not recovered yet. Were it not
for the loyalty of my friends and the
solace 1 received from them l believe
should have gone mad.
Is Wealthy.
~ knew nothing of the character OF
the man during the time was keeping
company with him. He is one OF the
most polished men have ever met.
had known Of him as a wealthy man,
prominent physician and a member OF
a splendid family. l had heard OF his
divorce proceedings, but he explained
satisfactorily to me. he
painted a glowing picture OF the lie
he had laid out for me, and Of now
was to take a high place Vim society
when I was his wife. He told me fe
was worth $25O,000 and owned fine
home on the hill and had an extensiye
practice. l was practically alone in the
world My father is out west and
had no one to warn me against the
man. l thought / was to be exceeding
ly fortunate, but now see my mistake
Offer to Settle.
DIR. Staples has offered to settle tn
case with me, but for sum that
could not think of accepting. l know
have a good case and that when tn
facts come out at the trial | Will BE-
/ was born and raised i
this vicinity and l challenge anyone t.
say l am an adventures l have pee
teaching in the same school Tor Tn
past five years, and l refer anyone