The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-10
EDITH WILLlTTS AGAIN
This Time Her Victim Is From oak
land, California.

Mrs. Edith simmons Willis Elliott
Smedley who started from Topeka in
the metecric flight of notoriety which
has since shed its effulgence with such
4 shimmering of rainbow colors in Dem
vcr again ZONES cut from hiding with
the complaint of her latesr victim.
Says the Denver News anent:
What is more truly pathetic than
Reuben aftes that interesting process
known as 'trimming?
Nothing.
Except JASPER in the same condition.
There was Reuben Glue. Of fragrant
memory, whose woes were told about
in that plaintive little ditty running:
ooh, Reuben Glue thought he knew a
with the little bunch OF. whiskers on his
chin
There was also Joseph Wells.
Joseph was gay and festive sid
gentleman from Nebraska, by heck who
came out hereabouts in March, 1905,
with long tale about having been done
b gosh. by Mrs. Edith I. Smedley, wife
I of Scott Smedley. prominent business
man of Denver.
Joseph dragged Mrs. Smedley into
all kinds of notoriety. but suddenly a
change seemed to come over the spirit
Of his dreams. All the various cases
were dismissed. and Joseph and Mrs
Smedley dropped out of the public
/ prints.
Joseph declared that he had been mis-
taken and that, as matter of fact
/ Mrs. Smedley was not at all the sirer
/ he had first pictured her
! SO there was nothing for the paTers
to do but pass 'em both up.
Joseph is now working as a farm
hand down in Nebraska.
The whereabouts of his erstwhile rol
/ is not stated.
Mrs. smedley has just burst ints
4 the nnelight through the charges o.
! w. 8. Sylvester, an aged citizen Of Oak
Burr Of Lincoln. Neb.. who was counse
1ol Farmer Wells, declaring that Mrs
/ Smedley has got possession OF all HI:
/ goods and chattels-
Mr.. sylvester says the woman induced
him u make loans by stories Of al
immense fortune IN Louisville Ky, anc
assuring him that the securities v ere
I in possession of Attorney Burr.
The tales of Farmer Wells WIS tear
full proposition. The sob OiEg details o
| Mr.. SyIvester's story have not, cvelapel
Wells was violently in love with Mrs
Smedley, it is supposed He claimed HI
had given her various sums, rangins
/ fro s., 200 to IS 600, until she had las
entire fortune Of $4,000 He claimed
| that Mrs. SpaedIey promised 10 marry
him as soon as she got divorce IRON
her husband, then in the haberdasher1
/ business on Sixteenth street. this city
It was also claimed that about tn
time of Wells arrival in Colorado Mrs
4 Smedley went TO Colorado Springs L
| marry E. ". Hooker, a wealthy MAJ
| of Center, Texas. She was arrested Il
Colorado Springs, her husband was ar
rested here, and they were both takel
| back 10 Lincoln, where the alleged
buncoing Of Wells was supposed to hav'
taken place.
Mrs. Smedley is about Is years oil,
and quite handsome Wells was al
innocent appearing party Of about As
During their residence in Denver tn
Smedleys cut quite swath. They ovp
ed a fine automobile and We're boil
handsomely groomed.
Mrs. Smedley is said to have toll
Wells that she was forced into marriag
with Smedley to obtain large fortune
which was to come to her in the even
OF her marriage to him. She told IN
farmer. it was charged, that she hates
her husband and was anxious to get
divorce from him.
After the arrest of the couple in Den
yer and their return to Lincoln. Well
declared he had made a gross mistake
came to Denver, Wells as the guest o
the Smedleys.
The whole affair finally ended Il
about this shape. Now comes on
Sylvester with a tale Of woe much t
the same effect as that OF Wells, who
once owner of fortune and of niue
real estate in Lincoln, is now pitehin
hay and doing stunts Of that sort L
Butler county, Nebraska
The Smedleys are said to be living J.
Lincoln.
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