The evening star and Newark advertiser., 1907-09-14
MRS.EARLE SAYS
HER HUSBAND
BEAT HER
She Has No Ill-feeling, How
ever, and Believes in
His Theory Of Love.

PARIS, Sept. 14.-Mrs. Ferdinand
Pnney Earle arrived in Paris today,
and is at the home of her father, M
Fischbacher. A number of reporters
met Mrs. Earle at Boulonge yesterday
when she disembarksd from the Hol-
land-American liner Ryndham. She
was accompanied by her 2-year-old
son.
Mrs. Earle was most popular among
the f1rst-class passengers, of whom
there were only eighteen. On board
she was the life of the party
Mrs. Earle declared that her husband
sometimes beat her. and when he was
in ill-health was irritable. She said
she had no reason to regret the course
she had. adopted, and would pursue il
to the end. Asked if she would advise
other wives similarly situated to adopt
the SAME course Mrs. Earle replied
that each case should be decided on its
merits.
"I am only concerned with my own
case" she added.
do you believe in free lover a re-
porter asked her.
ST do. but with several qualifica-
tions," she replied
"Have you thought of remarryiDg 2"
'I have not yet given that question
moments thought"
would you go back 70 your husband
If his affinity turned out not to be all
she appears?"
mo, l would not" Mrs. Earle re-
Piled 81 feel that / have crossed the
Rubicon."'
She declared that she was sorry that
the affair had happened, but was con-
vinced that the course they adopted
was the best both for herself and for
her husband.
Mrs Earle's white-haired father told
the reporters that he had intrusted the
mission of greeting his daughter on her
arrival in France to his son, who is a
lieutenant in the French navy. M
Fischbacher spoke with studied mod
Grafton and carefully avoided any harsh
expressions toward his son-in-law
whom he described as "superman."
"Under the circumstances" M. Fisch-
bacher said, 1--WE consider the complete
separation that he proposes to be the
best possible way out of the situation.
"The whole thing has occurred so sud-
denly that we are still somewhat in the
dark as to my daughters views, except
on the main point, namely, that, much
as she loves her husband, the father of
her child. she feels that it would be
useless to combat his fixed determina-
ton to leave her, while we. as her par
ents, are delighted to have her and our
grandson with us.
"It has already been agreed that she
shall apply for a divorce under the
French law. Her husband is accepting
full responsibility, acknowledging that
the fault is entirely on his side, and
making settlement on his wife and
child. The last time he was in Europe
Earle brought Miss Kuttner and her
brother to see us here, at which time
we were far from suspecting the in
fuence that she designed to have on
our daughters future.
About a month ago Earle came here
again and astounded us by announcing
that he had determined to separate
from his wife and marry Miss Kutt-
ner Earle asked me to see her. but
under the circumstances L naturally de-
clined. Earle wrote to his wife an
nouncing his determination, and then
took the steamer and arrived few
days after his letter.
ITS story that sounds like play
at Nouveaute's Theatre" concluded M.
Fischbaeher, but we can hardly be ex-
pected to derive enjoyment from it."