The Washington herald., 1907-01-24
TRIES HELLO" RUSE.
Mrs. Tower Then BegS HuS-
band to Return to Her.
HIS PLANS REVEALED IN SUIT
Lawyer Demands $4,000 Of Mrs.
Weis, Who Was Seeking a Divorce
IrOnmaster of POuEhkeepsIe-Wif
Frustrated When She Learns News.

New York, Jan. 23-Mrs. Albert f.
Tower. the telephone girl wife of the
millionaire ironmaster Of Poughkeepsie.
is not willing 10 surrender her husband
to Mrs. Minnie L. Weis who is being
sued by II. J. Hancock for s. 800, a fee
claimed IN an effort TO secure her a di-
vorce so she could wed the millionaire
ironmaster- Mrs Tower is Frustrated at
her home and under the care Of a ply
sician
Mrs. Tower made one last appeal to
her husband to-day when she called him
TO the telephone at the Metropolitan Club
in Fifth avenue She begged him to
abandon Mrs. Weis and all of the friends
for whose society the millionaire left
her six mcnths ago Mrs. Tower can
not sforget that It was over a telephone
wire that her romance had its begin
ming some five years ago. Through a
cunning little ruse she got Tower to a
telephone at the club to-day and made d
fearful plea for him to come back to her.
But her plea was in vain. Tower in
formed his wife that she must present
her case through her lawyer and then he
cut on the connection.
Separation Disclosed by suit.
The disclosures Of the estrangement be
tween Mr.. and Mrs. Tower came about
through a suit brought by Hancock. Ac-
cording to his complaint he had tried 10
get, a divorce for Mrs. Weis so that she
would be free to marry. 1t was this
complaint that carried the news to Mrs.
Tower Of her husbands secret efforts to
terminate their romance. She instantly
summoned her attorney. Charles Mors-
haus. and urged him to intercede in her
behalf
I cannot give up the hope that my
husband will be brought 70 his senses If
only can get him out of the power Of
this woman" Mrs Tower told her lawyer
IN his blind infatuation for her he seems
10 have thrown every thought of his mar
riage vows 10 the winds. From what
have seen can almost believe that this
woman exercises some kind Of IL hypnotic
power over him.
From the day Of our marriage four
years ago until early last summer never
had a moments unhappiness. Ny life
was an ideal one, and I had only one
thought, and that was TO make my hus-
band share to the fullest my cup Of hap
piness. But my dream was one day
Tudely shattered while we were on visit
In New York. There my husband intro
duced me 20 Mrs Weis. and instinCtlvely
I knew that she was not the kind OF a
woman who would conduce 20 our happi-
ness.
I came back to Poughkeepsie in a sort
Of suppressed terror. I could not shake
off the presentiment that disaster would
befall US through the Vaccinations OF
this woman, When my husband in
formed me early IN June that he vas
going on a long cruise in his yacht, the
Fri King. the presenUment grew stronger.
insisted upon going with him. and took
with me my sister. Grace BOgdrdus, and
his aunt. Mrs. Butts
M:s. Weis Member of Party.
Il was in no degree astonished when
Mrs. Weis came aboard the yacht at New
York, and / felt certain that before the
end Of the cruise there would be trouble.
We had been out only a few days when
that woman's conduct became intoIerable.
With the utmost effrontery she usurped
my privileges. and. strange 20 say. my
husband appeared to abet her.
she even took my place At the table
and announced in the hearing OF all that
she was better qualified 20 I'll It than I
WAS. That was the last straw for me. and
l simply told my husband that he must
choose between Mrs Weis and myself.
II be did not request her To leave the
yacht at the first port we reached then
should leave myself. He declined to ac-
Cede 10 my request and as soon as the
Fri King arrived at Old Point Comfort I
left, and with me went my sister and Mrs.
Butts. Mrs. Weis remained on the yacht
Cor some time and did not leave. in fact.
Jntil the Erl King stopped at New Ham
burg. a few miles below Poughkeepsie."
Miss Grace Withersp0on, a friend Of
Mrs Weis, who shares apartments with
her at the Hotel Belmont, said to-day
thgt Mrs. Weis had left the city because
Of the nOtoTiety attending the matter
There is no truth in the statements
that Mrs. Weis is trying 20 get a divorce
so that she can marry Mr. Tower" said
Miss Witherspoon. THE whole trouble
grows out of the fact that Mrs. Tower is
iucoupIy fp9IouS of her husband 4"