The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-08-30
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1T is a long story" said Mr.. Allen. "In
1893 or "a. / was ishing in Buzzards Bay
and having very poor luck when the cap
tain suggested that go over TO Onse. and
try my luck there. / did so, and upon GO
irg ashore stopped at the camp and SAT-
down OH one OF the benches with my
hands fo'ded. A medium was giving a
feancc talk and suddenly / heard her
speak the name OF my brother George.
who died In California and also Of my
brother, William. and she told things
dld not believe any one else knew. Later
] was introduced to her and we became
well acquainted. My wife knew the ma
ture OF our relations and has met Mrs.
Vanderbilt
II have been. up to the middle OF last
June. the financial agent OF May Pepper.
now Mrs. Vanderbilt. and the lies told
about me I absolutely deny. and / have
ample evidence right on my person TO
prove my relations with May Pepper.
Il cautioned Mrs. Vanderbilt against
the woman who gave evidence in the New
York court yesterday. as did not think
she could be quite SO attentive without
some ulterior motive. believe that Miss
Darrell was employed by daughter or
Mr. Vanderbilt by a former marriage who
feared that he would make will cutting
her on.'
FEARED -DIsINIIERITANCE.
II was a fear, he believed, that she was
to be disinherited in favor of Mrs. Pepper
that had induced her to procure the SER
vices OF Miss Darrell TO endeavor 10 Sc
cure evidence OF harmful nature against
Mrs. Pepper.
'Mr Vanderbilt came here and had
long talk with me during which he asked
me many questions about her and j told
him oil I knew, giving her an excellent
character. as she Is a most worthy and
a much abused woman. believe. l later
m
Mrs. Peppers church together While he
did not intimate TO me that he intended
TO marry her might have guessed It,
II do not regard him as In any sense in-
sane, but, on the contrary, believe he ls
a very smart man. one In 10000
AS TO the incident alluded TO when Mrs
Pepper Is alleged TO have sen. Miss Dar-
rell from the room OF Mr.. Aliens Provi-
dence office, Mr.. Allen said: ION the occa-
sion of this visit TO Providence. was
angry at Mrs. Peppers continuing TO have
anything TO do with the Darrell woman
and repeatedly cautioned her against her,
but when they visited me they both re-
mained together In the room In the Bani-
gan building every minute or the time L
saw Mrs. Pepper on business. To show
how preposterous the tale is | might say
that the doors OF the Banlgan building
have no keyholes. being equipped with
Yale locks"
The diamonds and wedding ring story
was disposed Of by stating that. accom-
panied by Mrs. Daley, wife of Judge
Daley of New York, Mrs. Pepper had ex-
pressed a desire for ring and that they
had come to him because one OF his sons
was in the diamond business. The ring.
q blue. oval stone with diamonds around
Il. had been purchased for about 500.
through a partner of his son, John A.
Allen. named Jonassan, who is still in the
Jewelry business in New York. Mrs.
Penper Maid him the money for II
MEDIUMS JEALOUS.
These mediums are all jealous OF one
another" ne said. ''and when l found
that they were sending out letters at
tacking Mrs. Pepper / went TO her as
sistance and spoke to my lawyer about
the matter. detective employed by
me. went to one of these mediums and
purporting to be from one OF the socie-
ties she had written about running down
Mrs Pepper. got her TO tell everything.
"A peculiar thing then happened, for the
two mediums went 10 consult my lawyer.
through some funny coincidence. He
heard them through and then told them
that they had made themselves liable for
misuse Of the malls and slander and they
went away thoroughly frightened and
eilenced
-4.f acted as financial agent for Mrs.
Pepper, as she was then called, and kept
her money for 10 years or more In the
name Of May S. Pepper, j Edward AL
len, trustee advised Mrs. Pepper TO
marry and have a protector. and the
marriage TO Mr.. Vanderbilt occurred June
1st last About the middle of that month
/ took her money, amounting TO thou
sands, out of the Union Trust and the City
National banks and gave II to her as she
desired to pay some debts, and not let
her husband pay them. i have not seen
her since"