Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-10
Florence schenck Returns 10
This Country from London
Broken IN Health.
FATHER FoRG|vES HIS DAUGHTER
Young Norfolk Woman Followed Van.
derbi'eS Horse Trainer to London.
Man Already Had Wife and Family
And He Seems to Regard the Az.
fair ms a Joke.

NEW YORK, July DIR. Pow
nn'ali >. Schenck is on his way from
ms Norlolk tNa) home to take haclS
ms daughter, Florence. Though no
hlsowned her when SHE clopcd with
CHARLES II. Wilson. Dr Schcnck snya
ne loves his daughter better in her
tfo"blc than ever before.
Publications of tho news thot abe
hnd been cast OF by Wilson. To whom
me slrl still insists she was wcdded
IN Richmond six months neo. has
drought IN Immediate message from
VIC navy surgeon informing his
uausniers friends OF his departure
tor New York. and begging them to
care Tor her until his arrival.
fehniless and dependent for shelf
CT on friends, she made on the return
voyage from Europe with Wilson.
Miss Schcnck Is ut The polnt If nor.
Vnus prostraiion ut her room I'm the
Victoria Hotel, where she was taken
on the arrival OF the steamer here
inte Yesterday afternoon Sometimes
the former Virginia belle raves of
her plans to take her case ngninst
wilson into tho courts. sometimes
she threatens TO kill Wilson ana her.
self somctimos of the vengeance she
believes her father vii take. but more
OFTEN 1t Is of her longing for home
that she speaks.
Father. forgive me-" she cxclaims
AGAIN and again 81 have been de-
celycd II was true love that drove
me from home. | want to go bnclS.
He did marry me. he did. Forgive
me. for my heart is breaking"
stu insisting that she was welded
to Charles II. Wilson manager of
Alfred G. Vandcrbilt's string or
horses, Florence NJ. Scheme, once n
Norfolk tVa) belle. announced today
that she has decided to take her cnse
into the courts.
Wilson's Only Regret His Job.
Wilson ndhcrcs to his story that
there was no marriage, though he ad.
Inits that the girl accompanied him
TO Europe. His real wife. he says,
awaits him at Newport Beyond de-
nying that there was n marriage and
admitting that The girl went abroad
with him, Wilson will not discuss the
ease.
This. suppose" he said. means
the end of my $4,000 job" :.
Miss Schenck met Wilson ten
months ago nj Norfolk. where the
Vanderbilt horses were OIL exhibition.
Later. they became well acquainted
Nib NJ icph h'i w ulilt Will NulllcT-
bilt. AT this dinner. she says Van
derbit read from paper an an
nounccmcnt of her approaching mar
ragc to Lieutenant Ashton, ana that
Wilson was so shocked that he drop
ped plate.
Later, Miss Schenck relates, VIII
son told her he loved her desperate
ly. persuaded her 10 break her en-
gpgemcnt to Lieutenant Ashton, and
married her in the Richmond Hotel,
at Richmond. Va
When her father learned of her
clopcment he disowncd her.
Miss Schenck asserts that IL was
not until after their departure from
Norfolk, for New York, that Wilson
told her he was already married. She
says she was introduced to The real
Mrs Wilson ut East Orange, n. j..
rs the daughter of Wilson's best
friend ana old school mate.
She maintains that when they went
abroad Wilson always introduced her
rs his wife or as Mrs WILSON,"
She was n leader in the smart set.
and was so courtcd and admired that
Wilson is quoted rs saving that her
European soicnrn completely spoiled
her