The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-05
DRAGGED IN MUD.
Artist Earle Attacked by His
NeighbOrs at MI nrOe.
Has Narrow Escape From Tar
and Feathers.
KICKED AND BEATEN.
Even the LOngshOremen at the
HObOken Dock
Resented His Treatment Of His
KICKED AND BEATEN
Resented His Treatment Of His
ChiId's Mother.

new 4Crk, sept. O.-1n0 aILlSllC lCLA-
permanent collided with public opinion
and Ferdinand Pinney Earle, the artist
returning to Monroe, near here, after
having sent his wife and child to Europe
in order that he may marry his SOULS
affinity fell into the waiting and well
come army of a mob. His souls affinity
is Miss Sophie Kittner of Bethlehem,
Pa
The mob. composed of Earle's neigh
bors and former friends, dragged MIN
from his carriage, which they overturn-
ed, trailed him in the mud and lasned
him with horsewhip. There We're calls
for a rope but the mayor of the village
and the chief of police recalled the crowd
to its senses and took Earle nome.
In the afternoon Earle had narrow
escape from being mobbed by crowd
of unsympathetic longshoremen Wnlie
he was waiting on the HamburS-Amerl-
can pier in Hoboken TO wave farewell 10
the wife and infant son. Five minutes
before the liner left with his WlIe ana
his baby aboard the artist-soelallst-
millionaire-poet fed from the Hoookeh
dock of the Hamburg-American COM
pany, lodging the blows that were ann
ed at him by the crowd of dock laborerS.
who knew nothing of the longings OF
the temperamental nature or the eman-
cipatiOn of love.
Gathered at the Station.
The last day of the life together OF
marked by a significant scene at the
railroad station in their home town.
Nearly every man and woman in the
town of Monroe had assembled at the
railway station to witness the depar-
ture of the Earle party. and the artist
was visibly worried lest some of his
disappearing neighbors might attempt
violence. as there has been talk OF tar
and feathers for him. He affected great
solicitude for the safety of the dis
carded wife, saying to the station agent;
81 hope there will be no disturbance Tor
her sake" There was no demonstra ton,
calls and the party started for Jersey
City and from there over to Hoboken
without molestation. Arrived at the
pier Mrs. Earle stopped at the gang
say to a reporter:
Il am perfectly satisfied with it all.
1 am going away willingly. so my hus-
band may marry the woman he now
loves. L am trying''-this with a pa
thetic little smile-''to see the funny
side of it. 1 am going direct to my
old home in Paris. My father or some
other relative. no doubt, will meet me
when 1 land on the other side
There were big rings under her eyes
and she looked like woman on the
verge of Illness. She hurried to her
stateroom after saying goodbye to the
reporters. Her husband. with down.
cast eyes and nervous appearance, soon
followed her. After he entered Mrs.
Earle could be heard crying by those
outside the door. Presently Earle came
out He had not shed any tears.
MY wife is lying down." he told the
newspaper men Il think she will get
I'D presently.
Utah Last Resort.
suppose" suggested the reporters,
that when you have married the sec
ond time you find that your new wife is
not your real affinity after all? What
will you do them?
"Oh, 1 suppose 1 might send back 20
Europe for my first wife" said Earle.
where would YOU live in such
case?'' asked the reporter.
I'm Utah. 1 presume" said the artist
with a smile.
While Earle was on the pier looking
to the loading of his wife's trunks,
word came to the reporters that TIE
wife would have something to say.
| They found her in her stateroom stu
crying. In a voice that broke repeat
edly she gave out this remarkable
statement:
81 accept the sacrifcial role IN
which my husband has placed me-
shall leave my husband with his free
dom and the woman he has chosen for
my place. 1 shall try to teach my son
| to forget. 1 hope some day to be able
to forget. too. In remuneration there is
| pain. but also there is happiness l
| feel now the pain. perhaps may find
the happiness later.
For Mr.. Earle have no -censure only
sorrow. For my successor, the
Mrs. Earle, 1 have only the most char
liable feelings. 1 give my husband over
| to her because it is his desire. / leave
them both to a fuller realization of what
| all this means to me-a realization
which must come when they shall have
felt the weight of public opinion
Then Earle Left.
Just at the last word a handsome
young woman in tailored gown enter
ed. The newcomer was Mrs. Victor
Earle. wife of the brother of the artist.
Mrs Victor Earle did not go near her
brother-in-law. but she did her best to
comfort the wife. She finally got the
wife to go up on deck. Just as the shore
bell rang Earle hurried out of the state
room with a nervous grin and ran down
the gangplank with Victor Earle on one
side of him and Mrs. Victor Earle on
the other. If it was his intention to
stay on the dock until the boat pulled
out. he was frightened away by the at
tack of the crowd. A lot Of husky long
shoremen, who learned who he was be-
gan calling him names. kicked him and
he ran from the pier. This was fully five
minutes before the boat left her pier
At the last little Mrs. Earle stood in the
companionway with her child at her
side, holding to her skirts. Her husband
/ and his people had gone, SO a group of
reporters waved to her the only good
hive she got a c she left fha land RI xzI,{ol.