Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-02
MENERY AFFAIR
IS UP ONCE MORE
Story from San Francisco Re-
uardIng Understanding
Causes Some Wonder.
ANNOUNCEMENT IS DUE HERE.
Threatened suit Not iilcd Vet hut
New. 3. Forthcoming Within
Invent, -Four Hours.

Uum Prof a. O.. Mclaughlin of The
University of Michigan reaches this city
from SAN Francisco the story sup-
posed to have come from that city a
few DAYS ego will Doe held in doubt by
many Salt Iaoers The story as told
was that Prof Mclaughlin. who was
the victor bon very recent contest for
the Guardianship of Miss Isabel Lois
AfoLauchln his niece. dr. w. NJ. Me-
Euery's step-daughtcr aud an helrcs5
with considerable wealth in her name,
announced hc had found all stories told
about the doctor false The stories de-
MED were those told by Miss EFaus,
an English nurse now employed In the
Murray hospital
UNDERSTANDINGS" REACHED.
10 was ,oId that Prof Mclaughlin
aud d. McEuoIy went to the latter
San Francisco home upon reaching Oh"
Golden Gate city and both were united
in their dcnials we have reached
an understanding. is what both mon
aro quoted lg saving. Prof McLaugh-
iin rs further quoted as saying he had
Investigated Miss Evans story and
found 30 facuess. this in spite OF tho
fact that Miss Evans told her story tO
Pwers a. Mari0ucauX 81 this city aud
asked them Co represent her iu q suit
for breach of promise against the doc
tor. Relatives OF Prof. Mclaughlin
and Miss Mclaughlin say they have not
heard from him nor her He was sup
posed to have started east from the
coast yesterday morning. but has not
arrived here yet 10 WAS said Miss Nc
Laughlu would be- left in the care OF
her step-father and his sister
Nrt-t.n.lrr. .Y., ,trrfkrEt
A portion of story printed in this
city sunday morning follows.
The story told by Miss Evans is
false Dr. McEucry said. His attention
was called TO the fact that Miss Evans
had sald She met him in London hos
pital and that they had made a trip
10 Monte Carlo together.
Have you anything TO say 10 that?'
he was asked
On. McEnery seemed agitated some
what by the question. lie tugged az
his blonde mustache and impulsivoly
turned 20 Prof. Mclaughlin
What shall / say?' he asked.
THAT her story IS false" advised the
elder man. laconicaly
Why did Miss Evans select you as
victim then2"
"It Is possible that she has selected
others. too Dr. McEuery replied
Has she made an effort TO get money
from yout
81 must decline 20 discuss the mat
ter the doctor concluded.
ANNOUNCEMENT DUE.
The law offices of Powers g. Marion
eaux were visited this morning to as
certain if and when the papers ln the
promised Evans VS. McEnery case are
20 b. filed. or the ten days given by
legal custom bur two are left-the pa
pers must be filed by wednesday No
information was Obtainable this morn
ing but AN attache OF the firm said
some announcement either one way or
the other would be forthcoming this
afternoon. IL Is learned from outside
sources that there is no inclination 10
drop the case now that certain state
mcnts have been made. Miss Evans
said she intends carrying matters 10
an end
REGARDING MISS EVANS
Relatives Of Miss Mclaughlin wish
70 understood they did not use Miss
Evans az a tool as would be taken from
reports published at the time " the
contest for guardianship which was
won Boy Prof. MCLAUGHLIN after an am
night debate between himself ana Dr.
M"Encry I'm "a room at the Alta club.
The contest was started before Miss
Evans was known Goo be- boz America
let alone I'm Murray The helress's
relatives knew there was such a wo-
man. had heard her story but they im-
agined she was Doc England. They
sympathlzr with her. but regret deeply
that anythiuE which might create a
Wrone impression was printed. They
desire Dr MoEuerys absolute power
over Miss Mclaughlin lessened. and
are now DESTROYS uf letting mat
tefs 4. lEt their own course.