Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-09-11
GIVES HUSBAND TO ANoTHER.
Her husband and Her Successor Bid
Her Goodbye. S.

IS
New York, september "a re-
markable story OF a change in the
marital relations of Ferdinand p.
Earle, an artist, and son, of the late
Gen. Ferdinand p. Earle, the hotel
man, is published to-day, apparently
on the authority of Mr.. Earle him
self The arrangement which Mt.
Earle says has been decided upon in
cluded the return to France OF his
wife. where 1t is planned she shall
secure divorce, and this accom-
plished, the wedding is to occur OF
Mr.. Earle and young woman
whose name Is withheld, but who is
already living with her brother in
Mr.. Earle's country home near Mon
Droe. Orange scounty, New York. A
young son isSto accompany the wife,
who is to be sent away to France.
The ARRANGEMENT. strange to say, is
apparently acquiesced In by all the
persons involved. A part OF the ar
rangement will be carried out to-day
when the wife and child are to board
the steamer tsyndall, which will sail
tomorrow for Europe. Earle and
the woman that he is to marry will
accompany the wife to the steamer
to see her off. @ 81
Met His Affinity.
A few months ago, while travelling
In Europe, he met the young woman
whom he plans to make his wife.
Like himself, he says she was a So
cialist and held the same views he
did as to the happiness of welded
life They became attached and re-
allied that their marriage had been
I ordained before their births. When
this knowledge came to him, he says.
he went TO his wife's father in France
and told him the situation, and the
father, seing the point of view, law
yer was called in and a divorce ar
ranged. Then he came home, told
his wife and persuaded her that it
was for the best. Then the woman
who was his real affinity, he says,
came to his home and met his wife.
Her mother came with her, and later
her brother, and all have since lived
In harmony under the same roof, ac-
cording to the artists story.
Earle insisted on calling in his
wife, dainty little woman, slim and
pale, who confirmed his story.
Earle Dragged I'm Mud.
New York, September 5.--Ferdi-
nand Penney Earle, the artist who
sent his wife to France, her old
home, to secure divorce so that
he might marry another woman, re-
ceived sorry welcome when he re-
turned to his home in Monroe, n Y,
after bidding his wife farewell at
the steamer. H
Earle was met by crowd of vii
layers as he stepped from the train,
who at first insulted and hooted him
and then pulled him from his carr
riage and dragged him through the
mud of the village streets.
Earle courageously faced his tor
mentors, attempting to vindicate him
self, and then. goaded for an instant
by the insults of the people, he seized
his carriage whip and slashed at the
crowd. A man snatched the whip
from his hand and, by-standers state,
struck the artist stinging blow.
There were cries of "get a rope"
"tar and feather him." Several Of
ficers then appeared upon the scene
and Earle was told to get in his
buggy and drive away.
s#"I am willing to explain my posi-
tion," called out the artist, but the
officers insisted that he drive on.
Earle, who had shown splendid cour-
age throughout the trying ordeal,
finally did so. The crowd broke up
into small groups after that and
stood about the streets for q long
while discussing the incidents Of the
night and the artists strange do
nestle story.