The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-04-22
AMAZING STORY BACK OF AR
REST OF THIS HARVARD
SPENDTHRlFT.
HE WENT A MERRY CLIP



Reynolds, young, rich and pretty
once favorite in Boston society and
well known in New York. today re
yealed the amazing story back Of the
arrest, in this city, Of George p. Bow.
ler a Harvard man and member of a
prominent Cincinnati family indicted
| fol forgery in Eoston. Her narrative
reveals for the first time the mys cry
! that surrounded the young prisoner of
evident refinement and culture who
while in the Tombs would talk To no
one but her He Is now shown To
have been one OF the most colossal
spendthrifts Of the last decade.
Bowler has just ben extradIted and
Is now in the Charles street Jail, Bos-
ton, AT prominent hotel, but few
blocks away Is the woman who has
been constantly with him while a
fugitive from Justice, having sac,i
feed husband, friends and high social
position A few blocks further away,
In pretty little apartment, Is the
Wife. Mrs. Helen L. Bower, who was
married to the former Harvard
student the year after he graduated
With her Is her six-year-old daughter
Used Up Her $35o,ooo Fortune.
Edith Stevens Reynolds, known
also as Mrs. George II. Reynolds
around the exclusive Boston Country
club, admits that her friendship for
Bowler has already cost her $4,000
the greater part of fortune left by
her father, e. r. Stevens, once a
prominent business man of Boston
Despite these facts and her knowl
edge of the mans past, her loyalty
Is undying, She asserts that she will
give away her last jewel II it be
necessary to get Bowler out of the
tolls OF the law. The last remnant OF
her fortune. about $50 1000. lis avail
able for this purpose. she says.
From her apartments In the fash
ionable Bellevue Hotel she has visited
Bowler every day while he was under
arr est When Bowler was In the
Tombs here she also saw him six
lines week.
Il will go To the end of the earth
fo" this man." she said 1T is tfue
that he has squandered $1,000 OF my
money, but we spent some of IL to
gether and | am satisfied. In addi-
tion to what he has obtained from me
he has borrowed large sums from
other sources, which he will never be
able to pay"
did you not hesitate about coming
back to your old Boston home, where
SO many of your friends reside?' she
was asked.
Yes. | did hesitate at first, or +
would have been in Boston ON the
first train after the Gstradition papers
had been served in New York
IF Mr. Bowler must lie in jail, |
must be willing 10 sacrifice personal
feeling and pride in order to be near
him." she continued. II felt sure
that he wanted me near him. even
though his own wife lives in Boston
simply could not remain SO far
away.
Il will give mp even these trinkets"
she added, indicating number Of
costly rings ON her fingers and a clus-
Ter of diamonds at her throat
Charged With Forgery.
Bowler was arrested here On oct. S !
AZ the Hotel Normandie at the re !
quest of the Boston police Copcs Of |
eight indictments were sent here \
cha g'ng hifh with forging the in
iOr emcnt of Robert pon1letOn Bow /
er- his brother. 10 as many pf1mis |
sorry notes. which aggregated sl6 00n. !
md giving them 10 Bernard Bennett, |
he Harvard money lender. in return /
or money advanced The notes were I
lated Jan ). 1908. and fell due in |
periods from six TO thiiteon months |
Geo re p. Bowler is not yet 80
ears 4 age AZ Harvard he WAS one |
lf the most popular men Of his class |
,ui his escapades. which followed 1
quickly one after the other. resulted f.
In many embarrassing situations for
)oti the faculty and his fellow-siu. !
lents
Ioston's exclusive social circles
we're given fo.d for gossip ia April 4
1919. when it became known that /
fiith Stevens REYNOLDS and George
p Bowler had both left BOSTON. Pow /
cr had deserted his wife and little .
langhicr Ms Reynolds hai de- 4
serted a husband George Y Reynolds i
li that time a prominent mcmter Of
no Athletic and Country clubs. Both
antilles were members ~ the Com
n0nwealth avenue set. and 50 care
.uUy were the facts gaurded thai the
story did not get into print
Mrs. Helen Bowler. the wife who
: devoiing her life TO the health and
are Of her little daughter. received
reporter today. Strange as il nav
-. r. lra. N.4r faa~ar. IN. hsr