Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-10-10
MISS LONSDALE
SAYS SHE'S SORRY
Didn't Intend to Have Suit Brought
Against Elkins.
WRITES LETTER TO JUDGE
AND. NOTE TO PRESS
says That incident Is Closed and
That Attorneys Acted Without Her
Observation-Disclosures That Affair
Has Been Settled by Compromise
Between the Parties Concerned.

ste& -%~f
Between the Parties Concerned.
Elkins, w. Va, Oct. 2.-State SEN
ator Fred G. Blue and William Il.
Baker, attorneys for Blaine Efkins
and his father. Senator s.. B. Elkins,
In the breach OF promise suit brought
against Blaine Elkins by Miss Ada
Louise Lonsdale. of New York. have
authorized the following statement:
Letters from the plalntlff to Judge
Dayton and to the press show con-
clusively that she did not want the
suit brought and the afidayit, without
precedent In such a suit. so widely
published, was procured. according to
her statement, by Misrepresentation.
The letters are as follows:
ITO Judge A. G, Dayton, Phillppi.
w. Va; I see by today's papers that
suit has been brought against Blaine
Elkins by Jesse Epstein. / am aw-
uliy sorry that this has come up In
court. because 1t was contrary to my
wishes and I don't want anything
done in the matter. Please stop the
suit. I hate this ~notoriety and my
lawyers should have consulted me be-
fore they gave this out to the news
papers and started the suit. | am
awfully sorry, and IL there is
amy more newspaper talk I wish to
be properly placed before my friends
and the public IN generar and wish It
understood by everyone that It was
not my intention to have anything
like this occur. Very sincerely,
"sADA LOUISE LONSDAIlE'
Ito the Press, Sept. 26, 1851 re-
gret extremely that there has been
this notoriety In the papers. From the
beginning / misunderstood and have
had things saisrepresented 30 me by
the lawyers + consulted. Laboring
under the impression the conveyed to
me I was induced to make the at
fdavit that I did. am sorry for the
publicity caused by the airing OF this
matter before the public. AS far as
| am concerned the incident 10 closed.
DADA LOUISE LoNsDALE.'
Comment is not needed TO show
what the purpose of the suit and the
the procuring and publishing OF the
affidavit means. The praecipe was
filed on September "a Service OF
summons was made on the 2Sth, three
days after one of the attorneys in
West Virginia told the clerk OF the
court that the suit would be dismiss
ed
Local attorneys for Miss Lonsdale,
who claim that she dropped the suit
only after a settlement was made, say
the will file a claim for an attorneys
lien.
To Get $50 a Week for Life.
The New York American has the
following:
"The suit for 100000 for breach of
promise, brought lalst week by Louise
Lonsdale, the actress, against Blaine
Elkins, son of Senator EAkins. OF
West Virginia, has been settled. Miss
Lonsdale is now on the high seas with
Miss Margaret Carroll, of Brooklyn,
her travelling companion, bound for
Paris.
THE terms of the settlement are
that Miss Lonsdale will be paid $50 a
week for life, which Is equal to a
lump sum OF $4,000. ALI her debts
have been paid, and included in the
settlement 10 the trip abroad. which
she is now enjoying. with all expenses
paid, together with those of her tray
cling companion
Miss Lonsdale sailed Saturday
morning on the Philadelphia. OF the
American line, under the name OF
Miss Carroll. while her travelling ON
panion was known as Mrs. j. M. Car
roll. OF so South Tenth street. Brook
Ign. Miss Ma -garet Carroll Is a
handsome woman. somewhat matron-
Iy IN appearance.
''Nsither of the women appeared at
the American Lines ONCE, bur their
passages were booked through L. j.
Keopke, jr.. who has his headqararters
In the Offices OF the Elkins Coal &
Coke Co. at / Broadway. Mr.. Keopke
arranged for the tickets over the tel-
ephone and late appeared in person
and paid for the tickets.
One Of the brothers Of Blaine FL
kins IL Said to have taken the two
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