The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-05-12
WIFE OR AFFINITY REAL
WIFE, HE ASKS COURT
Newark Dentist, DR.. WiImot,
Undecided Which One Is
, His Spouse.
FACES THREE ANGRY WOMEN
BEFORE POLICE JUDGE
His Love Letter to Mrs Cor
nell She Waves in
Court.

Three angry women confronted each
other before Police Judge Herr today
because Of the destinations of DR..
Anson n. Willnot. Broad street dem
tist, who admits that he is devoted TO
the fair sex. One was the dentists
wife, the other was his affinity" and
the third was striking young woman.
who denied that she was the doctors
housekeeper.
DR.. Wilmot appeared in court, white
haired, effulgent in a light spring suit,
in company with Mrs Evalina Soden,
or iii New street. She was there to
make a complaint against Mrs Kittie
Cornell, whom he admits as having
been his affinity whom she charged
with having annoyed her at her home.
where DR.. Wilmot is at present board
ing
Wife There, Too.
Mrs. Wilmot, who resides in New
York, was also in court with her Is
year-old daughter. She came unex-
pectedly. Wilmot appeared somewhat
nonplused when his wife walked into
the courtroom, but quickly recovered
his sang-froid. Her interest in the
| case was outside of the technicaiities
involved in the complaint.
| a war of angry glances quickly began
among the three women. Mrs. Cornell,
who declared that she had been greatly
| abused and deliberately deserted by the
dentist. almost burst into tears during
the proceedings.
After Dr. Wilmot had admitted his
former love for Mrs. Cornell he gave
the court q new thrill when he asked
that Judge Herr pass judgment as to
whether Mrs. Wilmot or Mrs. Cornell
was his legal wife.
The judge, who is the president of
the Optimist Club, tried to smooth
matters for the persons before him, but
Mrs. Cornell suddenly created sensa-
tion by flourishing "A love letter of
many pages which she cried out had
been written her by the dentist.
His Tender Love Letters.
Pointing her finger at DIR. wilmot,
Mrs. Cornell cried out:
THAT man is my husband, If ever a
man was such. Here is q letter that
he has written me. L have many more
such in my possession
The letter follows:
My Once Loving Darling:
i was despised because / loved YOU
you turned a scornful impulse upon
me in my feelings of distress. What
human heart could stand the sorrow
and loneliness when 1 found you did
not love me as you pretended! 1t
seemed to strike terror to my very
soul. / was unable to bear it longer
You We're infatuated with others ana
under such conditions we are better
apart How l longed the last few days
for some little word of consolation.
Once you said you longed for q time
when we should never part. But you
outgrew that spell and when someone
came along that suited your fancy you
longed to have me out of the way and
defied me, and said you would go
where you chose and do as you pleased
and you did ] went up to the room
twice and found it locked. l asked
you to leave the key the last day I
was there, and when / went UP in the
middle of the afternoon it was locked
again and no key left. If you had
company or were out, I may never
know This is seemingly strange for
me to understand. 1 guess, though,
you have outlived your love for me
and was desirous of change. Your
actions certainly bewildered me- and
if you can so easily be influenced SO as
to become too complicated for me to
understand, I shall try and forget the
past and let 1t go as though it had
never been.
"Only for the sake Of assuring yol1
that your things will be all right with
me, and as soon as / get them will send
them to you. will not care to write, as ]
feel you are deceiving me in trying
to make me believe you love me. II
you ever did. as you say you did, you
certainly have suffered a tremendous
revulsion of feeling since. | seemed
good enough for you at one time. and
felt sad when l found out you did not
care for me, but, as II was your desire,
and having requested me to leave, I
win content myself as best | can and
bear my fate. Am glad you are situ-
ated so nicely and enjoying yourself,
and l wish you nothing but happiness
and success. which are ones natural
birthright. Am glad to come away. SO
as not to cheat you out of it by Inn
posing my miserable self upon you.
II most sincerely hope ! may pass
out of your life without rendering you
any more anxiety. You seemed an-
happy with me and looked so pale aE
times I was lost to understand it, but
now l think 1 have. solved the matter
and have the right solution of the
problem.
ONE WHO WAS MISTAKEN.
Judge Herr declined to read the lets