The Washington herald., 1908-08-06

Gcaded by the statements Of his wife.
which. he alleges. are Misrepresentation
and anxious 10 vindicate himself, Ray
nond Kyle, husband Of the woman who
went 10 New York with Edward II Hob
son. the man now under arrest here.
charged with em5ezzlenent. consented
last night for the first sine TO make
statement in regard 10 the case
Up 10 the present Kyle has refused 10
talk about the matter. but the way in
which his wife explained matters. as pub
Iished exclusively IN The Washington
Herald. has opened his lips When seen
BY q Herald representative last night he
was quite willing 10 break his hitherto
SphInx-like silence
Kyle declared that his wife had ia
granJly distorted several points Of the
whole unfortunate a6ai-. especially those
which related 70 him personally, HIS hab-
its and the reasons for them and the re-
lation OF her family 10 the case. KyIe-s
version Of the matter IS as follows
Now. I don't care 10 say anything
about my wife personally. She IS stin
NY wife. in name. al least
BIames Mother-in-Layv.
The story Of our relations is easily
told. and now that have decided 20
say anything. desire 10 tell II plainly
and fully I met Nellie Peck some
where about a year ago. and grew 10
care & great deal for her. even though
my family did not approve Of my going
with her and sought 10 dlssuade me
However. I had no notion OF marrying
her then. and, in fact. probably never
would have done so had II not been for
her mother.
Finally. had an opportunity 10 get a
position in Philadelphia at my trade Of
plate printer I accepted. and went
there Well had not been there more
than q couple OF weeks. when Nellie
Peck followed ne. and came 20 the same
boarding place. Even then I had no in
tention OF marrying her
But somebody who knew the cIrcuul-
stances thought I was going to marry
her. and teIegraphed 10 my mother She
came up there and took US both back 10
Washington Nellie threatened 10 make
a public scene if we did not take her. too
That was about October . OF last
year. and Il was only three days after
ward that Mrs Peck met me in the street
and wanted ne to so TO Alexaa5-ia and
marry her daughter. I said 1 was not
able TO. but she insisted. saying she had
all the money necessary
says His Heart Was soft.
I was sorry for the girl. and being a
young fellow with a sympathetic nature,
I finally went Mrs Peck paid the car
fare, paid for the license. and for the
rinE- 1 was then only twenty years old.
but that seemed TO be all right
We failed TO get along together from
The first About the SJh Of March Of this
year left he-, and up to the lst OF June
paid her something every week
Now she makes all these statements
about me, and wish 10 say emphaticaIly
that what have ContradIc1ed have
done with absolute truthfuIness. VIII I
get a divorce from herr Well. YOU can
just bet viii, just as soon as I possibly
can"
Kyle IS a young-IoOkIng fellow, ap-
parenty little more than q boy. with
very light hair and smooth. highly-coI-
o7ed cheeks He appears 70 be the tu-
nio- OF his wife by several years.
He exhibited a letter which be has
received from Mrs Eobson, IN which
she tells him that his wife is constantly
running after her husband Edward
II Ho5son. and begs him TO persuade
her 10 let HObS0n alone
Mrs. HObsOn BIames Mrs Kyle.
In her letter. Mrs Hobson declares that
her husband IS partially TO blame. but
lays the burden OF the trouble or Kvle's
wife She says that her husband had
given Up his old drinking habits and
probably would be all right # he IS
further unmolested by your wife
Kyle said last night that he would
have obtained q divorce before # he had
been financially able 10 do so. He al
legged that at one time Hobsou sent
word 70 him asking II he would get q
divorce Il HobsOn would bear TIE ex-
pense- He readily agreed TO this propo-
sttion. Kyle declares. but the money
was never forthcoming.