The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-11-12
MRSLOGANSCORES
DAUGHTER s
HUSBAND
Col, William 7. Tucker Round
" Roasted
COOOLED AND ENCOURAGED
Soft 5erths Were Secured for Him
But He Deserted Wife for an
affinity

Topeka, Kan, Nov ia local pa
per printed yesterday a three thous-
and word letter from Mrs. John A. Lo-
gan, explaining in detail the life and
conduct of her son in law, Col. Will
liam +. Tucker. The letter was called
forth by the newspapers criticism Of
the Tucker scandal.
Col. Tucker was arrested recently
on board a train at Decatur, Ill.,, for
deserving his wife. He was on his
way to the Army hospital at Hot
Springs Ark, and after being detain-
ed at a st. Louis hotel for a short
time he was permitted to continue his
journey. Mrs. Myrtle l. Plat whose
name has figured prominently in the
Tucker case, was with the Colonel
at the time of his arrest and nursed
him while he was i'll in st. Louis.
Mrs Logan tells how Gen. Logan Sc
cured Col. Tucker a place in the army
and how he had made his home for
several years with the Logans. Dur
ing this time Tucker lost all he poss-
essed, Mrs Logan says, and the Log
ans tried in every way to put him on
his feet again
aged and Loyalty backed by his wife
and mother-inlaw, Col. Tucker was
that man, as all my friends will testi-
fly at any time" says Mrs. Logan's let
ter but his appetite for whiskey and
cigarettes grew steadily upon him I'M
I'll Secretary Lamont sent for me and
| told me that he would be Obliged 70
send him away from Washington as
his associations were rapidly getting
him into trouble
Every president and secretary Of
war will attest that / came to them
! from time TO time urging agreeable
assignments and promotion for Col
Tucker ltried to take advantage Of
every opportunity to advance him as
the Illinois delegation to congress will
also attest His wife has devoted her
whole life 10 him for thirty years
Col Tucker irregularly contributed a
small part OF his salary to the support
OF his family, Mrs Tucker out Of her
| part of her fathers estate making up
the balance He never did anything
for me In his whole life nor has he for
any of his children. The ordeals
through which we have passed have
| simply been unbearable."
Discussing the added scandal which
| Col Tucker has brought TO his wife
and her mother, Mrs. Logan says:
You must know that Col. Tucker
himself Was the first person TO make
public In the United States the scan.
dal which he has brought upon US
through his association with Mrs.
| Plat I'm Manila where II was common
ted upon by the press.
He was not permitted to accom-
/ pany this woman Myrtle l. Plat on
! the Sherman. which left Manila Mar.
! B.. 1907. Therefore he gave up his
own sailing and sent Mrs. Plat on the
| transport. Tucker cabled 10 Honolu-
/ Ia for Masonic friends TO go aboard
and meet this woman which they did
but they felt that they had been great
/ ~ imposed upon.
He cabled 20 San Francisco 20
| have her meet him az the Savoy hotel.
On his arrival there, April 10, after
having spent nine days In the hospit-
al OF the transport Logan with delir-
ium trcmens. he met her on the dock
and she embraced him publicly. Tuck
or secured leave OF thirty days and,
accompanied by Mrs Plat went 10
! Portland. Ore They stayed In the
same hotel We're cons antly together
during his leave and hear in mind that
all Of this time he had not communt
Gated with hts family or with me, who
had been his guardian and devoted
mother all these years"
Mrs. Logan says that in August,
1907 Tucker took another leave OF alb
sence OF thirty days and went TO Ra
ton. New Mexico where Mrs Plat was
staying All these charges, Mrs. Log
an says are now being investigated by
the war department