The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-05-05
EMILY CLARY ADAMS GETS
DIVORCE AND ALL OF
CONVCTS WEALTH
A LITTER FROM ADAMS
TO Ills ATTORNEY.

a MY wife wrote 70 me on q
4 March ~, zoos, that in seeur. =
4 ING the divorce she had no q
a thought Of temarrlaae. mean. .
4 ing. ! suppose, marriage 10 |.
q another man, Al human be. 4
q laas are ehanseable. What .
4 pissses today dlsplesses 10. q
. noffo~i ~ha, appears worthy |.
= today appe a. unworthy 90. q
a morrow, AZ asntoned IN my 4
q letter Of March ~, 1903, 10 ny =
4 wife extreme foresight 10 one =
q Of the doubtful gifts that q
. heaven has kindly denied 20 =
a ua- Indeed, u ls quite lmpos. .
q slbis Tor = human being TO q
4 know to-day what he or she .
q viii desire tive, ten or fifteen .
q years hence. Many times / .
= have ~ritten 20 Ms. Adams q
: that am hoping. trusting =
: ever and 90 what she thinks =
= today 10 be the only right =
= course may not 20 appear 10 =
> her five years from to-day. A. =
: all times ! have sndesNored to .
> have her rise above my dia
; grace 10 turn her acfroN q
. cloud inside cut. that the ell. .
yer lining might ever be pres.
: ent. Or 10 see only afflletion's
; narrow actuality, nat fear .
, my Sell-intsn,loned efforts q
} have toue he'd no responsive =
; chord. Time brings Haay .
) changes, and believe the has .
; man race 10 about 70 realize
} how shsmefuiiy u is treating q
! these who have transpfessed q
} the social la~ and @ho ~iah
! only 20 DO what is figh, and
, lgst.
Il have hopes that my wife .
} will. 10 time. see the error Of .
her Nay. She pfsetieally az
} raIts 20 me thss her aetsrulu. .
alton for dlVofcs Naa largely .
influenced hf othsrs. there
fore Justly feel that hsr true
feelings lie buried. and that .
J she would nave remained ny .
wife n lsft wholly 20 hsf o~n
! desires ard inelinatlons.
II Is only with the most .
} worthy motives that ass the .
! court for the provisions ard .
! Items mentioned In IRIS letter .
! ard IN my letter o. the fourth
} instant DO no, believe tire
court would be justified in an .
} effort 20 forecast the future .
} for nearly - years and make
} permanent eispcsai of my
} child a, tsls time, have no .
} desire 20 tass she child eat Of
} my ~ifss life, ard liss@lse .
} there ahoula be nc desire 10 .
} take tire child oyt % my llfes .
} This whole divorce pre- .
} eeedins strikes re as vnsirs .
} w.. M justified and slisdsiseo,
} u IL apparent there - soefui
} iass % lasaraen; ea the part
} % THOSE advising MY ~ifs. .
} There shcala be no elsfnsn .
} bersna o. TIE family or the .
} property u TIE ehiid.s best IN .
! terests are 20 be served.
! @Hesesofore ! have mailed % .
} my ~ife eepies % all ecrres .
} panderes. 90 thst a. all times
} sire would be advised % my .
} oolaas AZ sss recently ssrx .
} ed Nith the complaint IN d .
) voree proceedings. ! nave ret .
} cert her = copy Of ihis letter .
; or o. my letter 10 yo0 OF the .
; zth Instant.
\ sNo~. fulton. ! plead with .
; you earnestly 90 prevent. ~
; possible. the destruction 81 .
) ny nssrrtaae and property .
; state. N not possible, then
B and in tina, event kindly use, .
} az usual. your vigorous efforts .
} 70 secure for re the provisions .
, and items have mentionee.
; %. G. ADAMS .
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