The Washington times., 1908-07-26
Mrs w. H. Fishers Comics
sion Shocks Fashionable
Baltimore.
WILL MARRY HER.
WOMAN ASSERTS
Both Anxious 70 Be Legally Free.
She Says-Man Nervous,
But Not Insane.

BALTIMORE. July Z5.-Strikine with
the force Of a Eomb shell In thu bo7as
OF fashionable BaItlmoreans. the state
ment Of Mrs William II. Fisher. uso
eloped four months ago with William
T. Rayner, son Of the senior Senator
from Maryland. and who Travelled iron,
coast 10 coast with him, was made ous-
lie here today.
VIII Rayner IS 10 more insane than
1 am she cried. and 7 know 7 have
more sense than those who are hound
Ing the life out OF US
Mrs Fisher is in PaladeIDbfs and r.
was after a conference with friends
the.e tha. she made her statement ~
the analr that has set gossip w.id In
Baltimore since the disappearance OF
young Rayner last sp-ing-
Il Love 'WiH' Rayner."
Il love wiz Rayuer." cried Mrs
Slsher- He wants 20 marry me when
ne Is legally free. and I want 70 marry
nm be Is no more insane than am
Our parting at the boat was one OF rhe
most cruel things that have ever
known
without thought for her husband.
and scarcely one for her three children
Mrs Fisher told OF the mutual fnfa--
uatiOn Of herself and young Pav7e-
and made their love its own Fuztfdea-
tlon- over and over again she exclaimed
i love hirn-' and in these three words
she dismissed as unworthy OF great con
Germ the breaking up OF two households
which their flight 70 The PACING brought
about
Glad TO Tel Of Trp-
Ms Fisher said she was CAD 70 rcu
OF her relations with y0Gus Rav1er In
order 10 make her attitude cezr 10 IN.
world While she sc0rned TO o-Eer auo-o-
gies or pleaI forgiveness FOR RtsL -.e
had done, she declared thai she Gid nor
wish her attitude TO Rayuer or his at-5-
tuce toward her 70 be mlsu16e-sto1d
Rayuer mas been placed IN a retreat
BY his father, who was appointed g
committee fl nuacy 1-r him Div0-ce
proceedings az unst Mrs. Fisher were
Instituted some time ago by her nus
band, William H Fisher. and the Ease
IS pending
When Senator Rayner arrived II Bal
tiucrs on Thursday morning ca the
Bay line steamer Alabama with his
son Mrs. Fisher was q PASSENGER on
the same boat The party, however,
separated at the pier and Mrs Fisher
took a train for the North
She talked freely and frankly. H15h
composure and a lack Of emoucnalisn.
Rayner Not Insane, She Says.
'-'NYIl Rayner is no more insane thau--
am" she said For the last
weeks, ~ 10 - time that his
came for nin 81 Norfolk. he had %,
zrinking heyily. and imbIbed Uuantiu
Of absinthe This naturally caused him
10 be N highly nervous and excirabIe
condition Until he started drinking
this last time his mind was perfec1Iy
clear.
1t was only after his father had cut
pr his allowance two weeks aEO that
be became depressed L asked him why
be continued 10 drink so hard, and Re
-eplied that be did IL in order 10 forget
ais worry He was disappointed that
bis father would send him no more
money.
Did Not Cast Her On.
1T is unfair 10 me and against the
wishes OF Mr.. Rayner for the impress
Jon 10 prevail that he wished 10 cast
ne on He wants TO marry me when he
s legally free 70 % SO, and 1 want to
larry him when can legally do so.
When we were coming up on the steam
r on Wee nesday night from Norfolk 70 e.
Baltimore, and his father and guardians
ried TO prevent US from communicating
nth each other. he sent me. by an en-
Joyce OF the boat. this message. scrib-
led on piece OF a notebook: II viii
harry you or die
Ny going away with VIII Ravner
as not premeditated on my part / had
nOwn him a long time. and he had
epeatedly pleaded with me 10 go away
iLh him I always refused / used 10
o out autOmobiing with him. one dsv
went with him 70 GettysburE- The ma
nine broke down and we did not reach
ONE until o'clock in the morning
hst was the turning point vas
rad TO 80 TO my house AT so uuseemlv
lOUr. for I did not know what the
'nseQuences would be when my bus-
md and Mr.. Rayner met 1t was rhen
lat I for the first time Needed The
eatiings Of Mr. Rayner 10 90 away
in him.
IN the four months that we were
Eay We visited a number OF places.
Id went as Tar West as the Pacf=c
ope- We both liked travelling. and Il,
is respect, as well as in many others.
2. Rayner and were Choroughlv con
NAL Going from one place TO another
as agreeable 10 Us both
Pawned Rings for Funds.
I was radiantIy happy with him. Hs
IS always kind and anectionate and
10 me. and iavished on me-
erythlIg that he thought nv heart
1ld desire When his father scopDed
lding him an allowance he became
essed for money, and even had 70
re the rings on my fingers &c NJ
.yner IL order thar he co-,f5 $1,000
nos by pawning them. II was during
j following this stage that NJ Pay
+ began drinking heavily and attract
notice in Norfolk By his actions
When lett the steamer on Thursday