The Washington herald., 1908-08-02
BLISS HAS A STORY
Indicated He Will Clear Up
the Mystery.
ANOTHER WOMAN IN THE CASE
Friends of the Man Tarred in Ken
yOn Street House Insist Victim
VIII show that Mrs. MarthinsOn
Had Nothing TO Do with His A.
legged AttentiOns-TO Wed Another.

rs Mrs. Marthinson the woman IN the
! case7~
Z This is the question being asked BY
those investigating the tarring admins
tered F Z Bliss on Wednesday night
Several persons connected with the case
Z have said she is not the woman. and
[ that when Bliss opens his lips at the
4 trial it viii be 10 tell the name Of e
Z young woman. single. who was frequently
at the Kenyon street house. as that OF
I the woman 10 whom he considered him
self engaged
/ The name Of this woman those con
uected with the case will not give out
Regarding His Attentions.
4 They claim, however. that when Bliss
Z tells his side OF the story in the Police
( Court and has the young woman sum
moned as a witness for the prosecution,
I affairs VIII assume different compIexions.
and instead OF Bliss being responsible for
/ breaking up one or more happy homes
/ i viii be shown that his attentions 10 the
real woman IN the case We're perfectly
! open and aboveooard. To strengthen this
I line Of defense. il was said last night
viii be witnesses who have been wiki
Bliss and the woman. and who have
I heard him announce his intention to
make the girl his wife.
! That Charles Marthinson. Henry Cole.
and James L White have nlisstated the
T facts IS the opinion Of a close friend OF
I the man who was tarred. This man said
Z Bliss had none but honorable intentions
Z in visiting the Kenyon street house He
Z pointed out that Bliss would not openly
3 i've In Ia E-- - -.
Kenyon street house. with the AIarthin-
son family on the floor above. had his
intentions been otherwise than proper
Central office detectives who have in
vestiga-ed the case will not give an opin-
ion as 10 right or wrong. AL that can
be gotten out Of either Detectives How
lett o. Pratt IS that interesting dis
closures VIII be made at the trial"
II was said yesterday by persons fn
touch with the Office Of the district at
Iorney that several woman friends Of the
Marthiuso0s Will be called TO give evi-
dence. probably Tomorrow Il Is believed
this turn Of events means that the dis
trict attorneys Office intends bringing out
new phase OF the case. as yet not
brOaChed-
The investigation.
That the investigation OF the true rea-
sons for the tarring administered Bliss
IS being carried On with persistent vigOr
IS admitted by several OF the officials
The district attorneys Office Is now
confronted with two mysterious cases
the Caspari and Bliss cases. The best
men IN the Office are working IN an effort
10 dispel the mantle OF secrecy and mys-
tery that surrounds these cases. and when
they are brought TO trial two sensations
are promised
Bliss Partner Talks.
SPECIAL % The Washington Herald.
Baltimore, Nd. Aug ii. W. AIbrecht.
who is associated in the bookbinding bust
ness with F E Bliss. r.. gave out a
statement 20 the press to-day. in which
he declared that Bliss claims Mrs Mar
thinson was unmarried. and that Bliss
was engaged 10 the woman AI5recht
says:
Bliss tells me he has known Mrs. Mar
thinson for a long time: that he was in
love with her. and was engaged to be
married to her
The diamond ring Bliss gave her was
returned 70 him on Wednesday when the
engagement was broken. He says Mar
thinson. Mrs Marthinson. and Bliss for
time lived in the same house
Bliss tells me-" says Albrecht. The
has an important letter and It viii be
produced at the proper time. Marthinson
Z is about siXty-five years old and as
I understand. IS wealthy, being worth in
the neighbOThOOd OF $4,000. AT all events,
Bliss says he thought he was engaged
10 her, and presented her with a dia-
mOnd ring. For some reason or the
other, the supposed engagement was brok-
en- 1 have no idea OF the cause leading
TO It.
Bliss told me he went to Marthinson
and told him he was going TO marry her
They got hold Of the wrong man IN Bliss,
II they thought he was going to keep
quiet about this He opened up like a
man and told the whole story, and I'm
glad the arrests were made.
This talk Of Bliss being a hypnotfst
and exerting an influence over Mrs Mar
thinsOn IS all rot. He don't know d thing
about hypnOtiSrn' -