Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-11
Rejects All oveftures of Her
Husband to Return to His
Home
LETTERS ARE READ IN COURT
Now Seems Likely That There Will
Be Bitter Contest for Possession
of tho chiId-Prominent Eastern
Couple Air Their Troubles in Dss
Moines Court.

Des Moines Aug. Ill will never
live with him again. l do not love
him and 1 will not make my home with
a man 1 do not love. But do love my
baby, Mary, and | will never be happy
without her, in spite of Freds state
ment to the contrary"
Mrs. lone Choate, tall and fair,
beautiful woman, stamped her we'll
shod foot and glanced contemptuously
at her husband, Fred NJ. c. Choate.
Her black eyes snapped and the look
she turned upon her adoring husband
showed that she meant what she said.
Judge Miller had just adjourned
court and continued the habeas corpus
proceedings instituted by Mr.. Choate
to secure the possession of their s.
year-old daughter, Mary, from his
wife, until this morning at 10 o'clock,
when Mrs. Choate made this emphatic
statement. Another effort had just
been made to induce her to return to
her husband and that was her reply.
Mrs. Choate evidently means what
she says, for she has started suit for
divorce in the district court here,
charging cruel and inhuman treatment.
The original notice was served upon
Mr. Choate just before court opened
yesterday afternoon.
But in spite of the fact that his
beautiful wife will have nothing to do
with him and expresses the wish new
err to see him again, Mr.. Choate still
loves her. He calls her dear and he
watches her every movement with
adoring eyes. Yesterday morning he
had an hours conference with her, Of
fered her wealth, beautiful home,
anything she might desire if she would
return to him.
But she refused, and when she
emerged from the private office of the
court after the conference she held her
head very high and walked with a
naughty air. She disdained to look at
her husband, who followed her defect
eddy, still hoping that she might re-
turn to him.
What it is that has caused the wife
to SO turn against her husband is not
known. He is a man of high educa-
tiolf, of refinement, and a nephew of
Judge William Gardner Choate Of New
York. While he lived in New York
he had offices with Secretary Of War
! Elihu Root, he says. and was inter-
ested in several enterprises which were,
backed by some of the wealthiest men
of the east.
AT present he is practicing law in
Los Angeles, Cal, he says, and is able
IN toll 1Se md ho1,
there and give them all the luxuries
of life. But his wife with a scornful
toss of her head, says no.
That MIR. 'Choate loves her is evil
dent from a letter which was read in
court yesterday. 1t was written by
Mr.. Choate on June IA, from Los An
geles, and addressed to his wife, who
! was then in New York City.
| The letter follows:
"My Dear lone: ann very sorry that
you do not see fit to write to me oc-
casionally, for have done everything
that could to show to you my sor-
row for having treated you wrong and
also ito show to you my love for you.
eff / could only say or do something
that would half convey my feelings
am sure that you would look upon
things concerning me from a different
standpoint.
"You and I were once very happy
| together, and I am sure that no man
ever loved a woman more than have
and do love you. My whole life is
wrapped up in you and yet you don't
seem to care one iota for me- write
this, but really, lone, do not believe
| tiff cannot believe it.
"You were the best wife that ever
! lived and you know that I always
{, thought so and that think so now and
! that / always will think SO. j wish
that you would come here and live
with me and give me a chance to prove
my love. I ann sure you will never re-
greet it, for 1 love you better each day.
'sTell Mary daddy is sorry that she
and mamma are not with him. Good
night, lone. FIRED.
MIR. 'Choate read this letter to the
court himself, and when he reached the
point where he referred to Mrs. Choate
as the "best wife that ever lived" he
broke down and wept Buthhis wife
was unaffected and curled her lip
Scornfully.