The evening world., 1909-01-13
AFFINITY SCOLDS
TRIAL MARRIAGE
BRIDE BY PHONE
Mr.. Milne Also Expresses a
Desire to Shoot All the Re-
I. porters in the World,
MRS. CALDWELL WEEPS.
81 Feel as if | Can Trust No
Man, She Says While Tell
ing of Her Fresh Troubles.
MRS. CALDWELL WEEPS.

The affairs OF the domestic Triangle
composed Of Mrs. Jane Caldwell, Of
Cynthiana, Ky; her Christmas week
husband, who keeps the department
store Of Eminence, KY, and William
Milne. the hard-headed Scotch lace
salesman, upon whose protection Mrs.
Caldwell threw herself when she de-
clded, after week OF married life,
that she had made mistake, halted
and marked time to-day.
Mrs, Caldwell, at her rooms In an up
town hotel, was under the care OF a
doctor following what she termed
painful scene" between Milne and her
self this morning.
Milne was at his home in Haworth,
N, j., and Mr.. Caldwell, from his store
In Eminence. was only heard from In
bulletin form to the effect that any
thing that Mrs Caldwell had said
wasn't 80.
Mr.. Milne Excited.
The most excited person concerned in
the case was Mr.. Milne. who is the
travelling representative OF Clough. Pike
& Co., lace importers, Of No. ~ White
street.
According to Mrs Caldwell Milne.
whom she met year ago in Cincinnati.
rushed to her assistance on New
Years Day. when she told him that
life with a storekeeper In Kentucky was
overpowerlng to her sensitive soul. She
says he met her In Cincinnati! and
brought her under his protection to New
York, Til he could find her Job as
nurse-or some sort OF life work.
II am as far from getting con-
genial position as eve,," said Mrs.
Caldwell almost hysterically to-day,
and am really in position where
feel a. II can trust no man. Things
have not turned out Just as | thought
they would. and Mr.. Milne was furious
simply furious-when he called me up
to-day. He said he would shoot any
reporter who came near him, and would
shoot any OF his friends he caught
talking to reporters, but. OF course that
was . hgurs OF speech merely"
Wants Husband TO Sue.
Have you begun any proceedings for
divorce" was asked.
mo, indeed am waiting for Mr..
Caldwell to do that. and he can do II az
soon as he likes am sick of all man
kind. have notified my attorney, Mr..
Freeman, Of No. 100 Broadway, 70 tell
my husband that he can have all the
me my trunks BY the way, when
told my husband over the long. distance
phone from Cincinnati that had eIoped
with the man loved the first thing he
asked about was the diamonds he had
given meas II wanted them.
Have you seen Mr., Milne since YOU
let the rooms on Seventeenth street."
II have not. But as ! said. | hoard
from him over the phone"
He Is going to keep his word TO Sc
cure you employment
Mrs Caldwell shook her head dubi-
ously. 81 really don't know what TO
Say, about that aspect OF this really
deplorable affa!r," she said. except to
both noble people-Mrs, Mine espe-
eially"
Mr. Milne did not appear at his place
Of business to-day. but his employers.
through young member OF the firm,
spoke for him. Milne Is regarded very
highly BY his Arm, and II was decided
At conference that whatever turmoil
may have interjected Itself into his pri-
vate life. II will make no difference In
his business standing.
Acting Manager Pike, OF the firm. said
that his syppathies were all with Mr..
Milne, and that II would give him great
pleasure to help Mr.. Milne In his an
ttcipated slaughter Of reporters