The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-03-03
RUTH BRYAN'S CHARGES WILL
BE COMBATTED IN COURT BY
HER HUSBAND.
MONEY NOT CONSIDERED
The Artist Son-iu-Law Of the Nsbras.
kan viii Demand Custody Of His
Children and Insists he Supported
His Wife.

Lincoln, Ncb, March Further
than the tacit admission that ajl|
urc has attended their efforts to
effect an arrangement with William .
Homer Lcayitt not to oppose the di-.
vorce proceedings instituted ny their
oldest daughter, Ruth Bryan lcaNtt|
the members of William D. nNau's f.
family refuse TO discuss 10. approach .
ing trial of the case.
only % few days ago Na- arm.
ed that the middle OF last October.
an agent was sent to Paris with an
offer of money settlement if Lca,
lit would not fight the divorce suit
Neither MIR Bryan nor any member
of his family will give the name OF.
this agent
Why SO much secrecy Us maintain.
ed at Fairycw concerning the details
Of the case is arousiug interest
among the friends Of the Bryaus
It Is known that the agent reported
that Leayitt scornully declined TO
consider a money proposition 70 sur.
render his wife anl two chill rem and
it was after receiving this report
that Mr.. Bryan ordered the institu.
tion OF the suit by his brothern-law,
Tom Allen.
When the trial is begun about a
month hence, testimony for the plain.
tiff will be submitted to prove the
Bryan charge that the artist was
unable to support his wife. 1t will
be alleged that not until Mrs Bryan
visited her daughter in Denver for
the first time after the marriage
and discovered that she was living
with Leavitt and the two children
in squalor did either Bryan or his
wife know that their daughter was
actually in need 1t is understood
that Mrs. Bryan will 20 upon the
witness stand and testify to this al
legation Thomas Patterson. United
States senator, will, It is understood
testify to the same effect. Mrs. Bry-
an also will testify that upon maxi
ing the discovery of the suffering
Of her daughter and two little grand
children she induced Ruth to leave
Leaytt and resume her home with
her father Mrs Bryan will further
testify that at her earnest request
Leavtt was informed from London,
when she, his wife and the chill
dren were there about a year ago,
that If he cared to see the latter
he was at liberty TO come over from
Paris, but that no invitation had
been sent him by Mrs, Leavitt to
make her a visit, nor would the
wife consent to see the husband
when he arrived in London.
This is in direct contradiction of
a statement made by Mr.. Leavitt
in Paris. He said then that when he
reached London, Mrs. Leayitt rusn,
ed into his arms
Leayitt has sent word to Lincoln
that he probably will come here in
person to oppose the suit, with the
! double purpose Of defending his char
acter and OF obtaining possession o
the children, 1t is stated thai
he viii introduce testimony from
Denver to show that he gave his
wife a good home there, but tha
she was SO given TO society tha
the home was neglected by her
1t is sal that already affidavIu
have been obtained from three wide
! ly known society women in Denve
alleging that three weeks after th,
birth of the last child, Bryan l.eay
lit, Mrs. Leayitt attended bah owe
the protests of her husband and ler
him alone to look after the babies
It is the matured purpose Of Mrs
Leavitt TO make her home in New
York city as soon as she is divorce,
from Leavitt She expects to engag
in literary work aud is now tryin
with her fathers assistance to secur
employment in the metropolis He
mother will establish a home for he
ana the children in New York ar
will divide her time between Fai'