The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-10-22
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EBYsENRAGBD WIFE,
ZION LITTLE GIRLS
Mrs. Buchanan Charges Alien.
s. alton Against l2.Year.
0ld.Girl.
Jealous Rage Provokes Scene
on Street.
STATEMENT OF ROTH SIDES.

Jealousy on the part OF Mrs. Edith
buchanan, a well known music teach
or. lmpelled her yesterday afternoon
at 4 O'Clock TO hOrsewhip pretty
Neva Riley. tire 17-year-old daughter
of Mr.. aud Mrs NJ. il. Riley, at Fifth
street and Kentucky avenue. She
says Miss Riley u guilty Of alienat-
ing the affections of her husband, Ed
ward H. Buchanan. Il. +. ID. mail
carrier. The scene caused turmoil
and Mrs Buchanan was stopped by
John j. Dorian. former city treasurer
who happened TO be passing.
Pearl Riley. ~ years old. Neva's
sister, upon whom the ASSAULT was
planned. fed and Neva lnterceded
you are Just as much 10 blame IS
Pearl" cried Mrs. Buchanan and
with that she began lashlng the girl
over the head and shoulders. When
Mr. Dorian interfered Mrs. Buchanan
climbed into her buggy and drove
On. while the two girls rushed home.
when seen by a reporter for The Sun
this morning both Mrs. Buchanan
and the family OF Mr.. Riley regretted
the affair and gave explanations
Pearl, who sings illustrated SONGS
at the Kentucky theater. accom-
panied by Neya. was going north on
Fifth street. and when they crossed
Kentucky avenue they saw Mrs Bu-
chanan IN company with her mother,
driving down Kentucky avenue to-
ward them Mrs. Buchanan Is said
to have cried out. "Pearlie. Pearlle,
stop:" and then came to a standstill.
She grabbed the buggy whip and
Jumped over the wheel and started
after Pearl Pearl ran and Neva
told Mrs. buchanan not 20 strike her
Witnesses say Mrs buchanan struck
Neya over the head several times.
Ncva was 20 stunned by the lashes
that she was unable TO defend her
self and Mr.. Dorian rushed TO her
aid 4 large welt was raised on her
LETT cheek and her upper lip was cut
She complained OF her head hurting
today.
II never regretted anything 50
much In my life" said Mrs Buchanan
to a reporter this morning. but
those girls had come between me and
my husband and ! was just driven
to my conduct yesterday when I saw
them. Yau may say that intend "a
bring suit against them and Mrs
Riley. too. for alternating the affec-
lions OF my husband"
Mrs. Riley and the two girls de-
MED any association with Buchanan
other than being on merely friendly
terms. as they had been boarding al
the same place several months.
Had Separated.
Mrs Buchanan said that she and
her husband had been separated last
February In order to get out OF debt
hut no mention had ever been made
of securing divorce. She said hei
husband took up his abode at The
shelton boarding house. Sixth stree
between Jefferson and Monroe streets
and the Rileys came back to the city
from Oklahoma and took lodgings
theer also She claims Pearl was toe
friendly with him and that whllC
Pearl was in Princeton she and hel
husband correspcnded and exchange
photographs.
Afterwards Mrs. Buchanan say
the Rileys rented the two-story resi-
dence at 312 South Sixth street anC
took boarders. She said her husband
moved with them. Several times Mrs
Buchanan said she has seen her hus
band driving with Pearl and New
and II was more than she could stant
She admitted telephoning Mrs. Rile!
on several occasions and asking he
10 stop Pearl going with Buchanan
She says Mrs. Riley became mad ans
tod her IL was none of her business
Mrs. Buchanan said her HUSBAND
would not give her any money ant
was neglectlng his family. while h
was spending II on Pearl and New
Riley. She said she knew she ha
acted dlsgracefully but was drive
TO II.
II have consulted an attorney,
she said. "about bringing suit agasns
the girls for coming between me an
my husband.
Her eyes were red, indicatin
that she had been crying over the al
fair yesterday.
The Rileys' Statement.
Mr.. and Mrs. Riley and their tw
daughters gave statements to a r.
porter at their home this morning
Mrs. Riley said the girls were inn1
cent. and as a matter of fact Mr.. Br
chanan would not live with his wifi
She said they had only been friend
and Mr.. buchanan had taken th
girls riding in his buggy. Neya sal
that Mrs. Buchanan admonished he