The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-12
F[nDs WIFE,
names CURT|sS
y Sidney Hall Says Representa-
- Persisted in His Attentions
To Woman.

AY CITY. Mich. Msy l2.-(Spe.
--"RepTesentatiye curtiss for
ne reason. probably because Mrs
In some way seemc.l attractive
HIM. persisted In attempting to I'M.
- himself Upon her tie did this
<he point Of entering oui nome one
oing without encouragement or in.
ntlcn or without the previous knowi-
- OF my wife.
ny wife was not at all attracted
him. He was nothing 10 her and
discouraged him. Her name Is IN
16e stories coupled VITA Curtiss IN
vay that Is absolutely false. She -
victim oil circumstances brought
put by q man who seemingly didn't
~ how much he annoyed a woman
Idney Hall. journal clerk of the
oc. made this statement last night
- arrival at his home here when
Nd concerning the stories sent out
"a Lansing connecting the name or
wife with that OF Darwin Y. Cur
~. member OF the lower house from
froit:
Naturally when l came home and
rned this" he continued, Il was
MY at Curtiss and | showed IL. The
1ole matter has been magnified by
ondal mongers. Hints at divorce
70 ali bosh. There will be none be-
1)1Be there are no grounds for one.
" wife and understand each other
ffecfly, are on the best OF terms
"a always have been. The fact that
1rtiss tried To attract her is not ner
NIT. | wouldn't make this state
mt n II were not the truth because
would all come out when legal steps
IRE taken and | would simply stand
y the light of having lied.
&~What good would IL 10 me TO tell
one way now and another later on.
"a oImply good and sore at Curtiss
~ the ungentlemanly way In which
y has acted. The rest is all gossip,
u wife Is now In Menoplinee on \
Mt planned month before she lett
nxlnin&. That told her To go back
falsehood | have never blamed
w wife, knowing that the fault was
11rtiss' and that II he had minded his
NM business there would have been
= trouble
Hall says that the newspaper men
3 Lansing all understood and kept the
en<ter quiet until representative or
y Afternoon paper violated his prom
Es'It Is all a miserable lie." declared
Zrs. ID. z. Curtiss. wife OF Representa-
I've Curtiss. OF Detroit. referring to
~ latest legislative scandal. in which
~ legislators name Is linked with
hit or Mrs. Sidney ID. Hall. wife Of
3urnal clerk In the house OF repre-
ontatives.
IN am certain there can be no truth
the story" Mrs. Curtiss continued.
Il - ridiculous on it's face. First Mr..
|all talks about suing for divorce
nd In the next breath says his wife
! absolutely blameless. know Mrs.
tall. She Is a dear little woman and
have the greatest respect for her.
b show Mr.. Curtiss that / still be-
eve In him, I have wired him TO stay
j Lansing and fight IL out
There Is no truth In The statement
nj Mr.. Curtiss asked me TO come
J Lansing after he thought the storm
"a blown over as the reports have
/. II was in Lansing every week from
Is time the legislature opened up
week ago Sunday. The things
L are alleged 10 have happened
|ust have happened before left. for
|rs. Hall went away before l did"
Curtiss admits frankly thit he visit
1 the Hall home on one occasion, bur
) insists that his conduct was en-
rely proper and that the janitor was
ose by throughout the visit.