The Washington herald., 1909-08-22
DENIES She CAUSED
The HANSON CLASH
Mrs. McVickerS Replies to
Wife of Railroad Head.
ONCE BEST FRIENDS, SHE SAYS
declares She Never ViSIter Home of
the Georgia Couple Except nt the
Invitation of the Wife, and Then
Her Relations with the Husband
were Not Too COrdinl.

New York. Aug. a.-Mrs. J. H. McVick-
ers. who is alleged to be the chief cause
for the wife of Mai Hanson, OF Atlanta,
Ca. instituting a divorce suit, made g
statement to-day in which she denies
nearly all the allegations made against
her. A statement was also given by her
attorney, Lamar Hill, OF the firm OF
Arnold & Arnold. Of Atlanta.
Mrs McVickers. who lives at al Park
avenue. said:
The statement made by Mrs. Hanson
In her petition for divorce as 10 any re-
lations existing between Maj. Hanson and
myself other than those OF a purely So
cial nature of which she was fully aware
and in which she joined are absurd. pre-
posterous, and untrue.
Warm Personal Friends.
Both Maj and Mrs Hanson were my
warm personal friends for several years,
and I was frequently the guest OF Mrs.
Hanson in her home In Macon. and both
she and her husband were constant vis-
itors at my home in Atlanta was never
present in her home except upon her in
vitation as a guest OF them both.
Il was devoted 20 Mrs. Hanson. and
during the long time 1 visited her In
Macon there existed only the most cor
dial relations between US. Only the week
before I left Atlanta Mrs. Hanson was
my guest. and expressed her great regret
at my leaving.
''She now says In her petition that
most sensational and notorious divorce
proceedings between the said Mrs Horner
and her husband were pending in the
Fulton County Superior Court This
! statement is absolutely false, and she is
| fully aware that my suit for divorce
against Mr.. Horner was not fled until
the latter part Of September OF that year
AS for the proceedings being sensational
and notorious she was fully conversant
OF the facts. and stated to me al the time
that she had known OF them for a long
/ time, yet they had caused no change IN
/ her relations with me. And In fact the
notorious and sensational features were
not through fault Of mine. but were
/ caused by the misconduct Of the defend
ant IN the suit AS TO Mrs Hanson
statement that Mai Hanson's attentions
20 me were carried on both publicly and
/ privately. I will say that I was never a
guest in the Hanson home except on her
| invitation, and both he and she together
were frequent visitors az my home"
| 1T is most unjust 70 Mrs. Vickers tC
refer 20 her divorce suit against Horner
as sensational and notorious without
stating that she was the plaintiff and the
| charges therein were brought against Mr.
Horner." said Lamar Hill. who came
here from Atlanta 70 act as Mrs. Nc
Vickers' counsel.
MANY OF the newspapers have mis-
quoted in a number Of instances that al
legation OF Mrs Hanson's petition. an(
have given the public a wrong idea OF
what II contains. For instance II has
been published that Blrs. Hanson alleged
that she was forced on one occasion L
sleep IN the bathroom Of her own homs
for the reason that Mrs. Horner was n
her house This is a grave error. al
there is no such statement In her decla,
raHOn.
Several papers have also stated II
large type that Mrs. McVickers has beer
named by Mrs Hanson as correspondent
in her suit This is a gross error and
most unjust TO Mrs. McVickers, as M
allegations were found anywhere IN III,
petition upon which 10 base such a state
ment. Mrs. Hanson Is seeking a divorc'
on the ground Of cruel treatment. anC
the only construction which can be pu
on her allegations as 70 Mrs Horner I!
that Mai. Hanson's alleged infatuatioI
for her was the cause Of his cruel treat
/ ment"