Evening star., 1909-06-05
'DEN|ES ILLEGAL ACT HAS FAITH IN N"C0UNT"
Senator Oliver Discusses the Miss Garwood However, Says
Godfeld Indictments. He Must Clear Himself
CONTENTION OVER TAXES HER STORY OF ROMANCE
Personal D Told Of Wife
knowledge Of the Facts. in New York.
COMPANY ACTING ON ADVICE HIMSELF BROKE OFF MATCH
He a He Would Have
Party to of Himsek ad He Wrone>d
Any Intentionally.
Miss Garwood, However, Says
He Must Clear Himself.
HER STORY OF ROMANCE
Di Noise Told Of Common-Law Wife
in New York.
HIMSELF BROKE OFF MATCH
Declared He Would Have Killed
HimseK Had He Wronged
Her Intentionally.

PARIS. June a-M1ss Isabella Garwood
heroine OF the interrupted international
marriage. was astonished when informed
that her matrimonial affairs had come to
public knowledge through the activity In
her behalf Of the United States and Ital-
ian governments. and the exchange of
cipher messages between Washington and
the emba ssies In London and Paris.
When seen at the Continental Hotel she
at first denied her identity and all knowl-
edge OF the matter. Later, after spend
ing some time at the American embassy
and receiving a call from diplomatic
secretary, she told candidly the story OF
her acquaintance with Count Bettino di
Noise.
Miss Garwood's Story.
Miss Garwood. who is an attractive
woman no longer In the first hush OF
youth. and possessed OF large means met
di Noise Ave months ago on the conti-
nent
He was she said. ''one OF the most
fascinating men 1t Is possible to imag-
Inc. They say he is a scoundrel. l never
found him other than q gentleman of
the highest instincts and interests The
Introduction came through mutual friends
who have known him for years The
story he has told me of his life is con-
sistent and its truth is proved by many
Incidents"
Miss Garwood consented to marry Di
Noise and went to London. where the
count procured registrars license May
~. Just before the required fifteen days
residence expired. He showed her she
says, a letter from his brother urging him
to demand settlement Of $500 income,
adding. How about your common law
wife?'
Count Threatened Suicide.
The count then explained that after
the death of another brother. in whose
family he had lived in 72d street, New
York. he had continued living with the
widow. He protested that he had no idea
that the woman had any claim on him,
the last six years. when he went to
Venice. made a settlement with her, and
obtained written release from his obi-
cations.
if he had wronged Miss Garwood by
marrying her under the circumstances
he would have killed himself A lawyer
was consulted, and when he said that
the common-law union held good the
marriage was abandoned. Di Noise went
to Venice to get the document received
from the woman; Miss Garwood came to
Paris.
Surprised by Interference.
Here she was surprised, she says, by
having handed 10 her a cablegram re-
ceived at the American embassy from
the State Department in Washington
and containing report of Di Noise q
career. This was followed by several
other official communications of like
tenor. The last one was given to Miss
Garwood at the embassy this afternoon.
The reason for the unusual interest
shown by the government is obscure,
though that interest was originally In
spired by the appeals of Miss Garwood's s
sister Francis. acting through John Quinn.
curate of the Church Of the Ascension in
Washington. 1t is certain that the Italian
ambassador at Washington. Mayor des
Planches. was ordered to cable to his