The Washington herald., 1909-06-05
DEFENDS COUNT
THEY CALL BOGUS
Miss GarWOOd Tells of RO-
nance with "Dr." Noise.
IS TRUE GENTLEMAN, SHE SAYS
Declares She Net Him I'm Egypt, and
After Brief COurtship Agreed TO
Marry Him-His Brother Prevented
the Wedding Because OF Another
Woman in the Case.

New York. June A special cablegram
from Paris 10 the World says:
Isabelle Garwood. az the Hotel Conti-
mental to-day told the story OF her TO-
nance with Count" Bettini di Noise,
known in New York City as DR." Noise
Isabelle Garwood IS forty and quite
gray. and a woman Of evident intelli-
gencc and refinement size came here
from London where she and Noise
were 10 have been married yesterday. but
Il was broken of by as Isabelle Car
wood SAYS Noise himself. after receiving
a letter from his brother, a lawyer in
Austria. asking him how he could marry
again with a wife living
At the request Of the American State
Department, the embassies al London
and Paris have interested themselves IN
the case.
Ambassador White has seen Isabelle
several times, but the marriage plan had
( been changed before telegrsms casting
suspicion on Noise were received.
Met in Egypt.
7 met Noise in Egypt i've months
ago" said Miss Garwood to-day He
called himself Doctor. and never spoke
OF a title until much later. He is a man
Of great culture and highly educated.
speaking eight languages huently. He
was sucn a man as would charm any one
who likes Intellectual persons
Later went 10 Naples. where I fell
sick with diphtheria. As I was conva-
! lescing. Noise appeared. and his advice
and prescriptions helped me wonderfully.
! When I recovered he began paying seri-
Gus attention"
We went 20 London, got special
/ license. and were expecting TO be married
! yesterday; but just a week ago to-day
( Noise received letter from his brother.
a lawyer in Austria, advising him first 10
! get a divorce from his common law wife
The letter also said that settlement OF
/ 81. 90 should be made on Bettini.
"Bettini was terribly worried BY his
brothers letter. but ne said he consId-
/ cred himself free from the woman. He
said. 100. that he would have killed him
self had he married me and then found
out that he had done wrong. At any
rate. our marriage plans were immedi-
ately abandoned.
7 hen came to France and he followed.
/ He has consulted a lawyer here and will
bring suit for divorce TO free himself.
/ Bettini IS now at the home Of his father
! in ChersOn. Dalmatia."
New York EntangIements.
! Miss Garwood then told the story Of
! Noises New York entanglements as he
related them 20 her but her version OF
/ his story is at variance with statements
cabled here. which give the woman and
boy In America the badge Of highest re
spectabnity.
The woman involved IS the widow Of
one OF Noises brothers, with whom he
practiced medicine in New York City. first
at University place. and later in Seven
/ ty-second street" said Miss Garwood
After his brothers death he and the
widow lived together as man and wife.
The young man in New York who is
said 70 be his son is really believe, his
nephew. son OF his brother and this
woman That IS what Noise says.
believe that Noise is innocent Of the
4 charges made against him, but I shall
never marry a man with a suspicion Of
! dishonor. Noise must clear himself Of
ali charges beyond the shadow Of a
doubt before I marry him.
I am glad I have been saved from a
mistake. but regret the publicity which
was unnecessary and due solely to the
o~erzealousness Of my sister. Frances.
and the Rev. Mr. Quinn. Of the Ascen-
( sion Church in Washington.
My plans az present are unsettled /
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