The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-12-16
.GoUlD'S LOVING
NOTES SHOWN BY
ANGRY ACTRESS
BESSIE De Vote, Who Demands
$500, 900 Of Franks Riches,
Makes Afidavit.

New York, Dec. 1Ss-Bessie De yoie, mu-
elcai comedy actress. who 1t Is said, has
Y Frank J. Gould for 500, 900, for breach
OF promise OF marriage. invited q reporter
to call at her uptown apartments, and ac-
cept q sworn statement from her in re-
gard to her relations with MIR. Gould. The
reporter went there with a notary public.
A statement was ready In typewriter
her cousin. Mrs. Audrey Graham. and
the reporter. Miss De Vote subscribed to
1t. The statement -eads:
State OF New York, County OF New
York City. of New York. ss: I. Bessie
Van Dorm. known professionally az
statement. the first I have publicly
made. and In justice to myself I make
underneath. I have never sought noto-
riety in any way, as my actions n
good reputation in the past Will prove.
but the recent notoriety given to me
paper. apparently emanating from the
other side. determined me to take this
means OF correcting them.
Il am sure Mr.. Gould will not deny
that we were engaged to be married
and that hat engagement existed until
tho day before Mr.. Gould's departure
for Europe.
Gould's Love Letters.
Extract from letter written to me by
Mr.. Frank j.. Gould:
"I am looking Forward to the time
when I can belong to you and have
you for my wife. II I did this,
it could be settled very ~auickly-in three
or four months at the most. Any other
way would take me much longer than ]
ever supposed, but, dearest, you are
worth waiting for
The following are extracts from let
tiers written to me by Mr.. Gould during
the trial of Mrs. Ben Teal, and which
will explain my silence at that time:
81 certainly, as I have already
told you. do everything I can to correct
the SANDER which has been thrown on
you who are so innocent. There are
| certain persons who would unhesitating-
ly use you regardless. OF anything but
their own ends, aud these we must beat
and bring to justice. Please don't be
discouraged, and whatever I do is because
I believe 1t best for you. $3.50 I am sc
sorry you were upset last night, but ]
know you nave been through so much
lately and when I thought 1t over came
to the conclusion 1t was remarkable that
you had stood everything the way you
had What / ave done and will do you
can depend on it will be done for your
best interests. II I could only have seer
you you would nave understood. AS 1t is
you must have faith. Everything is com.
ing out alright in the end and you must
trust me-
Wants v~indication.
'At the proper time. when my letters
are made public, they will not only
vindicate me. but will prove every as
sertion that I have made. The fact thai
I have the letters has sustained me II
keeping silent under unjust criticism.
MY attorneys AVE informed me the
on account of the present overcrowdei
condition Of the calendar it may be 6
year or more before my case would bt
reached, and I think this statement only
justice to me and to my friends who
lave faith in me.
my reason for making his statemen,
under oath IS: Mr.. Gould told me the
day before he sailed that should / at
tempt vindication no Judge would be
lieve anything I said because I was ar
actress. and I told him that I was sur,
there were people who had known m,
who woul speak for me. and he replied
that they would not be believed either
because they were in the theatrica
profession, too"