The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-09
AL AREsT HUSBAND
tI'onLIaaea lr1In Rase one.


ssCnlIasee tEon Pass one
Nj cayatagh wTil hear rom me
lHnd Ne viii Get d horsewllipptng that
he VIII never Eorge Is Il g
her husband on the raid. lost his wits
and began striking at her DlriGg;
the row the tenants oil Clarelnolt Han
poked their heads out Of WINDOWS ana
those who looked down the air shaft
saw silk.hatted man do some fast
scrambling down the fire escape lead.
ing from the 9erkle apartments. He
was Joseph Ruelf, OF Nc. 222 River.
side I d rive, asrfchl jewelry nanufac-
turer. who is named in the divorce
suit that has aBedni brought by the ar.
fist against his wife, q n q,
z Ruefr arrived at Claremont Hall
with Mrs. MeEkle TAT s2 O'clock yester.
day morning In his automobi
Fled Down Fire Escape.
Ruey sent the machine to his home
and entered the Merkle apartmfn,
with Mrs: Merkle. ater. Mr.. Merkle
and two men friends arrived and rang
the bell. He was refused admittance
He threatened to break down the
door. He and his. friends Were trying
to do this when Rueff fled by the fire
escape; 4 &. Z .l,l
Then Mrs. Merkle opened the door
and fought thei ntruders. During this
iightshe was struck in the mouthsand
in one eye. She charges that the edi:
tor hit her. 4 q
Mrs. Merkle is of the Spanish type
of beauty and was on the Vaudeville
stage under the name Loretta when
shesmet Merkle in his studio. *
He begged me to let him paint
me-" she said, "and did so. Then
he asekd me to marry him and i con-
scented. II. was marriage OF convent
ence. and soon found out that it was
q mistake. He is twice as old as ]
am and his head Is as solid as the
stuff. he paints his pictures on-the
A ivory. He was: Jealous and would not
let me have anything to- 90 with
young people.
i"oh, yes, Mr.. Rueff was here when
he came. It is true that he is named
In the suit; and / love him. | will be
glad when Mr.. TMerkle gets the di.
yorce. never knew what love was
when lived with him. ! met Mr..
Rueff one winter in Jamaica. At first
1T was: only filtration, but came to
love hmi and he to love, me-"
Mrs. Merkle's one lovely, unban.
ldaged eye flashed Us she again re.
ferred to the man who had struck
her.
II don't mind my husband at all in
this natter she. declared vehement
lly. But shall make Cayanagh pay
for this. ! shall put a horsewhip over
him with all the strength have. l
ON not mistaken. In the man. know
him. He was a witness when I mar.
ried Mr.. Merkle.."
Mrs. Merkle's maiden name was
Mile Yukon Bel. She is is French
born, andpiher vivacity and beauty
made her hit on the stage her first
season.
Mr.. Merkle's marriage to her was
his second venture. He was divorced
| and his former wife lives in the South
land has the custody of several chill
dren.
A Mrs. Merkle has kept a diary OF
eevnts during her married life, and
the entries range from the simplest
description of her husband as an
ivory head. to passionate flights OF
1 ecstacy over the: love for her rival.
The police were called in to restore
order. but before their arrival the hus.
band and his battered friend had left
the building.
Poor joe" exclaimed Mrs. Merkle
Yesterday, referring to the Riverside
bride admirer, at was too funny to
Gee him get out of the window! He
was in such haste that he left his coat
and took my neck furs instead.