The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-06-19
OFFERS TO TAKE
DIVORCED WIFE
Correspondent In English Case
Writes Amazing
Letter.
TOUCHED BY CHILD'S VOICE
swEARS HE WILL RENoUNCE
CLAIMS TO THE WOMAN.

London, June 1T don't think I
have ever read a more remarkable
letter during the whole OF my long
experience IN this court" was the
comment Of Mr.. Bernard. X c.. on
missive in a divorce suit recently.
The letter was written by William
Walden. director OF a Liverpool arm
OF general merchants. who was cited
as correspondent in an action brought
by William Tracy, the chief steward
on the Cunarder Campania.
It was addressed to Tracy after he
had discovered that his wife had mis-
conducted herself with Walden and
ran:
"Sir: Allow me to address myself
at some length. II concerns Clara,
your present wife. I. have done you q
great injury which will take a life
times repentance to wipe out First
Of all. wish to assure you that I love
Clara dearly and shall consider my
self the happiest man on earth when
the time arrives for me 10 claim her
as my wife before all the world. To
illustrate my feelings. II Is necessary
to tell you the story. which I hope you
win not like the less because Il Is a
/ rue one.
Last Saturday night at about
| o'clock I arrived at your house and
while Clara went in I waited outside.
/ heard a child's voice calling: Mann
mai Mammal In such plaintive ire
| mors that II went straight to my
heart That child's cry has haunted
me ever since. cannot sleep az night:
cannot attend to my business during
the day. II rings constantly In my
ears. that cry Of Mammal Mammal
We also have been children. you and
I. but life has not been very sweet
rrTffl H.
| l have only one weakness-it 10 my
love for children and animals. They
cannot protect themselves 7 can face
wrath unflinchingly. but I cannot bear
the wailing OF a child.
Il Had you come upstairs the other
day, swearing. threatening. raving.
should have laughed at you, but your
dumb. dignined sorrow touches me.
II ! we're to part from Clara Il would
no doubt shorten my life. because
love her to distraction. have per-
feet faith In her and know that she
viii always be true TO me. as she has
been true to you till she met me.
Yet for the sake OF those innocent
children, who have the superior
. claim. I would ask you to take her
back. Plead with her for the sake OF
! the children. which will appeal TO her
/, | heart. because she Is not hard-heart-
ed. Keep your mother away from
her. II you should succeed. I promise
you. as man to man. she shall never
. see me again. II you fail. then shall
have won her by fair means, and I
shall be happy with her. knowing
that she loves me dearly.
Finally. asking your pardon for tbs
wrong I have done you. and promls-
Ing that should your attempt at recon
Citation fail I shall always be a true
and faithful husband, protector 20
. your wife, I remain. sir. respectfully
e yours, WILLIAM WALDEN" .
Z Tracy. in the witness box said he
q met his wife in 1904. She was the
9 chief stewardess on the steamer on
q which he was chief steward. They
K fell In love, and were married In New
: York In the autumn OF that year She
q then went to live i'm Liverpool. and Ia
! August OF last year they both came
TO London. He had business TO do
and IL was arranged that they should
= meet In the Embankment gardens al
y Charing Cross.
His wife did not keep the appoint
ment, and on returning TO the rooms
at which they had been living ne wa,
- given piece Of paper by the land.
lady which led him 10 take the mex
s train to Liverpool. There he found
7. his wife living with Walden. He tried
to induce her to return to him fol
the sake Of the children. but she would
n not.
Neither the wife nor Tracy de.
: tended the case. and Barnard said n,
understood they were both in Amer
= lea. Tracy was granted a decree mis-
= with the custody OF the two children
: and the jury fixed the damages TO b,
! paid Tracy at 1000.