Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-12
REV. VICTOR M. PATTERSON, WHO
DESERTED BRIDE, GIVES HER
CLEAN CHARACTER.
AGREES TO PAY $1,000
ALIMoNY AND TO DIVORCE
Former Iowa Minister Who Deserted
Bride For the Affections of Another
Woman. Concludes to Make Partial
Amends-Patterson Still in the East
Wife at Emmetsburg.

Emmetsburg, May 12.-Finis is soon
to be written at the end of the sad
romance of a former Waterloo girl
Miss Myrtle Brott.
She has instituted divorce proceed
ings from her husband, Rev Victor NJ
Patterson. a former pastor of the
Union Congregational church in Wat
erloo, and the decree will probably be
granted at the October term, on a plea
of cruel and inhuman treatment.
Attorney j. T.. Williams, who has
been acting as counsel for Mrs. Patter-
son, has brought about the following
conclusions in this most unusual case:
A money settlement in the sum OF
$1,000
An affidavit from the former preach
er, refuting all charges he may have
made against his wife's character.
Started divorce proceedings.
Deserted in Her Honeymoon.
1t will be recalled that Patterson de-
serted his young bride here three weeks
after their marriage last summer, go.
ing to Brooklyn, n. Y, where he rep
resented his sister was seriously Ill. He
pulpit near Brooklyn, and when he
found one he would write and have her
come to him. Representing that his
folks would not like it if they knew he
was married, Patterson had his Ebride
write in her maiden name. The let
ters grew less frequent on his part and
finally ceased in the autumn. Mrs
Patterson's letters to her husband Were
returned to her unopened.
In January of this year it became
known that Patterson was counting a
prominent and wealthy young lady OF
Brooklyn, and expected to marry her
as soon as she recovered her health
He was at the time preaching al
Howells, N. Y. When the news of his
marriage reached Brooklyn, there was
much amazement and surprise among
his friends. The father of the invalid
to whom he had been paying arden,
court ordered him from the premises
Later he resigned his pulpit at Howells
ana made application for a position as
street car conductor.
Cast Shadow on Wife's Character.
When the news of his marriage with
Miss Brott reached Brooklyn, Patter-
son acknowledged that he had beer
his brides character. He also denied
thai he was the father of their baby
girl.
When these reports reached this
county, the friends of Mrs. Patterson
both in this country and at Waterloo
became greatly incensed, as Mrs. Pat
terson's character was an open bool
at Waterloo and here and no one
could truthfu1ly say that she was moi
an honest, pure, upright. christian
girl.
Secured Affidavit of Refutation.
Attorney Williams, in his negotia-
tions with Patterson's attorney. in
sisted that If nothing else were done
Patterson would have to retract the
remarks he made about his wifes
character. Recently Patterson signed
an affidavit, in which he clears his
wife's good name and acknowledges
the farherhood of their child. This af-
fidavit has been spread upon the court
records here and the original paper is
held inviolate. as it is worth more to
the eart-broken young wife than all
the money in the world.
Attorney Williams would have en-
deavored to get more than $1,000 for
the support of Patterson's deserted
wife and child. but neither Patterson
nor his sister have any great amount
of financial resources.
The ground of cruel and inhuman
treatment upon which the divorce is
asked is the action of the young hus-
band in abandoning. his wife and maxi
ing love to another.