The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-08-19
RICH FRIENDS
TAKE CARE Of
YOUNG Wife
Reputed Daughter of Wealthy
Philadelphia Family Silent
as to Identity
Well Dressed Pair Learned of
Girls Plight Through the
Newspapers

Maintaining q dogged silence regard
ing the Identity OF her relatives, Mrs.
Cleveland Anton Meiswinkel. reputed
daughter of a wealthy Philadelphia
family who, after quarreling with her
husband Wednesday night. tried to
commit suicide by drinking lysol, added
10 the sensation and mystery sur
rounding her yesterday afternoon when
two well dressed strangers drove to
the central emergency hospital in a
taNicab anJ without the least word of
explanation took her away They
maintained a reticence equal to that
displayed by the girl.
That Mrs. Meiswinkel is well con-
nected there could be not the least
doubt- She declared that her relatives
were wealthy and prominent in the
east and. for that reason, refused TO
divulge their names. Her two friends,
learning Of her plight through the
newspa pers. went TO her rescue i'm
mediately, spent money freely in aid
ing her and successfully blocked all
information in regard 10 her. What
she did have TO say indicat ted that the
attempt she made on her life was the
elimination Of long series Of matri
monial difficulties, Of sickness and the
realization that her husband had
ceased 10 care for her. She at first
withheld her name. but when cards
bearing il were found among her ef-
fects, she admitted il.
~ was married two wears z CO. she
said Ny relatives and those Of my
husband are well known in the east,
and both families are looked upon rs
being wealthy. our marriage was not
liked by either Of our families, but we
thought we could win our own way
without their help and left them.
HUSBAND A SALESMAN
Ny husband secured place as
travelling salesman and about two
months 20 we came TO San Francisco
About six months ago we had bitter
quarrel and since that time life has
been 2 series of small fights. To add
10 my troubles my health failed me-
Il saw my husband did not care for
me. He showed it in his attitude and
his actions. When We were out to-
gether he would point TO other women
and ask me why ] could not dress like
them. 7 tried TO but my health was
poor and suppose did not succeed.
Ultimately he did not seem to care
what became of me. He lost his posi-
tion and to make ends meet I secured
employment as saleswOman in a Mar
ket street department store l do not
intend to implicate any others in this
affair and ] viii not give any names
We lived in an apartment house at
Pine and Mason streets. I did the best
] could. but il was no use. He was
dissatished-and he did not care
QUARREL ON WEDNESDAY
"Wednesday night we had another
quarrel He was very plainspoken and
emphatic on this occasion and fatty
told me that he did not care for me and
that he wanted me to leave him"
The child wife cried bitterly as she
reached this stage Of her story and
long after the sobs had subsidized re-
NAMED silent.
You see" she continued, q always
hoped that somehow things would
straighten out. but when he spoke to
me [ saw how useless II all was
went away and thought it all out-our
marriage. our struggles and TINS. the
end I did not see how I could either
helm him or myself. Ny health was
bad. my husband did not want me,
and
throughout her story. however, she
made it evident that she wished TO
shield the HUSBAND dS ulACu dS poSSA-
Bile
I love him." she said in 2 hysterical
outburst and I want to love him more.
am ready to do anything he chooses
If he is happy away from me ] shall
leave him. shall 90 anything to
make him happy
The two friends who aided her. she
said. lived at the Fairmont hotel, but
she refused to give their names. One
Of them. in discussing the affair. said
n was nothing more than an average
matrimonial quarrel and that if the two
were left alone they would be happily
reunited. One of them said:
Mrs. Meiswinkel's people are very
prominent and wealthy in the east, and
I can not make public their names.
DO not know much about the husband
EXCEPT that he is a travelling salesman,
who. I understand. is now out of work.
Both Of them married when they were
extremely young, little more than chill
dren. in fact, and their parents natu-
rally objected. I have seen the young
husband and he is anxious for a recon
Citation. and as his wife is Of the
anne mind I thought il best 10 have
them brought together again.
Ny sole interest in the case is
brought about by my friendship for the