New-York tribune., 1910-06-04
MISS QU|NN'S STORY
Says Reasons for Suit Against
Peck Are Not Mercendry.
SHE TELLS OF COURTSHIp
Expected To Be Married TO CO.
lumbia Professor Last Au-
gust, Woman Declares.
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Cambridge, Mass. June 3.--Miss Esther
Quinn. who Is suing Professor Harry
Thurston Peck. OF Columbia University.
for $1,000 for alleged breach of pECraiss.
told this evening at her temporary apart
nnents in FELTON, Hail what reasons actuaset
Eer in the present proceedings.
MY reasons for this suit are not rsr-
cenary. by any means Ny love is noe
matter Of dollars and cents. My suit "a
entered against the professor because he
has broken his promise to marry me- De-
cause he has trifed with nv affections and
practically spoiled the whole course 81 ny
life feel no resentment against him
Ny attitude is hardly changed from rhs
Old day when everything was sunshine.
I'VE became engaged in September. 1sea
and were 70 marry last August. When one
finds ope's feelings are held lightly. tha,
ones affections. seemingly returned oy the
recipient OF such affections. are regarded
loosely. there is only one manner OF return
il I retain my self-Tespect. Others must
be tauzhr. too. ana Professor Peek has
only himself 10 blame for my present ac-
ton regret very much the publicity that
the case has received Professor Peck can
not however. deny my allegations. because
my proofs are Of the strongest kind
1T was not Of my choosing that I NET
and loved Dr. Peck" continued Miss Quinn.
''He deceived me from the heginnins-de-
ceives me for a year and half. Then.
uben learned he was a married man. my
Iovs was so strongly intrenched that 7
could not break IL down
ely Is without egotisn that say DR. Peck
loves me the first time he saw me. as
loved him. He told me- so many times
gave NV love TO him unreservedly. Tia
pasterfuI intellect OverpOwered me BIt.
had I known he was a married man. then.
would have acted differently.
s.Our love ripened and grew stronger.
Sometimes he talked 70 me or wrote 70 me
of his home, and at length. wonanuke,
became suspicious. Then he confessed TO
me that he was a married man, but said be
was not living with his wife Even here he
drew upon my sympathy. L symPathizsd
with him because his married life had hsen
unhappy.
Years went by. his love WAS apparently
steadfast. and at last our plans for mar
rage were definitely set when his wife
brought suit for divorce IN September. 1sa
when August. 1909. cane-the mont
we had set for our marriage-Dr. Peck
told me he was completely run down ssd
had obtained an extended leave Of absencs.
He went away and L seldom heard from
him.
Still. my trust In him was strong al
though my woman's intuition warned ms
that something was happening OF which
was in ignorance I left New York AMI
came 70 Cambridge, with the understand
ing that Dr. Peck would arrange his az
fairs so that he could carry out his prom
ise. I wrote to him and reeeived no re-
plies On February . last : Ts1t 20 Nav
York and saw him
He was Ill at ease, and on the pl>a
that he was busy I was put OF until tls
next day When I saw him again he ted
me, after long and devious convsEsA-
ton. that he was married
"I married on impulse be told ma 7
cannot explain it. I thought az yoE- but
ths impulse evercame me-