The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-06-30
DESCRIBES
K|SSLESS
HONEYMOON
Bank Cashier Tells How COIdly
He Was Treated By His
Young Spouse
tBy Leased wire)


Gambler cashier Of the Merchants
Exchange National bank, today told
on the stand in the supreme court
the sad tale Of his kissing honey
moon with the pretty southern bride
NJ hois suing him for separation.
Gambler declared that his wife
spurned his attentions from the hour
they were married and though he
embraced her ardently all during
their European trip and return to
New York she repulsea him repeat
edly. Sometimes she received his
kisses submissiyely When he fin
ally left her III New York she was
cold and Indifferent
Harvey e, SiclSer, d wealthy oil
magnate and associate Of 4 Piegpont
Morgan Id the fertilizer trust, admit.
ted la his apartments at / West
Sixty-eightfi street today that he
might be the mysterious gentleman
with the suppressed name" said to
have been the frequent companion OF
Mrs. Gambler, the "kissless bride.
MIR Siekler's name was inadyerteDt-
! II dropped Yesterday on the witness
stand by Charles W. Brewster, a
chauffeur. who said ne had driven
Mrs. Gambler and Mi Sickler on
many trips and had often seen them
huggIng and kissing
Aumits He Might BE the Man.
"Well, | might be The man. said
Mr. SiclSler today, but you know,
my dear fellow, 1t would be most UNI
becoming In me to say anything
about the matter-most unbecoming
you really will have to excuse me.
'You know Mrs. Gambler, do you
not2v he was asked
oh, yes, he replied 1--WE known
her about two years, but there's
nothing unusual iii that is there2
I'm d bachelor, you know Yes.
from time to tine, I've seen good
deal ol the lady" continued Mr..
Sicklef
did she visit your apartments and
did You go to Churchhl's and the
Madrid and other all night restaur.
antsga
"Oh, really must not talk about
4 that he answered. ut would not
| do. VIII ! testify? don't know.
| have not been asked--hut you must
excuse me, honestly, cant say any
| more
l Mn, Sickler Is the hleRident Of tht
Atlantic Fertilizer and OH company
| l65 Broadway. He Is a tall, hand
some, we'll put up, smartly dressed
man. with a pleasing address and :
nonchalant manner OF speech--quitt
the opposite of Edward Victor Gam
| Bier the bank official, who ur-ssc1y Z
eddy told on the witness stand how
! his pretty wife had repelled him al
most from the moment oil their mar
riage.
Says RE Couldn't Interest Her.
Straight Off the rect today Mr.
Gambler put himself III the class D
husbands who bored their wives Ii
their early honeymoon days
"0n the bridal trip on the steamer
| said Mr.. Llttleton. didn't you tall
| with her mueh2p
we talked very little said Gam
| bier She was talked out / coulC
mot interest her We passed this
days In steamer chairs and walking
All night she danced with other men
III did not ask her because / thought
she wouldn't like to dance With me
At night dId you occupy the sans
stateroOmg
Yes, we haS two berths. al
ways had to wait until she had un
| dressed, and when went 10 ON
cabin ! always found her IN bed.
would sit on the edge OF the bertF
| and kiss and fondle her but she nev
er returned Il"
| did She never oaress you on thai
| tfip2n
'0nee on that boat she put her
arms around me I was sitting on
The edge ol the berth and leaned over
her and said Edo but your arms
around ne | expected some nffoc
tionate response, but she lifted hei
arms and placed them over IN,
shoulders as II they had been the
| hoops Of a barrel"
Asks Her Not to Fear Him.
Did the disclosures made to yol
! by her father inspire you 20 tfeat
her this way on the ocean trip?"
Yes, and Il also made me consid
crate ol her after our return frou
| Atlantic City"
/ Mr Iittleton then reviewed ihs
| honeymoon trip, bringing 0ua In ey
\ ers question the indifferent treat
| ment By Mrs. Gambler of her hua
band
One night in Berlin said Gao
bier, as she was about to 60 to on
room to retire, told her I was tire
and wanted 10 take little walE
she told me to go out and gel drunI
That was one time ! did not acrSd
. lso 4her wishes
Il \ M Vienna III tba Hotel Bristol.
told her one night that she wa
| wrong ! pointed out I'd her that he
4 attitude was wron She said.
I Ehave no affection for you, / sal
/ When did lose it9 She rcplie
3 sAat haa never had II. and sal
! Then, why. IN Gods name did Va
! marry me- She gave me no an
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