The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1911-03-05
Miss Fora Lawrence Alleged
w. M. Travers, Husband of
Miss Walsh, Won Her
Love, Then Jilts Her.
MEMBERS OF TROUPE
DENIED THIS STORY
Allege the Young Woman
Was Mentally Afflicted
Sensation Created in Hotel
in This City.

Miss Blanch Walsh, one of Amcri-
cas- most famous actresses, in pri.
yate life. Mrs. w. NJ. Travers, her
husband being the manager of her
company. In her production. THE
Other Woman" plays the title role.
In the play she takes the part of n
woman In love with n married man.
In the last act, filed with sympathy
for her lovers wife. she sends him
back TO her and the curtain drops.
Miss Fora Lawrence. who played
the part OF the servant girl. "The 9th.
cr Woman" and who claims she was
Miss walsh's undcrstudy. declared to
the Palladium Saturday that In real
life Miss Walsh plays the part Of the
neglected wife and that she Miss
Lawrencc) plays Miss Walsh's role.
"The Other Woman" Miss Lawrence
who left tho company here Saturday.
also alleges that because Mr. Travers
Tilted her for another woman whose
name she does not reveal. she threat
ened TO kill him on the arrival Of the
company In Richmond. After she
made these charges she called at the
Palladium Office and begged that the
statements she had made be not cred
tied TO her In the news story on &C.
count Of Miss Walsh. who. she said.
was splendid woman, very much in
love with her husband and In ignor-
~ oil
relations with him. IF Miss Walsh
reads that ! have made direct charges
she viii believe the story and that
would kill her. II the story Is printed
in the nature OF a rumor she will go
10 him with II, he will deny it and
she will believe what he says" said
Miss Lawrence.
Her Story 10 Denied.
After the Interview with Miss Law.
Miss Lawrences charges to the Press
at Muncic. Ind. where Miss Walsh
and company showed last evening. A
request was made Of the Press to in
tcrview Miss Walsh. Mr.. Travers apd
other members of the company. /
About Ave o'clock Saturday after.
noon the Press phoncd to the Palla.
dium that the members Of the CON-
pany interviewed had stated Miss
Lawrence was suffering from mental
afGiction and that all members of the
company were familiar with her al
legged hallucination that she had been
a victim Of Mr. 1ravers. Miss Walsh
the correspondent stated. was not the
least surprised over Miss Lawrence's
charges and said she felt very sorry
for the young woman.
Members OF the company stated
that when the company was in the
cast Miss Lawrence had been eyamin-
I'd by 4 physician. They confirmed
the young woman's statement that
two weeks ago she gave notice OF her
retirement from the company and. II
was also stated, an understudy for
her part had then been secured. Miss
Lawrence's two weeks" were up the
might the company appeared in this
city.
II Ia stated that when the company
arrived here Friday Miss Lawrence
and Mr.. Travers. who rode to the ho-
tel in bus, entered into a conversa-
tion which resulted in Miss Lawrence
telling Travers she had notion to
kill him." then displaying a revolver
she carried in small travelling bag.
Later. while at the hotel. 1t IS stated.
Miss Lawrence drew revolver on
Mr. Travers. but made no attempt to
shoot him. Miss Lawrence's actions
created sensation at the hotel. She
left here Saturday afternoon. leaving
her future address the "Breslin hotel.
New York"