The evening world., 1911-04-06
ECKERT WIDOW"
FAILS TO APPEAR;
WARRANT FOR HER
Sends Surrogate Remarkable
Letter Accusing One of the
Generals Heirs.
SHE INVITES ARREST.
Again Says She Married Gen.
Eckert, and Latter Said He
Had FIXED Them"
SHE INVITES ARREST.

up at the eleventh hour as the
widow" OF Gen. Thomas T. Eckert. one
time president Of the Western Union.
did not appear, as she wa ordered to
do. before Surrogate Cohalan at tho
Hall OF Records to-day. Instead she
sent an abusive letter to the Surrogate.
and he forthwith issued a body attach
ment for her.
Following Is the letter:
Sir: Monday after leaving you I
called at No. 40 broadway, the ticket
once OF the Pennsylvania Railroad. Tho
clerk told mo the sleeping car ticket
had run out and that I could get my
money back by sending to Chicago. He
said he train tickle, was not trans-
ferrable.
II went TO Mr.. Earle's once. lie
would not talk to me.
Went in his private ofioe, slammed
the door. ] left the tickets with Mr.. Rus
tell. Yesterday I called Mr.. Earle up
and asked him II he would send tickets.
that ] could 20 last night. lie phoned
me ] could 20 to any railroad office and
set tickets and yelled sood-by.
Ready TO 90 to Prison.
Il have no more money to lose. I
can only go to a charity hospital. or ~
you send your oficer. as you threatened.
I am ready to 20 to prison.
AS TO h marriage 20 tho General.
he slipped away from them all. even
his nurse. took me as / stated. where
do not know. or what he was going
for. When We got out. he old me:
l refused n went back TO the car.
Some time after he came out: had n
papsr In his hand and said II was all
right. Some days sftef he showsd Il
to me and asked me TO keep Il and
said he had 'nxed them
Glen Eckert came whore I ~rs 90 III
last winter. begged me to 70 to the
surrogats's once and tslb the he. I
refused. He brought his lawyer. lie
and Glen Eckert both made big PROM
ises to give me big none II / would
20 In court for them and say what they
n mo TO. Glen Eckert said his
brother was . morphine fiend and was
living In the house his little 10 Joanna
EckerD should have. He promised me
big money.
II said ! would get In trouhis II I did.
He said he'd get me out. I went TO
Mr.. Ennover and told MIN.
Nov Send Your Ofioer."
NOV send your officer. put me in
prison and braE Of what a big thing you
have done. ] hav but one death TO die.
We are here to-day ana gone to-
DO no matter when I am killed. Hound
me. help keep me from getting an hon
est living. My tender heart has got
ME In trouble often when trying TO helm
others. ! have the two subpoenas that
Earle sent me. n his letters, which
Will show what they wanted me to DO.
But send your oficer.
MARIE DAVIES"
me letter bore a New York post
mark but had no date. II was type
written.
The first part OF II referred 10 the
proposed trip Of the woman 10 Wash
ington. ID. C.. where she said she had
her marriage certificate showing she
was the wife of Gen. Eckert ''in a
place for safe-keeping." She had prom-
ised the Surrogate on Monday that she
would go to Washington, get the GER
tincate and produce II to-day. Henry
N. Earle, attorney for James clendenin
hckert. who is contestlng Gen. Eckerts
WILL onered TO pay her expenses and
the letter. ="
When the woman failed 10 amman
to-day. Surrogate Cohalan declared ne
believed she was an adventures. lie
ssld' however, lie wanted something on
the record TO show that she was.
would like 10 get her back here"
said the Surrogate. 1T NAV take
several days: II may take a week. But
We can get her, all right. | think I
can learn a few things by questioning
her again"
Surrogate Cohaian turned 10 Mr.
Earle n directed him 10 place the
attachment In the sherin's hands
~ once.
Calls Her "~impostor"
Lawyer Earle told the Surrogate he
was convinced the woman was an i'm
poster. He said he had found a num-
Der OF other cases in which she had
played a similar part.
If all these cases are 20 be held m
when a woman Ike this comes In and
lays claim to an estate we would never
get through said Mr., Earle.
They don't appear In ali cases" said
the Surrogate.
Well" continued Mr.. E.arle. 1T ap-
pears this woman has appeared In a
number OF cases.
ENi thoiN N NbnNfhhlcItN In every
particular. She says she married Gen.
Eckert while alone with him on An
automobile ride two years before mis-
death. We can prove that Gen. Eckort
was never alone. night or day, during
the three years before he died. Either
his nurse or some member OF his family
was with him"
AS for writing letters 10 the woman.
Mr.. Earle declared all the Testimony
at the will contest showed that Gen.
Eckert had not done any writing. OK.
cept TO sign his name occasionally
since the early part OF 1907.
She said she saw Gen. Eckert tele-
phone from the Grand Central station
the day she married him. In 1903. ssid
MT. Earle. W showed by members Of
the Generals family ,ha5 he had been
very deaf for several years prior 10 his
death. 10 / hardly think ne could have
teiephoned. I am CONVINCED the woman
. an impostor. These points all tend
to show her story Is false"
Claimed Woman's Estate.
John o'connell. a brotusr.ln-law OF
Hattie Taylor. whose va was con-
tested by . woman answering Mrs.