The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-28
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':s Thcn Twas Induced BY him to give
np the idea of becoming trained
nuraS, n ,;;:cnt back to Chicago with
Il him. was living at Memphis a the
& time OF my mothers death as the ward
8of Johp r. Collins, After l divorced
my husband in 1902, MIR. Collins came
TO my relief. He had been an intimate
q friend OF my father for years For
nearly two years after he was good
enough to take charge of me- He sent
me to the St..Agnes Academy in Mem
phis toNetudy music. When L had An
ished my musical education l Travelled
over the country with him "a great
3 deal. This my mother and five sisters
knew. They realized that there was
nothing wrong In my relations with
MIR Collins. While In Saratoga in
the SUMMER of 1907,I met Adolph
lessel Davis. of Syracuse. ~ Y lie
fell violently in love with me- He
followed me around constantly. He
would not take no for an answer.
accepted him. with Mrs. Collins's con-
sent. came to New York In the fall
Of 1907. TO prepare for my wedding.
MIR. Collins had given me several thou
sand dollars worth of diamonds [
met Mr. Davis. my fance. in the Wal
dorf-Astoria Hotel one afternoon
shortly before we were to be married
at the Hotel st. Regis had nearly
all my diamonds in my handbag.
When he discovered this he made me
hand them over to him for safekeep-
Ing. The next afternoon received Il
telephone message from a lawyer who
said his name was Hess. peremptorily-
ordering me to come 10 his ottice I'm
mediately, saying Mr.. Davis had brok-
ca his engagement with me. and Mr..
LESS wanted to make z settlement
told him the only settlement necessary
Was for Mi Davis to return my dia.
mands. a
employed Maurice and Daniel Blu
menthal as my attorneys and under
their instructions Ignored the sum
mons from Mr.. Hess. l had Davis arr
rested on the charge of stealing my
diamonds. By order of the court they
werc returned 10 me.
Goai Bnck To Memphis.
That's all there Is to this incident.
Il went back to Memphis again 10 be-
come Mr.. Collinss ward.
Ny only marriage was an elopement
was travelling In the North with my
mother in October, 1901. 1 was then
fourteen years old and in short dress
cs Al Detroit met Lee Allen Dwelle.
lie was twenty-siN, handsome athletic
and n graduate of West Point and every
inch the soldier. His father was the
owner OF big line of lake steamers
tina, piled between Sandusky, Ohio. and
Detroit. Ten days after l met him we
. slipped away from my mother in De
troit, crossed the river into Canada,
!.end were married. divorced him for
cause. After divorcing Mr.. Dwelle ] re-
-turned 10 my mothers home in New Or
leans. II was there that Mr.. Collins.
lifelong friend Of the family. adopted
me a 5 his ward with my mothers con
sent.
( OF my trip TO Europe with Mr. Allen
in the spring OF 1909. everything has
been told. don't know within tens
OF thousands how much he spent on me
! while abroad. In his infatuation for
me money meant nothing. In the
! eighteen months we were together he
must have bestowed upon me. in one
! form or another. at least 100000 We
parted through no fault OF mine, and
# J verify believe through no fault of
his. Members OF his family have
brought all of this disgrace and sorrow
upon us both and upon both families.
- ~ my urgent request he went to Eu-
rope with his wife in October. 1903,
three months after he had returned
from abroad with me, told him that
"a trip to Europe would do his wife
good had heard she was In poor
health. I have no plea to make for
any sympathy. Pity l despise, have
never known brother love or father
love. In years / am YET child and
/ without the brave heart and strong arm
5pf man TO defend me. am wo-
man.. have suffered like woman.
What Of the future? That is for me
+ TO decide. The world is big and round
and full of charity.