The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-08-03
ATR|MONY
CAREER ENDS
IN TRAGEDY
But One Of Three Marriage
Ventures By Society Editors
Ends Happily
Special Z Daiiy y.eader.

Special To Daily Leader.
BartlesvlIe, Okla. Aug. 2. The
matrimonial career of Miss Mildred
Dickelman, formerly society editor
of the Tulsa Post, who came to bar
tlesyille about FIVE months ago, and
married Charles Gump. on less than
q weeks acquaintance IS 4 tragedy.
She is in a hospital at Houston, Tex.
and her husband is said to he fug
tive from Justice, for forging a
check
Mss lGckerson MAS handsome
girl and favorite IN Tulsa society,
She bore good reputation Ii she
was not charming she wasn't any
thing. She was d girl of journalistic
genius. She came to Bartlesyille to
accept a position similar 10 that
which she held ON the Tulsa Post.
Gump vas q newspaper man and was
il is sometimes called.
employed at the same office with
Miss Dieleiaan She accepted his
attentionsM He accepted hers. 1t
was a case Of love at first sight as
In one week from the time Miss
Dickerman took up her residence In
this city and net Gump, they were
married. Both resigned their posi-
tions TO 80 TO Tulsa aud the wife was
70 hare her former position on the
Post. Grump was to keep house.
In Tulsa the people who did not
even know Gump were shocked at
the marriage; to think Tulsas soci
ETY. fayorite had married on less than
q weeks notice Bartlesville's peo
pie knew Gump, but they did not
know Miss Dickerman Here sympa
thy for the gin avs expressed on
every hand
Charles Gump came from Oklaho
ma City about eighteen months ago
tie was a good looking, Wen educated
Young nian who soon won the favor
81 a large number of people. He was
ia good singer sang in churches, for
societies and in private homes. He
had a wife and two children in pitts
burg, Pa. He became a frequenter or
joints, neglected his business. lost
mis- lob. and became the companion
of people Of easy morals and fast
living IN an endeaVQr to keep up
MS END OF the good times he passed
number Of worthless checks which
We're later taken by d professional
man Of this city whose sympathy
Gunp had won. Gump later repaid
me professional mans Kindness by
iorging his name to check for
which he was tried aud served term
IN the county jail In Oklahoma city.
Later Gump came back 10 Bartles
Yille and professed reformation.
Many extended the hand OF fellow
ship and he was given chance, but
the old habit was too strong for him
and he again became one or the lead
uf the under world
MISS Dickcrman did not know of
TINS She was infatuated with Gump
sac thought too much OF him to in
9ulFe She would not question his
character nor listen 10 anyone who
doubted it,
When the pair went to Houston
l0ve@ young dream broke and sank
on lhe rock OF disgust They separ
ated The girl was crushed and
broken In spirit her foudest hopes Of
az idealic hM&re were ruthlessly
shattered and 10 longer being able
v stand up under her calamity she
'NtNtlt ~ q NthHildl
lt Is said that about Lwo years aeo
three society editors of the three
aaily papers Of Tulsa made agree
nents never TO marry. Since then
.he society editor of The World. Miss I
iosephine Gray married James Hol
len a linotype operator at Oklahoma /
Ivy They are happy. The society |
editor Of the Democrat was disap |
lolnted in her proposed marriage be !
roma measure. Shortly before il
was TO have occurred July 9th an
'lher woman threatened to bring
lfeaeh OF promise suit against her IN
ended husband and lie up his entire
ortnne She was going to marry
Ioseph Berner Schroeder. n wealthy
-lhelnnati nan. The woman tele
,faphod from Cincinnati in making
ne threat Both neople received
e'esrams The Intended groom
seht TO the Ohio town ana found
nat suit had already been bror.bt
md he could not get his hands on
aoliar of his fortune he telegram
% TINS TO his proposed wife. She
ouidn 2 stand up under the shock 4,
nd now she Is ill