The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-11-21
WOMAN BARES
L|FE'S HISTORY
SAD RECITAL OF
LOVE AND TRAGEDY
Mrs. Gertrude Patterson, Who Ad.
mits She Slew Husband, Issues
Startling Biography - Her Hus.
band was Paid to Marry Her.


Gloson Patterson, who will be placed
on trial next Monday on charge oil
numbering her husband, Charles A
Patterson, has written a remarkable
biography, for the use of her attorney
y. N. Hilton, in which she accuses a
millionaire manufacturer of Chicago of
having spoiled her life, and of having
bribed Patterson to marry her. She
and the millionaire in question, she
AYERS, lived together as man and wife
for five years.
Excerpts of this story of love and
tragedy, made public today are char
acterized by Attorney Hilton as being
as black record OF betrayal as ever
jury listened to.
When seen at the Jail today Mrs.
Patterson seemed much less concerned
over the fate of a Colorado jury has
in store for her than the effect her
story will have on her mother.
Oh she groaned. 1T will break
my poor mothers heart to learn that
| was never married to Emil Strouss
nor divorced from him"
Her Life Story Told.
The biography reads in part as fol.
lows:
When ! was sixteen years old
went with my sister Mrs. Farnham,
and her husband, to Chicago. We
a friend of my sisters introduced me
to Emil Strauss. He was much older
than /, for at that time my hair hung
in braid down my back, but he was
very kind. He asked me to marry him
but said that first must go to school
and study
After many conferences with my
people he finally took me to Paris.
His intentions always seemed to be
honorable. In that city he provided me
with tutor, arranged for my taking
music lessons and departed almost i'm
mediately. | was very happy and
worked hard at my studies, as want.
ed him to be proud of his future wife"
Mrs. Patterson says that they cor.
responded for five months, at the end
of which time, responding to a cable
gram from Strouss she returned to
New York and in company with her
supposed benefactor, went immediate
ly to Chicago where the biography
states Mr.. Srouss egistered for both
of them as Miss Gibson" and Mr..
Stouss" Their rooms were adjoin.
ing.
1t was here Mrs. Patterson declares
Strouss began to renew his promise of
marriage, but always he postponed the
wedding day.
II was so miserable and unhappy, al
though he gave me everything" the
narrator exclaims, for when thought;
] had him persuaded he would put me
off again until one day he sent me
back to Paris.
The fall of the same year he came
for me again. This time he told me
that he had given out the information
that We were married and that every.
one believed it.
so we came again to Chicago where
we stopped at the Stratford hotel in
which Mr.. Strouss was financially in.
terested
Lived With Him as Wife.
For five years lived with him as
his wife. He introduced me as Mrs.
Strouss wherever we went and to his
friends No one ever questioned that
was Mrs. Strouss--least Of all my
people-and all that time begged and
pleaded and coaxed him TO marry me.
! wanted so much to be like the other
women knew"
Miss Gibson as she was then, met
her future husband, Charles A. Patter.
son, at skating rink. They became
great friends and although she told
'N@' "N' oNS's hN hohth W |
his wife and expressed desire TO
meet Mr.. Strouss.
After his talk with Mr.. Patterson,
Mr. Strouss came to me and said that
he was glad that the biggest thing in
lie had come to me and he wanted me
to be happily married." the narrator
continues.
strouss, the biography says. had
gwen Patterson 81 500 which Mrs. Pat
terson supposed was wedding pres.
emit During a quarrel with her hus. !
band she asserts, she learned that this
was the sum given Patterson for max. !
ing her his wife. Thereafter she de
clares' her life was one long humilia.
uon' filled with Patterson's attempts
TO make her secure money from