The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-24
BARRETT WILL.
STAND BY HUSBAND
Declares Trouble With New
Orleans Woman Due to
Mental Alteration.
HIS CHARACTER is PRAISED
Several Eccentric and Sensa-
tional Acts Attributed to
Mrs. Dumont.
Especial to The Times-pisratoh.


New York, September aS-"Now is
the time to prove to my husband that
there is one woman in the world who
is loval TO him.
MY husband is a good, noble man.
and shall stand by him as lorg as
life lasts.
MIR Barrett would not have done
this thing hut for mental aberra-
ton, and huT for the terrlule and per-
sistent attentions this woman showered
upon him
Mrs George lIarwood Barrett. beau
tiful young Boston wifo of the por-
trait painter. who publicly caned Mrs.
Tvonne Dunont wife Of Edgar II. Du-
mont. a wealthy New Orleans timber
exporter. on broadway early Friday
morning. declared tonight that she
would stand by her husband Ito the
end
She portrayed Mrs. Dumont I'm the
dual capacity Of New Orleans society
leader and as a vampire" who makes
periodical visits to this city TO take
part in anaires du occur, free from
the irksome supervision of her hus-
band
Mrs. Barrett's statement, written
out for The Times Dispatch in her
ma gnificent apartments near Riverside
Drive. follows;
II am standing firmly by my hws-
band, because ! know him to be good
man when he is In his right IA ild
Business troubles brought about tenn
poraly alteration of the mind, his
mental sufferinGs have ben terrible
at times, but of late he has been doing
han if,l
and / was proud of him and cheered
and encouraged him all could.
Hundreds OF people will testify that
his life has been consecrated TO God
and uplifting humanity, Since the
trouble in the Christian Science Church
noticed peculiar changes in my hus
band But God forgives everything.
and this is only a stepping stone for
him TO rise higher than ever in the
divine consciousness. My husband
win be and is now, grand, noble man.
and IL a wife's love, Loyalty and devo-
ton can save him, why he can depend
upon me at all times.
Il wish all the papers would print
this. (Signcd)
JENNIE GIBSON BARRETT"
kind-Hcnrtcd Man.
Virgil o. Strickler, first reader IN
the First Church OF Christ, Scientist.
and who knew Barrett well when the
young artist was an usher IN the
church, corroborated Mrs. Barrett's esu-
mate OF her husbands character. Mr.
StricS!er said that there was never a
kinder hearted man in the world than
George Barrett and he was OF the
opinion that some psychic influence had
caused his actions
Both Mrs. Dumont and Barrett left the
city day. the former for her home
In New Orleans and the latter for
nearby suburb. where he hoped TO re-
cover from the effects OF the influence
of the New Orleans society woman's
personality.
Mrs. Dumont. II was learned to-day.
has figured i'll several eccentric and
sensational acts here and In New Or
leans. Five years ago she attempted
suicide In the Hotel Belleclaire. by
swallowing poison AT that time sew
ernl wealthy and influential New York
iricn> came to her aid, One of these
was James Sheehan. Jr., son OF a mil
li"naire dry-dock owner.
year and II half ago Mrs. Dumont
won considerable notoriety in New
Orleans by calling upon policeman
TO arrest the wife OF prominent cit
izen who carried n gold bag which
AIRS. Dnmont claimed had been stolen
DrOVEi
she had purchased the hug at iewelry
store, where il had ben left by Horace
Newman. m, mber of a prominent
New Orleans fanny. Newman explain
ed That he mad given the bag TO Mrs.
Dumont and then had taken IL away.
The case was dropped.
IL was shortly after this incident
that the beautiful young society
marion came TO New York and re-
newed her acquaintance with Barrett.
whom she had known in his youth.
and who had In the meantime been
married 10 Miss Jennie j. Gibson. of
oos'oh Ihe woman. accompanied by
golden haired child Of ten, whom
she introduced as her daughter. was
frequent visitor to Barretts studio
for weeks neiGhborng tenants said
to-day, the attention of avery one In
inc vicinity had been attracted to Bar
et's sluhio 1T was said that Bar
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