New-York tribune., 1911-01-20

That Is the report" was the reply.
Haven't you seen the papers in the
case?"
This is the first have heard Of it,"
answered Mr.. Basshor.
DO you know Mrs. Emerson" he was
asked.
81 have met her"
"Can you offer any reason why your
name should have been linked with hers
in this case?"
I am not going 10 say anything about
this thing. I refuse absolutely to talk
further or answer any questions" he
said.
Says Mrs. Emerson Is Wronqed.
William Sheppard Bryan. Of counsel for
Mrs. Emerson, said he did not think it
proper to discuss her domestic affairs.
He hoped, however, that the public
would suspend Judgment until all the
facts in the case were brought out.
When that was done. he felt assured that
II would be found there was no ground
for any complaints made by Mr.. Emer-
son, and that Mrs Emerson was really
the Wronged person.
Mrs. Emerson's maid informed all
callers at her home that she was III and
could not be seen. Captain Emerson
was I'm Baltimore on Tuesday and at
tended the Democratic banquet. He re-
turned TO New York yesterday.
Captain and Mrs. Emerson have had
their individual diversions and their in
dividual sets Of friends for some years,
but rumors of divorce we're not Circu-
lated until last November. II was pub
lished at the time that the couple had
had a disagreement in the lobby of the
Waldorf Astoria in New York and that
Captain Emerson would seek divorce.
Neither the captain nor his wife would
affirm or deny the report. The captain
spent Thanksgiving Day with a party
Of friends at Arcadia, his South Caro-
lima estate. while Mrs. Emerson re-
mained in Baltimore. That was just af
ter the incident al the Waldorf
Among the house guests of the Captain
at Arcadia over the Thanksgiving holi-
Gays were his daughter. Mrs. Smith Hol-
Inns McKim and the daughter of Mrs.
Emerson. Mrs James McNiCkar, and her
husband. OF New York.
Denial in November
As recently AS November 10, 1910, Mrs.
Emerson positively denied that the rela-
tions between herself and her husband
ho Ioflarf1 10 he
port was absolutely without foundation
and that her husband did not contem-
plate a divorce action.
We were never on better terms I'm
our lives" said Mrs. Emerson. The
papers have stated that the relations
were so strained between us that he
moved to a club in 10th street while
remained AT the Waldorf Astoria. At
that time he was living at the club. He
STAYS there the most of the time he is in
usual We had luncheon together that
afternoon, and later he went to his club
and met some friends My daughter had
rooms at the Waldorf, and engaged
one next to hers ! thought that il would
he convenient for me to do that and let
Captain Emerson stay at the club for
the hotel was very crowded during the
Horse Show.
"On Sunday morning received a note
from my husband telling me that he
would he down 10 luncheon I'm the
meantime, however. I had made another
engagement with 4 friend Of mine. and
So when the captain came in I was in
the dining roam Then he found one Of
his friends and dined with him. After
luncheon mot him I'm the lobby, and We
talked of some business that he had on
hand He told me that he wanted mo
and my friends To- come with him TO his
estate iu South Carolina. The majority
of the friends were from PHILADELPHIA
account Of having 10 be home at Thanks
giving. said that ! had 10 come back
to Baltimore, for ! had some workmen
I'm the house 6xinc the stairway, and I
wanted 10 sec that the work was done
properly. told him that would proba-
biz he down later. Captain Emerson and
Mrs. McKim then got ready TO go South
and 10 come to Baltimore. We never
had a disasreeablc word and | cannot
imagine where IT." report came from"
The Emersons are natives Of North
Carolina, but have lived I'm Baltimore
about thirty years Mrs. Emerson was
formerly Miss Askew, Of Millbrook. six
miles from Raleigh, y. G. Her first
husband was Mr.. Dunn, and from this
marriage there resulted two daughters,
now Mrs McVickar. and Mrs. White.
who lives i'm Atlanta. Captain Emerson
f. a native Of Chapel Hin, " C. Some
time after his marriage To Mrs. Dunn
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