The Detroit times., 1911-10-06
WOMAN IS FACE To
FACE WITH CHARGE
OF MURDER
Here Is the Life Tragedy of a Beau
tiful Woman and Her Wonderful
Eyes That Ruled Two Men and
Wrecked Her Happiness.
Mrs. Gertrude Gibson Patterson Is
In Jail Accused of Killing
One of Them.

CHICAGO, Oct. 6.--Gertrude Glib
son was one of a family OF eight
In Sandoyal, H., 10 years ago. The
most attractive OF the village girls.
IGertrude's ambition scared above the
towns life. Once she made a trip TO
ST. Louis, and met a millionaire, the
first man OF great wealth she ever
saw.
Emil w. Strouss. a Chicago bust
ness man was the prince. He noticed
the beautiful young girl. just bud
ding .nto the flower OF womanhood.
RE was msp of the world With his
gold he threw a giamor over the un-
sophisticated country maiden. She
was charmed with the interest he dis
played in her AID when he suggest
ed-tftat SHE 20 to Chicago to prepare
Tor Paris education, for which he
would pay, she gladly consented.
A Christian mother begged that she
stay at home, but The lure OF wealth
was too great
Known as Mrs. St-ouss.
The Erst hand to greet Gertrude
Gibson on her arrival IN Chicago
was tEft of her rich admirer Private
tators taught the Young girl. her ev-
cry wish nGs gratifsd How ardently
Strouss wooed his ward. and how sue
cessfnl was his suit may be guessed.
for within a short time he accom-
panied Gertrude TO Paris. aud when
they returned the young woman was
known as 7ars. Strougs.
The knowledge that she was not a
wife ranked in her breast. II must
have a real home, with man | love,
who loves me In the way all honest
women are loved" Gertrude confided
TO her French teacher.
In the summer OF 1908 Gertrude
met taH. well-built handsome chap,
Charles A. Patterson. former foot
ban player, famiiary known as
Chick" Gertrude Gibson. hungry for
the affections OF an honest man, who
would give her a respectable posi-
ton IN life. met him half way in the
wooing.
She told Storuss she wanted TO
marry Patterson; that henceforth she
must deny herself to him. So Ger
truds and Chick Patterson went to
the Pacific coast. In California they
were married Then they returned 10
Chicago. Here again Gertrude met
Strouss. and trouble in the Patterson
fat began at the same time.
The young husband was stricken
with tuberculosis. HE couldn't
work" said the young wife Il had
to sell my automobile, my diamonds
and my fine clothes so that We could
live"
Then followed a trip to Paris.
which Gertrude made with Strouss,
At Paris she got letter from
Chick" telling her 10 come back at
once or he would kill her.
He sold me to Stroass: Strouss gave
him $1,000 to keep me as long as he
wished" said Gertrude. More than
that. at other timeg my husband in
sisted upon my going to Strcuss for
money and he knew what that meant
to me. He, beat me. and he insisted
upon my being bad"
i didn't know that Gertrude was
going TO Paris with that man; she
told me she was going to visit her
family" said Patterson to his brother.
ooes West fer His Health.
Patterson, near death, sought the
high altitude of Colorado.
MY vile Is a vampire" he wrote
TO his Chicago attorney. She gets
money from ST. even yet. | am
afraid she will kill me-"
Il love my husband so madly that
I left Chicago TO be near his bedside,
MTs. Patterson said as sac hurried 20
the eek ran.
Ii vas thln, Patterson afterward
wrote his attorney. that his wife first
learned of the $4,000 alienation suit
he had fled against Strouss, charging
him with having stolen the brides
affection
Then the young wife went to the
While taking a short walk
with her husband, during which pass
cfs-by noticed they were quarrelins,
she came to n stand5t!ll. Chick
threatened to II me" says Mrs. Pat
teTzon. so tooS the revolver from
hin and shot him. II was in self-de-
Tense"
sGS must face Denver jury to
answer to a charge Of murder.