Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-09-28
SOLD BY HUSBAND
TO ANOTHER MAN
GERTRUDE PATTERSON MAKES
THIS DEFENSE FOR KILLING
SPOUSE At DENVER.

Denver, Col, Sept. 27-"He spat in
my face and called me the vilest name
man can call woman" was the rea
son Mrs. Gertrude Gibson Patterson
gave for killing her husband, Charles
err here Monday. Her attorneys, 1t Is
lily, the result of long abuse and final
insult" as a defense.
Chicago legal firm today instruct.
ed prominent Denver lawyer to de-
fend Mrs. Patterson.
Mrs. Patterson today told her coun-
sci that three months after her mar
rage Patterson sold her to Emil
Strouss, the Chicago millionaire manu-
facturer sued by Patterson. The con-
sideration, she said, was $1,000, and
was paid to Patterson. She charged
that Patterson urged her to resume
these relations when they became
short OF money; that she supported
him by keeping boarders in Chicago,
and that Patterson repeatedly abused
and beat her when she failed to give
him money.
These declarations are refuted by
statements made by Patterson to his
attorneys while preparing to contest
the divorce action begun by his wife,
who alleged cruelty on his part.
| Mrs. Patterson declined to state
whether her husband fired the first
shot, but added:
II have evidence in my husbands
own handwriting that undoubtedly will
clear me before a jury"
She said she went to see Patterson
to get him to withdraw his suit against
Emil Strouss. This he agreed to do If
Ii would sign over to him my Denver
home and certain Chicago property,
she said, but refused. That's how
the quarrel started.
street, is in Keosauqua where she
will visit at the DR.. Russell home.
Mrs. S. r. Robson and Mrs. F. E.
Robson, 431 Jennie street, are in
Douds-Leando. where they are guests
at the Robert Green home.
We were never better prepared to
please you in all kinds OF foot wear
than we are prepared to furnish
school shoes in the high top in the
heavy and light, button and lace and
the price will please ALL Come and
see. Church Shoe Co.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Hoyland, 112
West Third street, left last evening on |
the Rock Island for San Diego, Cal, ,
where they will make their future
home.
Warren z. Earl, 1918 North Court |
street. left yesterday for Chicago
where he will resume his studies at
the College of Physicians and Sur
geons of the University of Illinois. !
Mr.. and Mrs. F. F. Johnston of Rey-
nelds, who have been visiting at the
home Of r. w. Johnson, returned
home today.
Miss Anna Erickson, North Jeffer-
son street, left this morning on the
Rock Island for Des Moines where she
w. L. Randall, formerly a resident |
Of Ottumwa, spent few hours in the |
city en- route from Portland, Ore, to |
his home In New York.
Rev. and Mrs. c. H. Myers, who at
tended the Work-G Gilbert wedding, left
LOudy LUZ Iuel1 uOu1o III SudIIdAoO6d,
Tenn.
Miss Rachel Norton of Nebraska
City, Nebr., is visiting at the home of
Charles Huffman on West Park
avenue,
Mrs. George Ford of Omaha, Nebr.|,
is visiting at the home of William
Ford, 315 Tisdale street.
. .r7 4 4. . 3 . . y ..
Mrs S. M. Carr, 534 Cooper avenue,
left today on the Burlington for Abba
where she will visit her daughter, Mrs.
Cora Rogers.
TAFT DAY EPOCH
IN CITY HISTORY /
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