Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-08-02
another DREAM
Of Love BRONEI
MATRIMONIAL CAREER OF ]
FORMER SOCIETY EDITOR.
NOW IN HOUSTON HOSPITAL
Tie Husband Is Said TO BE Wanted
for FOrgcrS.-NIarricd after
Brief Acquaintance.
Bartlosyile Examiner;

Bartrsyiile Examiner:
The matrimonial career Of Miss
Mildred Dickerman, formerly society
editor Of the Tulsa Post who cam,
: to Bartlesyille about five months ag,
and married Charles Gump on less
than weeks acquaintance, is a ira
gedy, She is In hospital at Houston,
Tex, and her husband Is said to be
a fugitive from Justice, FOR forging a
check.
Miss Dlckerman was handsome
girl and a fayor,te in Tulsa society
She bore a good reputation, II she
was not charming she wasn't any
thing. She was Il girl Of Journalistic
genius. She came to Eartlesvil,c t.
accept n position similar to that which
she held on the Tulsa Post Gump
was a newspaper man and was en-
ploycd at the same office with Miss
D,okerman. She accepted his atten-
tions. He accepted hers 1t was a
case Of love at first sight as It IS
sometimes called.
In one week from the time Miss
DicEerman took up her residence I'm
this city and met Gump, they were
married. Both resigned their posi-
tons to go to Tulsa and the wife was
to have her former position on the
Post Gump was to keep house,
In Tulsa the people who did not
even know Gump were shocked at
the marriage; TO think Tulsa's society
favorte had married on less than a
weeks notice. Bartlesvlle's people
know Gump, but they did not know
Miss Dickerman. Here sympathy for
the girl was expressed on every hand,
Charles Gump came from Oklaho-
ma city about eighteen months ago.
He was a good-looking, well-edurated
young man who soon won the favor
Of a large number OF people, He was
n good singer sang In churches, for
societies and In private homes. He
had a wife and two children IN Pitts
burg, Pa. He became a frequenter Of
joints, neglected his business, lost his
Job. and became the companion OF
people of easy morals and fast liv-
inr. In an endeavor to keep up his
end Of the good times he passed a
number OF worthless checks which
were later taken by a professional
man Of this city whose sympathy
Gump had won. Gump later repaid
the professional mans kindness by
1. L.. ~ 10. y, to1,
he was tried and served a term in
the county jail In Oklahoma city,
Later Gump came back to Bartlcs-
willie and profcssed reformation.
Many extended the hand of fellowship
and he was given a chance, but the
old habit was too strong for him and
he again became one Of the leading
lights OF the under world.
Miss Dickerman did not know OF
this She was infatuated with Gump,
She thought too much of him to In
qu'rc She would not question his
character nor listen to anyone who
doubted II.
When the pair went to Houston
loves young dream broke and sank
on the rock OF disgust. They separ-
ated. The girl was crushed ano
broken in spirit, her fondest hopes of
an idcalic future We're ruthlessly
shattered and no longer being able TO
stand up under her calamity she was
taken to a hospital.
II Ia said that about two years ago
three society editors Of the three daily
papers OF Tulsa made agreements
never to marry. Since then the society
editor OF the World, Miss Josephine
Gray. married James Holden, a limo
type operator at Oklahoma City. They
are happy. The society editor of the
Democrat was disappointed In her
proposed marriage beyond measure
Shortly before It was to have occurred
July 9th, another woman threatened
to bring breach of promise suit
against her intended husband and tie
UP his entire fortune. She was going