New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-29
Author of Bunny" letters Says
She's Through with Man
Tried for Poisoning Wife.
SORRY FOR HIM, SHE SAYS
Would Have Wed Him After
Acquittal, but Has Changed
Her Mind-Knows Nothing
of Alleged Counterfeiting.
,Py Telegraph to The Tribune. ]

philadelphia, oct 28.-Florence Brom-
lev author Of the Bunny letters. is
through with Allison mcfarland, who
was arrested in New York on Saturday
night and charged with attempting to
counterfeit half dollars less than three
weeks after he had been acquitted in
Newark. ~ j., on a charge of having
poisoned his wife, the prosecution alleg-
iug. so he could marry the writer of the
Bunny" letters.
Miss Bromley knew yesterday Of Mac
Farland's arrest through a telephone mes
sage received at the Bromley home This
morning she had plenty OF time TO think
over her past relations with mcfarland.
as well as his attempt to marry her i'm
mediately after his acquittal
NO" Miss Bromley said to-day. Il
don't propose to marry Allison MacFar-
land | now think / am done with him.
When he was acquitted l was sorry for
him. and / would have married him had
not the law prevented 1t, because ! did
not have my divorce papers. A woman
does much through sympathy that she
would not do after calm elaboration"
Bunny" was extremely angry when
asked If II was true that she had added
TO the library of Bunny" letters since
the acquittal Of Mcfarland
Wrote More Bunny" Letters.
why, Of course. it is true" she an
swered her eyes flashing. HE was try
Ing to get a new start in life and 1 want
ed to encourage him. But I told him TO
destroy those letters as soon as he read
them. l told him he had brought quite
enough notoriety TO me through keeping
my letters, and I thought he had learned
his lesson
No" she continued, "I don't think
meant what / said in those letters when
! said l would marry him. My father
is bitterly opposed 10 MacFarland as
son-in-law. and if was going to marry
him never would have come home after
the trial ! would have remained with
mcfarland and would have helped him
70 make a new start. Had 1t not been
that a life was at stake my father would
not have allowed me to so TO Newark
70 the trial. He disliked the publicity at
tachcd to the trial as much as / did. He
acquitted the story Of the trial would fol-
low me through the rest of my life. 1t
was only the fact that he thought he
owed it to humanity that my father al
lowed me to go to Newark. AS IT was,
wasn't needed
Il know nothing of the accusation
against mcfarland of attempting 10
counterfeit half dollars or any other
coin. was OF the impression that he had
changed his name and had gone back into
the advertising business"
III this other charge had not been made
against mcfarland would you have mar
ried him." Miss Bromley was asked.
Preferred Parents to mcfarland.
Il have answered that" she replied.
when | returned from Newark, follow
ing the trial. | made IT practically Inn
possible 10 marry hirn. / had to choose
between MacFarland and my parents. l
made the decision"
John IT, Bromley, Miss Bromley's faith
or. to-day celebrated the second arrest OF
his near-son-in-law by proceeding to as
sist one newspaper man out Of his office
and ordering out several others.
81 am sick Of Mcfarland" ne said.
81 am sick Of the whole business. l don't
want to hear anything more about him.
nv daughter will not marry him, and she
will not write to him any more. That Is
ell have 10 say"
Last week mcfarland made two at
tempts to see Miss Bromley, but in both
instances he was prevented by Mr.. Brom-
ley When mcfarland was unable to see
Miss Bromley personally he tried to get
into communication with her by telephone
but here, also, Mr. Bromley proved bar
Tier
II told Mcfarland said Mr.. Bromley,
that my daughter didn't want TO have
anything 10 do with him. and | told him
he cousn't see her. So far as l know she
made no attempt 10 see him, and l am
sure now that she has no desire to have
anything to do with him"