Evening journal., 1912-03-29
DENIES HTS
MARRIAGE HERE
"BIaCkmaiI; Somebody Used
NY Name Declares
POSteIthwaite
NEVER IN WILMINGTON
HeTEL MAN SAYS

HARRISBURG. Pa, March 29-The
Postelthwaite marriage mix-up took a
new turn yesterday. when d. +. Pos
telthwaite. proprietor of the Lochiel
Hotel. returned to Harrisburg from a
business trip and denied absolutely
that there is any truth in the report
that he was welded to Miss Getzinger.
OF Catawissa, in Wilmington, Del,
last year. while having a wife alive
in Newport, Pa.
Shortly before the arrival Of Mr..
posteithwaite in the city there came
a plain envelope, postmarked Wednes-
day. 5 p. m, at Philadelphia, and ad-
dressed TO a newspaper, purporting to
have been written by Miss Getzinger.
II is i'm lead pencil on narrow strip
of paper, without date, and reads as
follows:
please recall all statements con-
rerning the marriage of ID. +. Pos
ielthwaite and II. l.. Getzinger Not
correct. Signed n. l.. Getzinger."
Mr.. Postelthwaite. apparently very
much worried, told a reporter that not
only had he not been married in VIII
mington. but had never been in that
nity He said:
u have been away from Harrisburg
Tor some days selecting bar fixtures
for the new hotel to be located in the
front Of the new theatre that is 20
take the place of the Lochiel Hotel
on which have a ten-yoar lease, or I
would have replied earlier TO the
story which first appeared in the
......-... .,.,.-.. ,s.a4.rI,ty t,,arrtpr Not
pnly have ! not been married in Will
mington, butI have never set foot in
that town. | cannot imagine how my
name comes to appear on the marriage
records Of that city unless somebody
took my name and was married under
it with the intention of using the rec
ord to blackmail me-. I hope to show
within few days that this whole
story is told with tho thought of
blasting my reputation after an at
tempt to hold me up
Clerk Identities Signature.
Warren c. Musser, chief clerk al
the hotel, who frequently saw the sig
nature Of Miss Getzinger when she
was in charge of the linen at tho
Lochiel, identified as hers the hand
writing on the note addressed to the
harflSDufE newspaper.
That's her signature said he. "tc
the best of my judgment. And | car
further say that never saw anything
60 indicate that she and Mr. Postel-
thwaite were on friendly terms. Hi!
room was i'm the front of the hotel OF
the second floor and hers was in th'
rear of the first floor He is some
what hard of hearing and the benbo,
had TO enter his room every mornini
TO call hint. He always found hin
~ there md alone The Getzinger cir
was on a regular So a week salar
while she worked for us and neve
received any more. She occupied he
position until the hotel was close
Tor rebuilding"
"This Is not the last of IT," adde
Mr. Postelihwaite. "There will be fur
lher investigation and then proceed
lnes"
Sister Of Getzinger Girl Talks.
Over the long-distance telephon
his morning Mrs. Roberts. Of Cata
wissa. a sister Of the Getzinger girl
iold a reporter that she had cop,
Of the marriage license and said sh
had answered two telephone calls 70
her sister in two days from a maj
who alleged he was Mr.. Postelthwait
md who wanted the girl to come Il
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