The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-28
FOUND in HIDING
Mrs. Walter Ayres Woodward
Discovered in Paris
Where She Went to Escape the
Process Servers.

Paris, March 2S.-After having lost
herself to the world for many months
Mrs. Walter Ayers Woodward has
been discovered at the Hotel Mirabeau
here. Her husband is with her, the
son of a Rochester, N. Y, millionaire
She met him in 1910 when he was
teller of the United States National
bank of Portland, Ore.
She became infatuated with the
young mamie is about "A, little
more than half her age-and married
him after a fortnight's acquaintance.
This fascinating woman has won in
turn the affections of wealthy WIS
consin lumber dealer, of an aged Los Los
Angeles millionaire land flnally OIL the
Youthful Woodward. She has in et-
feet secreted herself in Paris to escape
the many lawsuits that have been
brought against her and have stripped
her of much of the property ana mon
ey that came into her hands.
Rut there remains to her magni-
ficent collection of jewels that any one
might envy. She fears that she Will
be driven to sell these gems TO l1Ve;
She knows however, that they Will
Woodward confessed that even her
American lawyer does not know her
present whereabouts.
Mrs. Woodward's maiden name was
lie H.. y
she married William w. Lamberton,
a. rich lumber operator or Racine, WIS
A son was born to them, who is as ola
as his mothers present husoano-
Lamberton divorced her and When she
was scarce 25 years old she met John
Rryson, a millionaire, formerly mayor
of Los Angeles, who was 10. He de-
signated her his nurse His sons
brought one suit after another in the
attempt to end their fathers assoc1a-
tion with her. One of the sons charged
that his father gave the then Mrs.
Lam berton, 100000 in cash. Mayor
Bryson brought suit against the Palace
hotel in San Francisco, because the
management refused 10 lease an apart
rnent to him and his nurse
Lived Underground.
Charles Hanlon, prominent Sar
francisco attorney, had charge of Bry-
sons legal business. To preserve MS
client from the annoyance OF being con-
stantly served with legal papers Han
Ion. it is said, built secret subter-
ranean apartment under his home IN
San Francisco where BrySon and his
companion dwelt for long periods.
After Bryson's death Mrs. Lamberton
met Sir Purton Gliddon at Monterey,
Cal He was an Engllshman' an OK
ford graduate and was stockbrokei
in San Francisco It was enough that
the truly attractive Mrs Lamberton
asked Glidden to become her secretary
he gave up his wife and his business
Mrs. Glidden went back to her family
and sued Mrs. Lamberton, accusing her
of alternating Glidden's affections. The
napers were served on Mrs. Lamberton
at the Waldorf Astoria, New York.
Among Mrs. Glidden's charges was
one that her rival had ''enticed" Glid
den by offers of money and by the
promise to make him beneficiary under
her will without bonds. Mrs. Glidden
also charges that her husband and Mrs.
I.amberton made long journeys togeth-
ed to China, Japan and Europe.
Glidden often expressed the hope
that he would marry his charmer but
he did not count on her susceptible
nature; she met the youthful Wood
ward and married him. This precipita-
ted more lawsuits. Glidden went into
court against her, claiming that she
owed him money; her family took legal
measures to protect the money she HAD