The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-28
ACCUSED or STEALING LOVE
OF HER FORMER FRIENDS
HUSBAND, MAKES GETAWAY
1--we Just Got Fare to Boston, -
Says Mrs. Davenport,
Hurrying to Train.
SUIT BROUGHT FOR $4,000
Mrs. Esther Watkins Stirs Up
Heap of Trouble for Pair on
Arrival Here.

Mrs. Esther Watkins. wife of Harry
b. Watkins, an office employe of the
Cadillac Motor Car Co., will have TO
console herself with far less than tie
$4,000 for which she has begun suit
against Mrs. Blanche Davenport, al
legmg that Mrs. Davenport alienated
the affections of the plaintiffs hus-
band. The truth OF the matter is that
Mrs. Davenport has made her get
away" and, even if she were caught
and served with papers in the suit.
Mrs. Watkins would have Slight
chances OF getting 10000 cents, much
less $4,000, simply because Mrs.
Davenport hasn't IL.
Suit was started against Mrs. Da7-
export, Saturday morning. BY noon
she had learned of II, and by O'CLOCK
a dray was carting away her trunk
from No. S5 Columbia-st east. Mrs.
Davenport, In stunning costume, but
with a worried expression about her
eyes, was directing its removal Willie
paying the landlady her room rent.
Grasping suitcase she fairly flew 20
a Woodward-ave. car, down TO the
Michigan Central depot and-away to
Boston.
Sued? | never heard of being
sued" declared Mrs. Davenport, to a
reporter who intercepted her in her
flight. by Mrs. Watkins? Oh, she's
trying to make more trouble, is she?
Ten thousand! Goodness, | wouder
what she wants $4,000 for Stealing
her husband from her? No such
thing, no such thing. Just because 1
went out with her husband a couple
of times, she has to come around and
make trouble for us, the mean thing.
She and her husband separated some
weeks ago. What was to prevent my
meeting him? We were only friends
nothing improper about that"
Mrs. Davenport was hitting a fast
clip down the street, and it was with
difficulty that the reporter kept UP
with her and interviewed her at the
same time.
Mrs. Davenport said that she had
known Mrs. Watkins since they were
young girls. Mrs. Davenport is %
years old now. They lived in Pitts
field, Mass. and both were acquainted
with Watkins. Mrs. Davenport said
she had separated from her husband
in North Adams, Mass, where ne is
now employed. There was no divorce,
she aid.
| Watkins came to Detroit about a
Year ago, and Mrs. Davenport fol
lowed. When Mrs. Watkins came
she alleges, she was told by her hus.
band that he could no longer support
her. She remained long enough to
satisfy herself that she no longer, pcs
sessed her husbands 1--we. She says
she suspected the friendship between
kMrs. Davenport and her husband She
went back to her parents in MasSa.
chusetts a month ago, but returned
last week, determined on obtaining c
reconciliation or revenging herself on
Watkins. She Swallowed" Watkins
and Mrs. Davenport, Friday night, and
the pair were arrested. They gave
the same address The landlady at
No. So Columbia-st east, says they
were frequently together.
Watkins and Mrs. Davenport were
released, and Saturday morning, Mrs
Watkins had her husband rearrested
on a charge Of non-support, the suit
against Mrs. Davenport following in
circuit court. If this suit had been
started by capias, Mrs. Davenport
could have been arrested and com.
PEELED to give bond for her release.
Mrs. Davenport declared she sup
ported herself by giving music les.
sons. She laughed when she heard
she was sued for $4,000.
i've just got fare to Boston," sue
cold