Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-03-12
DAUGHTER FIGHTS
FOR FREEDOM OF
ACCUSED WOMAN

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tate dealers conducting the Malta. is
out the elimination of seven long
years of persecution on the part of
Mr.. Bell and his friends against both
my mother and myself. .
I'VE came to Washington from New
York seven years g and stopped at
the New Willard Hotel. We enter
tained quite a bit and were enter
tanned. Soon the real estate dealers
began to try to sell us property. Mr..
Kerr, Mr.. Bells brother-in-law, a MEM
Der of the firm of Fitch. Fox & Brown.
finally succeeded in selling mother the
house we now occupy at 4 Dupont
circle.
I'VE have understood since that Mr..
Kerr was acting for Mr.. Bell. AS an
inducement to purchase Mr.. Kerr
pron..seu us that he would see we met
nice people if we took the house.
Sho4 .u aIter we bought the house
we began to hear of reports that were
being spread about us by Mr.. Bell and
his friends, who, it was stated, said
that we were not quite good, socially
speaking, etc.
His effort was to make us dissatis-
fed with Washington and so sell the
house back to him cheaper than we
obtained it. The property meant was
becoming more valuable. Every little
while Mr.. Bell would send an agent to
us and ask mother If she wanted to
sell the house and how much she would
take for it. When he saw we intended
to stay he called in a more subtle
means of destroying us socially.
Mrs. Howard l.. Reside, the wife
of one of his assistants in the trust
company, and Mrs, Archibald Grace, OF
New York and Washington, who pre-
tended to be our friends and enter
tanned us sufficiently to keep in touch
with our movements, were told to fine
out what friends we made and break
up our friendships with them
This both l and my mother believe
was accepted through the aid of these
ladies. Naturally. this angered mother
and she repeatedly sent word to Mr.,
Bell through Mr.. Kerr and others
that this persecution must stop.
zone day mother and | were al tea
at Mrs. Grace's, she said. what dread
full things they are saying about your
dttA6iltSis mis-. od6cs L WOQlu du~
wise you to return to New York.
Charles j. Bell will never allow you
to live in Washington In peace
"Then it was that mother sent word
to Mr.. Bell that if he did not cease
his prosecutions that she would public
ly horsewhip him, not so much to hurt
him as to disgrace him.
After that message went to him
r.. III --- l.
to say if she would stop talking about
him he would refrain from his efforts.
Then came the insidious report
that l was engaged to Commander
Hiriga, of the Japanese embassy. The
commander was a friend of ours and
We had greatly enjoyed his visits. but
this vas because mother, who is a
Vassar graduate, was in college with
some of his japanese relatives.
"That | might marry a Japanese
and therefore degrade myself in some
Caucasian eyes was used as a lever
against me.
Several weeks ago we heard that
Ny. Bell had complained to the police
about mother, and we went immedi-
ately down to see Inspector Board
man, of the detective bureau. Inspec-
AOA Ioo Qllldl dSohtCh iiCLICi Lliab
Mr.. Bell would not be allowed to harm
her, but, on the other hand, mother
must not threaten to horsewhip him.
ION Friday evening mother met a
friend who told her of a story that
was being circulated. After listening
for q few moments mother said: That
is Charles J.. Bell again, and if he has
dared to say that against my daugh-
ter and I can prove it he will not live
until morning
This is the only time mother even
remotely threatened his life"