The San Francisco call., 1913-07-20
SHE LOVFD T'IIF NERsE

Ny head feels queer;
Sweet Polly, dear.
SHE LOVED THE VERSE
"Of course loved that little verse"
she continued, because 1t showed that
even in his delirium he was thinking
Of me and wishing me near him
I have tried hard TO avoid this no
toriety and had I known when I in
structed Mr.. Patterson to commence ac-
tion that it would inevitably follow
doubt whether ! should have let him
so ahead. 1 can only tell you frankly
what happened and how the man who
now holds the highest position that the
Empire state can give him made bar
Zen waste of my life.
First she said, "let me show you
a little poem I sent MI. Sulzer in Octo-
Der. 1902"
Again she produced the ribbon tied
bundle of love missives which Were
surrendered to her when the crash came
in 1908.
The poem follows
Who ehoo>eth me shall get much as he de-
serves.
and wen said. too: for who shall go about
To c0zen fortune and be honorable
without the stamp Of merit? Let none presume
Tn wear an undeserved dignity.
o that estates. degrees aud offices
Were not derived corrupuy, and that dear
We're rnrchased bv the merit of the wearer.
How many. then should cover that stand barrel
IioW many be commanded that command.
How uucb low peasantry would be cleaned
From tae true seed Of honor!
Aud how much honor
Picked from tie chan and ruin OF the times
b new varnlsh!
This little poem. which is of course"
she said "a quotation from Shake
speare. seemed so appropriate then. He
told me afterward that he Worshiped
me for sending it TO him.
ENGAGED IN JUNE"
In June 1910. we became formally
engaged. He had called a nay home in
Brooklyn and proposed marriage to me.
Every one knew IL. When I said yes
to him lie threw his arms about me and
kissed NE ardentlv, and in his extreme
he bit my neck right here"
Miss Hopkins exhibited scar on her
neck which she declared was the result
of too ardent love making on the part
of Governor SulZer.
Mr.. Sulzer was too poor to marry me
at that time and he used TO beg me to
wait and tell me that fortune was COM
ing to him." she said. My father,
Charles L. Hopkins, died on May 1.
1903. He didn't like Mr.. Sulzer. and his
heart was broken when he died. just
two weeks before he left US Mr.. Sulzer
came TO me one night and asked me to
release him from his engagement
TOO POOR TO MARRY
When I asked him why, he said that
he could not in honor hold me while he
was 50 very poor. ] released him. He
went away then, but on May 20 he sud
denly appeared at my home again and
begged me to take him back. He said
he could not live without me, and a lot
of other talk with most of my family
present. I did take him back.
From that time on. until 1908 when
the awful news was brought to me by
my sister Bessie, while we were both in
Boston, that he had married a trained
nurse, Mr.. Sulzer and I were sweet
hearts
Il went al once to see Mr. John J.
Adams, a lawyer, with offices In the
Broad Exchange building, and papers
were drawn at once in a 100000 suit
for damag ges and served on Mr.. Sulzer.
He Immediately retained Samuel l.
Frankenstein 10 confer with Mr..
Adams Mr.. Frankenstein pleaded
the r1verty Of his client and begged me
TO let UP a little on Mr.. Sulzer.
Il relented because l loved him, and
It was agreed that he pay me then
$4,000 in cash, for which 1 was TO give
him a receipt only, and that II ever
the time came when he was able TO
pay more he would do so. His law
yer said that Mr.. Sulzer would be rich
that day came he would settle even
more than $4,000 on me.
RECEIPT FOR TWO THOUSAND
con February %. 1908, was paid
4he $4,000 in cash and gave the receipt,
which Frankenstein dictated, but there
was nothing IN the receipt that re-
leased Mr.. Sulzer. 1t was merely a
receipt for so much money.
Most Of my letters were then re-
nd off eli
Now that Mr.. Sulzer is receiving a
princely salary and has great patron
age and influence, he has got to keep
his promise. 7 have been working
hard for FIVE years right here in one
store and trying to recover from the
infamous treatment he accorded me.
My sisters. Bessie and Gladys. have
held me back from bringing q court
action against this man up to now.
But when he talks so much in public
about honor; when he sits in judgment
upon men and officials who have erred
and condemns them so bitterly, it
sickens me and makes me feel that
there is no honor or truth or justice
left in the world That feeling alone
IS what prompted me TO bring this
suit"
SISTERS JOIN IN TALK
Throughout this interview Miss Hop
kins sat on the sofa in her pretty
sisters, Miss Gladys and Miss Bessie.
Frequently they Joined in the conver-
sation and reminded Miss Mignon or
little details here and there which had
apparently slipped her memory. Mean
while, their arms were about her, as
she talked and when her eyes filed
with tears occasionally their eyes be-
came moist, too.
Miss Hopkins was asked to show a
few more of her letters to the COVER
nor, and in response to this request she
displayed seven letters, all picked at
random from the package, which con-
tanned at least a hundred.
These letters" she said, "are writ
ten in a humorous vein. I liked to ap-
pear smart to Mr.. Sulzer and saucy
and it was lots OF fun TO tease him. .
MY HONEY MAN
MY Honey Boy: Ole Uncle Remus
don jes' cum. ] know you had de-
lightful time this fine weather in the
land Of pickaninnies and 'possums. Is