Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-03
. POISONED PEN"
MADE HOMES SAD
Woman's ScandaIous Letters
Snnirched Prominent Elizabeth
Residents-Search Goes On.

Especial TO the Newark start
ELIZABETH, N j.. June g.
Revelations in the case of Mrs.
Charles F. Jones, of 40 Madison
Avenue. against her neighbor, Mrs.
Nelson l. Pollard, of ia Madison
avenue. who is under bail charged
with sending scurrilous letters to Mrs.
Jones. involve many prominent resi-
dents of this city as recipients OF
the letters and victims of the
spoisoned pen" of the writer.
Federal inquiry into the mysterious
case seemed inevitable yesterday
when it was learned that practically
the entire medical and dental fra
ternity of the city was concerned n
the seraeh for the writer of the let
ters which clouded the happiness of
many homes.
The letter that was filed with the
complaint of Mrs. Jones when the
warrant was issued for Mrs. Pol
lard's arrest was a long, garbled mis-
slve. covering more than two type
written pages. It was addressed TO
Mrs. Charles F. Jones'" and signed
"Franees E. Judge, Orchard street.
II referred in the beginning to a
'sioke's on a mysterious Mrs. T. g.,
and among other things cast rehec-
tons on the conduct of Mrs. Jones
and the professional ability of DR..
Horace F. Livengood. Mrs. Jones $
nhW2l-
clan, who lives next door to her' IN
the old General Winfield Scott man
sion.
"Joke ON Mrs. II. c."
THE Joke" on Mrs. T. G. was
connected with the marriage of Miss
Mabel A. MacDougall to DR.. P. Du-
Bbis Bunting, about eighteen months
ago. The letter made 1t appear that
Mrs. t. c." was given the wrong
date upon which Miss MacDougalrs
wedding was to take place and went
b the First Presbyterian Church in
the rain only to be fooled Mrs
Bunting is the daughter of Matthew
NacDougall, superintendent of the
Singer Manufacturing Company's
Dlant in this city. The letter also
referred to a DR.. Green as having
taken the place of DR.. Livengood in
certain case.
1t is said that one of the letters
received by Mrs. Jones contained a
threat to kidnap her son, Charles,
wears old, who also is mentioned in
The letter filed with the complaint.
Abe J. David, counsel for Mrs. Jones,
ihtimated that this was true, but
said that DIR. Jones had the letter.
The doctor refuses to see anyone
connected with the press
Among the persons who are under
stood to have received mysterious
letters and to be in sympathy with
Mrs. Jones in her action are Mrs.
Bunting, DR.. ]. H. keenan,, DIR.
Charles H. Schlichter, Thomas Jones
and Ernest Jones. brothers of DR..
Jones, and Mrs. Frederick r. Bailey,
wife of DR.. Bailey. A member of the
Brewster family, one of the most
monument in the city. also is said
% have been a victim of the ''pois-
ooed pen"
Denies a Settlement.
Sa muel Schleimer. who has been
etai ned as counsel for Mrs. Pollard
nd 4 Nr. David had a conference yes
erdav afternoon that gave rise to
unors of a settlement of the case.
ar. Da vid said that he did not
eIieve there was any chance for
ettlemen u. Mr.. Schleimer takes the
,osftion hat his client is absolutely
Innocent nd says he expects soon
o be able 70 reveal the writer of the
etters. Hist attitude does not indi-
ate that the case will be settled.
IF Mrs. Pollard is not innocent, l
lever represe uted an innocent per-
on he declared.
THE case appears to hinge on the
lbility of Mrs. Jones to prove that
ypewritten letters received by her
we're written onAaAmachinei owned by
Mrs. Pollard.