The San Francisco call., 1913-10-21
RUINED MY
LIFE {, > SAYS
WOMAN
Society Matron, Suing Club
man, Insists Upon Restora-
ton of Good Name

Maintaining that she is lighting for
her good name and reputation in nj
ing suit against Albert E. Buckman,
wealthy contractor and member of the
Pacific Union club. for $4,000 for
breach of promise. Mrs. Louise Peter
son Brown. society matron. incensed
at Buckmans emphatic denials OF her
charges. declared today that she
would bring out at the trial facts of
a most sensational nature against the
defendant. Buckman is 65 years of
age.
Il brought this suit against Mr..
Buckman only after I had repeatedly
and vainly endeavored to make him
keep his promise to marry me. met
him as girl just in long dresses. He
was the first man / ever met, and TO
me he was an Adonis. I loved him, I
edored him. and as q reward he ruined
my life" said Mrs Brown when shown
a reported statement of Buckman's In
which he denied all of her charges.
TELLS STORY OF HER LIFE
Mrs. Brown. who Is the widow of
Edmund T. Brown. well known club
man. related the story of her life
from the time of her first meeting
with Buckman. their parting, her SUBJ
sequent marriage to Brown. who was
at the time q widowsr with several
small children, and her final meeting
again with Buckman after her hus-
bands death.
had not seen Mr. Buckman fer
nine years at the time / accidentally
met him four months after my hus-
bands death. I was in widows weeds.
AS he espied me he stopped and ques-
toned me. When he learned of my
sorrow II took him so by surprise that
he nearly fell from the curbing into
the street. He was all attention. He
called on me time and again and all
the old love I had once felt for him
sprang into life. loved him passion
ately. He asked me TO come and
live with him. / refused, he insisted.
Finally he begged and begged and at
last when he promised he would
marry me. did as he requested. Our
relations continued thus for four
years, during all OF which time he re-
peatedly put OF our marriage
LADY sERPENTs ENTER EDEN
.One day I learned that he was
taking other women out to cafes at
night I spoke about this to him and
there was a bitter quarrel He de-
MED It, You're the only woman in
the world for me- he said and / be-
iieved him. Finally learned that he
was deserving me; that he was again
taking other women out 70 dinners
and parties. went to his apart
ments
Albert 7 said. you have ruined
my hfe- ] am ostracfsed by my fam
liy my friends and you've got to
marry me-
He laughed at me. why should
marry you? was the reply he gave.
That was the end We separated
IN March of this year
ATTORNEYS ADVISE SUIT
'I consulted my attorneys. and was
advised to scarf this suit for breach
of promise. 1 shrank from the noto-
riety IL would bring me. and with the
hope Of avoiding 1t / went to his
office. l pleaded and begged him not
TO compel me to take this step to pro-
tect my good name. For my efforts,
my entreaties, he laughed at me. He
backed me against a desk In his ONCE
and seized me by the throat.
I wouldn't marry any woman on
earth,' he said: they're not worth tt
Then he beat me brutally, merciIessiy.
You sue me- he shouted. and I'll kill
you I fell TO the floor unconscious