Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-28
DAWN LETTER.
WINS DECREE
FROMPOET
Wife of Charles Dwight Folsom
Bares Soul in Missivej "Hubby
Too Much Of a Gentleman

NEW YORK, Nov. 2s.-Because
Charles Dwight FolsoI.i. wealthy New
York lawyer, was too much Of a
gentleman" and would not beat her
into submission, his wife. tlorenz
Folsom. known as the Poet Of the
Horse" left luxurious home at
Great Notch, n. j.. to lead the life
Of wanderer and to seek her ideal
in the form of cave man
But It was for his wife's dawn let
ter" one of the most remarkah bic doc
uments ever filed in the New York
Supreme Court, to win decree Of di-
vorce for the attorney The letter,
which was written from Reno. was
identified by Mrs. Folsom's sister, 1t
follows:
February 81. Dawn.
Dear Dwight: | am stronger now
and able to write you the fun truth
and before God mean to do 1t. The
situation at Reno OF your family
cthat is herself and her hfteen-
year old son Charles), II terrible
tragic and frightful, as can be well
am writing this letter because !
love our son, because | once Loved
you and i, b., ! love .d Gus ,.p WI,
man was named in Folsom's d.
vorce action Williams has treat
ed me with crushing brutality, He
has also treated me with the utmost
kindness. He is weak in
many ways
Up TO the time / met Gus Will
iams, on January 10, Charles and |
led an innocent and decent life.
lonely and unhappy, Of course
He is as much a lover
Of horses as |. He knows nothing
but horses. His whole life has been
spent with them
Man Can Not Write We'll.
You would consider him coarse
ard iuiterate. He is that. He can
not write intelligently. one OF the
cruel ngs-unconsciously cruel !
see now-was to make me write an
affectionate letter TO his wife and
induce her to do him a business
favor.
evil are strangely blended. | loved
him in every way never loved
YOU one tenth as well, nor any
other. lie is my natural mate
suffered Hell at his hands, but
shall say no further Ill of him.
He was with me constantly from
January rs to February TO- An
gered by certain rough acts and by
his making me write that letter to
his wife, ! parted with him in a
scathing note on February 10. Al
that night he rode maddened. All
that night | lay awake and suffered.
Mother Takes Her to Task.
Mrs. Folsom next described how the
following morning she went to Will
liams home and his mother scored
her for certain things her son had told
her
my sins against you" the wife
wrote her husband, 81 expated on
that dreadful, morning. 81 came
home with a broken brain"
All my nights IN Reno-eNcept
those spent with Gus, and many OF
those too-have been nights of
tears anguish. agony and remorse.
We may as well face the brutal
facts You were too much OF gen
tleman for me. Brutality is neces-
sary for my control. This man has
H. AS the wife OF G | shall have
to endure rough language and usage
but ! shah be happier than you
made me, for Williams Is a being OF
my kind and species You are not
May YOU find your mate. but with
less pain than | endured to find
mine.
Nv head is clear. I see the awful
CHASTITY, shocking ruin I have made
Of my life. | plead no excuses !
am suffering for it. | have sinned
in every way betrayed your trust
DO what YOU will ! have told you
the truth have bitterly and
grievously injured you. Asking your
pardon is nothing. There is no more
for me to say,
tSignedl FLORENZ.
Early this month Mrs. Folsom was
found starving in the streets of Chico,
Cal, where she had gone from Reno
under an assumed name. She was
taln to a hospital at public expense
until friends in the East should he
heard from.