New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-24
HER CONFESSION
RELEASES FOLSOM
Letter from Wife Telling
of Love for Ranchman
Decides Divorce.
FATHER GETS CUSTODY
OF 15-YEAR-OLD SON
Sister of Self.Accused Woman
Identifies discriminating Note
Describing Affinity.

Justice Giegerich has granted TO Charles
Dwight Folsom, a lawyer of Great Notch.
y. j.. a divorce from his wife and the
custody Of their ffteen-year-old son,
Mrs Folsom did not defend the suit, and
the decree was granted chiefly on her
confession.
The other man in the case. according
TO Mrs Folsom. was \. G.. Williams,
Nevada ranchman whom she met III
Reno, where she went with her son 10
sue for divorce. Miss Georgianna
Bluxome. n sister Of Mrs Folsom. iden-
tilted the handwriting OF letter. when
satisfied the court that the husband was
entitled to "A divorce.
Mrs. Folsom appeared in Vancouver
Il. c.. last June and sought the aid OF
tho American vice-consul. She said she
feared her husband would try TO take
their son from her. Mrs. Folsom was
next heard from at Oak Harbor, Mich
where she was served by mail In the d.
vorce suit on the day the case came
I'D I'm court she was found In hospital
AT Chico. Cal also II was reported that
her mind had been affected by her mar
ital troubles
Mrs. Folsom's letter Of confession was
dated February q. Dawn" and read In
part:
Dear Dwight: am stronger now. and
able 10 write you the fun truth. and be
fore God I mean to do II. The situation
Of your family. Of Charles and myself.
il terrible. tragic and frightful as can
well be imagined. ! am writing this let
ter because | love our son. because l
once loved you, and because ! love Gus
Williams. He has treated me with crush
ing brutality. He has also treated mo
with the utmost kindness. Both are pos
sible to him. You will hear him de-
scribed as worthless. liar. rake. lie
is weak I'm many ways, which showed
I'm his allowing his mother to revile and
abuse me on Monday. February 2. en-
dured. in his presence, without defence or
protection from him. In spite OF his SOL
emn promises, the fercest and crueiest
III treatment I have ever suffered. But
must have deserved II all.
up to the time I met Gus Williams on
January 10. Charles and | led an inno-
cent and decent life. We went each even
ing TO the moving pictures. ! was lonely
and unhappy, OF course. Except for
Charles, | lived the life of a recluse.
Gus Williams sought me out because
OF a chance word Of mine heard by him
on the street He was kinder TO me than
any one has ever been. did not love him
al frst-mercly contented and happy with
him. lie took me for long drives. He is
as much lover OF horses as /. He
knows nothing but horses. His whole life
has been spent with them as Jockey
trainer and breeder You would consider
him illiterate lie is that. He cannot
write intellgibly. He Is man In whom
good and evil are strongly blended.
never loved you one-tenth as well, nor
any other. lie is my natural mate.
II can make no excuse for my conduct
except that ] am very strange being.
not like other people. / am not crazy.
but very strange. As his wife shall have
to endure rough language and usage. but
shall be happier than you made me,
for Williams IL "A being OF my own kind
and species. You are not
My head is now clear and | see the
awful shocking, CHASTITY ruin ! have
made OF my life. | will plead no excuses
! am suffering the limit OF my capacity.
DO what you will have told you the
truth. ] love Charles, | loved you and
love Gus and | have bitterly and griev-
ously injured you all. Asking your par
don Is nothing. There Is no more for me
to say"