New Britain herald., 1914-07-15
GOV. BREWER AROUSED
 BY DIVORCE TANcLf
Mississippi Executive Says He Doesn't Know Parties Concerned.

JacKSOn, MISS, July l5.-GOVernOr Earl Brewer was asked yesterday what he knew about divorce pro- ceedings involving Adele Blood and Edward Davis and what connection, if any, he and Ira Sample had with the case.
 ,. II never heard of Adele Blood, or Edward Davis,'' replied Governor Brewer. until about three weeks ago when I received a telegram from the Bufns detective agency in New Or leans, telling me that MT. Burns. who Was in New York had wired them to find out what I knew about this very matter, and how I came to be mixed up In it. l replied to this telegram just about like I have to you, that is, that I never heard of the parties and had no idea what connection MT. Sample had with the divorce proceedings.
 Arrived in Jackson.
 "A few days later, however, MT. Sample arrived in Jackson as witness for the state in the case of Lieutenant Governor Bilbo, then on trial for soliciting a bribe. He stated that he had represented the woman and I think he said she was in San Francisco during the divorce action, while Davis was in New York.
 II am not certain whether he said he brought suit for divorce for the woman, or whether he was defend ing her against an action for divorce brought by the man. The fact of the business is I paid very little at- tention to the matter. though Sample suggested that connecting my name with it was piece of Bilbo's work.
 Is All Mystery.
 His idea seemed to be that the Pinkerton detectives are trying to work up something on him to dis credit his testimony against that de- fendant in the bribery case. but just how they managed to connect my name with the business I cannot inn agine.
 Suit for Divorce.
 New York, July 15.-Adele Blood's suit for divorce from Edward Davis Is being heard by Frederick Leu buscher as referee. Frederick Es- melton Bryant, actor. has sued his wife, Jule Power, actress, naming
 
 that the referee wanted to further investigate the alleged interest taken in the two cases by Sample, and the intimation was made that Governor Brewer was interested in some mys- terious way.
 Davis was quoted as having said he intended to sue Governor Brewer for alternating Adele Blood's affec- tions. ....
 Want Case Reopened.
 Herman l.. Roth, who acted as at torney for Jule Power and Edward Davis, defendants in the interlocking divorce suits, said yesterday that he would move before Supreme Justice Page that the Bryant divorce case, in which Referee Henry A. Foster found for Frederick Esnelton Bryant against Miss Power, he ordered back to the referee on the strength of newly discovered evidence and al- legged perjury.
 Roth was inclined to think that the of Davis that he would sue Governor Brewer for alienation of his wife's affections was a bit pre- mature.
 Suits Were Inspired.
 We have proof that the two di- vorce suits were inspired either by a state governor or a former United States senator from the west" said Roth, but I am inclined to think that the evidence already developed is hardly sufficient in bringing an alienation suit against Governor Brewer at this stage.
 What we do know is this: That Ira Sample, Governor Brewers confi- dential agent, acted at the inspir- ation of some one interested in sec Ing Miss Blood divorced. There should be some surprising develop ments within a week.
 Attorney Is Surprised. When Roth was told that Cover cor Brewer had declared yesterday that he knew neither Miss Blood nor Davis the attorney seemed very sur prised.
 'Why!" he exclaimed, '1t was Sam | pie, Governor Brewers agent, who l presented Miss Blood to the gover- nor after the governor had attended 1 } performance of 'Everywoman,' in l which Miss Blood was starring, fol- | lowing her appearance at the Gen. .ury theater. Jackson, Miss, on Jan nary 13 of last year."
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