Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-08
MRS.F FOLSOM
|NPEN|TENT
LET TER ASKS
FORGIVENESS
Divorced Wife Of New York Law
yer, Who Said She Preferred
Brutality in a Husband, Now
pennniIess but Still Hopeful.
Writes From Chico, CaIy Saying
She Regrets and DepIores Past,
but Is Determined to Live 1t
Down, and Will Finally "Win."

DUWlly anu Nlit iIuiiy "i''
NEW YORK, Feb. Mrs. Florens
Folsom, whose letter to her husband,
Charles Dwight Folsom, New York
awyer Of No. SIS John street, won
for him a divorce on November %,
1913 has written another and equal
" remarkable letter. That to her
husband was written in February.
1918, from Reno, New, where she had
gone to secure a divorce, and sale
that she had found the man who was
brutal enough to control her"
The present letter was written jan
uary 81, 1914, from Chico, Cal. II
details her wanderings with her son,
Charles. IN the Northwest, tells of
her surerings, and ends with de-
termination to win a new place in
lie out oI neF QeSrdudtlOh.
Changed Her Name.
As part of this determination, Mrs.
Folsom announces that she has
changed her name from F'lorens Fol-
som &c Frances Ford. She says:
q call myself Frances after Saint
Francis Of Assist, whom ] care for be-
cause OF mis- love for animals l
named myself Ford because on reach
ing Chico July 70, 1879 we forded
Butte Greek In order to reach our
first California shelter, q deserted
cabin, and to symbolic my passing
through the dark waters of afflic-
ton
The letter begins:
"A communication from the East
received yesterday, January 90, in
forms me that on January 10 an arti-
Gle containing a letter written by me
10 my former husband, Char.e.
Dwight Folsom, of New York City
was published. learn that articles
Of a similar nature have appeared in
Los Angeles. Sacramento and San
Francisco. l have seen none of these
articles, and so can not reply specii-
cally to them.
Retreats Former Letter.
u, therefore, this late in the day,
ask that my voice may be heard
among the many presumably lifted
up against me-"
Then the letter goes on:
Charles Dwight Folsom this month
obtains his freedom from me. l have
mated, accused, condemned him. have
injured him commercially and in a
business way, very greatly. I regret
ana deplo:e having done this
l hope that he will marry again;
mat he will have other children, who
VIII love and esteem him as much as
my land his) son loves and esteems
me- that ne may have a happy and
peaceful rome; loving and faithful
VIE and a clear sky over his future.
Wishes Him Well.
Whatever I said in my past angry
tuers, this now alone Is true: sin
1erely wish him we'll Whatever share
ne may or may not have borne in our
unhappy married life, he either has
paid for in suffering or will be forced
TO pay.
believe that there are in him
dement's of nobility, of magnanimity,
oL splendid truth and generosity,
winch surpass In extent and value
Such elemehts in any nature that
nave known.
He Deserves Affection"
Let no woman fear to take him
.or husband because Of me. Where
falled She may succeed. | believe
mat ne deserves and will receive
ruth fidelity, affection. l hope that
ne wall receive these.
was careless. extravagant; I
'"oushtlessly hardened him with debt
while he was worthy of my trust and
owe
Wen, be satisfied that | have my
'1''shment; that 1 writhe and sweat
1"'er H. that no atom of it's weight
cue meaning are lost or missed by
me
hut bear this in mind: Out of
'e wreck l rise l mean to be hap
N' mean to be successful l mean
% win out
nave absolutely nothing to play
'1s game with. Yet l shall win