El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-11-25

WINS GIRL'S AID
Romance Invades Arizona
Penitentiary Through
Eytinge's Letters.

Phoenix. Ariz. Nov 25.-'Writing
F,1siness Letters Which Get the Bust
ness" is the title of a recently pup
Iisbed book by Louis v EyCnSe' seIF-
ine. a life term on a charge OF nnur ger
in the Arizona state penitentiary- But
FvtiDge can write letters that get
sCnetbing more than business. his
correspondence has won the friendship
of Miss Pauline Lydia Divers, New
York business woman, and 1t is SAID
her. Drornise to be his wife. Miss Divers
has set on foot a nationwide move
rnent to obtain the release of her mail
order lover
Takes Romantic Turn.
Miss Divers is secretary Of an adver-
Using company, and is sara 70 receive receive
a salary OF $4,000 a year. Some months
200 FVtinge. who is a recognized au-
thority on business letter WrIung' pre-
Dsred a series of form letters Tor the
company. His correspondence was WIN
Miss Divers. After the occasion for
business correspondence had ceased,
they continued personal correspond
ence. Photographs were eXchanSeu'
Miss Divers asked Peter clark mac
FarIane. Ebert Hubbard and other
writer's who have been at the Arizona
Denitentiary, about Eytinge She pc
came convinced that he was the victim
of a miscarriage of justice. Finally,
if is claimed, her correspondents with
tbe convict resulted in her pledge to
become his wife as soon as ne shouId
regain his liberty. ~
About two weeks ago Miss Divers
arrived in Florence. she Went 10 t eae.
penitentiary and saw her nance Tor
The first time. For week she re
NAMED at Florence, spending as much
time with Eytinge as the prison au-
thorities would permit.
Miss Divers then came 10 PhoehlX;
She called upon governor hunt ana
other prominent citizens, to enlist tEelr
aid. An attorney was engaged to cir
culate petitions.
agement to hope for a commuUatlon
or parole of Eyinge. Long ago ne
went over the transcript OF the SNI-
dcnce in Eytinge's case and mas taxed
over the case with local persons Ia
r1iliar with the details. He is con-
WINGED that the conviction and sem
terce were justified ana mas turned
a deaf ear to all OPPORTUNITIES.
From Phoenix Miss Divers went 10
Los Angeles. where she succeeded in
having the Woman's Advertising club
pass strong resolutions asking the
governor to free Eytinge: Every DAY
the governor receives letters from
prominent persons in all parts of the
country, written at her insugatlon.
Is Nephew of Rose Eytinge.
Evtinge is said to be a nephew Of
Rose Eytinge, the actress He was
bern in Ohio. Eight years ago ne
came to Phoenix. On the train he
Sheboygan, Wis. Leicht lent Eytinge
money. They roOmed together IN
Phoenix. one day, a week or two after
their arrival. they drove into the mesa
north of Phoenix. Eytinge returned
alone and disappeared that nlghL-
Leicht's badly decomposed body was
found a week later. Eytinge was ar
rested in San Francisco and brought
back for trial. The evidence was SIR
cumstantial It tended to show that
he had killed Leicht by giving nlm l
chloroform in whisky and then robbed
him.
Leichts money in a card game ana
that Leieht refused to return to Phoe-
Fix with him
Makes Income in Prison.
In the penitentiary Eytinge took up
the sale of hair goods and Jewelry
manufactured by the other prisoners.
His letters attracted the attention OF
business men and eventually he became
a contributor to business magazines
on the subject Of form letter prepare "a
ton He makes a good income by
preparing form letters in the peniten-
tiery.