The Washington herald., 1914-09-26
Opens SCANDAL
TO SAVE HUSBAND
Wife of Millionaire, Accused
Under Mann Act, Files
Amdavits.
NAMES c. F. DE WOODY
Mrs. W. R. Edwards Charges Indict-
ment Growing Out of Ada M. Cox
Case Was Result of Frame-up.

/ Special to The Washington Herald
! Chicago. Sept. 25.-The Department Of
Justice at Washington is trying TO get
heads or tails OF an affair. or a series Of
affairs, TO be more exact. which threat
ems to involve one Of its own agents,
I Charles F. De Woody. formerly chief OF
the departments agents here, now chief
Of the Cleveland. Ohio. stan.
The case gained nationwide notoriety
year or so ago because Of the stand
taken by st. Paul members Of women's
clubs on behalf Of Miss Ada NJ. Cox. a
former stenographer. the central figure
in the case.
Mrs. William Rufus Edwards. niece OF
Senator Clapp, OF Minnesota. and wife Of
81. Paul millionaire. now has entered
the remarkable case to save the good
name of her husband. who was indicted
by the Federal grand jury here more
than a year ago upon the testimony Of
Miss Cox. These charges were not pushed
to trial
Charges "Frnme Up"
Mrs Edwards. who was Miss Frances
Lorraine Barnard. has presented to the
United States District Attorney here
three afidavits. intended to show that
the charges against her husband were
the result of a "frame-up'' on the part
OF Miss Cox. Her husband is said TO
have become insane. and now is in
sanatorium. his hair snow white. though
he Is a young man. and unable to recog-
nize his most intimate friends or rela-
tives.
The principal afidavit upon which Mrs.
Edwards bases her charges, in substance,
is as follows:
Miss Cox's story. alleged to have been
told to a Chicago newspaperman. was TO
the effect that on October s. 1910. she
visited st. Paul Two months previous
10 that time she met Edwards and said:
Come on up and I'll show you the town"
CSt. Paul. On October she went to st.
Paul. She met Edwards. She said he
practically promised to marry her.
She Demanded Money.
In 1911 she made formal demand for more
money through an attorney. Subsequent
ly she met Edwards and he refused TO
gfFe her Any more. Their attorneys
finally met and she signed a release for
S25e Shortly afterward she found out
he had not recorded the release as re-
quired by the Minnesota law. and filed
suit for $500 against Edwards. OBJ
tanning a Judgment for 1880. The case
was appealed to the Supreme Court
Miss Cox then went to Edwards and
said: I'll lay of OF you and not attempt
anything more II YOU will give me the
1880 and 5000 additional" Edwards she
says, refused to settle. She subsequently
collected the $500.
Here is where DeWoody enters the
case, according to the Edwards affi-
davits.
Miss Cox then came to Chicago and
became acquainted with DeWoody. then
chief Of the Department of Justice
agents here. She explained her case to-
him.
She and Dewoody, according to the
affidavits. We're together a great deal
On October 5. 1913. two days before the
statute OF limitations would have become
operative, Miss Cox told the reporter,
called up by telephone in her attorneys
office at St. Paul by an assistant dis
trict attorney. who asked: Has Ed
wards settled"
She says she responded in the mega
tive. M
She declares the Federal lawyer then
said: Come to Chicago at once and
we'll indict him."
The indictment. she saws. was returned
October I. 1913 the day the statute OF
limitations would have become operative.
Miss Cox further told the newspaper
man. according to the affidavit. that De
Woody got a lot of money out of me
and double-crossed me"
She backed Out.
She says further that DeWoody short
ly after the indictments were returned
purchased two tickets for New York. in
tending to take her to that city for q
good time" but that she hacked out"
She is alleged TO have said. Il put one
over on Edwards. He didn't exactly
promise to mary me- but / sued him
anyway. was out with a member OF
the jury that heard my damage suit
while the case was on trial. and I knew
the case couldn't go against me-
The affidavit of the reporter is supple
mented by one made by Mrs. Berry. in
which she says she has read the sworn