Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-08
MRS.F0LSOM
IN PEN|TENT
L: 7 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, Cal, Saying
She Regrets and DepIores Past,
but Is Determined to Live 1t
Down, and viii Finally "Win."

Down, and VIII Finally win"
NEW YORK. Feb. Mrs. Florens
Folsom. whose letter to her husband,
Charles Dwight Folsom, a New York
.qvvar of No. So John street, won
FIJI, him divorce on November 2S,
roiS r,s written another and equal
+, rerna .kahle letter That to her
husband was written in February,
rqf. from Reno New, where she had
gon. gp secure divorce, and said
that .Ge aad found the man who was
brutal .uough to control her.
Tie present letter was written jan
vary H. 1914, from Chico, Cal 1t
details her wanderlngs With her son.
Charles. in the Northwest, tells of
her sufferings, and ends with a de-
termination to win new place in
NE OUT NI neI utSl dddllph.
Changed Her Name.
A. part of this determination, Mrs.
Folsom announces that she has
changed her name from Fiorens Fol-
som TO Frances Ford. She says:
Il call myself Frances after Saint
Francis Of Assist, whom | care for be-
cause of MS love for animals. l
named myself Ford because on reach
ns Chico Gully %, 1879 we forded
Butte Creek in order to reach our
first California shelter, a deserted
cabin, and to symbolic my passing
through the dark waters of afflic
lion
The letter begins:
"a communication from the East
received yesterday, January 20, in
forms me that on January 10 an arti
c.e containing letter written by me
to my former husband, Charles
Dwight Folsom, of New York City
was published | learn that articles
of p similar nature have appeared in
Los Angeles, Sacramento and San
Francisco. have seen none of these
articles, and so can not reply specifi-
calIv TO them.
Retreats Former Letter.
I therefore, this late in the day.
ASH that my voice may be heard
among the many presumably lifted
UP against me"
hen the letter goes on:
Charles Dwight Folsom this month
obtains MS freedom from me. have
mated. accused, condemned him. | have
injured nm commercially and in a
business way, very greatly 1 regret
""" dep.ote having done this.
nope that he will marry again;
mat he VIII have other children, who
VIII .ove and esteem him as much as
my land Eis) son loves and esteems
me, that ne may have happy and a
PEACEFUL .ome; a loving and faithful
we and "A clear sky over his future
Wishes Him We'll.
Whatever | said in my past angry
.'''erS, this now alone is true: sin
.eIeIy wish h I'm well. Whatever share
'e may CO. may not have borne in our
unhappy married life he either has
.e'd for n suffering or will be forced
10 pay
believe that there are in him
'FmentS Of nobility, of magnanimity,
splendid truth and generosity,
'''.n su.pass in extent and value
S''N elements in any nature that l
nave known.
He Deserves Affection"
"'l no woman fear to take him
W.. husband because Of me. Where
'''ed She may succeed. | believe
mai he deserves and will receive
rum fidelity affection. l hope that
"' VIII receive these.
Was careless, extravagant: l
'.'"sal .essly hardened him with debt
'"e ne vas worthy of my trust and
love
Ns'I be satisfied that have my
''"sAment. that ! writhe and sweat
''Nef It; that no atom of its weight
meaning are lost or missed by
me
Snt hear this in mind. out of
"reck | rise ! mean to be hap
~ mean to he successful ! mean
70 rin out
rave absolutely nothing to play
-7rns $500 Yet / shall win"