The Washington times., 1916-02-10
LIES WON WIDOW OF
LAWMAKER, SHE SAYS
Former Mrs. W. W. McIntire
Tells Of UnIuCky Second
Marriage to Alleged Forger.

BALTIMORE, Feb. o.--Baltimore has
little st, Cyr case all its own, and
while this hat been known for some
time to small circle tho details OF II
did not become public until there arr
rived from Kansas city n lawyer of the
name Of L. E. Match, Of the firm OF
Hatch a. M,dd'ebrook. who says he Is
in Baltimore for tho purpose OF getting
line on tho career In this city OF
Theodore Stegner, who. he alleges,
has been indicted In tho criminal court
of kansus CITY on cha &c OF forgery.
Stcgner is the man roputed to have
bccn a millionaire real estate operator
who came TO Baltimore last year. was
introduced to Mrs. Hortense 4. McIn-
tire, widow OF Congressman william
w. Mclintrc. and who. after q brief
but imuetuous courtship. married her,
At tho time OF tho wedding. which was
a hig surprise to many of Mrs. McIu-
tres friends. Stegner made himself
known as a Kansas City fiuancier The
couple went to Washington for a honey
noon trip and then returned to Bal
tlmore. After time SteEner went back
to Kansas City to prepare the home for
his brides coming.
Soon DisillusiOned.
She followed soon after. and she said
Yesterday that it was not long before
she WAS disillunioned and left him, re-
turning TO Baltimore. She absolutely
repuduted him and refuses to beEr his
name. although she is still his legal
wife. and has resumed her name OF Nc
lntire.
Mrs. McIn:Irc was not at all SUR
pTised when she was told that Kansas
city lawyer was In Baltimore for the
Stegner. although she knew nothing
about f. She WIS very reluctant to
talk about ncr ill-starred matrimonial
venture, but did SO finally.
"Stegner was n handsome man. with
charming manners" said Mrs McI1tirc,
who is a handsome woman, and ] sup
pose I was carried off my feet. He ap-
pcared fascinated and represented him
self to be wealthy and ono of the lead
Ing figures of Kansas city. | could sec
no reason why any man should make
love to a woman unless he loved her and
| | believed he heally loved me and was
all nc represented himself to be:
How was ! to know otherwtseE l
had been married to Mr.. McIntire for
| twenty seven years: he had always
been frank and honest and never de-
ceived mo In his life. thought all men
were like him had had no eX-
| pcriencc with scoundrels.
"PrOved Horrible Creature"
But Stesner proved to be a horrible
| creature. He was perfectly impossible
| and ! learned that there were all sorts
| Of charges against him. 1t was dread
| ful shock to mo to find him out. and al
! soon as I did find out his real char
| acter ], refused to live with him and
| Ieft him last Nav. returning to Balti'
more thought SteEner was gentle
| man but | soon found that he had de-
| Ccivcd me and that he had lied to me"
| Mr.. Hatch who says . is associated
! with Judge Bartlett of Omaha. in prose
! cutting Stcgner en- charge OF forgery
! asserts that Stegner attempted to pay
| with bad draft the rent for an apart
Inant taken during Mrs McIntire's stay
| in Kansas City. Mrs. Stegner said tha
| snc heard of this shortly after she lef
| StcGner. Mr.. Hatch saws he also hal
| i'm hrs possession worthless paper which
| StcgCer Is alleged 10 have passed a
| the Hotel Willard. in Washington. dur
| ing his honeymoon.