The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-16
Says MRS. BURNETT
MADE HER OUT LIAR
Mrs.. Annie Prall FahnestOck
suing the Author for
$4,000 for Libel.
LETTERS MADE PUBLIC

TIC complain, in the suit for 500
Al, f,r libel brought by Mrs. Amin Prall
r,hres,ock OF Washington, wife OF
,r,hibald Fahncstock. against his aunt.
u,s Frances Nodgson Burnett. the
ZIG. for injurious statements made
.o,c,ruirg Mrs. tNhnestock IN letters to
&c.. sister Mrs. krorr. was fled yes
.ord,y IN the County Clerks office. Thu
,s,tcrs refer occasionally 10 Edith
,, - M,s. Burnctt's sister. Edith
r,hucstock Jordan, mother-in-law OF
Mrs. Fahnostock-
N.- FahueStock contends that the
,,.,ers make her out to he "a liar. a
~,oi,r,r am IN bred meddler. given 10
tracks OF hystcria. without u self
r,,,,ul or good breeding, "a shrew and
hrowier. OF doubtful character and
,-..c,dents. quarrc,some. unmaidenly
and d.s;gnits 6. ungtatcful aud subject
t. brainstpins.
rh. letters were written by Mrs.
Ryrn,tt IN February. 1915. and dealt
yth the marriage OF Fahnestock 10 Miss
pal VINO Nad been an interior deco
,,o. and photographer In Washington
p,or to ncf marriage and is now o
:. wears old. and subsequent events.
The first letter complained Of refers
III, ,,. uaune In which Mrs. Burnett
and her sister. Fahnestock's mother. re-
eyed the news Of his marriage In 1906
a., Miss prall. who secretly married
vcnlc who had told her that he had
10. 4 ianhing.
Forgot the Past."
Tie ,c;ic" continued
'Tlat there need be no mistake sen.
tm.utaiy regarding their marriage 1t
nay ae a. well for us AL to remember
wat She MAS not "A blushing. trembling
Young thing mIdly pursued by a tenn
~p,stI1uS youth. She was a woman
- 80 ana had known povcr,y all her
ne Archie is not an ardent person. il
Wis Annie herself VINO told ~us--auite
urehly-ihst when Archie odd her he
,onld not marry her because I've could
rot support any woman she courage
ol,ly rsplied. You are afraid. ! am
not To Toe frank. we had determined
to give Annie an absolutely fair chance
to remember no past history"
The letter then relates alleged kind
n.,ses SHOWN To Mrs. Fahnestock by her
mot1cr-in-law and says
Together Edith and resolved. hav-
IN. both learned self-control and good
breeding. tina, though We would protec;
oulsclNeS rs Tar AS possible by not In
trudiug on Annie We would be abso-
,u,ely silent on the subject OF what had
happened.
Wien Archie. in common with thou.
sands or other decent men. lost his work
zee saw that a TASK lay before me
s's Don't make the biunder 10 say
-aai Ne took il up for Archie. .
". Mere obliged to do 50 because o'
Annie. Archie. had he been unma,ie led
,ould have stayed at my house and
la,. been chcercd and encouraged unit
his luck turned. and no one would hav,
accused or rallied AT him when h re-
tanned. heart sick and tagged will
irampius the streets looking for work
During those months II Edit
sld | mad not taken care of them the!
would nave starved To death
Sent 10 sanitarium.
Mrs. Burnett then wrote that Ami.
tel H." and that while Eat. first | owr
that did not believe she was as i'll "a
she imagined. poor Edith did. and was
overwhelmed with trouble about her
Mrs. Burnett wrote that her sister talked
10 her so much about "Ann.e's conG
ton until | was convinced and trouble,
also. If "a German soldier, fresh from
Belg an atrocities. were bleeding Il
death in anguish at my door. | suppos,
should go and help him"
TIL. letter states that IL was then ar
ranged To send Mrs. Fahn-stock to /.
sa!itarium because she would have beer
dead in three days If left al home. Tn
winter continued;
A. AN expression OF appreciation sh'
rlu> the heaven WIN h'erihlhap' az
'4s"''ohs against f-u''h' ihaue 10 am
servant huI>" or 'harwo,nah WHO "
ep@sed 10 listen 10 theth' She says '"''
We ''I'ohde" her 'h'" Il Sa".''r'u'" /"
s'Iile h'idtl"uS purpose OF our OWL
lt'Nlnd'i. WIN hd''hs d"ep "d p'o
"g'' hoin "' the properly,
Mrs. burnett explained that she pa {