Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-12-27
WEST ENCL EW0OD WIDOW F|CURES|N
SENSATIONAL $4,000 ACTION FOR
ALIENATION JURY AWARDS $4,000
Dumont Resident, Edward S. Rubens Has affair That
Causes All Sorts of Trouble in Which Endearing Let
tiers Cut Up Muss That Forces Court Case
JURY DID NOT TAKE VERY LONG

"Look into my heart and read all
I dare not write to YOU
Such was part of letter alleged to
have been sent by Mrs. Ethelyn G.
Parsons, an attractive widow of West
Englewood, to Edward S. Rubens of
Dumont, and it figures extensively in
the alienation suit against the widow
for, unfortunately for Mrs. Parsons,
the letter quite accidentily and uneX-
pectedly fell into the hands of Mrs.
Rubens-so that Mrs. Parsons
had warned against, according to the
love epistle
A little daughter of the Rubins fami-
ly dropped into the DumOnt post Of
fee one morning and was given let
ter addressed to Mr.. Rubens. Her
suspicious having been aroused, Mrs.
Rubens opened the letter, and here is
what she saw, in part:
my Own Darling-Two weeks to-
morrow since you withdrew your bodi-
1y presence from us, but your spiritual
presence is all over the place. 1t never
seems to me that you are travelling
around New York or other places or
living your home life with your family
there in Dumont. To me you are in
the next room, just about to come in,
or outdoors When Gladys plays the
music dance with you as of yore. We
talk of you continually. Everything
wei sssp Y. ~. Il o11firtior of you. aslseys
your thoughts are often with me, for
car" feel them You are seldom out of
my thoughts There is ever the con-
seriousness of you deep down. and
commune with you even though dis
lance separates u.s.
"Dear one, l pray you may soon Sc
cure a good position outside the print
ing business. Oh, 1 pray God to bless
you, for you deserve it. l am unable
to help you in any way now except
with my love. That you have, as you
know. 1t is useless for me to say to
you, Don't worry for no doubt you
are getting anxious for your family.
1t is always darkest just before dawn,
darling, so things will shape out all
right very soon. They must. Don't
get discouraged, dearest"
The letter ended with the following
paragraph:
"Dear, be careful about destroying
my letters they might cause trouble.
This is dangerous, you know. Please
write often, and I will to you, my best
beloved. Look into my heart and read
all dare not write to you. With love,
"YOUR SWEETHEART.
Another little bit of paper of rath
err discriminating nature accidentally
came into Mrs. Rubens' possession
when it fell to the floor as her husband
drew other papers from a pocket. 1t
read thus:
'Dear Friend-I expect to go to
Gotham today. Come up to the apart
ment after business"
The apartment in question is said to
have been at $40 West Forty-seventh
street, Manhattan.
The bill of complaint in this suit, in
which Mrs Rubens is suing to recover
$4,000 for the loss of her husbands af-
fections, mentions that Mr.. Rubens and
the widow were together in her bunga-
low at Jamaica, L. T.; at her home in
West Englewood, at the Hotel Preston,
New York, but at the trial before Cir
cult Court Justice Cutler last week
Friday Mrs. Parsons denied all these
charges.
When shown the letter by Senator
w. B. Mackay, counsel for Mrs. Ru-
bens, Mrs. Parsons said it might be
her handwriting. She made no posi-
tive identification nor denial.
Mrs. Parsons is about forty-four and
has two children
On Monday last the jury gave ver-
dict to Mrs. Rubens of $4,000.