Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-01
He Was q Brute,
Says Strdng's Wife

got his money, he said That's my busi
ness, and then he would abuse me.
Mrs. Harold Farmer. who lives with
Mrs. Caldwell in the Cynwyd house.
wass standing with her sister on the
4 porch during the interview. She. too
4 is faxen- haired. The two women looked
at each other as if to ask, shall we
tell all?''
Suddenly StrangS wife flew into a
| long stream of conversation regarding
the man she married and who she is
now suing for divorce on grounds of
desertien and cruel and barbarous treat
pent.
WELL" she said. cit was like this {:
ew Years Eve, 1917. was in
a 10 party in the Bellevue. The
main squeeze in the party was a man
who called himself james r. Caldwell
He said he was related to the jewelers.
= e spent money like water, bought just
1otsiof wine and paid the bill for the
entire party. He was a great sport
& and apparently fine young man. 1
guess he fell for me that night. because
he started to call on me and we became
Hgreat friends.
Everything went along Splendidly
nd in April we We're married. My
baden name was Julia Glah. He
always had big rolls of money and as
soon as we were married we moved to
fhe Hotel Adelphia, where we had a
1iutiful apartment. Then it was that
posed as New York stock dabbler
e had five automobiles. In the fall
purchased this Cynwyd house and
we'd out here. His love cooled and
April he left me. | began suit for
brce on April o."
And what are your plans?"
Tn going to live right here. Why
buldn t HE gave me this house. I"
For twenty four hours, Mrs. Cald-
VI denied that she was the wife of
bank clerk. She and her sister.
:. Farmer, were seen yesterday on
streets of Cynwyd She waY ap.
achcd. but said her name was Rose
Ih and that Mrs. Caldwell was in
city. This morning Mrs. Farmer
hied that the other young woman was
Is. Caldwell.
-Four Sisters; All Look Alike
My sister is not here. She is in
the city. She left day before yesterday.
md / knew nothing about this Straug
hffair until ! picked up an evening
paper in Broad Street Station There
Z are four sisters of us. and we all look
pike. Yes, Mr.. Caldwell is brute,
yand my sister is suing him for a di-
yorce. He did not pay cash for the
house, but put down $500 and carried
10000 on mortgage"
- ,kfTha naigbhorS bowayar coil tba+ tb =,
Dug woman in black was Mrs. Cald =
Sure that's her." said the
r today when he came to deliver
The reporter then went to the door
md renewed his request. The pretty
iittle wife appeared at the door.
No" she said, II am not Mrs.
{ caldwell That's my sister,
But the neighbors and the grocery
man say you are Mr.. Strang's wife. -
We'll, then, / am. What do you
want? never heard Of this Strapg per
SOC until / read of him in the news
= papers. He was James Caldwell to me. ="
Strang's marriage to Miss Glah was
similar to his rapid courtship and mar
riage to Miss Catharine Dewald, daugh
Il Tar Of Mrs. John s. Dewald. 2T13
%6rth Thirteenth street. He wooed and
Ron her In rapid fashion, squandering
money in cafes, giving FIVE dollar tips
1o head walters and finally persuading
f{& rIrl TO elope with him to Elkton.
III lavish expenditures brought censlire
: t<osn The family and his wife, result
( 1ns III quarrels and finally in divorce
eHnxt,s before he met Miss Glah.
It.