The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-09-23
NOT A VAMP;; SAYS
SHE'S AN INNOCENT
BYSTANDER ONLY
May Croke, Named in Wo-
mems Suits, Tells of Friend
ship of G. II. Whaley.

q am placed in the position OF
seeming a vamp. yet I am only the
innocent bystander." said Miss May
NJ Croke to-day when interviewed
by an Evening World reporter at her
mothers home. No. 1877 Ashford
Street. Brooklyn The Jet beads on
her modish black satin gown encas-
Ing her tall, slender figure we're
agltated with registered emotion.
Miss Croke's name was brought 70
public attention by the application
TO the Supreme Court which George
n. Whaley. President Of the dye firm
OF John Campbell g. Co. No. IS Hud-
son Street made for an order re-
storing to him a house at No. 9oi
West SSth Street which no claimed
as agent for the owner. Title 10 this
property was taken in Miss Croker
name and tho house Is under an at
tachment obtained by Mrs. Ehie Eliza
beth Jacobs. who Is suing Miss Croke
Tor 100000 for the alleged aliena-
ton OF the affections Of Monte f.
Jacobs. a racing tipster. Mrs. Jacobs
also Is suing for a separation. Miss
Croke also was named as o-respond
ent In the suit for divorce which
Mrs. Whaley prosecuted successfully
last March
1--WE known Monte Jacobs nine
years. worked for him as stenog-
rapher before going 10 work for Mr.
Whslcy in 1917" said Miss CrokC
to-day. shortly after 1 entered the
employ OF Mr.. Whaley he placed thi,
sSth street house in my name, say.
| ing that II was 20 conceal the nam,
OF the real owner, Mrs. Ina Campbell
widow Of John Campbell, who found
ed the dye company.
AS soon as the transaction wa
completed / signed a blank transfe
90 Mrs. Campbell. II was not dated
which explains why II was not trans
ferred until this July Mrs. Campbell
Is the owner OF the house. neve
. NANA hAANN hAA IT, AA AAAIlAANA NlAN ANNhH
THE reason left Mr. Whaley'
employ was because he asked me 4
marry him and / refused. l did no
feel / could continue working for hin
under the circumstances. lie ha,
been very kind. In May 1919. ate
frequent visits 20 my home here, n
sent me and my sister on a tri
through New England, giving us IN
use OF his car and chauffeur and Civ
ing me $500 for expenses. He toll
my mother his interest was fatherl
and that the trip and money were
reward for tho money had saved 10
him In business.
Later he asked me 10 marry him
In October, 1919, he gave me a dia
mond ring valued az $1,000 as an ap
probation OF services rendered.
continued to refuse him and left, re
, turning TO work as Jaoobs's stenog
rapher.
q suppose Whaley told Mrs. ia
cobs about me-anyway she foun
me in her Montes company one eve
ming. She called on me later In
, friendly visit 10 warn me that Mont
t was too susceptible TO feminir
charms. She seemed friendly enoug
until she started this alienation su
for 100000.
! Think OF it-SiOO,OOO. wish ha
. lit. / never stole Monte's affections.
] h, q
! day that / was named as corespoI
Z dent by Mrs. WhWley. | would like
a know who that girl was.
, 81 have some extremely interestlr
Z letters from Mr.. Whaley. He WI
4 irresistible when he talked TO on
A You'd believe anything he said ana {
4 Anything for him, lie had very viii
ming way and he wasn't elderly. b.
II young and handsome-only torty-tv
o years old"
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