New-York tribune., 1920-11-28
Love Letter to
'ROsalie' Read
In Watson Suit
Doctors Wife Says She Had
Longknowno of AffairWith
Correspondent, Said TO BE
of Rich Baltimore Family
Got Notes at Girls Home
One Expresses Defendants
Fear He Would Die if He
dNotHearFrOmWOma
Special Dispatch TO The Ttibun

Special Dispatch 10 The Tribune
BALTIMORE, Nov. 7.-Additional
evidence was presented to Judge Stan
ton in Circuit Court to-day by Mrs.
Mark Ickes Watson, who is suing for
an absolute divorce from Dr.. John
Broadus Watson, until recently head Of
the department of experimental psy
ohology at Johns Hopkins University.
>, he evidence consisted of more letters,
said to have been written by the defend
ant to the spondent, referred to in
the divorce papers only as Rosalie. She
is reported to be the daughter of q
wealthy and widely known Baltimore
family.
The testimony, which had been taken
by an examiner and submitted to the
court with a recommendation that the
decree be granted, included statements
of Mrs Watson She told of having
relations with the correspondent, but
said she had forgiven him once for his
violation OF marriage vows. When he
had again broken his vows, however,
Mrs. Watson testified, and re urned to
his intimacy with the girl, she decided
to sue for divorce.
Other witnesses testified that DR..
Watson and the girl had been seen
so much together on the streets that
many persons believed that Rosalie was
his wife One witness described the CO.
respondent as having brown hair and
blue eyes.
The documents submitted to Judge
Stanton included testimony regarding
a visit to New York made by DR.. Wat
son with the correspondent. They were
said to have stayed at the home of
person identified as Hilda.
Letter Expresses Love
One letter submitted, said to have
been written by Dr.. Watson to Rosale
when she was away from the city, was,
in part as follows
'Rosalie mine: I got another nice
letter in the noon mail. 1t did my
aching heart lots of good. Tell me what
happened at Ruth's party. i am so
jealous. | know it isn't nice TO have
doubts and fears, but they just will
grow up. That would be our hardest
lattlc if we are married. wouldn't it?
Il have been an awful sinner,
know, and, in a way, so have you've
both have the power OF getting what
we so for and neither would take an
inferior position to the other. | think
this fear and the knowledge that the
other one could do the same thing
will be our salvation.
eve have both seen how hellish it is
to have love on deviations, however
slight. | know | am ready to travel the
straight and narrow path. 1t doesn't
sound reasonable, does it?
Disappointed at Missing Call
81 am not doing much this afternoon.
suppose I am really hanging around
for phone call. To think missed
one yesterdayI I could kill myself.
You understand now why I was not
here. / was at Sir Arthur's house with
Dr. Easton at 5. and l did not return.
Oh, but am sorel
Il just think III die if don't hear
from you. II | thought you were in I'd
call you dangerous as it is Every
tine the 'phonc rings | know III jump
from my chair. My heart will be in my
throat Dat can listen, anyway
Darling. every one wants YOU to
stay. hu' do write me that, no matter
how long you stay away your heart
and body will still be mine They can't
break il now. can they? Only q change
in one of US can do that, and l know
every cell have is yours, individually
and collectively. My total reactions
are positive and toward you. SO like
wise each and every heart reaction"
Mrs. Watson Has Brother in Brooklyn
Benjamin /. Freeny, attorney for
Mrs. Watson, said she went to New
Nolk WITH her daughter after testify
ing. but tncy had left there for Allan
tic City. Her parents are dead. One
Of her brothers Howard L. Ickes, a
lawyer, Of Chicago was one Of the
founders Of the Progressive party, OF
winch he vas one of the national com
mitteemen Another brother, Johr
Ickes, lives in Brooklyn. N. Y.
Mrs. Watson is about thirty three
years old, and was formerly pupil Of
her husband. The woman known only
as Rosalie is said to be twenty two
years old. She also was pupil Of ths
doctor. Attorney Freeny said he only
introduced in evidence the one lette1
because it WAS typical of all, and dis
closed the relations between Dr. Wat
son and Rosalie.
II is understood some of the letter!
ave much more loving in tone than tn,
onf made public Most Of them, it was
said were stoned Your john anC
syour Real Husband" ending with ''
car hardly wait until Saturday comes.
There also was tl,d typewrittcS
copy Of an agreement entered INTO bl
Dr.. Watson and his wife, fixing tht
property status Of each. 1t was ex
ecuted July % last. Mrs Watson i
TO receive title to her husbands in
terest in property at Stony Lake, nea
Peterboro. Canada, valued at $4,000 il
excess of mortgage for $4,000. Dr
Watson is TO pay his wife $4,000
Year Until her death or until she re
marr'ss He IS TO pay POO yea
Tor each o' their children rntN thci
daughter is eighteen years old or mar
lies, and unti their son is twcntv-si,
Years old. DR.. Nat son is to koeD aliv,