The Washington times., 1920-06-13

New York banker. The boy abandoned his school,
elled from town to town with the show and ohewered
money and attentions on the chorus girl.
IsoI-The Thomas boy. thoroughly infatuated,
promised to marry "Red Top" who got a divorce from
Walter Yesger the thief and the chorus girl bee Mrs
Herbert F. Thomas Before this and while still wife
Of the $,oaweek clerk she known dressed
chorus girl on the stage
Isos-Young Thomas and his chorus girl bride lived In
great style at the Hotel Waldorf in New York.
Iso,-The pair still spent money lavishly, went to
Europe but Amanda began up bills that she failed
to pay
ISo+-Young Thomas had through a considerable
fortune getting into debt through extravaganza and the
pair began to have disputes and serious matrimonial
squalls. More unpaid bills.
Iso5-Thomas and Amanda separated. Thomas stopped
paying his wfes bils-but she got along all right just
the In September Amanda Thomas separated from
her husbsnd and with visible Of income sailed
for Europe the ship Mrs Shonts and her two
daughters In October they again In shop in Paris,
and Amanda remarked the Shons girls say. that she had
bought hundred gowns and dozens Of underwear.
Who paid for that trip to Europe and that OUTFIT
rso6-comng back to America the same ship the
"Amerks Mrs Shonts and her two daushters-and
Amanda, with trunks loaded with clothes. President
Shons met the ship its arrival in New York, and
introduced to Amanda by his daughter Marguerite
October 40.
Ieo7-Mrs Shonts swesrs Amanda and Shonts this
time began their relations and that he paying her
bills Amanda says her life with Shonts had really
begun in 1907. Who paying her blls'-Not her hus
band certainly because he had lost his last dollar in the
Wall Street panic of 1907.
Isos-Amanda managed to live very comfortably at the
Waldorf, the Hotel Aberdeen etc, and, Mrs. Shonts
serts and Amanda Denies that Shonts paying her
penses Again arises the mystery OF where she got the
money to live
I9os-Mrs Thomas then appeared the mistress of
fourstory and basement house, No. ~ East Thryhfth
street, with outfit of eight The mys
terry of how Amanda managed it grows deeper-uness
Mrs Shonts in her explanation that the Shonts
fortune being poured out on Amanda. Shonts and
the Thomas woman had cottage on Long Island that
Summer, Mrs. Shonts asserts.
IeIo-The City Directory still gives Mrs Thomsss ad-
dress the Thirty fifth house II Shons and
Amanda had any cozy Summer plans they upset by
the lingering and fatal illness of Mr. Shonts's father
which tied Shonts and Mrs Shons to the sick mans bed
side In Chicago until late in the year.
IoII-Amanda still maintained the East Thirty.6fth
street establishment, with cook maid, nurse companion
cleaning woman laundress and two three sewing
Shonts and Amanda occupied cottage for the Summer
Cascades, Vermont, big luxurious estats-while Mrs.
Shons and the daughters crowded into In
. boarding house At Atlantic City
I9Is-In July shonts and Amanda sailed for Europe,
She still managed to find the money to the rent wages
and food bills at the house In East Thirty street
Isr5-St living at the same town address in the early
part of the year. Shonts and Amanda made . Summer
trip abroad and their In September they both
moved into the apartment house West End and
Eighty-thrd street
IS4-on June IS Shonts and the Thomas woman sailed
for Europe-Ths three days after Amanda had had
her divorce hearing before referee All those years
that she and Shonts New York together and tour
ing Europe she still the wife Of Herbert Thomas In
October 1914 Amanda got her final decree, WITH :,
WEEK ALIMoNY FROM HERBERT THoMAsi
rors-Living at the West End apartment house
In the Winter Amanda and Shons spent the Summer to-
gethsr . cottage In Red Bank, N J. At this cottage
Shonts's mother died
IsI6.-During the Summer Sbonts and Mrs. Thomas
made tour the continent In private visiting