The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-07
Johns a Cave Man?
4
Far Be II From Such
lothario Of "Muny" Rail-
way Seeks to Have World
Get Him Straight

20 YOU tSNbW< ENt titas VIZ
II was Willis Dec Johns. iovsiorn
conductor. who had had two wives
and wanted another.
lie was seeking. he said. = mid
form of retribution. lie felt he
had been wronged. and would The
Star publish an interview that the
world might read aud know no was
trying TO play sauaref
Il arm tho fellow" he dictated.
shat tried TO ciopc with Miss
Favor. Mis- Carol Favor. the nurse
az the olympic. sanitsrium-
COHEN MATTER WASN'T
THAT WAY AT ALI.
"First. I want 4 understood that
that fellow. J. Cohen. vac crazy
when he said was trying 10 run
away with ESQ that borrowed from
him. I, wasn't that way ~ al.
IL got $50 from Cohen on my
check. l had $50 coming from the
company. Cohen 10 q street car
mems tailor. and he advances them
money TO get their trade. tnteadr
"a TO pay him back when Miss
Favor and I returned from Van.
couver. h G.. after our marriage.
and got the cheek.
''But he's got the $50 now. 10 IT'S
all right. l paid him hack In the
court the day 1. went up TO set my
divorce from my present wife.
This cave man STUN IL all bunk
I never tried To kidnap Carol. Why.
she never knew had q sun with
me until we got up TO the apart.
ment and took II out OF my
pocket. II I was such bad guy
wouidr. have . lot Of friends
would l. Twenty minutes after I
was arrested 10, Of friends came
down to get me oN.
CAROLS A GOOD GIRi.
GOOD As EVER LIVED
Well. don't want anything 20
get out against Carol She's . good
girl. good a. ever lived. That's why
I didn't want to take any chances
OF losing her.
'our eIopsmcnt NAs prsarrAnred.
Al I o'clock on wednesday she took
my car on the Pt1nn<y line and
made two round tripA
while on the car ~ sfrnighs.
encd up our differences. She knew
all about my divorce and that u
was to be granted tho next day. We
were Just waiting TIL II was grant
ed. then We were going 20 Canada
-She was to meet me Wednesday
again at T5o and bring her ivory
set and other effects to put In my
trunk. Then I was to call at the
sanitarium and get her suitcase
some evening ills week.
-Instsad Of meeting M af TAO.
her brother came and wanted her
70 30 To . doctors meeting. 30 I
got on the Qrssnwood dlnky line
and rode towards her place.
"Sbc and her brother got On tfe
car and rode down ~ far ~ sSth st
and got off to 90 to the meeting.
Il went 10 tho sanitArium and
waited TIL she came back. She was
late In arriving and I'd given up
hopes Of seeing her and started away
when they drove mp In a car. I real.
tied II was them ana her brother
saw me.
s'Hs got out and came over and
looked At me. He said. oh. It's you.
Is it,' and went on.
SHE THOUGHT IT
WAS 6OsG.ANTIC
Il went back In the alley BY her
tent. calling Carol twice. she an
swered and came out. We were
standing thsre talking wnen her sis.
ter. Mildred. came out to the tent
Carol said TO me:
what win I dor Ciifford has
called up Clifford. that's her
brother.
1--WE decided We must act quickly.
being as her parents objected 70 our
keeping company. She said. 4
haven't got my hat or money or any.
thing but I told her she could grt
them later. and we started off.
"she said. Isn't this romanucr Do
many people get married like thisf'
she wanted me TO call . bus. but
there was none available. Finally
we caught . broadway titney.
'sShe was aware that I had been
married twice and was going to have
a divorce this next day; also that !
had three children by one wife and
one By the other.
~Next morning I was due at work
nj $50. She begged me not TO so.
I accesied TO her. Later went down
and made arrangements for my di.
vorce action to DO brought that day
at 100.
Il came back Mt fi:45 and she
hadn't arisen yet. I asked her II
she was hungry and she said she
was. I went across the street and
got large tray Of dinner. Then I
had to go to my trial.
SAYS JAIL INFESTED
WITH RATS
when I left she said, 'Goodby.
dear. and good luck That was the
laNt I saw OF her till we met~in the
detectives office. I spent very
pleasant night In the city jail.
Say. don't you ever bawl out the
conditions in that jail7 There are
thousands Of rats running around.
I'd like 20 have you say something
about that. And this morning Carol
called me UP and told RE the detect,
ives made her say things she didn't
want TO. That Captain Tenant is a
hard kind Of guy.
Now want TO say about Carol
that her character In Of the very
best. She's an honest. upright. intel
ligent girl everything that could b.
Expected Of n good woman, just "A
nice and clean. and M good cook.
III she hadn't been, ! wouldn't OF
had anything 10 do with her.
II feel the same towards her as
ever. All ! ask Is a square deal.
think her brother done her more In
Justice than anybody else.
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