The Washington times., 1920-05-13
Bluebeard Spared
First Bride, He Says
In Story of His Life
LOS ANGELES May 13-"Bluebeard" Harvey alias
James Watson who declares his name to be James
Gilman has given the full story Of his life.

10 church asd came back that night.
They told me when I came back they
would whip me 90 death II went &c
bed I stayed up. and began TO get
very cold. A snowstorm started out
side. But they would not let me go
to bed.
They let me 20 to bed, but In the
morning my mother went 10 where
she had a stick hidden. made for
the door snd ran away from, home.
l worked then In various PAGES"
Half-sister IL Dead.
Q. Had you any brothers OF .is-
tersF a. l have a half-sister, dead.
y. Was she marriedr A. Yes.
Her name was Horton or whalsom
Wharton. / think. They had a farm
near Goldman. Mo.
e. what was the business of your
fatherY A. He was a farmer.
q. Where did you work when you
r%n away7 A. Near Monett and Pier
son City. for farmers.
Was Treated Badly.
He was given number of farmers
names and locations. He worked as
farmland. . blscksmith's helper
and In other manual Jobs. He tells of
bad treatment by many employers.
He took a position with q mercantile
agency in Chicago. the Consolidated
Adjustment Company.
He said he had represented his
school in the State oratorical contest.
Q. Do you know who any of the
other contestants were? A. A boy
by the name of True and Ethel Pick
ard.
Q. Do you recall where they lived?
A No. Ethel Pickard wasn't there.
i n
| school in Eureka. 1t was in the busi-
ness college and he was In the high
school.
Q. Do you remember his FIRST namer
A. No. I don't.
Q. Who was Ethel Pickard! She
wasn't in the contest
Fight With Benefaetor.
Here follows more details of the
contest and financial difficulties that
arose between Watson and DR.. Re-
gan, by whom he was being put
through school, after the school had
closed. He went on:
II had a shotgun that I had bought
when in the country and going out In
the woods hunting. He kept it and
loaned me IS on the gun and took a
bill of sale when / was getting ready
to leave.
"1 later wanted to buy it back
but he wanted the SO he had loaned
and another SO before he would give
1t back. But when left I had some
friends and had letters OF recon-
mendation from several people-one
DR.. Bolton, OF Eureka Springs"
Q. How did you finally get money
| enough to leave on? A. I went to a
man named Turner.
@. What was his first name? A.
I don't know. He is dead. I told
him my position. He said: 'I be-
lieve you can have it." And I told
him what 1 wanted. / believe It was
$50. and I could get it at the bank
II he would go on my note. He said:
81 will tell you what 1 can do. /
will sign it, and you go. to any 9TH
er business man in town and get him
to sign 1t, and II you can't meet II.
| 1t Is all right. 1t won't hurt u.s." So
I went and got two other business
| men.
@. Who were these ather men who
signed the note? A. DIR. Bolton and
a man named Snitzer I can't re-
member his initials.
Q. Who did you work for then?
A. The Consolidated Adjustment Com
| pany.
@. Did you go to Chicago? A. No.
They had me take 1t up with their
travelling manager, who was having
their headquarters at Fort Smith, and
| he wrote me several letters, and, Of
course, those letters Of recomme nda-
ton I got I also sent down to him.
And I went to Fort Smith wearing
a cast-off long coat Of the doc
tors. which I couldn't realize then
was laughable.
Went to Work.
Q. Well, did he put you to work?
A Yes; he sent me to three little
old towns on this branch line from
Fort Smith. to Hackett City and
Mansfield and Huntington.
@. Under what name did you go
| then? A I went under the name
mostly Of my stepfather. but later,
after heard my fathers name,
took it
| Q. What was your nrst manner A.
| 1t was Joseph.
Q. And then? A. married az irl
| In Coffeyvflle, Kan, who had a for
mer sweetheart. We got along bad
ly. and she seemed still to care for
this fellow quite little, even to the
extnt that, when we would go out
socially. he would go. He used to
be a railroad man. When was at
roie oIhitn L nao my neaoQuart terS
| down there.
Gave Her Property.
She was so awful, awful extrava-
| gant-exceedingly so-in fact
would give her practically double
what other men were giving their
wives and still It was not enough,
and at last I had some property and
signed 1t over to her. I Just simply
signed 1t over and she was divorced
and married again.
.. Now, what was her name? A.
Her name was Marie Hollingsworth h.
| A. You married her in Coffeyville,
| Kansas? A. Yes.
| Q. Do you know whenf A., Well,
1t Is only by trying to remember
how long I was out It was several
years after I was out travelling over
different places. you understand.
| q. Could you remember approx
mately the year you married herr
A. I should say sixteen or seventeen
years ago.
Q. Did you ever have any inclina-
tion to do her any violence. A Alb
| solutely not.
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