Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-19

visit from her long absent husband. VIII,
had left her to shift for herself ant
her baby for three years. He told hel
he had bought her home. And II
was a fact that he had. II is a $40 0Ot
house upon which he has paid $500
and given her the bond for title. HI
is going to pay the balance in quar-.
terly installments of 500, or as much
more as he can afford, he tells her.
ent unwillingness to talk about hcr
long period Of domestic unhappiness and
abandonment? She and her little boy
now twelve, have moved into the home,
and Clarke promises to provide a
servant--a thing Mrs. Clarke has moi
known In years, although she comes
from one Of the most highly respected
families In Atlanta. Her brother ID
DR.. r. G. Cartledge, a well known
local physician, with whose help Mrs.
Clarke made the arrangements with the
police by which the raid In Pryor street
was carried out.
Mrs. Tyler Takes Bungalow
Meanwhile Clarke and Mrs. Tyler
continued to be seen riding together
about the streets Of Atlanta In one OF
the six costly automobiles that one or
the other or both own.
Following her removal from the
Pryor street house, Mrs: Tyler moved
to bungalow on Howell Mill road. On
is now being built. The property is In
her name. In the city directory for
tits year Clarke Is listed as residing at
$50 West Peachtree street. This is the
home Of his mother and his brother,
Francis W. Clarke, city editor Of the
Atlanta Constitution, whose name is the
only one listed in the telephone book for
that address.
Mrs. Clarke was a graduate drug
gist before her marriage. She is a
woman of refinement and splendid
family antecedents who Stunned the
thought Of a scandalous court trial.
Until Clarke inaugurated his COM
pulsory monthly payments Of $75, she
worked as a nurse. Now she Is OBJ
taining considerably more than either
he or she bargained for In court.
For instance, her little boy two
weeks ago came into possession Of a
pony. Also a correspondent learns on
the best authority, as he has learned
all that this dispatch contains, the little
boy got his first $50 In cash week ago.
His father gave It to him. The boy
went downtown and paid the money on
n $500 piano, and then called up his
father and said: II have spent that
$50 as the first payment on piano and
you will have to pay the rest.
Said He'd Pay Bin
"All right, son." Clarke replied, TN
"Jim Slaton" and Mrs. Elizabeth
CARROLL are aliases Of Clarke and Mrs.
Tyler. These are the names by which
they sought to shield their real ideni-
ties the night they were arrested in
Pryor street.
On that night, about 12 o'clock. the
police party, followed by DR.. Cart
ledge and his sister, the abandoned wife,
drove up to Fair and Pryor streets.
While Dr.. Cartledge and his sister
remained In an automobile on the other
side Of the street and in the middle Of
the block, the policemen and police
women went to the house and knocked
on the door.
A woman in night attire finally re-
ponded. She was told she was under
arrest and ordered to lead a policeman
to r. Y. Clarke.
There is no e. Y. Clarke here" she
said.
IAN right" said Patrolman jane
son, "1'n see for myself" And he en-
tered the house. He found dark haired
man In bed and apparently asleep. He
awakened him and said:
Clarke, hop into your clothes and
come along. You're going TO move to
another bed for the night"
You got the wrong man, officer"