The Washington times., 1921-06-25
WEALTHY SOCIETY
LEADER WILL AID
FRIEND IN'COURT
Mrs. George Peabody to Testify
Against Prominent Surgeon
In Marital Fight.

NEW YORK, June 2b.---An irate
New York beauty Of wealthy family
and with high standing in literary
circles. has decided to take up the
cudgels In behalf of Mrs. Charles
Sewail BarrelL prominent New Eng
land society woman.
IT IL the purpose OF Mrs. George
Peabody. whose beauty and attain
ments have won her renowh in New
York. Boston, and London. to aid Mrs.
Barrell In every way she can. DR..
Barrell is q prominent surgeon, OF Bos-
ten. His wife 10 suing for the custody
of their children.
Mrs. Peabody, according to an afn-
davit on 1le, can tell a thrilling story
OF stroll with DR.. Barrell at Bald
Head Cliffs. Me-. whittier he had in
duced her to accompany him. ito study
geology" There. 1t is alleged. he
proclaimed himself the descendant of
line OF romanticists. eager to display
his Inherited qualities.
SAID WIFE WAS CRAZY.
The affidavit by Mrs. Peabody says
that when she demonstrated at his
attempts to kiss her DR.. Barrell said
of his wife:
shes foolish. She. crazy. Never
mind her"
Mrs. Joseph Howe Allan, Mrs. Pea
body's mother. said yesterday in her
apartment f5
Mrs. Barrell became a dear friend
of both mine and my daughter years
ago in York Harbor. Me-. where our
summer home is situated. Mrs. Bar
rell is one of the most charming
lovely women I have ever known, and
more than that she is an ideal mother.
She has two beautiful children. a boy
and a girl.
my heart went out to her in her
trouble that has been stretching over
years. considered the only course
| to take as one woman to another in
trouble was to give her whatever
help my daughter and could. Even
II she were not one of my closest
friends, feel would be obligated
to womankind to lend what assist
ance ! could to any girl in her posi-
ton. She has neither father nor
mother.
TELLS OF KISS INCIDENT.
"Her father was one of the high
oficials of the New York, New Haven
and Hartford Railroad and left Mrs.
Barrell a large income. Although her
husband was prominent surgeon
when she married him. he has now
practically ceased TO do anything
and has given her his notes for large
sums of money.
MY daughter came back TO the
house where Mrs. Barrell and / were
Her sweater was torn, though he did
not kiss her. She told US both just
what happened as the affidavit reads.
OF course. we never thought there
would be any publicity. And It is
most annoying for us both. Espe-
cially as we are sailing Saturday on
the Olympic, and many of our friends
will be on board.
Mrs. Bsrrell telephoned me yes
terday and wanted me to come 20
Boston. but there was not time be-
fore sailing. / wanted to go very
much. but as I couldn't, I suggested
that she use the testimony given by
my daughter three years previously.
/ want to see her in sole charge of
the children. For she Is such won
derful mother and lovely woman,
while he is totally unfit to associate
with them"
Harris Browns portrait of Mrs.
Peabody was exhibited in Paris three
years ago, and IL Is going to be ex-
hibited this season in London. Her
fairy tales have been one of her most
successful literary contributions At
the present time she is compiling all
the poems written to Helen Drew
of Troy, and many poems of the
younger poets are writing poems for
her book. She has a reputation for
being one of the greatest Pytha-
gorean scholars and moves in liter
airy circles here and In London.