New-York tribune., 1921-05-31
White Driven
From Town by
Angry Critics
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stone mason or any other sort OF me-
chanic. suppose my appearance
wasn't pleasing, but / couldn't very
well change my clothes every time ]
entered the house.
The fact is" he went on, chat these
romantic French girl think of America
as haven of peace and plenty, with
nothing particular TO do--no material
cares. The tragedy began when Mrs.
White arrived at this place. You can
see what it is-just a little farm plot
in the mountains. Her Imagination had
been hard at work. She had pictured
wonderful things. She was appalled, at
the reality. She took one look and then
burst into tears. Her castle had
tumbled into ruins.
Nov with regard to Mrs. Whites
statement that we lived on milk and
eggs. 1t is hardly an exact statement.
We had other things to eat. After her
first disappointment my wife seemed
inclined to make the best of things.
She did the cooking. and 1'l say she
did it very we'll, but right there was
another difficulty.
"Mrs. White did not like the food all
put on the table at once-she wanted it
served seriatim, after the French
fashion. But Mrs. White said the
American fashion Of eating was dis
gusting. She said that even though we
hadn't much we might as we'll have it
IN courses.
Says She Was Tubercular
'The truth is that 1 thought was
doing the best possible thing for Mrs.
White when I took her to The noun
talns. She was acid poisoned in Paris
during the war and had incipient
tuberculosis. | thought season of
rcughing it would do much for her
health. still think it would have
been good for her. When Mrs. White
tcld me she was going back to France
agreed that she ought to go if she
felt that way about it. but it was her
loea and her suggestion. | never told
her to go.
About my pushing her into chair
and holding her there, III admit | did
1t because she treated me with con-
tumely when | entered her presence
wearing my overalls. She turned her
head away and would not even look
aG ne. / tried to get her into a gooo
temper and began showing her how to
cook eggs American fashion, but she
just tossed her head and refused to
take notice.
CHe morning there were some
things to do about the place and Mrs.
White wanted to sleep late, la
P&rlslenne. | urged her to get UP, but
she wouldn't move. ] picked her out
q bed and carried her into the next
room. 1t seemed to me that it was
time to exercise a little authority. |
wanted her to perform her duties as
a wife in the immediate circumstances
with which we were confronted and
that's ALL"
Through an interpreter, Mrs. White
to-day gave her first interview to a
Tribune reporter. She sketched her
life since her birth in the Latin Quar-
ter Of Paris up to the time she left
her husband, disillusioned and thor
oughly disappointed.
"My marriage was not a dream, it
was continual nightmare" the beau
husband is not sincere in anything,
not even in his radicalism, / think"
she said. "He is g hypocrite."
Before Mrs. White began suit for
of her marriage to White,
warrant for his arrest, charging as
sault, was made out but not served.
This became known to-day in an in
tervlew with Justice of the Peace
Doyley Hutchins, On May 9, when
White demanded that she get up at
dawn she refused and he picked her up
and threw her to the floor.
She came to town and met Denutv
Sheriff William Mcconnell and they
went to Whites place together and
managed to get her clothes. The next
day Justice Hutchins heard her story
and issued the warrant. Mcconnell
went up to the house with Mrs, White
and when they arrived White spoke in
french to his wife. He persuaded her
TO postpone action for few Gays. He
told her that she was excited and with |
out funds. So the warrant was not
executed.
Maintenance Account Short
When Bernard F. Cecire was engaged !
as attorney by Mrs. White several days
later he conferred with White about |
maintenance and counsel fees for Mrs. |
White. She asked for $500. White
objected and offered $500, but finally
compromised on $400. 1t was thought
here that she had received the money,
but Mrs. White denied this and said
that all she had been given so far is
So In cash and check for $21. This
was obtained by Mcconnell when he !
visited White the first time.
The day. following Mrs. Whites ac-
ceptance of the money White, it is said,
wrote her letter threatening her with
prosecution on charge of blackmail.
Mcconnell, accompanied by William
McElrath's son, went to White and de-
an apology. They got the
apology.
Mrs, White, in her interview, told
ot her chance meeting with White and
Of his desire for marriage almost inn
nedlately. Three days after visiting
to her. p-'p'se" y
y was born in the Latin Quarter Of q.
Paris paris on November 81, 190O," she said -
When was six years old nv family -,
moved to Rheims. where nv mother 80
was born nd spent her girlhood We ~
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