The Washington times., 1921-04-10
'WRONGED' GIRL
ATTACKS Wife
Mystery Woman Demands ST.
600 of D. C. War Workers
Husband.


Mrs. Emmor Wollerton, bride of
three weeks, former Washington war
worker, is in this city again suffer
ing from scratches and bruises in
ficted by a mysterious Carrie F."
who attacked her one week ago at
the Wollerton home at Avondale,
near Philadelphia.
DEMANDED $1,000.
The mystery woman left a note at
the Wollerton home charging that
WoIIerton. a wealthy farmer. had
wronged her. She demanded 81. 1000 al
payment for his alleged sin against
her.
Miss May Gardner, who resides at
intimate friend of Mrs. Wollerton, and
who came with her to Washington
from Illinois to do war work, received
a telegram shortly after the alleged
attack and went post haste to Avon
dale. Mi@ Gardner Ii employed at
the offices of the Prohibition commits
sioner, 1880 + street northwest.
Mrs. Wolierton yesterday declined
to discuss the attack, saying she was
too i'll to speak OF II. She stated that
Miss Gardner would explain the mat
ter and answer all questions.
.PACk OF LIEs,- SHE SAYS.
Miss Gardner, when seen by a
Times reporter. heatedly branded as
"a pack Of lies" the statement given
ont. .by pi8trict Attorney windle. of
CheSter cbdnty. Pa. that Mrs. WoIler-
ton bad not been attacked, but was
Taking" The district attorney de-
clared that. so far as he was concern
ed, the matter was "a clored Incident"
Miss Gardner also denied that she
and Mre Wollerton had. returned to
Washington despite the protests of
Wollerton, as claimed by the district
attorney
"Instead OF Mr.. woIIerton protest
ing" Miss Gardner said. "he and his
brother drove us from Avondale to
Wilmington. and his last act was to
kiss his wife good-by.
CAME HERE FOR TREATMENT.
Her husband paid her far and
mine. Mrs. Wollerton is a Christian
Scientist. In a country place ukc
Avondale IL is impossible to get a
PRACTITIONER. SO we came to Wash
ington that she might get prorer
treatment for her injuries.
"They tried to force medicine on
her at Avondale. She could not take
1t. She is now taking treatment from
a practitioner who cared for hsr thre,
years ago"
Following the departure of Mes.
Wollerton from Avondale. ner hus
band is said to have inserted an ed
vertisement in a Westchester news
paper to the effect that he world not
be responsible for debts contracted
by anybody but himself. Miss Gard
ner said she did not believe sIch ar
advertisement had been given the
newspaper.
OFFERS $500 REWARD.
According to Miss Gardner, VOL.
lerton has announced that he VIII
pay $500 for the arrest and convic
ton of the person who attacked his
wife.
"They are in communication W tn
each other" said Miss Gardner, aud
expect Mrs. Wollerton will soon he
well enough to return home
Wollerton Is "about forty years
DID," according to Miss Gard'.er.
els Mrs. wollerton much younger
than her husband7" she waA asked.
"Oh, no, not much younger. / gue-s
their ages are about the same" ahc
replied.
MRS. wol,erton met her husband
when both were visiting friends near
Philadelphia"
Miss Gardner hinted that the case
was not "a closed book" as the Dis
trict Attorney had announced. There
was an angry ring to her voice as
she declared Mrs. Wollerton would
"go to the bottom of 1t before she
gets through"