Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-15

relations had lcd TO Andrews dismissal
from his position with Broad street
brokerage firm.
Andrews presented the strange wom-
an to his wife and announced the
Greenwich marriage. Husband and No.
2 addressed No. [ as Mother" The
latter, even yesterday in the presence
of aNrcportcr fondly addressed her hus-
band as Daddy, dear" Time and
again each dny she implored her hus-
band to give up the other woman, whom
she besought to leave. She was scorned.
Twice she entered the bedroom, barri-
caded with furniture, in which her hus-
band and the stenographer slept, and
pointed n revolver at them. Each time
she fought of the impulse to shoot.
The Andrews family took the apart
nent last August, renting IL Mt $9J n
month from Michel & Moore, agents
for the property. When No. 2 came
she was presented to this firm as a
cousin Of Andrews. This relationship
for n time was believed TO be true by
other tenants, for shc two women, mp
parcntly on amable terms, often went
autom )bilc riding together, taking turns
at driving in tho sedan presented last
Christmas to No. / by Andrews and In
the roadster given No. by the broker.
Neighbors Grew Suspicious
About two weeks ago ncighbors began
10 suspect. For the dumbwaiter carried
tale. Through the shaft were heard
such phrases as Daddy, dear, won't
YOU please stay with the children - and
You ought to 60 back to Pittsburgh. -
You wrote me ] could come here. -
Yes. but I didn't say you could live
with him as his wife" ~ won't 60 To
Pittsburgh. I'm his real wife and you
can leave! -
One day No. ] tcnrfully went to the
basement and confidcd TO the Negro jan
itor that her husband had brought an e
other wife into the apartment.
Thus the matter came to the atten =
tion of William Cahill. representative
of the realty agents, who late Wednes-
day night and carly yesterday sat in
the Andrews apartment with q reporter
listening with amaZcmcnt to the franl;
disclosure by Andrews and his wives
of the relationship which No. / for
some weeks had permitted.
There was a stormy scene in which
it was finally agreed that the three re-
main in the apartment until daybrcak
A reporter. about 3 o'clock In the morn :
ing. went to the apartment. Mrs. An
drews No. was in an alcovc with two
boys. Andrews and No. . were still
in the bedroom.
Wife No. I Defends Her Marriage
No. said to the reporter. "Mr. An.
drcws thinks he can shr'v my marriage
with him was invalid. It wasn't.
was married I'm St. Adams, VT. to Al.
bert La Plant. ! obtained divorce ir
Massachusetts In November, 1911. Per
haps he will contend he was n minol
and therefore the marriage was no
legal.
An hour later n reporter knocked a
the door. Andrews admitted him. No
was on davenport. No. 2 wa
seated beside Andrews at table, al
arm over his shoulder.
Daddy. dear" bcsought No. I
"won't you play with the boy?'
Andrews made no move.
No. | sighed. cast a besccching glanc
upon her husband and was met with al
Indifferent shrug of tho shoulders.
Later, again. reporter knocked n
tho door. Andrews opened it slightly
"Scc. here, old man. he smiled. "Il
give out a. statement later. This il
the work Of a business rival."
FROM lnSln" 'Hine WoHiun hHRr
shrill, "What the - are you peopl
trying to do. make n news bureau on
Of this place.
The reporter answered: "Wc'rc jus
| trying TO straghten out this thing"
The voice called back: "StraightcI
out nothing
Most of the day thereafter the tw,
women and their man were in conference
| In the apartment with Jacob j. Lazaroe
counsel for the broker.