The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-07-06
CAUSES ruin
after SEVEN
YEARS. Love!
Romance Blasted
by Man, Nellie
Bla C k Brings
on Downfall
ny ALEXANDER HERMAN
ICorsright. I92s. by NEA Seryicel

III AteG@Ntt>hER HERMAN
Copyright. isas. by NEA Seryicel
ATLANTIC CITY. y. J., July
G--Scorned by the man she loved
for seven years. beautiful
young woman became his meme
ais and brought about the down.
fall Of Edward NJ. Fuller, from
millionaire Nall Street operator
10 . bankrupt
More than 10000 investors
were carried down In the crash:
more than $4,000. 900 WAS lost.
hut Nellie Black has her rc-
revenge.
Hes down now where he was
before ! helped him get up" she
says with dark eyes flashing,
-and I'm giad--so glad"
II was her first interview since the
announcement OF the failure OF the
brokerage firm Of Y. NJ. Fuller a Co.
largest member OF the Consolidated
stock Exchange. Among their clients
xere thousands OF women. Experts
cay they viii be lucky to get cents
O the dollar.
-of course. I'm sorry FOR these
sui,tless victims" Miss Black went
On. hut when think Of his going
70 the wall. beaten and Inundated.
ell other thoughts vanish.
II met him when | was 10. had
worked as clerk In a tobacco fac.
tory. and then got Job In a photo.
xrspher's studio on Firth Avenue. A
movie director saw me there. He
gave me an engagement with his
company.
4 was young. full of life. ro-
mantle.
~FulIer was 20 years older. well
hailt and fun OF dash. We were IN
trcduced at the Hotel Knsckerboeker.
"A few days later l got a phone
eail. Fuller had been hurt In an
accident lie asked IL wouldn't
come up and nurse him.
Il went. He lived in a small two
room apartment. He was poor.
we fell in love. was crazy
about him He was 90 gentle, clever.
fascinating was so young.
He went into business together
With william =. McGee.
They made a so OF H. Soon they
Geared up million In oil.
We were SO happy. kept house
- tho city. For the holidays we
vsu'd run down 20 Atlantic City.
ruilsr was good spender. Ten
0cuand dollars was like pin money
= him
But soon things changed
MiH Blacks eyes closed. Then
10y opened--a little narrowed.
-Hs began TO grow restless she
onttnucd- HE stayed away days at
time. I was frantic at first. But
Zen ! got used TO it, had TO.
Sometimes we patched II up. Then
everything would be lovely.
We would go to the finest resorts.
] remember the last trip We went
= Hot Springs. Ark. in n private
0rl
But the pleasant times became
rAr-.
One day I found out that he had
ben married and that his wife had
won a divorce. was shocked.
had always considered myself as his
common law wife.
y started court action. Fuller
asked me 10 stop. He sent a mutual
friend to patch tho matter up.
4 was not 10 see him again. But
one night ! received phone call that
he was III and wanted me to come TO
him / went. There In the presence
Of friends he Inundated me.
Il began TO hate him.
Some difficulties about lease
brought me 10 his office. Instead OF
listening 10 me. he called a police
man and had me arrested,
The magistrate reprimanded Full
hrs lawyer when he heard my side
Of the story.
But couldn't forget--the ignom-
hiy OF u all. l couldn't forget that
the man with whom I had lived for
seven years should have humbled me
sos
Ny love turned to hate.
Il helped my lawyer. George II.
Simpson. dig up an old indictment
against Fuller that had been sleep
ing for two years.
The next day came the crash
TT was on my birthday.
IT was the best present I could
have hadF'