Evening journal., 1922-09-18
HER MONEYPAID
FORHONEYMOON
tcontInued From FIrst Pasel


domance began.
The story told by her was substan-
TALLY as follows:
She was a stenographer in the
hotel when she first met Harry Will
iiams. He would stop at the hotel
over week-ends every two or three
weeks and would pay her much at
tention. After knowing him for
but three months, she was married
to him in Philadelphia. July 6. 1921.
While courting her. Williams. ac-
cording to the wife. represented him
self as a man OF great wealth. tell
ing her that he had two estates in
England and he wanted her TO take
charge Of one. He also claimed
that he had also perfected several
inventions which alone would make
him a multi-millionaire. He was
also 10 build a large plant in this
city for the manufacture OF auto
mobile parts. BY his general con-
duct. Williams won her confidence.
the young wife said. She said, too,
that his representations were a ma
terlal inducement to her consenting
TO marry him.
After the marriage, Mr.. and Mrs.
Williams spent ten days at the Com
modore Hotel. New York. I'VE
lived there like millionaires on what
later learned was my money" Mrs
Williams related.
Leaving New York, the honey
mooners went TO the Bermuda ISL
ands. He induced her, she said, 10
turn her stocks, aggregating between
five and six thousand dollars. over to
him by his representations OF being
able TO bring her fabulous gains on
them. She said that she gradually |
came to realize that they were living !
on her money and that his finances !
amounted to nothing. "'He would |
admit nothing though" Mrs. Will |
liams said. when asked him ques-
tions, he told me to keep quiet, that
IL was none OF my affairs"
II was not until she reached home |
that she fully realized that she had I
been duped. she said.
Mrs. williams said that her hus- !
band took her to the Barbados ISL |
and on the pretense Of getting a boat |
for England, but after reaching
there. she said, he told her that the |
steamer service had been dlscon-
tinued.
He made me a prisoner on the |
island the wife charged. II was not |
allowed to talk TO anyone. read a
book or write a letter. even TO my /
mother. and when he went out had |
to go with him.
Mrs. williams said that in order /
TO get away from her husband. she |
had to swear that she would return |
with her mother. "He thought he |
could get her money as we'll as
mine." she testified.
"On the whole he acted the part /
OF an insane man; the consul on the
island said he thought he was Grim
inally insane" Mrs Williams said.
There is so much could tell that |
is terrible" the wife informed the |
court.
Her husband. Mrs. williams said. /
took her jewelry. even her gold
watch. and locked It in a trunk with /
sllverware which. she accused, he
got by pure robbery" from her
mother and a stick pin belonging to
her father. She said she had no ac-
cess to the trunk.
Mrs. Williams said that her hus-
band frequently went into wild
RACES" during one Of which he
burned their marriage certificate.
He threatened her life several times
she said.
that she married on the strength OF
Williams extravagant representa-
tions without making an investiga-
hon to satisfy herself OF the truth Of
them.
Mrs. Williams stated that her hus-
band was arrested recently in
Va. on a charge of OBJ
tanning money under false pretences
and that he appealed TO her to aid
him.
On charges of cruelty and deser-
ton, Isabella Barcus was granted a
decree here from Charles Barcus.
Edwin r. Cochran represented the
petitioner.
In the suit OF Elizabeth McCray
VS. Harry McCray. drunkenness and
cruelty was charged Henry r.
Isaacs represented the defendant.
Judge Richards reserved decision.
\ decree nisi was granted in the
suit Of Nettie Harlan VS. Allen ID.
Harlan. on grounds of desertion.