Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-06-29
The Wronged Husband


letter that Claire Adams had wri
ten to Harry Glendening at tn,
coroner's inquest Henry Adams
husband of I'll American Beauty
became SO excited that the police
man In charge of him could hard
ly keep him in his seat.
! At its close he shouted: "TlI
leave it to any decent husband
here whether If he had read a let.
ter like that he would not have
started out Immediately to kill
the man to whom 1t was written.
81 did start out to find and kill
him. l wish l had killed him. .
Then, in spite of the efforts of
the policeman to restrain him, he
rose dramatically from his chair,
isaying:
But, o judge; 1 did not intend
to kill Claire. loved her. But now
they won't even let me see her
before they put her away forever.
She was good-good until he came
around with his cursed flattery
and Establishment"
Adams broke down and sobbed
like child and Doris went with
him.
Suddenly he seemed to feel her
sympathy and, looking up, he ad-
dressed himself directly to her.
Il do not know you. lady, but
you're a woman and you must
know women better than any of
the men here. You know, don't you
that my wife was tempted beyond
her strength. You know, don't you
how hard 1t must have been and
what he must have said to her
with his lying, smiling lips. You
know how woman that a man
has made love him, will go to any
length to prove that love-"
The words had rushed out in
a torrent. No one could stop the
man who held out his hands to
Doris Glendening as if in suppli-
cation and spoke with tears run
ming down his cheek.
Stop! Stop!" commanded the
officer, but Claire Adams husband
paid not the slightest attention to |
him. He was bent on vindicating
his wife to one Of her sex-noth-
ing else mattered to him.
At last the officer made Henry
Adams understand that some
thing was wrong. Adams turned to |
him inquiringly.
Adams turned whittier, if possi-
Bile, than he was before. He seem
ed for a moment to shrivel in his
ehatr-then he again rose to his
feet. Silence gripped the witnesses
to this strange scene.
by jove, he's really a man."
whispered Davis to Clavering.
Look, he takes what's coming to
him standing"
Il am sorry. lady," began Ad-
lms apologetically, "that did
lot knowing you are Glenden-
low knowing you rae Glenden-
ng's wife, 1 cannot take back one
word 1 have said"
The coroner intervened, ask
ng:
DO you know that everything
'ou have said will be used
Igainst your"
Il have only told the truth and
'ou know it as we'll as l." assert /,
d Adams belligerently.
Perhaps you have only told
he truth, but you have sent your
elf to the chair If GlendeninRl
les" admonished his attorney,
yho had been trying vainly to
top Adams all through his speech. .
Il don't want to live. l hope he
ill die" answered Adams calmly.
hen he closed his lips and an :
Wered the questions put to him in =
lonosyllables.
Doris regained her composure L
efore the coroner had finished
Is examination of Adams and he =
ad been led away to the other II
de OF the room. When she was q
llled she answered with surpris- u
g calmness. a.
Your manner"
Doris Glendening. u
Wife of Harry Glendening?" r
Eyes" it
Are you not divorced from
m? 2"
mo sir Al
Have you applied for one" ~
I did some time ago, but | have -