The Washington times., 1922-11-11
KEPT HE|RESS
IN ASYLUM To
HOLD HIS JOB
Would Have Lost II II She Wed,
Guardian, on Stand,
Admits.
Ny Universal Service.

NY Universal Service.
BOSTON, Mass, Nov. IL
The amazing story Of how Doro-
thy Gordon. pretty heiress to
100000 was put in an insane
asylum so her guardian, William
F. Jardine, could retain control
of her, money was revealed on the
witness stand here late yester-
day. r., o.. =
Jardine, not only admitted he
had sent! her to the asylum when
he knew she. was sane, but that
he had torn the young heiress
away from Willard Newell to pre-
vent her from getting married.
Feared Loss Of His Job.
Under cross-examination Japdine
said that had the girl married be-
fore she was Of age or had she not
been sent to the institution after
becoming of age. he would have
lost his position as her guardian.
After Jardine had told that he
blocked the girls elopement while
she was attending a fashionable
school in November. 1920. he was
asked:
you knew there was no power
on earth to prevent her from get
ting married after she was Of age
except putting her in an insane
asylum"
"Yes," was the answer.
"And it has prevented her up to
this minute?" q
"Yes." ..
Jardine then admitted he knew of
! no better way of preventing a girl
from getting married than commit
ting her to an asylum.
The case was brought into court
BY her uncle, John J. Gardiner. who
is seeking to remove Jardine as the
girls guardian.
The girl became twenty-one years
cid in January. 1921. She was
Gent to the asylum the following
lonth.
Says She Went Insane.
Her sanity at the time she was
committed is admitted by Jardine.
although he says she became in
she after reaching the institution.
He was asked:
ITO continue as Dorothy's guar
dian after she became twenty-one
would benefit your"
You would have lost your in
come of $50 a week you are charg-
ing the girls estate for q room In
your house which bhe never sees II
you lost control Of herr"
yes"
You wouldn't receive $4,000 as
president OF the Gordon Supply
Company" ~
No"
You would have some accounts
to make as her guardian which you
would have to get by the probate
court. You know II they are not
allowed, you or your bondsmen will
have to make 1t up?"
YES" ~. ..
Visitors Kept From Her.
He was asked IL he had left or
ders at. the asylum to strap the
girl to a cot. He denied that he
had. Jardine did admit, however.
that he left orders that she was
to see no one without his authori-
why did you issue this orderr"
Because thought visitors would
"You know that II certain peo-
Die conveyed certain information to
her you would be removed. didn't
youf"
"I know I could be removed for
just cause"
He was next asked:
why didn't you turn over her
affairs to Dorothy when she be-
came twenty-onef"
"You will have to ask her attor-
ney. Robert w. Mason. that She
went to see him on that day and 7
understand they couldn't agree"
Mason was also your attorney7"
"The estates attorney" Jardine
corrected Then he added: But I'm
the estate"
twenty-five letters written to
Dorothy by, Willard Newell were
were reed. All were dated Key
West, Fla. where Newell was en-.
gagged as an engineer.
8 Addressed as Dear Dot"
In some of the letters he
addressed Dorothy as Dear Dot"
and all were signed Sincerely
Pete" or Sincerely willard" An
excerpt from one Of the letters read:
y i surely Tneant 10 Write sooner, =,
but have been working real hard,
and this 10 my first opportunity.
suppose you have been working
hard at school. You haven't seen
any football games? All I want is
20 see Yale beat Harvard.
Just when does your birthday
come? bet you know how many
, days there are before that big day
and I dou't blame you a Bit" t
. Jardine. was then asked:
Z How. many days before Dorothy's
birthday was this letter yrittenY'
"Eighty-three." b
You know what that meant for
herr" ''-.
t"Yes, &c meant she would be
twenty.ohe years old"
The attorney returned to the
subject of Dorothy's desire to wed.
He asked:
You know that girl well enough
70 know that she was big hearted
and full of affectiop?"
Yes" .s
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