The Washington times., 1922-12-26
TRIAL BRIDE, IS,
TE[LS0F HER
ESCAPE
Flees at Night From Middle
Aged Husband, Leader Of
Love Cult.

Warning girls to beware Of trial
marriages and cults, Masis Mitchell
Ryerson, eightesn-yedr-od trial
bride Of Albert W. Ryerson, leader
of Detroit's o. T. o. lovs cult. to-
day concludes her articles for Cos
ntopolitan EetUs Service. She de-
sc1ibes her sensational escape at
night from her middle-ogcd hus-
band. She also threatens to esposs
the cult.
BY MAIZE MITCHELL RYERSON.
Copyright. 1924. by Cosmopolitan News
service.)
DETROIT. Mich. Dec. 26.-The
night before I fled. returned homo
from the theater to find my husband
and q party Of his friends carousing
there. An Italian dancer was among
the guests. He tried to force his
attentions upon me. Then ono Of the
Hindus. I dare not tell which one.
warned me this dancer had been
brought to the house for the purpose
Of compromising me and to keep me
in my husbands power. When I
heard this was furious.
Said He Was Solomon.
I believe Ryerson was not quite
normal. He would talk for hours
about reincarnation. telling me he
was King Solomon and I was Cleo
patra. H boasted he had . thou
sand wives. So when I learned he
had added insult to his nonsense,
determined to leave forever. told
him couldn't endure the life any
longer. He swore then he would
kill me.
The wild party continued far into
the dawn. Although Ryerson
ed my opportunity and slipped away.
1t was cold and scarcely light as I
crept out Of the house. In terror
lest my husbands vigilant eyes and
ears had detected my departure and
that I would be followed. I ran to-
ward a street car, caught It and
hastened to a refuge among my art
list friends.
Lure0 Dy SuV9.
II had only Investigated, how
much trouble and sorrow 1t would
have saved me. Then there were
the cults. There are thousands Of
members of such organizations In
this country. Girls cannot be too
careful in accepting the advances
Of men. When he first suggested
adopting me as his daughter I
should have been cautious. Then
the trial marriage. How fatal were
his words:
'If you do not believe you would
like to be my wife. we can have a
thirty-day trial marriage"
Believing in his promise, con-
sented. Now 1t is but a nightmare.
the finish in the divorce court.
But his kindly manner. appar.
emily refined attitude toward me,
won me. Ny mother was dead;
father remarked and in the West;
the family scattered, and I was
alone. His interest flattered me.
What girl Of seventeen wouldn't have
been flattered under similar circum.
stances? And I was ignorant Of
the ways of the world.
Still Bears Bruises.
OF course I didn't love him. Il
I had. his treatment Of me would
have killed it all. The welts and
bruises Of my twenty-nine-day hor.
ror as the trial bride Of the love
cult leader I still bear.
But ] am trying to forget, and
am anxtously' waiting until can
get my divorce. am planning a
career. He says he will fight until
the end to keep me from being
freed from him. He declared
eloped with Gin. my Hindu chauf.
feur. and kept UP an apartment for
him, even selling my diamonds to
support us. Ryerson never gave
me any jewels; he was too wise
for that. Once upon q time
did have a few stones. but they
were all pawned or sold before I
ever met him. Gin sued Ryerson
for chauffeur wages.
Charges Hypnotism.
At the hearing Ryerson claimed
Gin had stolen his beautiful young
wife. and insisted he never expected
anv wages. He also said Gin hyp.
Noticed me and exercised an evil
spell over me.
These are all falsehoods Ryerson
Is telling to prevent my getting a
divorce. But am going into court
and tell all I know about Ryerson
and his mysterious friends and
cults. After that I will be free
to pursue my art and be happy. as
never was as the young trial bride
Of a middle-aged man.
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