The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-07-14
Mrs. HOtchkiss Victim of Couple,
 Says Her Uncle
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(Continued from Page D Erie, Pa. and Mrs. James Strickland of that city know a lot about Jennie's affairs. I understand Mrs. Strickland is coming to Boston. Attorney Gif- ford represented Jennie in her court case.
 Victim of Jeasousy.
 ''When I say my niece never com mitted suicide and was the victim of the wiles of a jealous man and woman I have in mind some things which I do not care to disclose at this time. I am not in a position to give any names. They will come out in due time. I am willing to help the authorities as best I can. Jennie and her husband, MT. Hotchkiss, were going to call on me I never met him. Last time I heard firm Jennie was when she was in Memphis, Tenn.
 Jennie never was a nurse. She earned big money before her marriage as collector for a chain of big stores in Erie, Pa. Her maiden name was Borden. Her father was George BOr- den, treasurer of a bank in Clean. of the Bordens of Fall River. His wife, Jennies mother, died five years ago. Both are buried in Fall River.
 Jennie visited their graves in that city on Decoration Day, 1921 While there she also visited Mrs. Nellie R. Cooper. an aunt. She came to Bos- ton that week, and stayed with me three days Mrs. Cooper is the sister
  only living relatives of Jennie.
 Had Valuable Property.
 Jennie had some valuable prop erty in Clean. She owned a big house and also had much collateral in a vault in a bank there. Some of the collateral belongs to me I am not going to do anything about it until MT. Hotchkiss recovers from the sad blow of Jennie's death. I am sure he will look after my rights. The collateral was given Jennie by me to care for until l requested her to fetch it to me.
 night youths. Say that for me in defense of her reputation. Say further that her last marriage was a real one. By that I mean that her first mar riage was not to her liking. as was evidenced in the courts proceedings
 MT. Thompson is man in the early sixties. During the war he was a prominent figure in Washington, D. C. He was a constant visitor at the White House and often attended sessions of Congress. He was face tiously referred to by intimates and politicians there as the "sten mag nate" and ''Schwab, the steel king" Shaw in Alfred. N. N. Declines to Talk
 Alfred, N. Y. July 14-Belief that the mystery man" who chatted with Mrs. Edward $. Hotchkiss on the beach at Fairfield, Conn. before she committed suicide. was her first hus- band, Dana L. Shaw, of this city. was exploded yesterday when it became known that Shaw has not been out of towns in years. He is in the ieweIry business here with his father. He declines to comment on the case in any way.
 "James Ormond' Man of Mystery.
 Philadelphia. July 14-Enorts to locate James Ormond, man of mys- tery," in the Mrs. Hotchkiss suicide nNnJa6 futile seems to have ever heard of the man. described as debonnaire and good looking.
 IL is certainly shown that Dana L. Shaw, the divorced husband of Mrs. HoJchkfss, could not have been the man. Ormond, who is supposed to have talked with Mrs. Hotchkiss. just Alfred. New York. shows that Shaw has not been near Bridgeport. and that he has not been out of his own town in years.
 Mrs. Hotchkiss during the week ed in a peuliar manner and spent hours sitting by herself avoiding the according to a local woman occupying a room near the wifes suite at The Stratfeld.
 ''I noticed this woman sitting alone on the porch many times,'' the in fornaant told the Times reporter sfI thought that it was strange for re- cent bride to spend so much time by herself
 After meals. she would immedi- ately go out on the porch, and sit there staring into space. If other people Joined her. she would shun them or go inside. I never saw her talking with anyone else. She had a troubled, strained expression as if she were calculating some desperate move. I felt sorry for her, but didn't know what I could do to help her"