The Washington times., 1922-11-03
DESERTED WIFE
TELLS TALE Of
WOE TOPOL|CE

NOtldi'SO 'Ss "
Romance Ends in Attempt at
After Wedding.
CHICAGO, Nov. 3.--Less than
n month ago Loretto Milheiser, a
dark-eyed beauty Of the South,
yiyacious, talented and mos
ioyous in her roseate dream OF
love, was married to Raymond =;
Parr, twenty-four, graduate OF
DePaul University Law Sehooi,
the youth whose affection she had
cherished for eight years. They
went to live In fashionable
apartment in Chicago.
A few days ago, scared anu
Scared for life by poison win
which she had made a desperate
attempt to destroy her life and her
romance; forsaken, .penniiess,
broken in body and spirits, a
packet of ardent love letters from
athe other woman" in her purse,
abe sat down in the town nan
police station and described her
shattered dream.
Names Other Woman.
As she spoke through throat ana
Inns still blistered by the acid, shc
twitched and trembled and seenh"u
shout TO swoon. She tugged at her
,retty scarf and hunched her righ'
abouider in an effort to HIDE tne
poison burns on her cheek and neck
IN the folds Of the cloth. Her eyes
were followed. Her face was emaei'
ated and forlorn.
She sobbed over the otner Woii
ans" letters TO Parr, ana poin'co
out each passionate term OF enueat'
nent. She named "the other wom.
an" as Miss Margaret peggy,
Mohr. formerly nurse in Mlchtei
Reese Hospital, who lived until re.
Gently on Sheridan road. She asked
the nolice to search for Parr.
Later she went before Judge Nor
~an in the court of domestic relations
and obtained a warrant for MS arrest
charging non.support and cruelty.
Quotes Letter.
"I feel tonight as II COO mas
atriDped me of every atom OF nappl.
ness" read an excerpt from one OF
several letters which Mrs. Parr said
her husband received from Miss
Mohr
when you told me tonight that
Won called her daily-and you have
called her your wife in my presence
three times-you have killed GER
tain something which was playing
vital part in the good sport make
up of mine.
"I do not know II it can be reborn
again or not. am in a daze from
which l do not seem to be able 10
escape.
but 'Vater,' please be with me
as much as possible, for l need you
very badly. If was only Off my
case I think l would go with you the
entire day, just to be near you.
Heart and Soul"
"Oh, for those good old days:
They must come back soon. water,
as soon as you pass the bar exam
inattion. dear, they will come BACK
won't they?
Sweetheart, love me, love me
that is all l ask.
II lust love you so much that 1t
hurts: hurts more than any physi-
cal pain l have ever endured. l
must close. 1t is now 4 a. m. l can't
sleep. | close my eyes and see you
CRYING. Sweetheart. do not cry;
am yours, heart and soul, now and
always, regardless of everything.
"All / want you to remember,
sweetheart. is that l love you, ana
no one else can have you; legally,
perhaps, but in no other way, and
then only for a short time. / will
always stay by you and love you
and wait. To my dearest Water,
from his Peggy. one hundred per
cent yours
Tells Of Meeting.
Twenty one months ago Satur-
day met you in Stillson's restau-
rant another read, in part. 1T
seems like a week and dream that
have found one who fulfills all Of
the ideals Of my life.
Dear Water as long as there
Is life or bit of health in me I
shall be everything that you wish
or desire. At least, sweetheart, l
shall do the very best / can. can
think Of nothing else, night and day.
but you"
Ray. dear. I could never have
any one but you" said another
letter might and day I hear
the vibrations Of your voice and
can altItOSl lttl yOuI
"I will never hold you to any
promise. II you feel that you
still want me, I am yours for the
asking. Is this unfair? Can you
blame me?
"I am 40 insanely jealous.
cannot stand It; the very fact
that some one has you has broken
my heart.
Sweetheart, as your time is
30 limited will cease and Just
tell you again and again love
you, love you. love you. Listen,
sweetheart: have taken all your
laundry to the Chinaman, and you
left our keys, so I put them in
the pocket Of the Boston bag"
Married August 10.
Mrs. Parr said Sc was married
TO Parr August 10 on the thirteenth
foor OF the Y. NJ. c. A. Building
by the Rev. c. s. Laidman. Che