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America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1922-02-16
Senatu| Cere demiSia miniStru|ui
de Finante
WATSON ACUZA PIE MELLON
CA Define POSTUL LEGAL
moi PUTEM SAL DAM in JUDECATA
in ORR CE TIMP," ZICE SENATORUL
DE GEORGIA

WASHINGTON 10 Feb-Secretarul Mellon define post4
de Mnsru de Finane in vioarea ege 81 poate aresta in
orlce moment ca refine postu daca cneva scoae un man
dat Gle arestare acuzand pent ofensa ege decarat
tazi In senat Senatoru Democrat Watson de Georgia
Legea pc vioat-o d. Mellon Selaorul Watson
il opreste mnstru de finane angaa in or ce afa
ceri comert.
Senatoru Watson spus senatuui ca d. Mellon poate
dat In Judecata n orce timp il afla povit
ce dlspostiunie artcOuui 243 din statuee revzue
clarand aceasta dispoze oprese in mod hoart De
Mellon sa ocupe postul sau.
SenatOr Watson decarat ecretarul Mellon mentinind
postul su voeaz legea adaogand site in general
dsa este unul din cei boga ndvizi tara aceasta
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.OBRECON
EXECUTE 3
Officer ]

Mexico City, 16 Februarie. =
Generalul Antonio Pruneda, seful
operatiilor din statul Coahuila, a
fost executat la ora 6 eri dimi-
neata dupa ce fost judecat de
curtea martiala, in mod sumar.
Generalul Pruneda a fost acuzat
ca a facut conjuratie Gu gene
ralul Francisco Murguia, pentru
gesturnarea guvernului Obregon.
Pruneda facut oferta gene
ralului Espiridon Rodriguez, CO.
mandantul fortelor din Nuevo
Laredo, ca sa urmeZe lul Muir
guia, rugandu-l sd faca rebeliune
Gu toate trupele de sub comahda
sa. Rodriguez s'a dus la Laredo,
Texas, unde vorbit Gu Murguia,
despre inceperea unei actiuni ime-
diate. Reintorcandu-se la Mexico
Rodriguez informal ,pe superio-
rul sau, generalul Amaro, care a
facut rapport imediat la departa-
mentul de razboiu. Pruneda a
fost adus la Mexico City, 81 inca
in ziua aceea a fost judecat de
curtea martiala 81 executat.
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SECRETARUL DE STAT
HUGHES IA VACANTA

New York, Is Feb.-Secretarul
de Stat Hughes, hnpreuna Gu So
tia sa, s'au imbarcat pc vaporul
Fort Hamilton pentru ca sd Sc du-
ca la Bermuda, unde vor .petrece
9 vacanta de doua zile. Dl. Hughes
a refuzat sa Sc declare ziaristilor
asupra chestiilor politiee, spunand
ca este in yacanta II pentru douA
saptamani 9 pus u . parte toate
grille politice.
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SASE FETE CONTRA LUZ
TEX RICHARD

New York, Is Feb.-Cazul lui
Tex Rickard ajuns inaintea ju-
ratllor. Promotorul lui Jack
Dempsey, sampion mondial de lup
ia, este acuzat ca atacat niste
fete minore. Sase fete, in etatea
de l1-15 ami, sunt chemate sd mar
tlrseasca contra lui. Dupa CO ju-
rlNl a ascultat marturisirea domni-
srarei Ruck 81 2 prietene de ale
eli, desbaterea s'a amanat pana
name.
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1922-02-16

ami in Congress, o referenta. la
imprejurarile in jurul numirei d.
Steward. Acesta spune cum dl.
Grant cerut intai Congresului sd
amendeze legea ca sa scuteasca pc d
Steward, 81 apoi, dupa ce a vazut
ca COngresul nu dispus sd faca
schimbarea, preSedintele retras
cererea 81 noul ministru a demisio-
nat.
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In excroc genial
Inseala pc Presedintele Harding,
pc Lorenz, pc Printesa
Fatima, etc.
Pozeaxa ca Consul general
al Romaniei.

New York, 16 Februarie. -
Numindu-l sampionul excrocilor
politia din New York cauta, dim
preuna Gu departmental justi-
tiei din Washington, pc Stephen
Weinberg. care a inselat pc Pre-
sedintele Harding, Princesa Fa-
TINA, drul Adolf Lorenz, primarul
Hylan din New York. Harold
MacCormick. etc.
In capitala nationala este eau
tat fiindca a fost Oaspele Casei
Abe deghizat ca ''comandorul
Stanley Wyman, officer de escorta
pentru Statele Unite in suita
princesei Fatima". In New York
este cautat pentru eXcrocherii ce
,e-a savil'sit i'm eel din urma 9
ami.
lata recordul lui Weinberg:
In 1913 figurat in New York
ca consulul Statelor Unite in
MarOcco.
In 1915 figurat ca consul ge-
neral al Statelor Unite in San
Salvador 81 ca atare dat un
pranz splendid vice-presedintelui III
|acestei republici intr 'un hotel
fOarte elegant de aici.
mediat dupa aceea, in calitate
de "comandor Ethan Allen Wein-
berg, consul general al Romaniei''
q vizitat vasul de razboiu Wyo-
ming, ce era ancorat in riul Hud-
son, 81 a ospatat pc oficerii aces
tut vas la un pranz luxos dat la
Hotel Astor, unde a uitat sa pla-
teasca.
In 1918 ca 'lOcotenent Royale
Styr" si-a anuntat casatoria Gu 0
actrita renumita, mai apoi ziarele
au adus vestea ca eli divorteaza
81. mai tarziu, ca Sc ''adopta re-
ciproc."
Mai tarziu ell fost condamnat
pentru ca falsificat numele Sc
natorului Calder pc niste hartii
de recomandatie GU ajutorul caro-
IA "a inspectat'' casarma din
Brooklyn. Oar nu peste multa
vreme ell fost eliberat pentru
ca s'a purtat bine in temnita.
In uniforma splendida de Off
GER naval el fost primit de prin-
cesa Fatima. cu care s'a imprie-
TINT multi mai ales ca spunea ca
e in relatii strinse GU j. P. Nor
gan.
Cand sosit la America docto.
rul Lorenz, Weinberg ''s'a nu-
NIT" secretar al faimosului Chi
rurg, dar si-a perdut titlul de
doctor" cand Lorenz a declarat
lui Copeland, comisar sanitar in
New York, ca Weinberg e un in
selatOr. Ell colecta in aceasta ca.
lltate cate 100 dolari de la pa
cienti carl doriau sa fie tratati
de Lorenz.
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Asertiunile senatorului de Geor-
gia au fost facute Gu prilejul mai
multor discursuri Gu privire la
faptele celor doua particle princi-
pale. Senatorul Watson infor-
mat senatul in timpul vorbirei sale
ca legea care este trecuta in arti-
colul Dab fost votata in primul
congress al Statelor Unite.
SenatoruI Watson cerut Sena.
tOrului Heflin, democrat din Ala
bama, sd spuna opinia lui ca Gee
va crede poporul de felul cum e
condus guvernul nostru, cand un
criminal, nepedepsit, dar care cal
ca legea pc fata stiut de toti, CO.
mltand crima, este insarcinat cu
administered fOndurilor noastre
rationale 81 reconsolidarea datorii-
lor de $11, 1,OOO,OOO,OOO.n
Senatorul HefIin a zis ca Sena-
torul Watson a arafat ca Secreta-
rul Mellon a calcat legea 81 este
timpul ca Senatorii Sc vorbeasca.
d. Watson declarat ca d.
Stewart demisionat peste trei III
lie dupa ce Senatul a confirmat nu-
mirea lui 81 dupa ce Presedintele
Grant a aflat de dispozitiunile le-
gel.
"Si, daca d. Steward demisio-
nat, continual Senatorul Wat
son, de ce nu trebue sd demisio-
neze d. Mellon? De ce trebue sd
mentina postul in insolenta violare
a legei? Ell site asia. Asemenea
site 81 Presedintele Harding, 81
Partidul Republican va respunde
pentru fapt in toamna aceasta,
pentruca ell nu cred ca poporul
este pentru violarea fatisa a legei
Gle un membru al cabinetului, cand
poporul din tara este urmarit pen
tru Ofense triviale.
Intreband "de ce Presedintele
nu respecta legea," Senatorul
Watson zis ca Mellon a fost so
braznic' ca sa retina postul sau
81 trebuia sd demisioneze.
"Daca el nu demisioneaza," a
adaogat Senatorul Watson, ga
tuncl ar trebui ca Presedintele lsa-i
ceara demisia.'
Senatorial de Georgia, referin-
du-se la legea CONSOLIDATE datorii-
lor streine votata de curind a zis
Cd in istorie pana acum inca nici
odata nu s'a fnsarcinat un ON sd
manuiasca suma att de mare, "si
acel ON violeaza legea in fiecare ri
din viata lui.'
D. Watson s'a referit la D. Mel.
lon ''ca 0 figura colosala in lumea
afacerilor' 81 zis ca el n are maj
multe drepturi sd fie ministru dc
finante decat 81. P. Morgan, John
D. Rockefeller or un membru al
firmei Sears, Roebuck Co., daca
poftiti.''
Dansul 9 mai cetit din cartea
lui James D. Blaine & sDouaaaci "a
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Mexico City, 16 Februarie. -
Generalul Antonio Ruiz 81 CAPT
tanul Lugardo Perez din armata
federala au. fost executati eri di
mineata in Chihuahua City, dupa
ce curtea martiala la gasit vino
vati de rebelilne. Mana de fer a
presedintelui Obregon, care a f6st
f1lgaduitor in decursul celor din
urma 4 luni, s'a ridicat contra
rebellion. pc care-i persecuta Gu
tnata stricteta.
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4 ana told me to drive to the drug store
pE n roundabout route She wanted
me shades pulled down in the car and
pulled them down.
-, We parked about block away from
IN" store and waited. DR.. Vinson
WASH in then. \ little while later
ne went to the drug store and Mrs.
ihson got our and followed him. She
'"id me to wait for her. heard four
S"n's hred and then | saw her come
out or the drug store. Two policemen
caught her and that's all | know"
Nephews of Mrs. Ninson testified
tnnt they had often heard their aunt
threaten to kill her husband. On cross:
examination they admitted they didn't
care very much for her and that thcv
were not on speaking terms with their
father, her brother, who is now serving
Il jan term in another county.
drug clerk said he had seen Mrs
NlnSon attack her husband without an
parent cause and kick him repeatedly
calling him ut the same time nil snrts
OF names that were degrading and in.
Sulting. $50" -"
trained nurse told of her visit 20
the NinSon home the night before tho
murder ana or conversation with Mrs
NinSon in which the latter said II wo,,ii
nave been better for her husband ~ he
liad let her go to the insane asvlnm
the week before. ''u"
a number Of neighbors were placed
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every effort to stop the case and event.
,ually became desperate. She fcigned
insanity and when she was found sane
she deliberately planned the murder.
mo leader Of gang ever shovel
less mercy to his defenselcSS foe than
she showed. 1t was cold -booded
murder with no cxtenuating circum :
stances, the motive being purely mer- :
cenary. with the mumcrcss showing a
contemptuous disregard for the laws of
God and man.
The man she shot down was n
good man who had borne with her
long and patiently. At the trial no
word was uttered against him eXccpt
oy this woman. Is 1t any wonder that
with this evidence before them, the
members of the jury. having sworn TO
try the case according to the evidence.
ana having in mind their duty to so.
ciety, felt there was no alternative but
to say 'guilty'?'
Noluminous evidence that Mrs. Vinson
frequently threatened to kill her hus.
band and had deliberately planned the
manner of his death was introduced by
the State. j. w. Mann, a taxicab
driver, in his testimony fixed thc
blame on the woman for planning IN
advance what was to follow.
u got call that afternoon TO 60 in
the Ninson home" Mann told the jury,
'"They told me to go to the reor ~
the house. ! did. Mrs. vinson got in
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I Loved MY Husband:
I CHrried His Horse

~ loved my husband. mood ~
curry his horse for him. I did tbo,
because loved him so much, He knn, knn,
telling me that he didn't love mo and
ne didn't buy me thing to wear for
years and years. At last I got to tbo
place where | couldn't stand II " 'N'
Mrs. Ninson then went into tho do
tails of the shooting. She told of coIIin,
a taxicab, driving to the drug stora a.
of waiting there for her husband "tt' ~
appear. "
~ went in and talked to him asto-
while. ] asked him to Withdraw "'tia LIZ
divorce and he told me he would rnt
We argued about it and I saw him dro, no,, =,
back his coat and reach for his pistol
He had shot at me once, so | knew wh a ;
to expect. ] grabbed my pistol "n"i oni
shot him. After the first shot 7 don't any
remember anything else" Wv"
At this point in her testimonv NJ,
Ninson broke into sObs. and as She snnLn
of shooting her daughter fell to Ptho tho
floor in faint. 'H'
To rcblt the statement h. Mrs. Vim.
son, the State sought to show that tho
murder had been deliberately NANNY ,nJ
and executed. II was contender ,hot
the shooting grew out of the snit f"r
recovery of certain property given tn
Mrs. Ninson by her husband w
With the suit for divorce n notit;o,
for the recovery of the propertv wss
filed by DR.. Vinson. In this petition he
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Mrs. Cora Lou Vinson, SEN
fenced to hang

doesn't affect the situation one way or
the other go far as I am concerned.
I'm not a cold .blooded murderess, as
some people want to believe.
1T was a case of kill or get killed,
and killed first. They would not even
hang man for doing that and they
won't hang me. They don't hang
women in Georgia.
II am happier today than I have
been in years. I enjoyed a good sleep
the night after the verdict for the first
time since my husband filed his suit for
divorce. 1t was relief to know 1t
was all over, even If the jury did fail to
recommend mercy for me. The trou-
pie -! have gone through would have
killed an ordinary woman. 1t very
nearly put an end to me, but it is over,
for while at least. and I can rest"
Later Mrs. Vinson voiced her belief
again that she would never hang.
The higher court must grant me
new Trial. 1t cannot do otherwise.
did not get justice at my recent trial
because many testified against me and
few in my behalf. The next time It
Will be different. I know I will be
acquitted, but if things should 20 TO
the contrary then it would be up to
the Governor.
when he investigates my case and
sees how unjustly ] have been dealt
with, It won't take long for him to
order that l be pardoned. However.
l am not going to worry about that
until the time comes. 1 want to stay
here a while and rest"
The trial, which began exactly
two months after the shooting, was
fraught with sensational testimony and
bitter fighting on both sides. Former
Judge Newt Morris. attorney for Mrs
Ninson. was fined $50 for contemnt ~
court by Judge HUMPHREYS for repeat.
ediy asking directing questions. and nm
other occasions the Court was called
upon to reprimand the counsel.
Mrs. Ninson was the only witness for
the defense. She took the stand. and
for the first time made a statement in
regard to the murder. She said mr.
Vinson had told her that he was going
to divorce her so he could marry
younger woman. that he was tired ~
having n hysterical old woman around
him and that he was through with her
forever. "'" "e'
He made me dope ficnd." sbe
said. HE choked me and insultcd mo
and went with other women. Ono dov
ne shot at me and the bullet is still IN
the sofa In my parlor at home.
He told mo he was going to pot rid
of me so he could marry another WOMAN
! told him | would fight for him to tho
end and Il l couldn't have him M otbor
woman should. '''e'
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81 Did Not Mean to Kill
Him, I lust Shot Him"

Her first words. according to these
policemen. were: "I did not mean to
kill him. but when l thought how he
had mistrcated me just shot him."
These were the last words uttered
for publication by Mrs. Vinson before
the trial two months later. Then she
charged that she had shot her husband
in self defense. that he had once shot
at her and had repeatedly threatened her
life. and that she had seen him make a
motion for his gun when she visited
him at the drug store. This statement
came as a distinct surprise, as no evi-
dence that DR.. Ninson had had a pis-
tol or had ever carried one was intro
duced then or later.
The woman, soon after her arrest, en- =
tered plea Of insanity. She was
taken to the courtroom on a stretcher,
her health having apparently given
way. After a sensational trial, In
which the unfortunate woman took no
part, q jury declared her sane, and she
was sent back to the tower to await
trial for murder.
A week before the murder occurred
Mrs. Vinson was tried before Ordinary
Thomas Jcffries on lunacy charge
brought by her seventeen year old
daughter by former marriage, Mrs.
Pauline Brown, and at that time she
was found sane. A week later the
shooting occurred.
1t was this that made the defense
charge that the State of Georgia was
morally responsible for the murder of
DR.. Ninson and not the woman. Had
she been sent to the State insane asy-
lum, as she should, the defense con :
tended no murder would have taken
place.
Throughout the murder trial only one
member of Mrs. Wilson'S family stood
by her, that being her daughter, Mrs
Brown. The girl remained true to her
mother when all others left her to her
fate.
The family of DR.. Vinson. particu-
larly his brother, DIR. George Vinson.
have been actively engaged in assisting
the prosecution. At the request of DR.
Vinson. the brother. William Schley
Howard, former Congressman from
Georgia and one of the leading at
torneys in the State, came to the as
sistance of the prosecution. Two
nephews of Mrs. VinsOn, Roy and i.
s. Jackson, testified against her, de-
claring that they had often heard her
say she would kill her husband some
loy
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Doctor Left His Wife
and Lived in Hotel

! This couple We're married nineteen
years ago and lived together until six
! years ago, when real trouble seemed
10 have developed. However. the uc-
tual separation did not occur until two
aud onc-hulf years ago. DIR. NinSon
then went to the Williams House. II
downtown hotel, where he lived alone.
Mrs. Ninson remained at her home in
PonderS avenue.
She IS said TO have met Dr. NinsOn
on numerous occasions and at every
meeting something disaGrroablr arose
In speaking of this later in the tower
She said:
when | shot Or. Ninson had
reached the limit of my endurance.
was out of my mind. had put up with
abuse from him nS long rs | could
stand 1t. His filing suit for divorce
when | was i'll and on the verge OF
nervous prostration was the straw that
broke the camcl'S back, | couldn't
stand any more
Mrs. Ninson Is confined in the ma
irons quarters at the Fulton County
Jail, In large room with her are a
dozen women waiting trial on charges
varying from larceny to attempted
murder.
She has worked herself into the af
f"ctions of these prisoners. Al first
her health had given way and she was
little more than an invalid. The pris-
"nrrS waited on her. They call her
mother" and do whatever they can
for her comfort.
Poor things. ] wish ! could hplp
them" she said recently. surveying the
crowd of women who had moved away
while she talked with newspaperman
u feel sorry for them when / think
they have their whole lives before them
and are starting out under the stigma oi
Jail bird, pray for them every
night and ask God to have mercy on
"Blondy," e one % Of ig'"ee her eellm"tss' %""ss a
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girl of eighteen, who is awaiting trial
on charge of robbery. smiled at Mrs.
Ninson as she expressed sympathy for
the others.
Don't worry about US, mother, /"
she said. We'll come out all right.
I'd be willing to do n stretch Of ten
years If / thought could help you by
it,"
Mrs. Ninson frightened even more
when told that Atlanta women's or
ganizations were interesting themselves
in her behalf.
1T takes n woman TO see that her
less fortunate sister is given a fair
deal,' she said.
In a cell nearby is Frank DuPre. the
Peachtree bandit. as he is known 10
Atlanta. This eighteen year. old boy u
also under the sentence of death for
shooting Pinkcrton detective while at.
tempting to stage the most daring day,
time robbery ever committed in At
lanta. The murder occurred a week be-
fore Christmas at noon in the heart OF
the city. In an attempt to stop DuPrc
the City Comptroller was shot and
wounded. The boy escaped, but was
captured in Detroit month later.
No two crimes in the last ten years
have caused us much excitement and
comment as those in which Mrs. Vineon
and DuPre were involved. One was
committed by a young man, who
claimed TO be under the influence OF
liquor. urged on by pretty girl; the
other by a woman in middle life, a
dope addict by her own confession.
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Openly Ridicules Idea
That She VIII Hang

Since the trial Mrs. Vinson has been
in better health than in six years, she
told a newspaper representative. She
discussed her case freely. and openly
ridiculed the idea that she would hang
"IIang a woman for protecting her
self. The thing Is preposterous - she
exclaimed. Newspaper headlines dom t
scare me. They don't mean anything.
People like sensational reading, but that
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declared that Mrs. Vinson had
bounded him into giving her the
property, had threatened to kill him If
he did not and had used every means in
her power to make him turn over the
property to her.
DR.. George Vinson has outlined what
he contends to have been the motives
behind the shooting.
"Soon after the marriage Of my
BROTHER he said. "his wife began TO
demand of him that he deed over to
her several pieces of property which
he owned. When he at first demurred
she began mistreating him and abusing
him, and finally drove him away from
home.
"IIe made every effort to pacify her,
but she was determined to have the
property and would be satisfied with
nothing less. Finally he did make ovei
to her deeds for certain parts of hi,
property. She promised to live with him
and to treat him kindly il he would
do this and on several occasions threat
cncd to kill him If he did not.
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dation. At last It dawned that no rec.
Ommendation had been made.
my God!" some one whispered. and
the words were carried across the room.
The verdict had come as complete
surprise.
Solicitor General John Boykin. prose.
cutor, had asked. in his concluding
arguments for the State, a. verdict Of
guilty, with recommendation for
mercy. No plea for the death penalty
had been made by any member Of the
prosecution.
II never asked a jury to hang a
woman, and l will not do so in this
case Solicitor Boykin had concluded
his argument. THE evidence shows
conclusively, however, that Mrs. Vim
sons act in taking the life of her hus-
band was premeditated and cold
blooded. l ask you to return a verdict
of guilty, but with it a recommendation
to the, Court for mercy"
The murder of DR.. Vinson was one
of series of sensational shootings in
which women have played important
parts in Georgia within the last few
years; In none Of the other cases which
have been recorded has a jury returned
such verdict that carried with it the
death penalty.
+ The story Of the domestic troubles
which led to the shooting of the Atlanta
physician is sordid. Charges of cruelty
against both parties were contained in
divorce proceedings and answers on rec
ord at the time of the murder, which
came as the dramatic climax to six
years Of discord and unhappiness.
The murder occurred about dusk as
DR.. Vinson sat at his desk in the Pierce
drug store in Marietta street, Atlanta,
filing out prescription. He was alone
In the store with the exception Of G.
l.. Edwards. clerk, who was. at the
time in the front part of the building.
Mrs. Vinson walked into the store,
spoke to her husband. and, according
to Edwards. opened fire without appar-
ent provocation. Four shots entered
his head and he died without regaining
consciousness.
AS Mrs. Vinson rushed from the store
and started toward taxicab which
she had left near the corner with in
structions to wait for her, two county
policemen, Jack Carroll and T. j.
Davis, were passing. Mrs. Ninson was
arrested
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Drug store where Mrs. Vinson
killed her husband

on the witness stand to show that she
had repeatedly made threats that she
would kill her husband some day.
DR.. NinSon practIced medicine in
, Atlanta for more than thirty years. lie
had been married twice before his mar
riage to the woman who killed him,
having children by all three wives. Mrs.
Ninson had also been married twice
before her marriage 10 DIR. NinsOn.
both of her former husbands still living
, in Georgia il is said