New-York tribune., 1922-05-13
Two Years of Terror for
Artists Mate Ended by
Flight of Man Blamed
for Her Marital Woes
Posing g as Reporter,
Got Cash for Tales
known as A.E. Robertson.
but Not the Principal
in Cu1berson Romance


rated Pierre Tartouc, the portrait
painter, and Claudia Windsor Tartoue,
his beautiful wife, we're revealed yes
terday by Nine. Tartoue as the result
of blackmail plot, Of which she says
she has been the victim for the last
two years. The departure from New
York of the blackmailer and a coinci-
dence which led her to see in the
printed description of man wanted
for another offense a close resemblance
to the person who had prosecuted her
brought ahcut her resolve to make
public her story.
Out Of Nc whirl Of coincidence
which finally disclosed the secrets of
the last two years, may come recon
ciliation between the painter and his
wife. Nine. Tartoue said last night
that she and her husband were again
"the best of friends" 1t was init
mated that the separation suits begun
on both sides two years ago would be
abandoned. Nine. Tartoue made it
plain that since the departure Of the
man who has been their evil genius
she and her husband had resumed as
sociation on most amicable terms.
In Terror for Two Years
A man whom she knows as Robertson
is responsible for her two years OF
misery, Nine. Tartoue said For that
terror of this man. She holds him re.
sponsible for her estrangement from
her husband and fo- the rublca ion Of
her innocent connection with the Roy
Mayo divorce and kidnapping case and
the murder plot" which grew out Of
that entanglement She charges that
the man lived for months at her ex-
pense, robbed her Of clothing and arti-
cles of value and blackmailed her.
According to Nine. Tartone the same
man similarly victimized her husband
and also abused his confidence. =
The publicity which recently was
given to the intcrdicted love affair be.
tween Alexander E. Robertson and the
Texas, is responsible for Nine Tar
toue's decision to break her silence
under the persecution she has en-
dured.
An article which appeared in The
Tribune last Tuesday contained a de-
scription of man who, calling him
self Alexander f. Robertson, victim
lied Richard Waller, fellow member
Of the British Great War Veterans
Club, stealing from him valuable pap
ers and his clothes. after Waller had
befriended him when he was down and
out After reading The Tribune's de-
scription of this man. Nine. Tartoue
said she became convinced that the
Robertson who had victimized Waller
and the Robertson who had wrecked
her married happiness were one and
the same.
This is not the Alexander f. Robert
son whose name has been prominent in
the Culberson case, but another man
claiming the same name. The diff
ference in the identity Of the two
men was definitely established by Wal.
ler, who has met both.
After she had read the description
Of the Robertson who victimized Wal
Ter, Nine Tartoue sent for Waller, and
they compared notes. Other sources
of identification were searched, and
last night in the apartment which
Nine. Tartoue occupies uptown with
friend. Waller declared it was his
belief that the two men were the same
The same facial characteristics are
noted, there Is similarity IN the
handwriting, and Robertson gave to
Nine Tartoue and to Waller an identi.
cal address in Brooklyn, where he said
he previously had resided. Nine
Tartoue described to Waller suit
which Robertson was wearing when she
saw him last in April. Waller said
he believed that suit to be one which
was stolen from him.
Told Her He Was War Veteran
"Thcse men are the same, am sure
Nine. Tartoue said. Robertson toc
me he was British veteran, and
member of this club. The Robertson
know to my sorrow is not the mar
who figured in the Culberson case, but
he is beyond all question the man who
vctimzed Waller"
THAT means that at last ! can tel
the truth about the torture | have suf
fercd during the last two years." Nine
fCon.jnued on pasn eiqht)