The Washington times., 1922-06-11
When Her Lover Re-
turned to His Wife
and Child, Virginia
Girl Found It Inn
possible to Take
His Advice and Try
to Live Down Past.
RICHMOND, Va.
June 10.
<(EACE 1t all and
then start a new
life. If things

member, you did It all for
love. and love will make
, you rise to q nobler life!"
This Is the final frag-
ment of q desperate ap-
peal that failed to save
Fannie Grasswitt from sui
eide, when her romance
with o. 8. Hunsicker, man
ager Of the Hill Directory
Company, crashed to earth.
The letter was written
by Miss Matte Grasswitt,
an aunt, when the writer
learned that the affair had
collapsed and that the girl
was planning to kill her
self. -.
Three hours after the
letter arrived, Fannie was
, dead, q suicide by gas, in
her fashionable Edgewater
apartment in Chicago.
, Hunsicker was married and was
the father Of q daughter when he
met Miss Grasswitt In this city a
few years ago. but he did not tell
her about his wife and child.
The girl. who came of
wealthy Southern family and pos
sessed an independent income.
soon found that she loved him.
and even when she learned Of his
wife and daughter. she could not
bring herself to give him up al
together.
She introduced him proudly to
her aunt, and the elder woman
was strongly attracted by the gal
liant business man. though she
never won a position approx
mating that Of her niece in his af-
fections.
Fannie and Hunsicker made
many brief trips through South
ern resorts, to Norfolk, Newport
News, Washington and at times
defied the conventions by spend
ing week-ends in hotels of this
city. The girl presented her lover.
from her own purse. with Jewels
and clothing, buying them In her
own name. regardless Of gossip.
In local department stores and
having his initials engraved on
siiverware.
Then came the first breath Of
exposure. Fannie. on her aunt's
advice. went to Chicago. From
that point. she kept up a contin-
uous correspondence with Hun
sicker, sending and receiving fer.
vent love letters-but she was
eager to return to her home town
and said so frequently In her let
ters to him.
He seemed to fear her reap
,pearance among his friends. As
she kept suggesting that plans
be made for her homecoming.
his letters grew colder and he
kept urging that the move would
be unwise. Finally, as though to
settle the question permanently,
he enclosed in a note to her. this
letter, which he said had been re-
ceived by his wife.
Dear Mrs. Hunsciker:
Are you aware that your hus-
band writes and hears daily from
q certain lady? have seen him
get his mail at the general de-
livery window very often.
THE EAGER INVESTIGATOR.
"I Investigated q few facts.
can prove every statement
make. I think you should know
about 1t. A baby was born and
] can tell you where It was bern.
AFTER you came to Virginia to
live he and this woman made
three trips together. They went
twice to Norfolk where they regis.
tered at the Southern Hotel as o.
8. Hunicker and wife. The other
time he met her in Washington
when he came from q trip
through Pennsylvania, in October.
"The diamond ring that he wears
was never bought with his money.
True. he has the receipts for the
money paid made out In his name,
but that was only to throw you off
the track. In case you ever asked
20 SEQ the receipts.
go to Nowland a Co. and they
win tell you that Mr.. Hunsicker
was never in that store to buy that
ring. but they will tell you who
came In and bought not only the
ring, but other jewelry. and always
his monogram, o. 8. H., was en-
graved on It.
+" mot only did he accept jeweiry
from her, but q raincoat, travel.
ing bag. cigarettes, magazines and
numerous wearing apparel and
toilet articles. He depended on her
- l.