The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-28
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SWORD
DUEL
Wife and Other Woman Fight
It OUT With Chinese Weapon
in Doctors Home.
BY G. A. LITTLE.
copyrighted. 1929. by Rochester I've
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ROCHESTER,, n. Y, May. %.
Investigation OF the amazing
lore duel between two. women
with swords at the home Of DE-.
Edward Rider Wheelock, sixty,
famous physician and naturalist,
Of Industry, was begun today BY
Sheriff Franklin Judson. The
story Of the duel was published
exclusively in the Rochester
American.
Wife Gut on Hand.
The action to be taken by the
sheriff because of the encounter
which the eternal triangle" caused
will be quickly decided on.
Although the wife, Mrs. Ruth
Wheelock, whose hand was badly
injured in the encounter with her
young and pretty antagonist, Mrs.
Mabel Grant, formerly of Waverly,
had recovered sufficiently to be able
to leave the General Hospital, she
did not return to the mansion on
the hill" at Industry.
Instead, she sent this message,
which indicates that she does not
intend to return to her home,
where more than twenty years Of
her married life with the naturalist
was spent:
"Give all OF my clothing to this
messenger"
(Signe6 RUTH"
The messenger was met at the
doorway of the mansion by Mrs
Grant, who consulted the physician
and the messenger went away with
out the clothing. Not long after
ward neighbors said an express
package - undoubtedly containing
the wife's clothing was sent to her
at Rochester.
Mrs. Wheelock is staying at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Schlenker, 1877 Weaver street. Mrs.
Grant is at the mansion of the
HILL" which indicates just who Is
the winner in the contest over
which the sword was brought into
use.
Other Woman Arrives.
Here is Mrs. Wheelock's story of
the duel:
"Dr. wheelock became my hus-
band thirty-one years ago in July,
and no couple lived more happily
than did VIC until three years ago
when he first met Mrs. Mabel
Grant, who was interested in
literary work, which is the occupa-
ton Of the doctor much of the
time since he retired from practice.
MRS, Grant came to live at our
house and last fall trouble de-
veloped, with the result that I
spent much of the time with an old
friend in Rochester, but l returned
this spring."
Mrs. Wheelock said that she be-
lieved she had reasons for jealousy
and she was ignored to quite an
extent in her own home, but on
the dav of the duel she went walk
ing with her husband.
I'VE went down through the
woods and gathered many beautiful
specimens of flowers" she said,
land 1 had a wonderful afternoon
with the doctor, just as we used to
have in the old days when he was
devoting all of his time to his work
as naturalist, the days when
was always with MIN.
1--WE returned home in the after
IlOOH anu L pIcPoASN "A>A-
we had in front Of the big, open
fireplace in the library. My hus-
band talked to me just as he used
to and we sat for a long time in
front OF the fire.
Then Mabel came back from
town. She was tired and cross,
and we had words. She seemed so
angry at me that thought she
was going to attack me and de-
cided that I would lock myself in
my own room, so I started to go
to the door,
Both Go to Hospital
"Then 1 thought If she did at
tack me 1 would not have any
thing to defend myself with. and I
caught a glimpse Of the Chinese
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