The evening world. Newspaper, March 29, 1905, Page 3

s ba , be “ tai ae Why May Belfort Whipped Instead of Shooting ‘Boer General, REFUSED T0 WED HER. Promised to Make Her His Wite, Says Comedienne, When He Procured Divorce, SHE SHOWS LOVING LETTERS { In Affectionate Notes He Calle Her | “Bweotheart,” “My Love,” und * and “Darling,” ‘4 —_—_— “Death ts to good for a Viton, and 0 i horsgnelped br Belfort, the Bngiish ed fenne, who has arrived in New York frem Chicago, where ehe recently at- freqted wide attention by publicly thrashing the noted Boer leader, Gen, Benjamin Viljoen, whom she accuses of having pursued her with his atten- ons fer eoveral years, Mim Belfort said that Gen. Viljoen SAYS MAN HE SHE HORSE WHIPPED BOER GENERAL. had proposed to her, although he had a} wife living and that she had promised to marry him when he obtained a di- vores, Bhe sald that later he coldly declared a cessation of all thoughts of marraige and in a rage she attacked him with a whip, although she had a revolver in her possession which, she eald,.ehe had intonded to use before eolding to let the Boer live. To substantiate her claim ¢hat tne} General had made love to her and con- templated marriage Miss Belfort pro- | duced a number of letters, which Gia ald were written by Gen, Viljoen, 10/ terme of deep affection, She said: | “¥ aid whip Viljoon In Chicago, I car. | * pled aw loaded revolver with me at that | time with waich I intended tc kill him." | Two of tho lotters are as follows: “| Fear | Am Ruined.” Bt. Louis, Deo, 23, 1903, Ma Cherte May: tecelved your cable iast night, but what oan I answer? I am sorry, yes, doubly 90, that you should have been taken in by the newspaper man, I fear I am ruined. The divorce lawyers | ‘ou again, At present Tam ina Mlserable mood, 90 forgive. Au revolr, love, BEN. “1 Can't Afford It.” Bt. Louls, Oot, 27, 1904. My Dear May: Your reproachful letter BAVE FATHER THE SLIPANDIS ~ NOW A BRIDE Miss Deming’s Weddu., Was Stopped Once, but This Time Parent Had No Chance, Miss Adele Deming, daughter of Ed- ward Deming, & prouinent real-estate Droker at Mariners’ Hasdor, 8, 1, wes married Jast night at the ondegroom’s | residence to Ernest Bush, a local car- penter and bullder, after the girl's fath- er had tried twice to stop the wedding. The bride bad beon engaged to Mr. Bush for some time and the wedding a8 set for Sunday night, to take place at the home of the bride at $ o'clock, ‘The minister had arrived, but shortly before the ceremony was to have taken place Mr, Deming told the minister that there would be no need of his services, ‘When pressed for hit reisons be is al- Jeged to have sald the’ he had objec- tions to Mr, Bush, The gxtstor then left the house and the wedding marty was , dismissed, About 11 o'clock last night the young % woman managed to elude her father and got out of the house and hurried tp the home of her flance, Pastor How- ard. was quickly summoned and soon reached the house, As he was about to perform the ceremony Mr, Deming ap- peared and again tried to stop the mar- Mage, The minister refused to listen to him, saying that Miss Doming was of @ge and that he hed investigated the character of Mr, Bush and saw no rea- gon why they should not be married. ‘he ceremony. was then performed er $5,000 FOR APIRITUALISTS, KLOKUK, Ia,, M°vch 20.—Pive thou- fand dollars Is bequeathed to the Na- tlonallet Bole tuallet Assoctation of Washington, D.C. by the will of the late Samuel W, Tucker, a wealthy citl- wen of Keokuk, he will was filed t day for probate, A way to ascertain quickly the loca- tlon, size and price of Manhattan Island APARTMENTS, HOTELS, PRIVATE HOMES, FLATS, BUSINESS PROPERTY, FOR SALE & TO LET, | SEE | MANHATTAN SECTION} OF | ener nereeernet CHILDREN'S | ons or rushing fire-engines, arrive at maturity not only with de- AIDED STOLE WIFE'S LOVE Capt, Spain, of the British Navy, Denounces Former Friend, Now Under Arrest. “I had befriended nim and given him the bread he ate, yet he stole my wife | from nie,” sald Capt. 0. G, V, Bpain, A ‘ritish naval officer stationed at Ot- tawa, Canada, to-day In explaining the arresl of Cupt, Reginald Salmon, for- mnerly of the British Navy. Salmon js in the Jefferson Market \priaon under $2,000 ball awalting x- ‘amgttion ‘Niuretay on a change of having been responsible for a criminal operation upon Mra. Spain, Dr, An» drew Fulton, of No, 370 Fifteth street, Brooklyn, ia detained’ on @ aimilar change, Capt, Spain, a tall, athletic man, with lowt-Astoria, His wife, whom he charges with having deserted him for Capt, Salmon, Is occupying a bare little Mat at No, Jil Second avenue, Bhe is | slck, and pathetically pleads to be al- hdnd her in Ottawa, They Met in London. | “My tvouble began when I met Bal- | mon in London q@bout seven months ‘| 90," paid Capt, Spain, He told ino he was without money and did not | know where to go or what to do, As |T had known in better days, I | asked him to go to Canada with me, | where there are opportunities for every | man who will try to make his way in | the world. In Ottawa I took him into | my house and sheftered him for months, He ate et my table until he found | omething to do, and then found quar- ters for himeelf, Meanwhile he had oes guilty attachment for my “Two months ago she fled from ()t- | awa with him. They cama to New ae i where Salmon assumed my ¢. | Capt, Spain discovered where hi , is wif ea beg Gh ae Peer ale | Wrote to her boy, @ lad of fifteen years, | Phi tebter ‘fell into We hands aiid Tv at once came to Now York. Here ne plalms he disuovered that Mis. Spain was oritically ill because of u eriniinal operation. Medical Society Acted, Ho laid the matter before the Coun Medioal Society, und through agents Ki that organization evidence was obtained on which jon Dr. Fulton were Laehtra eat Capt, Salmon denies that, figura ttyel speaking; he bit the hand that fed hie, a8 Capi, Spaln alleges, recelved. I wrote to you several times in London, As to our relations, mv dear May, the position I am in Is of such a nagurme t I cannot look to aay prospect of making yous home, 1 can't afford it, And as my epugetons are almply outrageous, it would ibe folly for Dr, Paddock Advocates Ofen- ing of Schools as Playgrounds to Keep East Side Little Ones from Evil Surrounuings’ —— Nev. Robert Lewis Paddock, of the Church of the Holy Apostles, in dis- oussing the peril of east-side children who are forced to seck amusement and exorcise in tho streets, to-day sald the problem of shielding the boys and) girls of the tenements from demoral- lzing Influences was of vital import. arice, ‘Pvery step taken to shield the chil- dren from the temptations of vice and crime will have its influence not only upyn conditions of ‘9-day, but upon generations that are yet to come,” he sald, “It ts a fact that intimate knowl- edge of sin weakens and oventually geswoys that horror which normal men and women feel for vice, Children who ghow up in viclous surroundings, even though they escape utter denwr- alization, bring children into the wold in whom they are unable to awaken a keen revization of right and “wrong because their own ideas have been blunted, 1f this condition continues for several generations we see fansilles uf moral, mental and physical dwarfs. ‘That 1s just what east side condl- tlons of to-day, if left unchecked, prom: ise the people of New York, It js a sad- dening thing to think of, and would be indeed terrible were it not that there Is every indication that the strong men of the community are at last awakening tu a keener sense of their duty to the unfortunate multitude, There {8 not a man in the world with a heart in which there 1s a touch of love for h's fellow men who would not be glad te lend a hand toward helping the children of tho tenements to conquer the dangers of thel environment, Need More Parke, "T believe Ike Mr, Hunter that the streets are not the place for the chil- dren, Besides the fear, which !8, alas, often too real, that they may meet evil persons or see evil things, there Is the danger of Injury, The streets of the densely populated east side are as a rule narrow, Some of them contain car and are lined along the curb with ish-carts, There ts little room left for the children, and they are menaced by passing velicles, hurrying patrol wag- “In addition to this, they breathe tn gorms of deadly disease, and often yed innocence, but with shattered re should be @ park every ten blocks In the crowded districts. Or course, this would be @ tremendously costly undertaking by the municipal government, and until we could carry it out we might ‘ag, well commence to make the use of the public schools which Mr. Hunter has suggested. The chy has many milions of dollars in- vested in these sdhool buildings and jmake moral ‘or honest men, “I do not owe Capt, Spain a debt of Z gratitude,” he sald, Rie has never U done anything for me, T did not run |nny sane person to make promises and|away with his wife, They separated drag @ woman Into ties which would | before I left Ottawa and she came to never bring happineps, 1 will, . of | New. York, I met her here, and havy- course, be glad to see you again, But, |{ng known her in Canada, was anxious my dear girl, the day of mariage with {me is pat forever. Yours’ very in- \cerely, B.3! VILJORN. PERIL DUE TOSTREETS HOW SPREAD OF CRIME MIGHT BE LESSENED., REV, ROBERT LEWIS PADDOCK, noted student of conditions among the’ poor—More playgrounds are needed for the children of the tenements, CITY SUPBRINTENDANT\.OF PYBLIC SCHOOLS MAXWHLL— Childfen should be better fed, the city supplying them with lunches, JULIA RICHMAN, District Superintendent of Public Schools— Mothers must be warned of their daughters’ danger, and taught to guard them against it, u PRESIDENT TAFFT, of the Board of Education—The achools must be cleansed of children already corrupted, VARIOUS POLICH OFFICIALS—Parents, clergy and school teach- ors must work in unison against crime, ROBERT HUNTER, of the University Settlement Soclety—Keep schools open before and after study hours, and fit up in them play- grounds, Hbraries and reading-rooms, thus keeping children off the etreets, KEYRAN O'CONNOR, Assistant Listriot-Attorney—Let teachers hold heart-to-heart talks on morality with girl pupils, and, eapecianly, let the men against whom crime is proven be relentlessly punished, ; to help her, I did not occupy the flat on Second avenue, I have @ room on Irving place.” ond" recreation places for children and beh ges ¢ the efforts to better the condi. youths, He of ie how of the tenements, de- tens talcen are ont} of sotiaiism or feiernaliem, but’ chee ne uation, leans of helping the perels to help themeelves which would intolerable and offensive in smaller Places are absolutely necessary here, whl Is not yet Sane ke mere oan ideas and American sentiment. We must atrive to prevent these people from ‘falling under demoralizing influ ences Wile endeavoring to make Amer- Vice Due to idleness, “Much of the vice of the world {s due to idleness and lack of exercise to work off excessive vitality, In New York the chitdren ‘have little opportunity to ex- ercise, and that is probably why some 80 éasily fall prey to temptation, “In the parks which I would like to See established the boys would be per- mitted to play bascball and football to | ORne Of them, thelr hearts’ content, If there were 4 4 ‘uture genera- danger of smashing windows In the sur- bbe WL be poptronted with the prob- rounding houses, the windows could be | inal class wilh Witt toe, amd, crim forbidding ball playing, (Mei e pre- “To guard against complaint Be the | Ventlve measures, :j nolse which the children might maxe while at play, the ground immediate y Bath rk gas a ge | Re WIFE OF OLD QUARD CAPTAIN WANTS $7,000, brary, gymnasium, baths and lecture hall which I think’ should be supplied district, "In fact, these parks might be calied nelghbarhood centres, where children and thelr parents could go for recrea- tlon, amusement and fresh air, “There may be pbientlen to the enor- mous expense of stich undertakings, but it should be remembered that the needs ofthis crowded island are different [rom the needs of any other area in tis country, Village ideas cannot be ap- plied with success to the metropolis, Blocks Like Villages. “Here there are single blocks which contain ag many human belngs as whole towne, yet the towns haya thelr parks, public halls, Mbrarles, churohes and places of amusement, In New. 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