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''The Globe'' then gives an ''ex-parte'' statement by Mrs. Fletcher, to the effect that for private reasons Mrs. Hart-Davies asked Mr. Fletcher to take charge of her property. Mrs. Fletcher added: — | ''The Globe'' then gives an ''ex-parte'' statement by Mrs. Fletcher, to the effect that for private reasons Mrs. Hart-Davies asked Mr. Fletcher to take charge of her property. Mrs. Fletcher added: — | ||
“My husband, after consulting legal authority, did so. After this she broke up her home, and came to reside not a great distance from our house. At this time she expressed a wish to make our residence her home, and, upon consenting to allow her to do so, she wished to make over to us, as our absolute property, all the articles that had been brought to our house; consequently, the deeds of gift which conveyed to me absolutely, and without reservation, the whole of this property, were given to me.” | {{Style P-Quote|“My husband, after consulting legal authority, did so. After this she broke up her home, and came to reside not a great distance from our house. At this time she expressed a wish to make our residence her home, and, upon consenting to allow her to do so, she wished to make over to us, as our absolute property, all the articles that had been brought to our house; consequently, the deeds of gift which conveyed to me absolutely, and without reservation, the whole of this property, were given to me.”}} | ||
Mrs. Fletcher showed the deeds to ''The Globe'' representative, one paper of which reads as follows: — | Mrs. Fletcher showed the deeds to ''The Globe'' representative, one paper of which reads as follows: — | ||
{{Style S-Small capitals| “Dearest Friend.}}—Out of gratitude for all the unselfish and inestimable services and of friendly kindness shown by you and your excellent husband repeatedly towards myself, thereby causing my life to reap daily blessings, I wish to notify you that it is my express wish and ardent desire to make over to you, as an humble and free gift from myself to yourself, the whole of the above property, and it shall henceforth become by right of gift your sole and absolute property, to bequeath or dispose of as you shall of your own free choice deem suitable.” | {{Style P-Quote|{{Style S-Small capitals| “Dearest Friend.}}—Out of gratitude for all the unselfish and inestimable services and of friendly kindness shown by you and your excellent husband repeatedly towards myself, thereby causing my life to reap daily blessings, I wish to notify you that it is my express wish and ardent desire to make over to you, as an humble and free gift from myself to yourself, the whole of the above property, and it shall henceforth become by right of gift your sole and absolute property, to bequeath or dispose of as you shall of your own free choice deem suitable.”}} | ||
The context, if any, of the above part of the alleged letter is not given in ''The Globe''. Mrs. Fletcher closed her communication to the reporter as follows: — | The context, if any, of the above part of the alleged letter is not given in ''The Globe''. Mrs. Fletcher closed her communication to the reporter as follows: — | ||
“Her statement about a command being given by her spirit mother to divest herself of all jewelry is absolutely untrue, because she never appeared without it, and was always noticeable for her conspicuous dress and her love of any article which would go to make up a striking apparel. The jewels, which have been valued all the way from $50,000 to $100,000 were taken by myself to a jeweller, who said they could not be sold for over $3,500. The actual value of the rest of the property may be estimated in a like ratio. After crossing the ocean and arriving at Lake Pleasant, we found that we had been preceded by one James McGeary, otherwise called Dr. Mack.” | {{Style P-Quote|“Her statement about a command being given by her spirit mother to divest herself of all jewelry is absolutely untrue, because she never appeared without it, and was always noticeable for her conspicuous dress and her love of any article which would go to make up a striking apparel. The jewels, which have been valued all the way from $50,000 to $100,000 were taken by myself to a jeweller, who said they could not be sold for over $3,500. The actual value of the rest of the property may be estimated in a like ratio. After crossing the ocean and arriving at Lake Pleasant, we found that we had been preceded by one James McGeary, otherwise called Dr. Mack.”}} | ||
Here Mrs. Fletcher characterized Mr. McGeary’s conduct as dastardly and scandalous, and accused him of being the person who had prevailed upon Mrs. Davies to take the course she has, and saying “that his action was taken purely out of revenge.” The arrests and search of the house were made as described in ''The Globe'' at the time of the affair. Mrs. Fletcher states that the property seized by the detectives at her Washington street residence was exclusively and absolutely her own property, and had nothing to do whatever with the property transferred by Mrs. Davies. The garments marked with Mrs. Davies’ initials were simply cast-off {{Style S-HPB SB. Continues on|10-451}} | Here Mrs. Fletcher characterized Mr. McGeary’s conduct as dastardly and scandalous, and accused him of being the person who had prevailed upon Mrs. Davies to take the course she has, and saying “that his action was taken purely out of revenge.” The arrests and search of the house were made as described in ''The Globe'' at the time of the affair. Mrs. Fletcher states that the property seized by the detectives at her Washington street residence was exclusively and absolutely her own property, and had nothing to do whatever with the property transferred by Mrs. Davies. The garments marked with Mrs. Davies’ initials were simply cast-off {{Style S-HPB SB. Continues on|10-451}} | ||