Show LIGHT SHED ON SCANDAL wronged woman makes sensational charge mrs louise of salina accuses J W phillips with paternity of child for several weeks ecks there have been peri persistent stent rumors in salina and richfield connecting connect ine the name of J IV phillips a foraci for aci ici resident of silim salina in a very unga unsavory Nory affair the parentage of a baby given gien birth to on october 31 last by mrs airs louise louie loui E of that place the reaper heaper heard of these rumors and endeavored to get at such facts as would warrant nevo newspaper paper tion of the affair but could not find an one nabo vho assume responsibility to statements th atwould justify an airing of the matter the reaper being a paper which does docs not believe in catering caterin and pandering to morbid and salacious licious sa scandals and sensationalism refrained re frain cd from taking up a matter which so far had bad amounted only to local gossip awaiting such time as the affair should become public lit in a public ati if there was inas any dounda tion for it in a lite late issue of a docil paper mr air philips denied in every the rumors concerning his connection with the affair now comes aar mrs the dmn I 1 in thi casc c in cin an open letter to the public published in the list isue ia ue of the salina call giving her arsion of the affair and the reaper feels at liberty to publish what is purported to be the facts by one of the parties birties to the cae the letter fully explains the alleged affair and is as follows As a letter has app appeared oared in the Riel ic ifield le sun written by J IV phillips wherein ye he claims that he is innocent inroe ent of the charge I 1 make against him and puts me in a very bid bad light bea beffre the pubic I 1 hereby take the liberty to st ite my side of the case I 1 came to his home at his request in september 1906 1 I remained there until the death of his wife doing the snork work I 1 about the house I 1 was then installed as his housekeeper and my self and children w v ere a home with him as long as I 1 lived hied later he proposed marriage to me I 1 and it was understood all the time that we were to become man and nife ife under these circumstances together with certain inducements lie he ruined me e m and left me in disgrace As a result of this a child was born to me on oct 31 1907 1 I claim and am willing A to make affidavit thit that he is the father of that child in spite of his promises to me he suddenly left salina and I 1 knew nothing of his marriage to another until the announcement cards were out he told me he was not going ay away arid and said ut UD to the last moment that he be would rather loose his right arm than desert me but ho he went just the same to prove that lie he is the father of my child I 1 submit that he paid me prior to going away that he begged me to go to denver and get rid of the child as he did not want his name connected with the affair he gave another with which to do this 1 I took it but refused to go to denver after the child was born I 1 wrote him the following letter salina S utah nov 3 1907 mr air I 1 W phillips longbeach Long beach cal I 1 am now the mother of your biby baby and want to know if aou ou are willing illing to make this wrong right I 1 have nothing to su piort my own children with louise sorensen III answer to this letter I 1 received tre tle following reply from him mcg main st longbeach Long beach cal nov 8 mrs airs louise I 1 reC received Lived letter today and in answer will say that I 1 expect willie to arrive here tomorrow or sunday with flossie ind and as soon as he comes I 1 will send him back to sic you now I 1 would like for you to wait until he comes and n d there will be nothing lost by wa tin ting a few days I 1 hope this will wi be s t is until he be will come t ti see you I 1 am very respectfully J W phillips he m mide de arrangements to have a certain c I 1 of salmi salina act as his agent in making a peaceable s atle ment with me through this agent he be offered me 1000 in cash and the furniture in his old home in all the negotiations beav cen me arid and the agent no name was mas mentioned but that of J IV phillips it was as him through whom the nanney was coming for him and no one else with this understanding and knowing lie he was responsible sp risible for my ruin I 1 accepted the offer otar and decided to let the matter drop I 1 would never hav alno e said anything t h ing abut about it had nd lie not provo provoked kd me to do so by subsequent doings i no 0 sooner hid I 1 accepted the offer than I 1 learned that his eldest son had made affidavit to the effect that he I 1 was vas the father of the child adding insult to tn injury and putting me in a bid b id light before the public this I 1 denounce as f filse and villainous then came phillips letter in the sun claiming his innocence these things were more than I 1 could stand so decided to mike make a statement ement I 1 sinned with no on but J W phillips lie he is the father of my child and I 1 have hae the proof where he ought to have been a 1 brother and a protector he took advantage advant agia of rne me and brought about my ruin LOUISE |