The St. Louis Republic. [volume], August 20, 1905, PART II, Image 11

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NINBTY-EiaHTH YE&R.
Sunday:, morning, august 20, 1905.J
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BY JOHJN MAN, WHO SEEKS T PAUPEEEZE MINE OWMR
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Na Allegations of Impropriety Are Made by A. Roy Fuller Against His Wife, Who, He Says, Is Above Suspicion She
Frankly Tells Him That She Loves Budd M. Robinson, Whose Fortune Is Estimated at $300,000
Fuller Sues for $15,00O, but His Scheme of Vengeance Is to. Have Mrs. Robinson Get Her
Husband's Money Parallel Mentality Given as Reason for Attachment'
Which Wrecked Two Home's Were Former Friends.
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wealthy mtiic uutirr nf Jojilin. Ills
fortune H rstlinnteJ to bq S3M.M.
Ilr i a;cii4ed f alienating lh mf
fvtior.s of Mrs. A. Roj- Fuller.
wlmoe. htmbuxl u formerly pri
vate rerretsry t Mr. RoMimon. No
rliance of In inmnle? in made. Mm.
Fuller left Jcplln on July 1 aftar
teltlns; her hueband tlut ah lored
Mr KnMuson letter than she Imed
him fi la nld to b In Ohieaco.
Sir no!lnm lft Jopltn on Julr
7 and nt to ChlcmtO. A to Ril
W ult asRlnut him f.r fli.t. h
say-
TTiem amtp imprnfrietr In ocr
relattor.. Our tastes were th
jir.l w re IrretlstlMy 4ran to
earli ithr "
Kuller vaj-?.
They thoiht the name thoushtl.
aa they UkM th amtne tMnca. bat
tnir retotiiina went no further than
frlenlhlr. My wife H abore au-plcion."
Platonic IlenaUon.
Bright, tmar nJ brfc-zr JopHn. tk
Mtropotln of Anotawaat Mljourl. la not
Mlly atartle.i by a scandal, but she has
keen mad to ap and alt up and tak
artlea within tr. laat week.
nne! is the (Oaa. of a Mantel with
no real yearvlat In u that many of to
Inhabitant cf tiila areat niimnjr tn
tMctiivl to reserve Judgment until the now
aBoua Fuller-HoMnaon caaa haa ben
nally adjudlcate.1 in the, enurtn.
That tlier la wm for skepticism la
rknoaledsed. Platnnl.i alienation la ao
"" ir.ina; in Jiinnprndejice mz
atrange a th'ng In Joriln. or for thai mat
er anywher- rl, thjt the people m
ha to b better aualnted with It be
forn thty HI cotii to r It flne point.
Budd Jr. lnt.n.xjurc and rirti. 1
lajr iM for SIK.V by A. Ilr.y Fuller,
xo'jsc and poor, who chnrgvii that Kobbi
on haa alienated the ffrttnn f jftw.
ruller That tho rruulims of Robinson
and Mr. Puller rerr estanded beon4
the bivumU of .Flatonlem 1 acknowledged
and rtnp!ia.tzal ty th accuser.
Thla coti'litlon promlaaa to make the af
fair toorr than a nine-days wrcder la
Joplln. Not onlj- laymen In tho homa town
of the principal wli: watch th case with
ms-t absorbing Intererr. but lawyers
throughout the country will lok to It fr
i precedent.
Already twopromlrrnt fairtil! are ra
!iope"sly Involved that no ono j t.i5a
ennuch to predict the wutcome. Kuiirr
and li!a wife are ltilng apart ae a remit
of th tanlo and the relations of Robin
on ani Ms wife are said to tc most for
tut Thera r.r was a closer circ of
friends lhi U.ro ane four persons un
til frf sreeki fo. So Arm were the ties
of frirndrhlp. which roucd them all to
getbrr, that tlrte waa a savoring of
hcartstTirgn when thy wre rent asun
der. Moat ? all did tii two women suf
fer. a-OLIttERS OF FORT CNR.
MEX WERK WARM FRIENU5.
BaJd M. RoblTV'on and A. Roy ruUrr
were seWers af fortune. They ld mcch
TbeT ere peer, tftev were
lCr long time before they
adt ether It prndula of their
antra sartnglr to tle wm btat.
T bsafc thea the finger of Fat., pointed
oag tJst & J tine Held ef
Matsstari. sawt t both of tbem the voice
aT DislHj Wat: "Co there and lae for
waaHk.
tw arers above tap same age. They
avarneo. xney saw ine
jha -raataae ttet of yccth.
Iji a aaara jantan, waere mtasan ayis-
aW ! " tnesr aaraoeta.
a sjajg aTSVaBsstlt' na ioo no vHtos
ranea To-nwer.
rsaatlaaast wrest tbrre FuSer TMc
He years. Things had
, arith ktsa. Try vsasld
that eluaJre reoal-
aT wMcb wU eoaMa hisa
wktrh awalta tsoar
I'-. fca asw aaVaagam aaH r Jasper
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STATEMENTS BY PRINCIPALS IN SUIT
r BtroB m. eat.
It seems :o :n that HaVA Is a pretty cheap price to jut on :l.c fTccUons' 4
of a woman that jou really care for. 1 have done nothing wrorsjr: r.eSrhfr ha"!
Mr. ullr. IVe have been good friends and I think l:a- litd 1 c:Laln'-4
sort of attraction for each other. I hae a wife and a T-ysir-old boy. and I: 4
would do anything In the world ralbtr than Injure them. I fall to eo why a.'d
man cannot lsie a woman frier.d as well as a man frlnd. rnrairlly !t "
oer mutual aFpreoation of th qualities of a good horse that drew ns toath"r !
We both liked to ride, asd w did so openly, mostlr In dnjlitih:. If wc w-reij
out after dark it waa on the. main traveled toad?, on which thr; . almayp a! d
great deal of traffic around JVplin. We were never where we hvjld not - Mr.d!''d
arerc never uder a roof together. ecert In our fcornj or at ru-'15 cn:riin-J'd
atentf at shich my wife was present. i'd
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tlstt were tsaart-
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.My wife ts all right, eacept that ah has left our home Ker cs-vv-atiun; ,
with Robfrjon was the cause. Some men would so out and shoot, him. others' as
would give htm a beating. I Ms big etogh to thrash hlrn. bet ! do sot S7ant!-w
d to da that. Mi. RoMsaoft 's a flne woman. I admire her grttvtly ar.d I would; iw
bk to see her get the fortune which he ttow bas. If there Is any wav tfl-d
d force him to drnd has prcpertj- arith her or gne it all to her and get out or'd
d town. I UI be to da It. My wife ard Robinson are more alik- tnau anytj!
d man and waaaan I tare ever seen. They are both strcng-mindM and lf-..'d
d willed. Ha aaaa't gat her yet. but if ever be gets her they will lead a cat-asd-! d
d dog life. !,'
a
I stiactively they had felt thir kirirfilr-' Jn
tfte family of atri-rera. Rcbinson was :rn
preased by tha satire brightness of FuHJ-r.
whom be came to look upon as a coun
cilor aad an adrlser In effort to rie:hls
rtal.." Wren, at last. Rubinvos was n
a poslUon to take a la cs a rirvel
mining land the tsto wtt or it r
gether. Thrre waa a periM f feezih
sraltBRg- acj then bapprnl the tSJrti
wbic so fften falls cut in the Jola
the roaeate views at kwr n-cshaad.
she had social asacratlsns is not to bs
ooubted. In -flew of sabseajsta t events,
be waa Sued to afefcte) In wb rralana
where woasen rule, but ttere waa ts raem
within the inaiaatd rlrHa fcr the wtfe ef
'. Far a tl-ae sbe
t dancing to add to her husband's
lavcADje.
Nat far diBcraat waa tbe
rieaiea af Mra.
other Mfe in
that ker hi
rly atje-
tbe rat
It
trtrt.
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at bla aalary aa a psain sabw-j Isag hs was rn
mart t had aat Jhratwd Waa. J -ahrr" ta tha
a -sink.' In t-.t(k-
ts aaaa ttranafaiaid from a strucxfng
ta tha owfasr of a paying mtnr.'l-Ie
the ptfrj atea or Jm
iit
lon. II.- liocamr bey.iti ths powers of
inJIviiluil effort nnd when it was neces-:Mrj-
for lilm to hire a prlmte yrcr-tary
h did not h-itiite In the -el.-cti.m. A.
ISoy Tullor was the man of mtn for the,
pine.
Now. too, Mrs. Roblr.son came ir.lo her
otin. Loors of xcluv- homes In Joplln
crnr,i to her a if by magic. Hound by
rourri in th BicTit of the social ladder
she tool: villi hr the fricd of til- dajs
that were different. Mr. A. Roy Fuller.
At n receptlun guen by Mr. Robinson
two yars ao llrs. I'uUer was in th re
crivint; llr. R.s.tlnjr the hostes. Sirs.
RotiT0!i introduced Mr. Fuller to Mr.
ttlrison Thi vtm ! beginning of that
tranpe relatlot.shlp ihlch lias Invoked
four l.i's la tti" meshc? of misfortune.
ROBINSON MCET WIFE
OF HIS SECRET.VRT.
Robinson had never before mt the wifa
of his secretary. Those were busy times
'or the mn. Affair? of moment filled their
days and nights and they htd little time
asd less Inclination for social diversion.
They wer- -ate of routine.
Fuller htd the full confidence of hi m
plojer ard to his shire fell most of the
ofSre Kork. Robinson looked after the
mines and sew thst toe product wastsken
from the cround at the minimum of ex-pn-e
atil M at the maximum of froflt.
With tN- frankness of a hoy Robinsoa
said to Full-r the morning after the re
cerrton: "Itor. I like your wife.- There
was sotktr. but corapiiaaent la th re
mark. It was received with appreciation
and was roon forgotten.
To-dy Kofcirjn will say ta anyone who
arks him. 1 like Mrs. Fuller." He r
it without bravado and without shame.
He rays It with a steady vsiro and a clear
and move! eje. There is. in his msnner
the same boyish frankness which caused
bis remark to seeta harmless warn It was
em mad, -nranger still it ts regarded
as innocent by tha aau of all mtm stW
m.'e.ht l-e exte:ted at thl time to accept
it with Mi-plclon bom of jealousy.
Rut right h're Is the strange resture of
Ihe wlio'e querr stcry.
There Is r.r taint of Jealousy anywhere.
Fuller ! not Jealous of Robinson. So far
as on bo Judged from the statements
made by those most closely Interested this
Is the fact. Tcwn gesips may and do try
to go behind tbe returns, but the records
are clesn so far a first-hand Information
can Le; relied urwn. Recognition of this
point ! ntv.-w.ary to a full appreciation
of the ewnta which followed) that no
nientui tlm when jour.g Robinson first
said: "Ro-. I like yoor wlfe.
Vet Fuller h debated with himself the
advisability cf shootlrg Robinson v He lias
weighed the policy of admlnateri(u corpor
al punishment, and. putting both aside, he
has figured an entirely different scheme of
revenge, which in Itself la mm novel as the
Platonic basla of his action.
PARALLEL MENTAUTT:
PLAN Of VENGEANCE.
Aa outlined by Robinson, afed in every
point agreed to by Fuller, there was no
motive except parallel aaentallty in the
actions of Robinson and Mrs. Fuller.
If there ts a similar parallel btsnii the
alnm of Fuller and Mrs. Roeicaon It haa
not so far shown on the ssrfaca. except aa
possibly indicated by Fuller's atea of vm
geaace. The accusing haaaand daaa sot iaapugn
tha motives of Robinaoa aad Mrs. miliar
daring the two years when they were
frequently together! Bat when ha saw
what this mutual attraction led ta he at
tempted to correct has error of Jadgsaeat.
ar.d the result la tbe rarnlag ef two hoaaes.
After that pivotal nlgtu ef his wife's re
ception RoMnsott fewad that Mrs. Fuller
had tha aaaaa leva as ha had far outdoar
l!e and adveprarr. Ms) waa mm. aetrre.
well-aaia-d waaaan. tha Teey aawaaita af
brr rather
Abov- all.
good r!ler. In Joplin tl.ere Is no better
man In the sjddlc than Robinson. Hli
frst tutlay Tth'n he nuda his fortune tias
for a hor.ee.
Ore day he told Fu'.le- thtt lie r.a s
Irg M take Sirs. rul!-r u t? how her
his mines at nutwood. "I'll hire an Mr:
horre at th- liverj stable and tal.e it
around to the hourr for l.-r." he u'j.
Thert m no objection. N
Th they rode Jjy a(l-r iU Sirs Rob
inson ktien Filler kn-. 'Th--y dfd nut
told his wife that the visits of Robinson
to the'r house mut cease.
At every point of th story frankneas
iVnand- attention. As j'iolel by Fuller,
his wife's rejilv a':
"l carpet heH It. Roj. I love Sfr. Rob
Irjin murs than I lot a jot.." Fuller":
ultimatum iras enforc"!. It was not to
sit-; by Robinson. FuIIr does ret
clis?se that there wer- any clandc?lln.
rreeUnc.
Sir-. I"u!lr left Jopliii on July I. Ke--
se the shadow of traced;- Mlowicss tb- ! fnon saj.i tfcat he did not know
jouihful rider. Sirs- Robinon had t.o In-
clinallon for the port, Uorilnr-on had no J that hu -enl to Chicago and that his
raw t-mt Imm asal waaa
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time. 8o the tiro of th four con-1 lrlcn'5
wo could enjoyed thmscle wlili- tl
other two were complacent. Joon the rid
er became familiar flsure on the streets
cf Jopltn and oti tl.e rued to the mine.
At times Mrs. Fuller would rid oat to the
works and join Robinson there One ilay
an employe said to the mine owner:
"Mr. Robtneon. jour wife; ha. Leea he;e
looking fcr jou."
That Is not my wife." iw the frank
reply, "that Is Mrs. rulier. Sha likes to
ride and ah takes a great Interest in the
fame."
These) rides and the fact that the two
were frequently partners at dances at
rrhlch Mrs. Robinson was present, mark
the extent to which even the gossips of
the town will go ta describing the actions
of Mrs. Fuller and Roblruran.
When Feller found a better position be
left the ofll'-e of the mine own-r.but both
men say that at that time th-re waa no
breacn.
This dH not com- until about two
aaoatha ago. when. In Fuger'a language,
be asked for a sl.ow downl
There were thoae who had talked about
the rides aad the daaces. rulier d-cMed
that an explanatloej eras due.
six days later trat sbe bad gone. II say
am sara thapa
what h I "If
tlve in zoi-.s there was good. When tie
returned to Joplln a few days later he
aid that Jlr FUIer wan with friends
In Chicago. He refuv) to talk because.
t.e says. thU Is not the time to tell what
happened, as a result of his trip. He will
ret even dlrcuss a statement made by
rulier. that Mrs. Robinson received a let
ter from t'hieago. purporting to eon's
from her husband and telling her thr.i
Robinson loved Mrs. Fuller better than he
loved Mrs. Robinson.
"Can this be an unusual Instaaee e?
pUtosic affection r is a njastlon which
many la Joplln would like to hare an--wri-red.
When Joha Raskin gave his w '.fa
to his friend. MlllaJa, where waa the ex
act point at which ptatonisat merged In
to pasefon? Who can say? O-tadnry
least of all the gensipa. in tats cas
Fuller beMeve, that the boundary has net
been passed. He aaya that Mrs. Robin-f-in
shares his behef. She. herself will
make no statement. Bat there a yet to
be told one of the aweerest of the fea
tures which go to aaalle a the entangle
ment. Fuller takes has ease into tha civil
ra-u. Ha aaaaa fee dataag-s ta the ex
tent of am.at. Kla aaettve. aa ha hiss.
veir states. K ts traaavr '
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