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Cheyenne State Leader

Location

Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America

Date

Apr 04, 1920

Page

12

Society News Highlights From Cheyenne Social Scene

Miss Evelyn Jensen and Miss Louise Larsh hosted a charming afternoon at Mrs. Albert Jensen’s home in honor of Miss Georgia Hirst. Guests enjoyed bridge, Kensington, and a yellow and white tea setting with gifts for the bride to be.

Evelyn Jensen Louise Larsh Albert Jensen Georgia Hirst Bridge Kensington Jensen Bacon Nirg Bullene Watkins Fort Russell Bertram Bennett Katherine Margaret Kintz Margaret Ann Mullison Gretchen Anna Arp Margaret Grier Zena Moshisky Alice Hanna Forbes Eva Keppler Masonic Temple Children’s League Becky Huckfeldt Palace LaVenture Maurice Groshon Charles Bristol Thomas Hunter Charles D. Carey A. H. Marble Louise Smith T. J. Henneberry Arthur Parker E.N. Growley Fred Warren Joseph M. Carey M. H. Hartung W. C. Mentzer J. L. Jordan Avery Haggard Gay Swan Robert Pattison A. Hy Marble Bert Bennett

Letter in Cheyenne reveals love triangle and divorce push

Prosecution cited a taunting letter allegedly from Pauline Jackson, handwriting matched Myrtle Lewis, urging Mrs. Downer to sue for divorce as Tom Downer expressed love for Myrtle Lewis. Downer testified he told his wife he preferred Myrtle over her during a single Cheyenne visit.

Downer Mryde Lewis Tom Sam Hear Cheyenne Mrs. Downer Pauline Jackson Wye Myrtle Lewis

Trial reveals love triangle and payments amid sensational case

In a dramatic court scene Judge Edwards forgave Myrtle Lewis as the Downer affair splashed through the trial. Witnesses described Downer sharing rooms with Myrtle and a machinist named Walter Robinson while signatures on two notes tied money to Myrtle. The crowd and wife showed sympathy as the judge urged Myrtle to return home. The piece closes noting postwar currency growth from seven and a quarter billion to fifty one billion dollars by November 1919.

Walter A. Robinson Lewis Robinson Downer Myrtle Lewis Krantz Edwards

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