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SHORN OFFSUPPOSED VAN WYTH WHO CLAIMED TO BE MISSING , HUSBAND fS IMPOSTOR.HELPED THE DAUGHTERKIDNAP HER OWN CHILD.PARKERSBURG. April 13.—All of the romanflclrito has been shorn off Hie story of tho return of Alexander van Wyth to his wife,now .Mrs; Wlacr. at their home at Freeport. Wirt county. but the facta iih the family gives them out arc even more remarkable. .Mrs. Wiatt has recovered, virtually, from the fit of Insnnlty which solved her following the remarkable incident of n few days ago, and brands Hie .lt;«{»■ posed Van AVyth as an Impostor, jCoincident with Oils remarkable oc currence, which resulted in a profit of J1G0 for the alleged swindler. Is tho theft of Mrs, Wlatt's cramMntighter by .Mre. Celts, daughter by her first husband, who recently came to the butuc_.frum _Cq1umbus. _to_purUOpnt.e In the supposed general re-unlon, and the family now blames Mrs. Getls with having funded the Imposter with his faets^to make the deception possible. Framed Up Sheme. in brier tho story Is lhat .Mrs. Celts, or Edna Van Wyth, for tho mother claims she waB never legally wedded, met the supposed Van Wyth in Colunt-bus and they framed up (he deal. The purported Van Wyth then presented himself to Mrs. Wlntt as her husband. mlsslna for 15 years, nnd suggested the re-unlon with tn« daughter, who hadn't been permitted 10 eoim* Ham* for years.To bring her ho sold he net'Ucd iho *1C0. which ho could later refnjad. The money was loaned and the daughter brought bock lo the home. l|f or purpose In the visit was to secure possession of the child, a little g/rl about 1C years or age.Then followed tho Incldcn.l of theran at .Mr.-*. Wlntt driving her sup-ppsed first husband uwny wlfh a gun. and bis departure. Two days, ago Mrs. Getls. the daughter of .Mrs. AVIntt. by Van Wvlh, took the little girl and escaped with ber[. They wore in this city Wednesday night. They are thought to have returned «o Columbus.Mrs. Wlntt .loolnroi tlmt tor grand*GctlS.mui'b^fial^lrdsseysloti ffrbccac Of Mrs. (Jetts' alleged improper cidUCt.Kept Child For Years.The child had boon with the gnu mother for years, and It has dawn •m her that the. whole scheme of t visit of the alleged Impodior nnd Si |daughter was to secure ilissesslon the little glr| and to east* her out the money.Dr. I’nrk.'of this city, who had be called to the home to give modl| attention to the woman, fund Dr. I pue. her regular physlclny.. both w. told by members of the family Hi there was evidence to substantiate t belief.Mrs. Getls. while In they city Wedrn day night, with the Huh) girl, stopp at the St. Nicholas Hotel. She call at the Dlspatcli-Ncwg ojllce to seen a copy of the paper containing a port of her supposed father's re?u commented on the acfputU of It. a discussed the condition, of her loth giving the Impression [that she is gnn.l standing with the folks .it |„„ Tho girl was a Itrlgft-looklng chi rather pretty, and we'd* developed ; her age.The recovery of Mrs. Wlntt. and 1 version of tho sensational Incident, the reigning topic in the nelghb hood. .Mrs. Wlntt claims to hare p live proof, satisfactory to herst tbal the man representing himself be Van Wym wnsj not her font husband.
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The Fairmont West Virginian
Fairmont, West Virginia, US
Sat, Apr 13, 1907
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