Democratic Sentinel, Volume 19, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 April 1895 — HETTY GREEN GETS JEALOUS. [ARTICLE]

HETTY GREEN GETS JEALOUS.

Sha Makes a Scene liecause Her Husband Has Mrs. Howard Attend Him. Developments of a few days ago seem to indicate that Mrs. Hetty-Green, the sh ewd possessor of many wellinvested millions, has a sent mental side to her character. Possibly this would not have been discovered if -her husband, Edward A. Green, had not been attacked by rheumatism several months ago, necessitating the services of a. massage artist, who, it is said, is called Mrs. Howard. Mr. Green, when in New York and awa v fron his wife, 1 ves in the Cumberlatd, a fashionable bachelor a partment house at sth aven. e and 2 d street. There Mr. Green tortured by rheumatic twinaes, was faithfully attended by Mrs. Howard, morning and evening. The chief clerk of the Cumberland wa; alone in the office one night, when through the sth avenue entrance stalked a tall woman, seve ely i lain in dress and countenance. He recognized her as Mrs. Hetty Green. “I v, ant rooms here, young man,” she said, “for myself and daughter.” “But, madam,” said the clerk, “this is exclusively a bachelor house, you know, and I really could not; that' is, I ” “Noth'n’ ol tbp kind, young man,” interrupted Mrs. GTeen, “my husband is here; am if I know anything about it he’s no bachelor. ” Then the clerk summonad the proprietor. Mrs. Green explained the circumstances to him. “My sic< husband is be ng rubbed and < oddled with altogether too much fidelity by a certain Mrs. Ho.tard. Eve had about enough of it, and I propose to run this massage business myself. Soyous. e I have simply got to camp right here until the matter is settled. Give me a month. What do you say?” The proprietor finally compromised by “giving her ten days," with th j request that she get rid of this Mrs. Howard as g.ntly as passible. Mrs. Green and her daughter that i ight occupied a vacant suite ditectly above Mr. Green s r. om, a.d early the following morning moved to the attack. No one 1 mws exactly what happened when Mrs. Howard arrived to ] eeform her usual se.vice and found herself face to face with the invalid's wife. Listening hall boys caught the sound of vigorous alte cation, b t Mrs. Howard abandoned the field, .she flounced out of the sick room and vanished from the house, not to reappear.