Preservation of American Hellenic History
Preservation of American Hellenic History
by Jason C. Mavrovitis
Lily presented three pieces of correspondence the contents of which refuted Tsavalas' state of mind and relationship with Lily just after she left him in September1922. The first, a telegram from Tsavalas' brother, Petros, to Lily's stepfather, Louie Perna, stated: "James got killed."
In a second letter to his brother, Tsavalas wrote:
My brother Petro,
Nothing else is left for me in the world but to give an end to my life. Goodbye forever.
James
Don't inquire for me.
And finally, on 4 October 1922, Tsavalas wrote to Lily:
[. . .] But I ask you am I acceptable to return to live together with you? Even though I know that you will not consent to live anymore with your former tyrant but I deem it my duty to ask you.
Psaki argued credibly that Tsavalas actions and correspondence were inconsistent with the allegations he made about Lily's character, his marrying her out of pity, and her alleged suicide threats.
At the time, Tsavalas said, he was visited by Lily's uncle (there was no uncle) and asked to see her in Brooklyn. At the time when he claimed to have seen her next and been asked for a divorce, Lily was in Glens Falls, New York, with her mother and stepfather.
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