Did Bess and T. Nelson Downs have an affair?

Over the past few weeks, two different people have asked me if Bess and T. Nelson Downs had an affair after Houdini's death (Downs was married at this time). I've never heard this before, but this rumor is coming from somewhere, so I went in search of the source.

As it turns out, this comes from an anonymous and unsourced edit on Downs' Wikipedia page.

Unfortunately, this has been embraced by A.I. and will now show up as part of any search for Downs and Bess Houdini. But I'm certainly not ready to accept this without a proper source. There's also the possibility that this is a prank as anyone can edit a Wikipedia page. (Without a citation, I suspect it will eventually be removed.)

If you are the anonymous descendant who posted this, please contact me. I would love to know your source, even if it's just family lore. 

Related:

• Bessie and the Colonel
• Bess and the "bad woman"
• Houdini on being "not too tall"