Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-26
She WAS HIS LOVING KITTY
And Hated All the Other Mean and
Nasty Men.
MRS. cARTER's NICE LETTERS.
Some Rather Spicy Letters Put In
Evidence In the Notorious Di-
vorce Case Now On Trial
In Chicago.
From the Epistie of Cnrter.

CHICAGO, April 25.-[Special Telegram Ia
THE Bee. Leslie Carter was again on the
witness stand all day. One OF his lawyers
would read letter from Mrs Carter TO him
ana would then question the witness about
circumstances connected with IL. Mr. Carter
told how he had found in his wife's portfolio,
letters from Charles Dcmming, of New
York. One was dated September, 1854 II
commencod IL take my text from the epis-
tie of Carter TO the Bohemian 1t con.
tanned lot of rather unconnccted sentences.
"Yuur last letter to the Bohemian is just
like u woman-alwuys with woman's
anxiety for more. 1t must be remembered,
my hearers, that it is woman's nature to in-
sist on full measure, but to give sparingly
herself. The Carter says TO the Bohemian
that she can not see the b, but she hopes ha
may come to see her. Is the B the employer
of an army of typewriters ana the owner OF
a paper mile oh, no; he is only plain,
common man, with all the longings, desires,
and passions of u man. Carter tells me that
if B can not talk to her he can say on paper
what he would say IL he were with nor. Are
the feelings, the passions, satisfied. oh, no,
my dear hearers. With one long kiss one
loving embrace, one hour of pas sion,
close"
number of letters written by Mrs. Carter to
Carter during the time he was treating her
so badly, according to Mrs Carter, were
next read They teemcd with "Dear Leslie"
dearest Leslic' "Dearie, "Sweetheart,"
and all the lavish and eXtravagant express
sons. Mrs Carter said:
'I am not discontented-indeed l am not.
Please, dearie, be kind, nice ana good. No,
/ don't say that. You are always that"
In another letter Mrs Cartor writes:
Leslie my dear boy, ] am awfully, awfully
tired,n etc. Closing she sald: II love you.
and am your loving kitte. Thanks for the
money"
MIR. Carter started to tell the jury about
what he found at the cottage at Cooperstown.
II learned that the living expenses were
much higher than she had represented to
was. / found that her conduct with MIR.
William Constable ---h
mo, no, wait one moment; that wont
do said Mrs. Carter's lawyer, and finally 1t
was brought out that there was no allegation
of impropriety with MIR. Constable either in
the answer or cross bill: so that feature Of
tho case was erased. In September, 1884,
Mrs. Carter was in Cooperstown, still long
ing for Leslie. According to her letters, she
wanted to die because of the nagging and
talk, and she hated Il mean, nasty man who
was also talked about with her. She ex-
pressed regret at having spent so much of
her LeSlie's money, and wondered II she
would be forgiven. Again, during the same
month, and also in Coopcrstown, Mrs. Car
ter acknowledged the receipt Of Il letter he
had written in answer to her blue, disheart-
ened letter. 1t was precious, kind-hearted
letter, and she thanked him for it. She
tive and foolish, and she was sorry she had
ever been seen with that nasty, mean
Pearce, referring to the State Senator
Pcarce, of Brooklyn.