The Washington times., 1895-03-30
Miss Lane Forced TO Write Loving
Letters to Hunter Ware.
HE THREATENED TO kILL HER
Three Missives Found in His Effects and
Turned Over to the POlice-They Were
Signed "Eour Little Girl Wife, Nc. 25.'
His Number Was 1s-Eer Explanation of
the Meaning or me Correspondence.
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An entirely new phase Of the suicide OF
Hunter Ware. the young Anacostian, was
brought TO light at police headquarters last
evening when the dead mans effects Were
received TO be held FOR hislegaI representa-
tiyes. -
Among the articles were two letters
Hunter had received from Miss Cora Lane,
the young lady on whose account he is said
TO have sent the fa4a1-hnllet through his
heart. They were addressed, My dear
husband" and signed, "Your loving little
girl wife. No. 25.'
The third letter was from Hunter Ware
to Miss Lane. 1t was addressed TO my
darling wife," and signed your husband,
No. Is" The contents Of the letters are
said 10 be couched in such sweet terms
as a wife would employ in writing to her
absent husband. and vice versa.
LETTERS IN THE TRUNK.
Mr.. Thomas Sears, of Jefferson and
Fillmore streets, Anacostia, with whom
Ware boarded up TO the time of his demise,
was seen in reference to the matter
last night. He said Ware gave him the
Key 10 MS AIuIh teNtEdi Hplis Dtlpic 4iS
killed himself, with the remark:
Il am going away Give this key to
nay mother. DO not let any one else
have it,"
Then Ware brought down stairs package
containing about 200 letters and burned
them. At the same time lie stated TO Mr..
Sears that he had left three letters in his
trunk. which he might read, bat that no one
else should peruse them. These were the
letters received at police headquarters last
night.
Mr. Sears summoned Joseph Ware, a
cousin OF deceased, and James Shannon, a
friend, the night before Hunters funeral,
and together they read the letters. Mr.
Sears acknowledged last night that Miss
Cora's letters were addressed to Ware as
My dear husband" and signed Your
loving. little gsh wife, Ne. 25;'' but he re-
fused todiscloSe the contents, any more than
to say they read very much like a married
woman writing To her better half, while
his were addressed to MY de ding Wife,
and Couched III husbandly terms. The
numbers rs" and "25.'' he explained
were secret signs used by the young people
in conducting their clandestine cores
pondence. No. 20 meant Miss Cora; No.
: stood for Eunter Ware.
Miss Cora Lane, who lives on NJ street
southeast, was called no last night, and
after considerable beIl-ringing and parley-
ing the young lady appeared at the second
story window She frankly acknowledged
that she had signed the letters sent by her
TO Hunter Ware. as his wife, and addressed
them TO him as her husband.
IN FEAR OF HER LIFE.
81 did So" she added, because L was
infear OF my life"
Ibid Hunter Ware threaten your
Yes. He first threatened to kill me one
year ago, and 1 was afraid he would carry
! ont the thHeat.Y
She said Hunter and herself had beer
| corresponding as man and wife for about
one year. He had requested her to speak
! Of him and write TO him as her husband
| and refer TO herself as his wife This, he
| hr~st4t. would show Thatshe lovedhim.
Miss Lane said she had been in fear Of
her life frequently while in Hunter s
many threats to any one. AS an argument
been married to Ware, Miss Lane said
/ covishiy.
WHY, was not of age until the 9th oi
this month. ~
She was reminded that girls sometimes
teen years Of age, but made no reply 10
/ the reminder At the last meeting be-
4 tween Miss Lane and Hunter Ware, wher
he said be was going TO kill himself
and that the letters would tell all, sht
! said to him.
Il can state before my God, Hunter
that you made me write them that way
! by threatening my life"