The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-06-20

tracts are all signed and sealed and the
money all paid and secured, but I have
| not five cents in the world TO live on. I
am absolutely penniless. I have moth
| ing. I have tried in every way could
/ to get money, just a little 70 get along
with, but I cannot Mr.. Fairbank has
| been kind. but he has given all the help
| he will, ii seems. I cannot make
| public sight of myself I cannot let
| people know mean those theatrical
! people-know that I have nothing to
! live on, for they would simply run from
me. Could you, in addition to all your
! former kindness, help me a little. just
little, TO get on with? 1 am 10 leave
this hotel the 1st of May and go TO the
country where Mr.. Belasco lives, to
stop for the summer. I can live very
| cheap there. l could go from here soon
er, but last autumn / took my rooms
here until May 1. I have no friends and
no one to help me out. I will succeed
If I can go on from now until Novem-
Der 10, my opening night. Could you.
VIII you. help me little? I am almost
discouraged, for ii is almost useless
to try against such odds a. are against
me. I have not had enough 10 eat ever
since my contracts were signed. o, Mr.
Allen, am in such trouble. If you can
help me, even if ever so little. shall be
more than grateful. What shall I do?
What can do? 1 must live, and to live
I must have help until can help my
self. Do for me what you can and
please help me. Yours sincerely.
LOUISE D. CARTER"
II was this letter, says Counsel Dem
ing. that caused Mr. Fairbank and
Writ Dexter to contribute $3.50 per
month each to the support of Mrs. Car
ter
At Tuesdays session the most sensa-
tional testimony of the trial was given,
Richard W. Morrison, one Of the assist
ant states attorneys of Cook county.
testifying that the whole proceeding
was, in his opinion, a blackmailins
scheme. He said on cross examination
that Mr.. Fairbank had sunk $4,000 on
Mrs. Carter before the time he ordered
her first tour in 1.-THE Ugly Duckling."
closed in Kansas City in March, 1891
strong blow on the part Of the plain
tiff was the testimony of Manager Gill
more of the New York Academy of
Music, that simultaneously with a visit
paid by an expert to Gilmore's office
from Counsel Dittenhoefer's office sew
eral of Mr.. Belasco's checks disappear
ed. The sensational testimony of Wit
ness Morrison was:
Il saw Mr.. Belasco and Mr.. Rice in
Mrs. Carriers rooms at the Coates house.
Kansas City March 13. Mrs. Carte-
was i'll in bed. I told the trio we were
tired of having Mr. Fairbank 'bled,'
and that no more money would be put
up. At this Belasco rushed to and fro
about the room in the most theatrical
manner, tore his hair, and, turning to
Mrs. Carter exclaimed: Give me those
letters We'll see If Mr.. Fairbank won't
give US this money I asked him what
his threat implied, and he answered
that they had letters which would COM
pei Fairbank to pay them the amount
demanded. That savors of blackmail'
l retorted, and 1 don't think Mr.. Fair
bank will submit to it any longer
"a few moments later Mr.. Belasco
became milder and expressed regret for
what he had said in reference to his
letters. He insisted that II was very
necessary that money should be ad-
vanced and was hardly satisfied with
the $1,000 which l proposed. That night
! sent a telegram to Mr.. Allen, who was
then in Wisconsin, describing the sit
uation. Next evening 1 went to see
The Ugly Duckling.' In the middle OF
the third act Mrs. Carter fell TO the
self, who were in the flies, ran to her |
assistance. She was moaning in |
hysterical manner and murmured that |
she had no friends left in the world. A !
physician was called, but the perfor- |
nance was not resumed. I then sent !
another telegram to Mr.. Allen. giving |
him another account of the situation" |
Shortly after this Mr.. Morrison fur |
nished $500 for which he took a re- |
ceipt, after telling Belasco and Price he |
thought they were trying to ''bleed"
Mr.. Fairbank. In answer TO a question |
Morrison said he had before stated that |
he regretted Mrs. Carriers associations |
because they would interfere with her |
success and that if she went on the |
stand TO cOrroborate Belasco's testi- |
mcny in this matchmaking scheme" it |
would mean her ruin. Further start |
ling testimony from Morrison was:
81 believe that it was blackmail. |
took the figures presented 10 me by |
Belasco and Price. / did not know |
whether they were due or not. |
thought that the great majority of them |
were blackmail. Mr.. Fairbank was an |
esteemed citizen of Chicago-high IN |
a social sense, a friend of the senior |
member OF our firm. and a man held in |
great respect by all in our off1ce-and |
when he became complicated with this /
matchmaking crowd our efforts went |
forth to protect him from scandal |
which the ingenuity Of liars could de- !
wise against him. There was an implied |
threat OF exposure in every telegram. |
which would indicate TO some people |
that the money furnished for the en-
terprise was for immoral purposes. Il |
was the idea Of our firm to avoid scan
dal. but 70 deal out money gingeTly."
Witness further said he believed The |
accounts exhibited by Price and Belascc |
We're falsified and that BelaSco should |
have known there was biackmailins |
scheme afoot If he were not engaged |
in ii.
81 think il is mean of you to say that the !
count Is good for nothing" ''Well. l sup |
pose If You ever so to Paris he will come !
In handy as an interpreter. '-Brooklyn |
Life.
Our humanity were a poor thing but for
the divinity that stirs within us.-Bacon.