The record-union., 1896-05-20

uTn1ng TO MI. Brunor, she Sdlu, Will
voice trembling with anger and emo
ton: 81 have been brought here to be
smirched, and now say I am pennt-
less"
Mr.. Bruner-You are here Of your
own will to try and send this man you
profess to love to the penitentiary.
Mrs. Lee-What has he done for me?
Bruner-He got $1,000 of your money.
Mrs. Lee-But what has he done for
me?
| Long controversy between witness
and Bruner
Mrs. Lee-Been brought here to be
| smirched by this man. He will do any
| thing he can to injure me. Has kept
my letters for mean purpose.
Bruner-And you did his.
| Mrs. Lee-No, did not.
| Judge Henry said he remembered the
| test very well.
| A letter dated San Francisco, April
| 10, 1894, was read, in which Mrs. Lee
asked why he did not call to see her.
She never swapped old friends for new.
The letter said the writer inferred that
and requested that he should let her
|
ness and politics and come and see her.
The next letter introduced was writ
ten in May, the following month. 1t
referred to the $4,000 loan and asked
what collateral he had to offer.
In letter Of July, 1894, from San
| Francisco, Mrs. Lee said she failed to
find in her last letter from Gregory
| any expression Of regret at her disap-
pointment at his seeming neglect.
Mr.. Jones objected to the letter be-
ing put in evidence, as it was purely a
| love letter and had no bearing on the
point at issue
Mr. Bruner said the letter all have a
| bearing on the point before the court.
Mr. Bruner claimed that the particu-
lar letter now offered was a complete
defense against the chargt of fraud. 1t
| howed that Mrs. Lee had full knowl-
| edge Of the financial condition of the
| Gregory firm when she lent the $1,000.
| The letter was then read.
| The writer told her correspondent
| that she had nothing to show that she
possessed even the gilt-edge security of
his friendship. She had trusted him in
all things. Some reference was made
concerned on his (Gregory's) account.
She did not doubt his integrity, but
complained of his coldness toward her.
The letter also acknowledged the re-
| ceipt Of check for scme money, and
said the writer was fully aware Of the
difficulties which fruit dealers had to
meet, and prophecied that several of the
| leading firms would SO to the wall.
A telegram from Mrs. Lee to Gregory,
| dated San Francisco, July 10, 1894, was
| as follows:
"E. ]. Gregory-Are you willing to
advise on financial subject learned to-
| Gay. Do you want Il?
| Mrs. B. B. LEE"
Another telegram sent the following
day read:
"E. ]. Gregory-Please answer. Do
you wish to handle goods / wired about
yesterday? See letter tonight
Mrs. B. 3. LEE"
The next letter from Mrs Lee said she
was becoming more and more practical,
and chided Gregory for having stunned
her for some ten months. She had
wishes to be carried out, and desired
| him to assist her. She wanted him to
| for idle rumors he should not shun her.
| The writer chided Gregory for not re-
plying to her kilograms, and was chiefly
of complaining character.
The next letter, of July 20, 1894, was
more cheerful, and informed Gregory
that she had always had faith in his
integrity. The writer knew she had done
some unbusiness-like things. She had
been a friend to him and had nothing to
show for it. The letter closed with pro-
fessions of esteem, etc
In the next letter introduced Mrs
| Lee severely reproached Gregory for
| his Indifference to her, and asked If
| there was not a woman in the case She
| had heard there was.
| The next letter stated that the writer
| (Mrs. Lee) did not wish to do business
| any further with the Gregory firm if he
| (E. J. Ggegory) had become Indifferent
| to her, and he might take back his note.
| In another letter Mrs. Lee stated that
| there was something at stake between
them, and she had never doubted his in
| tegrity. Nothing need stand in the way
she was the woman for him. She re-
vered him, and It would be hard to
shake her faith, though the prospect
was dubious.
| In response to a question by Mr.. Bru-
| ner, Mrs. Lee admitted that she had
the date of the failure of the Gregory
Company.
| The defense here rested.
| AT the afternoon session Mrs. Lee was
| again called to the stand and examined
| by Assistant District Attorney Jones in
| regard to letters received by her from
Gregory.
| The first one introduced was dated at
| Chicago in December, 1892 The letter
| was Of personal character and referred
to the satisfaction of knowing that there
| was a congenial soul at home whose
| thoughts were Of the writer.
A letter of April 6, 1893, written in this
| city, in which the writer told her not to
worry about his health, as he was TAX
| ing good care Of himself was read. If
taken i'll he did not know whose aid
should be asked in preference to that of
his ward The letter concluded with a
| request for a reply soon.
A letter of January q, 1893, acknowl-
edged the receipt of check from Mrs.
Lee. This letter referred to what the
writer had been doing in the interest of
w. Stairly for a Federal appointment,
and said he appreciated her assurances
| of confidence and esteem.
A letter addressed to Dear Ward
promised that the writer would take a
day off very soon and devote it to writ
ing her a good long letter. Her faith in
him was fully appreciated, but was no
stronger than his faith in her. The let
ter was. however chiefly devoted to