New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-16

David ~ Carvalho. the handwriting expert
was called for the purpose Of Identifying the
handwriting in the letters as similar to that OF
MIS- Flenings signature to a petition to the
supreme Court The authorship Of most OF the
letters was admitted. but that of some that were
presumably discriminating was denied. and the
expert was called sustain the contention of the
prosecution. As each letter was identified q copy
was handed to the Judge. who after reading it
carefully from end to end would rule upon the
inevitable objection raised by Mr. Brooke AS
many OF these letters contained as many words as
could be compressed into Tribune column the
process OF passing upon their competency was
wearisome in the extreme. The first letter read
was addressed to Felix Wilokes. brother Of
Ferdinand Wickes
LETTER TO wILCKEs'S BROTHER
In part it was as follows.
A., r., Mansion OF Cranks, April 10. lss3
NY Dear Friend Felix dispatch these lines in
Ya sr ID le TEL yoq mat would IKE 70 have talk with
me very dearest Don't you agree with me. or is IL
know both link a M@ ySH always on M qnSc
elreunnstances and conditions. Alice VIII always
ard aunts In Chrstendom, in spite Of all the million
aires IN the United States in spite Of The entire Jew
of cranky fathers and matehmskne mc,b hn spI e
spite Of 'eveIyhng will love him Until my heart
iove nm Just the same. and tho ocean could not
rSbpa'dse US men ior could fly right to him.
F rsiIt, promise TO be my friend on that little
deal OF my earthly happiness hangs upon f. II is
very slender thread to build upon but do. do. and
on R9n become oo1 Ara ratified at Mrs Bliss tahshe
verify her Jeas e az e a ana sne would Ike TO
over and find fault about me: but unless some of
you let the cat on; Of the bag she Will never-no,
mouth shut, and when do talk to her don't say
much trust Flo-but still. | am extremely cars
nothinsmbut keep my own business to myself and
if tell You mat it is CANNON aushtcr NG and
cutting up that made her actually first suspicious
mat night OF the fortunes over to Reneys hGt. II
You would keep her more at digniied distance. as
II We're, she would not be able 10 even guess at any
ming you must eradicate such notions from her
m.nd, am up TO her nave just conided to her
eOmncsntai!yl that cant abide you and Ferd. be-
cause cant see that either OF you are interesting.
and that she know can 30 better than waste my
wealthy and influential | have vowed that shall
wed the millionaire OF course. II change my mind
are such darncd uncertain creatures Anyhow. III
De hanged Il It IL any Of her business anyway. and
kind or OF She can Tu Ei amy
manage Big men IKE You and Ed and Alfred. 60:
or anybedy in 1t except Flo. and when get good
ana never cross the hre:Eod Of the 3oet Of the
bodT S sas s. G1 1 Ssss !: N ny
anger: It is my discriminating Of Snarahser / am
to @ are sTs o mr. . s~:y Z:
.ot; sG,s Of
nf s aSy Ss.r ia% All aI1 ana mS w.
65od a to becom, Hn But wS iOT doc doc"
thoroughly Disguised and will have nothing what
can siaSi and as;y mr. bad .qasuc sni
been good daughter and friend 10 her. ST. ID y ~
thr9ush eyeryth.ng always gave in 70 Ter w.s.e
actually regret 4 deeply now. More ihca t9at,
helped her financially PerInittei her. apd heF;
that 50 near IN my power lay have done n.y lu'
has in every way made my HE unpea san, for me-.
PARTICULARLY during the last four years Instead u
ness. she treats me, every remarks ~. Sd the
niT0 s inconsd{ ration IN every Tespect eEcy as
be pulled around by the nose by nor. naturally
Irfuse - come IN the direction ! AN pulled. rs
human nature. Then she Feis down me. grows
spiteful. and says unknd things about me 20 the
very first person who happens 10 come a.ong.
COMMENTING ON TIE BLISS FAMILY.
The next letter read by Mr.. Miller was to
Ferdinand Wckes. and The following Is
tAct commenting on the Bliss family:
/ am going out of The house tomorrow unless
80 tack 70 dinner there to- night. cannot git down
10 tiist table with them They are a.! 30 false moan
and treache rous 10 me. who have done 70 much f)r
each ana al OF tnem u the past. am uitery
FOR living under IN" same roof or having anything
10 do with them whatever. But enough this f. all
J troubling
your blond head about f. VII you not DO last
act Of friendship and kindness for perhaps YOU may
never see me alive again? Who can tcl. not even
l. as nave losi your love. ! have nothing that
] care I've fo-. WE you not then do ne 4 last
ing with you somewhere downtown at some Aiile
place that Is quiet ana ihen we can -
# You vii come tell Inc boy send WITH tbs Jnst
say Yes" 10 hinl-or "No" Il YOU wont. II # ia
cor Of John and Nassau and +, ne hort' is not
agreeable change It to suit your own convenience
only tell the boy who brings This
REFERS TO HER POVERTY.
In another letter. after writing extravagant
EXPIRE sslons of affection for her lover, and speak
ing disparagingly Of her mother a mischief
maker. she wrote:
simply very quietly ;ook from a Re distance.
! smile 10 myself ana wait, II all my friends in
New Y rk CITY choose to DO foolish things haven
You win never find that ! nave lied to you or that
even in my poverty. 10 look you an in the face and
shake your hand with an honest heart and clear
We am "cinsereliar at present; ana as s" a,
o ,ayHe agqin and the smile deepens when Won
der what the granddaughter Of thu Last lori or
the Manors Of Livingston" will DO with all those
cars. dukes and princes waiting for me over
across the pond. You w'l excuse my liberty In
the last time you win ever receive a note from
Cinderella without Goa -oi-arms You Will prob
ably excuse her
AcllHB inspector -N'N"iif'''H was i''f'iI'' I'i
a few moments to prove that the distance DO
tween the Colonial Hotel and No..391 st. Nicho-
las-ave. where Mrs Bliss died. was seven blocks
Mr. Mcintyre then called for Mrs Reynolds,
the witness about whom there has been so much
mystery. No response was made, and Mr.. McIn-
tyre asked that If Mrs. Reynolds was attached
before the end Of the trial. he should be allowed
TO examine her The Recorder said It would
be well 10 defer ruling on the point until the at
tachmcnt against the witness was served.
II was Just 80 when Mr.. Mcintyre announced
The state rests. with the exception have
named"
AIR Brooke then made "A formal motion for the
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