The record-union., 1896-05-20
TIE GREGORY-LEE LETTERS.
There Seems to be No Diminution In the
Supply.
Justice Henry Will Listen to More
of Them To-Day-Scene in
Court.

Justice Henry'S Office yesterday TO the
reading of correspondence that passed
between E. ]. Gregory and Mrs Mary
E. Lee during three years preceding
the winter of 1894. These letters are
offered as evidence in the case IN which
Mrs. Lee charges Gregory with having
obtained 1000 from her for the use OF
his firm on the representation that the
firm was solvent.
On Saturday and a portion of Monday
the prosecution offered Gregory's let
tiers to Mrs. Lee, after which Gregory
put in those of Mrs. Lee to himself.
The defense seeks to show by these let
ters that the love-making was on the
part Of the plaintiff, and that her let
ters to him show that she knew the
firm was hard-pressed for money
when the money was lent.
Mrs Lees letters certainly show that
she was in love with her manager"
as Gregory was called-a term which,
she claims, he gave himself-and be-
yond that fact can be of no interest to
the public except in so far as they re-
fer to money matters, directly or indi-
Gectly.
The proceeding yesterday varied from
that of the previous days of the exam
ination only in one particular. Dur
ing the forenoon session Mrs. Lee, who
was still undergoing cross examination
at the hands of Mr. Bruner, Gregory S
attorney, became greatly excited over
counsePs attempt to get from her a
definite statement as to whether or not
Gregory, in any of the mass of letters
in her possession, ever declared his
love for her, and while laboring under
great agitation persisted in making a
statement as to her relations with him.
When the case was called at 10 o'clock
Mr.. Bruner asked Mrs. Lee to produce
any letter from Mr.. Gregory to herself
il which he made any profession of
love for her.
The witness said there were several
of that kind, and she was asked to point
to one.
A letter was produced which Mrs. Lee
said meant a great deal to her, what
ever 1t may have meant to him. Be
fore reading 1t Mr.. Jones said the let
ters were before the court, and it was
for the court to judge of the meaning
OF their contents.
Judge Henry thought this was a
matter that would be more appropriate
SOOulu
all be in.
Mrs. Lee said that she read between
the lines of Mr.. Gregory's letters for
their true meaning, and Mr.. Bruner re-
marked that it was the lines themselves
they wanted. He desired her to bring
all letters she might have bearing on
this point and have them read to the
court
Mrs. Lee here went into an explana-
tion of her relations with Mr. Gregory
She said if she had loved him from the
bottom of her heart she could not help
it; that the subject had been talked of
between them, and he well knew what
her feelings We're toward him. She
told a friend one day that she loved
Eugene Gregory.
Mr.. Bruner said he had been unable
TO find in any of Gregory's letters to
the witness a protestation Of love, and
MIR. Jones cited the Come Gene epis-
tie. This, he said, was a love letter
By this time Mrs. Lee had become
greatly excited and was proceeding
with trembling voice to tell how she
had been deceived when Mr. Bruner OBJ
jected TO the witness being permitted to
create a scene in court. He had asked
q plain question and wanted only a
plain answer.
But Mrs. Lee could not be checked
she apparently could not check herself.
She had become wrought up to a pitch
that threa tened to result in Mysteries,
and proceeded to administer to the de-
fendant a severe tongue-lashing. She
said she had loved Eugene Gregory
with all her heart, and for several
months past she had been on the verge
of losing her reason. She had been
asked if she did not make certain state
ments in the residence of Judge Cur
It's on particular date. but she could
not remember dates. She remembered.
however, that Judge Curtis had warned
her against signing any paper IN Greg
ory's house, and the one she was asked
to sign she had refused because she
was alone there and without friends.
Continuing, Mrs. Lee said she had
sought from Gregory only that to which
she was entitled. and was endeavoring
to have their affairs settled In a peace
dul manner