The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-03-07


at least. I should be just as careful of
your reputation as if you belonged to
me, as l have some reputation to look
out for myself If any one ever thought
lanything wrong of you it would be be-
lcause you yourself gave 1t away. l am
too old, too well known and too settled
IN life to injure you or anyone else. But
as neither of us can tell how congenial
we should be till we meet, could you
arrange to come up on the New Haven
boat leaving Peck Slip at 8 p. M next
Thursday, February Is. 1t reaches New
Haven at half past nine. You could sit
upstairs in the boat saloon and Will
come on board when boat arrives and
meet you there. Buy round trip tick
ct. 1t costs $3.50 for round trip, and L
will pay 81 towards 1t, so that it will
cost you but fifty cents. Reply at once
on Monday, so that I may know early
| if you are to come and he on hand to
meet you. If you conclude to stay L
can sell the return half OF the ticket.
That is the best way to come up. The
Peck foot Peck slip, is a fine boat
and leaves daily at p. m. I won't write
more because we shall meet and talk
| iioS ~
me influence you to come if you do not
think it is best to do 50. I return your
letters as desired. Please return this
one and oblige, yours sincerely.
| HAYNES RANDALL"
| The next letter was written February
1G and was partly:
| II a. m, Thursday.
| "My Dear Little Girl
Yours without date, post marked
| 18th, just at hand. / was very glad to
| hear from you at last, as ! feared the
| long delay might be attributed to my
| letter having fallen into hostile hands.
| If mine to you seemed cold and bust
ness like, and hurt your feelings, please
excuse it, as was certainly uninten-
tional on my part
This letter went on almost indefinite
ly in about the same strain. 1t con-
cluded by making an engagement for
Miss Layton" to come on by boat Sat-
urday. 1t was signed III. B."
Subsequently Others letters and tele-
grams followed, from which five en-
gagements had been made and broken.
Then Beach, continued Thrasher's
testimony, in substance, wrote that If
she did not wont the position, why all
right. If she did, she was to come on
any old train or boat. He gave his
right name in this letter and address
at 26 Richard street, West Haven, and
stated that Mrs. Meachem might open
the door. If she did, Miss Layton"
was to ask for Uncle Willie and say she
was his niece from Bridgeport. Final
ly Miss Layton" wrote, making a de-
Gnifo cycy fhp p1ItpOn,a of
which was Beachs arrest.
Mr.. Thrasher during his testimony,
which ended here yesterday morning.
mentioned the names James Haynes,
William F. Hennessy, Agent McClair
and a lady who was with Haynes,
whom he did not know.
The woman was on the boat going to
keep the first engagement but left for
some reason, which was not brought
out at the trial.
The trial adjourned at IL o'clock for
dinner, to open at p. m.
Secretary Thrasher again took the
stand and introduced as evidence more
of Beach's letters to Miss Layton. The
next one he wrote was on February II,
as follows:
New Haven, Conn, Box 1916, Feb. II,
1899
My Dear Friend:
I wrote you yesterday noon, asking
YOU to come up on the peek" Saturday
afternoon at s. | read she made her
first trip since the storm, yesterday. If
you think a trip on the boat too long
and too tedious come on train that
leaves New York and New Haven depot,
Forty third street, at 3:02, and get off
at West Haven, which Is the last sta
ton before reaching New Haven. 1t
arrives at West Haven at 5:15 fare
$145. I will meet you at West Haven
depot which is near my home. | shall
wear a light-coored overcoat and dark
brown derby My hair Is white and l
wear mustache and have some color
in my face. Write at once which way
YOU will come. Boat is cheapest, but
do as you prefer. l shall be glad to see
YOU. You wont have to accept paper
kisses then.
Sincerely yours,
Please return this. If you decide on
boat will be at dock on arrival. Don't
get on fast express that leaves at ex-
actly 8, as it does not stop. Your train
leaves at 1902 and is express half way.
Be sure to come by train or boat and
write at once.
Other letters followed purported to
have been written by Beach all in the
same strain, and showing the writer to
be anxious for meeting.
Finally the witness introduced let
ter, the last one written in reply to those
of Beach's, which had been written by
the supposed Miss Layton from the ad-
dress No. 215 Pearl street, Brooklyn, |
dated February 90 In this the writer
excused herself for not going up on the
Sunday, and said that she en-
closed all correspondence and kilograms. |
She was going down on the 1902 train
from New York that afternoon, she |
said.
Mr.. Thrasher then went on with the
testimony and said that the party, |
of James House. VIM. F.
Hennessay and himself had taken the |
1902 train for New Haven. At Bridge
port they met his sister-i law, Mrs
who was instructed to i'm
personate Miss Layton. Arrived at |
West Haven she got off at the forward
end of the car, while the Others got
H.