The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-02-08
MNALLYS LETTERS
TO MISS DAGGETT.

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medical attendance and funeral bills.
The money was deposited in the names
OF McNally Brothers, and only soi OF
IL was spent in the way suggested.
FLORISTS and undertakers bills were
|, not paid out of IT,
In connection with the sale OF bonds,
securities and real estate FOR SlO'OVo,
NcNally said his advic ewas not
sought. He heard that number OF
Miss Daggett's relatives were interest
ed i'm the disposition 10 be made or
her property.
McNallv denied he ever made love
10 Miss Daggett He admitted she
was eight or nine years older thah
himself. He denied he ever led her 10
believe he was in love with her, ana
was positive he had never written
letter 10 her He made another uenlal
TO the effect that he never called MISS
Daggett Ella
LETTERS PRODUCED.
These two denials were grouped by
Mr. Gardner most effectively. lie Desan
undoing a neat package or letters
which the witness seeing said he might
have written a note 10 Miss Daggeit'At
first he was positive he did not write
more than one note. Mr.. Gardner pro-
duced five letters.
was as follows.
Pawtucl1et. R. l., Jan. ., 1922
Dear l2lla:
contents noted. Was glad 10 hear that
YOU had the doctor Think him smart
young man ami also glad that ne help-
ed YOU. My sisters husband dled.
suppose Clim told you. ! think the fu-
neral Is Thursday at ? p. m.
/ am feeling fine today and VIII ne
down 10 the office Monday ana WI
drive up and see you and nope I'd hIiu
you very much improved
So you. are alope all cay, out You
must not get discouraged, for the blue
birds will come again soon ana you
will be better.
If YOU should want anything Fred
will get IL for you. Hoping TINS note
will find you as well as can be expected
''''''' DAN M'NALLY.
The reading of this letter caused
much amusement
Mr.. Gardner followed up the adyant-
age by The way ne read some ot tne
five letters, and one of them read NY
Dear Ella and contained iesreI ou
the failure of the writer 10 see MISS
Daggett. Then ne asked about each let
ter i'm detail. though he did not reao
them an Mr. Gardner used them ta
show how positive and how mistaken
a witness could be.
THOSE BLUE BIRDS.
The last questions asked by Mr.
Gardner were What did You mean DN
writing to Miss Daggett about IN
blue birds"" Mr.. McNally said thl'
referred to- the coming warm weather
Did you, like Silas Wegg, often dr9l
| into poetry?" sarcastically asked MI
| Gardner. Witness did not like the us
| of the word poetry and sald ne ha'
! not much 20 do with poets.
ON redirect Mr.. McNally told MI
! Angel the letters were written gen
orally in reply to notes by Miss Dag
| gett. 49,
| . Mr., Gardner took Mr.. McNally u
| again when Mr. Angel got throug
| with him. Witness was sure NOR
| than a $1,000 of the $500 received fror
| Miss Daggett as above referred to wa
still in bank He did not pay out IN
money because he heard there was
be a contest over the disposition OF IN
real estate.
Mrs. Emily Louise Lothrop Of Paw
tucket said she knew Miss Daggett fC
four years. Saw a great deal OF N
testatriX for Pc last six months of ht
life and considered her a person OF yer
sound mind often saw McNally :
Miss Daggetts. The latter Otter CON
planned of the absence OF Mrs. Emil
Blake. saying Emily was bound
come and take care of her. When wi
ness saw Miss Daggett needed a COZ
stant attendant witness asked Nil
Daggett If she had not some relative
that would attend to her. Miss Dal
gett said she had not relative th'
she cared anything for her or she 4
them, but the best of them was Mr.
Irving.
One OF the relatives told witness thi
the "guff'' Ella gave was hard to stan
but she paid good money for anythir
done. Miss Daggett told witness tn;
a good. deal had been done by Mi
Quinn and herself for relatives. but Il
relatives seemed none the better for
Miss Daggett said she could not col
tinue doing for the family.
on cross examination witness W.
asked Are. you and Mrs. Blake dei
friends" NO" was the answer,
don't think we are" The question
whether interviews between witne
and Mrs. Blake were of an amioab
character floored the witness. but NJ
Gardner got the witness back TO goo
| humor.