The sun., 1901-06-19
WAS MRS. STARRING ROBBED AT ALLF
Counsel for Mortimer VIII Try to Show She Was
Not-letter, 20 Her Dear Friend"

Not-Ietters 90 Her "Dear Friend"
WASHINGTON. June ls-Interest In the
trial OF Lewis Francis Mortimer. who IL
charged with the larceny Of $1,000 worth
OF diamonds from Mrs. Olivia c. Starring.
Is steadily growing Among the spectators
to-day we're a number Of women, all OF
whom were early arrivals at the City Hall
Mrs. Starring to-day resumed her testl-
mony.
Attorney Lpscomb, who conducted the
cross-examination on the present defence'
began by asking the witness II she had not
corresponded with others besides Mortimer
under assumed names. District Attorney
Gould obiected TO the witness being COM
palled 10 answer and was sustained by the
court
The examination then turned again to
the rela tions between Mrs Starring and the
defendant. The witness reiterated her
statement that she did not consider Mort-
mer her social equal In contradiction OF
this the defence offered letters written by
Nrs. Starring to the defendant on March
l3 last. in which she wrote: Why did you
not arrive for dinner. my dear friend!
waited till and then went lonely TO dlnner
II you wish to be my escort 70 TINS unique
affair at the Goodwins, this Indian nesta,
you must wire me your wish, or must
engage another to take your place, Tor
must not risk being out late In That lonely
quarter nlOne.
This letter bears the headline Of the
Hotel Nendome. New York city.
Continuing her testimony Mrs. star rlhs
said that she went TO the circus with Moru-
mer on the evening preceding the robbery
and afterward went 70 lunch al the Shore
ham. She also said that she had run
r,ng" engagement to 20 bicycle riding
with Mortimer.
4 letter written by Mrs. Starring 10
Mortimer was read by the prisoners counsel
in which Mrs Starring said: You see.
that cook had working for me turned out
y O.. so had To get on with the services
Of the colorcd boy as best | might until |
secured another cook. He, meantime,
was rohbing me at the rate Of 500 per diem
bv having key made 10 my cash drawer.
| only discovered this when l found dia-
| mond solitaire ng missing"
Another letter. the contents OF which are
similar 10 the one above. was offered by
the defence, but on objection by the Gov
eminent on the ground that II was irrele-
want il was not admitted az evidence.
In reply TO question by Mr.. Lipscomb
| Mrs Starring said that she was robbed
while stopping at hote' In Atlantic City,
in 1898 ,
In this stage Of the proceedings Richard
| p. Evans, OF counsel for the defence stated
10 the court that II was the object Of the
defendant to show that Mrs Starring was
not really robbed. He went on 10 say that
testimony would be offered to show that
Mrs Starring had mania for being
robbed that she was prejudiced against
Mortimer and that the day before the rob-
berry was alleged 10 have taken place she
had quarrel with tho defendant and said
10 him: "l'll fix you
Mrs Starring, In answer 10 questions
bv counsel for the defence said that some
of the missing jewels she had bought in
London and that Others had been given 10
her She refused to disclose the identity
of the persons from whom she bought a
norton of the jewels in question, or To state
10 whom she was indebted for the remainder,
Her attitude resulted in long argument
between counsel
Mrs Starring was required TO describe
in detail each article Of jewery she claims
10 have lost and to give particulars Of tho
construction OF the secret compartments
in the cabinets in her studio, She said
that she had placed a bundle of letters
Monroe had written TO her in one Of the
cabinets, but that later they had been
taken away.