The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-05-04
"Obliged TO. Bear That Bulldog
Grin an Hour" He
Wrote.
LOVE LETTERS OF A BOSS
Woman TO Whom He Wre.s Them New
Sues Prominent Men Who, She
Alleges, censpirsd to Get
Them from Her.


Catherine Wood OF Omaha-ihe woman
with whom u. 4. Senator Piait Of
New York became entangied In
Washington love affair and whom IL 10
alleged the senator settled with By the
payment of sc. 00o-has sprung a new
sensation Involving men In high places
Miss Wood incorporated Senator
Platts love letters to her In book
which she proposed To publish under
the title OF The Love Letters OF
Rosr"
She accuses william Loeb. secretary
10 President Roosevelt. Robert J.
Wynn. consul general to London. and
j. Martin Miller. consul To AK la Chap
pelle. with conspiring TO obtain the
manuscript OF the book. and In "a suit
filed In the district court here she sues
them for $4,000 damages.
The Love Letters OF a Boss" was n
book never printed. Miss Wood ac-
cuses J. Martin Miller Of securing the
manuscript from her under false prom
iscs ard afterwards by threats and
duress compelled her TO give up Sen
ator Platt's letters and TO sign receipts
for $4,000 which she never received.
Feared Plat Would Marry Her.
Referring TO her lawsuit. her book
aud Senator Piatt. Miss Woods said:
Despite the reports TO the contrary.
I never brought suit against Senator
Plat for breach OF promise. nor did
I intend to do so. l was afraid the
senator might agree To fulfill his prom
Use and marry me. and. II there In any
one thing which would be more humil-
iating or disgusting or lower than To
be accused of suing this man for
breach of promise. u would be To be
obliged To marry and live with him.
But. say, that book. The Love Let
tiers OF Boss would have made good
nj
iensely interesting to the public.
Piatt's Idea OF Roosevelt.
In one of his letters the senator.
referring TO n luncheon at the white
House, said:
81 expect 20 attend a luncheon at
the White House today. and will be
obliged to endure that bulldog grin
for an hour
And another letter read something
Sweet and Lovely: Your letter recon
cIicd me TO the election OF odei!. which oc-
CURED the following TUESDAY. Pray fer
me: the prayers OF the angels ava!ls,h
much
In another letter he referred 20 a car
rage ride through Central park. saying he
hoped m the future I could ride In char
lot: that had Riorincd and made bcaut!-
ful he carriage for him the next time me-
should use u.
u
PENDANTS in this suit were IN league With
Senator Plat when. As allcge. they Sc
cured the manuscript OF my book. or
whether thew were employed by enemies
OF Piait who wished TO secure the man
LScript for purposes OF their own. How
ever. the facts are that my book wac ss-
cared by unfair means. I once offered TO
return all Senator Piatts lttcrs to him.
but at that time he refused TO accsp;
hem.
Didn't Get the $4,000.
AS stated Ia my petition. never
brought suit against Plat. and conHc-
quently could never have compromised
the suit. although " was claimed that 1
had done so. receiving $4,000 for so doing.
I was practically forced 10 sign such pap
ers. and also TO sign receipts Tor $4,000.
but never received any OF the money.
when I left New York. after my papers
were taken. I was handed my travelling
expenses and . pass TO Buffalo. l SIN
hold the pass as evidence os this. But
that point In all covered In my petition.
THE sheriff will be watching for VIII
liam Loeb. the presidents secretary, AZ
D." comes through Omaha from Colorado
with the hunting party. II he comes 90
Omaha the papers In this suit will he
served on him.
''lf Mr. Loeb changes his route and goss
east through Kansas, Il will show that he
II afraid OF this case. But in that event
will hle suit I'm some other city where the
defendant can be found.
And they need not think this one SUIT
IL all have: I Will soon file others that
are indeed more sensational than THIS
one"
History Of the "Renranee."
The petition filed In the cast reveals
much OF the history OF Mae Woods rcla-
ton with United States Senator Plat. 10
recitcs that early In 1905 Mae Wood way
engaged TO marry IA prominent man IN
the United States senate. Senator 4. G..
Plat. n years OF age" and who pretend
ed TO he desperately In love with her"
Because OF such engagement she had
received attentions from him which could
only be excused on the ground OF said en-
gaRement." and because OF his conduct
she cancelled the engagement on April
rs. igp3."
IL was then that Miss Wood determined
TO publish Senator PiAtts love letters, AZ
compensation for the peculiar humilin-
ron and prosecutions she had been sub-
jectsd to-"
The petition then recites that the de-
PENDANTS. Robert J. wynne. william Loeb
and J. Martin Miller "conspired with each
other" and with Senator Plat or his DO
litical enemies. she In not certain which.
10 secure possession OF the manuscript. as
well as the original love letters written
bN Ilhtt.
j. Martin Miller. n detective. so the Pc
tition recitei, passed himself OF TO Mas
Wood as n publisher and she made a con-
tract with him for the publication OF The
Love Letters OF a Boss" giving him tho
manuscript and paying him 50 for ca
pcnscs.
"Deeoyed" Her TO New York.
Miller. the petition goes on 10 recite. de
coycd" Miss Wood to New York for tho
ost"ns.ble purpose OF proofrcadinE copy on
the book" Miller not only refused TO give
mp the manuscript. but demanded tho
love letters written To her by Senator
Plat. as well as letters written TO her by
Lillian 7. Janeway. Miller displayed a
United States secret service badge. and
threatened 10 arrest and search her un-
lees she gave up the letters.
Thus frightened. Miss Wood. according TO
the petition. went with Miller 10 the New
York Life building. being hustled In by
the back alley" and introduced TO Abra-
ham IL. Hummel.
After being held under arrest for two
days by Miller. the petition alleges Miss
Wood surrendered the love letters. AMI