The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-30
NOTES SHE SAYS PLGTT WROTE
on ROOSEVELTS BULLDOG GRIN
AND THE ODELL CALAMITY.
Nae Wood sues Secretary Loeb and OtheFS'
Alleging That when she was Coins
20 Publish Love Letters Of Boss"
They COnspired and Coz the Letters.

20 Publish Love Letters Of = BOss"
They Conspired and Coz the Letters
OMAHA. Neb., April 2s.-Mae c. Wood,
the former clerk In the Post ONCE Depart
ment in Washington who was said TO have
brought suit for breach Of promise against
United States Senator Thomas G. Platt
shortly before his marriage to Mrs. Lillian
T. Janeway, began an action here to-day
In the District Court against Robert j.
Wynne, Consul General at London; William
Loeb, secretary TO President Roosevelt,
and j. Martin Miller, United States Consul
at AiK-la-Chapelle. She alleges that
they conspired and wrongly deprived her Of
the manuscript Of a book which she had
compiled entitled The Love Letters Of
Boss" which was composed Of verbatim
extracts from letters written to her by
Senator Platt that the defendants also
illegally deprived her Of the original Letters
upon which the book was based. For this
she demands judgment against the defend
ants for S35 600 on the ground that the manu-
script and letters we're worth that amount
as the foundation for other literary prod
ucts.
Miss Wood says that the letters contain a
lot Of interesting things. In one Of the
letters. she says. the Senator referred to a
luncheon in the White House thus
1 expect TO attend a luncheon at the
White House to-day and will be obliged 10
endure that bulldog grin for an hour
Another letter she alleges contained
these sentences:
Your letter, somewhat reconciled, mo
to the election Of Odell, which occurred
the following Tuesday. Pray for me- the
prayer Of the angels availeth much.
The Wood woman is herself a practising
attorney and formerly lived in this city.
She says she brought suit here where she
is known because she is sure that here she
will get Just &C. Unit | the case comes TO
trial she SAYS she will attend TO her own
legal matters.
In the complaint filed to-day, which
apparently was written by Miss Wood she
alleges that in 1908 she was engaged TO
marry Senator Plat whom she describes
as "a very prominent member Of the United
States Senate, Il years old and that
he pretended TO be very much in love with
her. On April Is of that year she declares,
when the engagement was about 10 be
cancelled on account Of the Senator's con-
duct, in order to make living and obtain
compensation for peculiar humiliations
and prosecutions she determined 10 pub
lish verbatim paragraphs Of the silly love
expressions contained in said letters which
we're mixed with political animosities and
news She also prepared and added 20
the manuscript her own replies 70 the
Senator'S letters as nearly as she could
remember them.
The defendants, she declares, learned OF
her intention to publish the book and de-
cided to obtain the manuscript and the
original letters written by the Senator. by
fair means or foul. 80 Miller, detective,
was put on the case. Miss Wood alleges
that he told her that be would have the
book published, obtained the manuscript,
and later asked her to go TO New York 10
read the proof Of the book.
In New York she soon learned that he had
deceived her she declares, and demanded
that he return the manuscript. This he
refused TO do. she declares, unless she
would pay him many thousands Of dollars
as his share in the deal. and when she sought
70 resume her journey Miller told her that
she must give up all letters written 70 her
by Senator Platt and Lillian T. Janeway.
When she objected, she alleges, he showed
a Secret Service badge and, realizing that
it would be useless 20 resist, she went with
him to the Office Of Abraham H. Hummel,
to whom, at Miller's command, she turned
over some Of the papers in her possession.
Not all the papers were surrendered at
that time however. she declares. so Miller
sheld her under arrest for two days, and
finally. as a result Of his threats she gave
over the remainder OF the papers.
Miss Wood further declares that the de-
PENDANTS circulated the story that she was
about to sue Senator Plat for breach Of
promise and that she had settled the suit,
Viii, e, as a matter Of fact, she had never
even contemplated bringing such a suit
and the charges we're made only to be used
In forcing her TO surrender the letters. After
two days Of arrest and persecution by
Miller, she alleges, the said attorney
assumed TO make settlement with the
plaintiff for the outrage compelling her to
sign two pretended receipts for $4,000 each
and an agreement that she would in no way
talk OF write about the parties 10 the transac-
ton. She alleges also that these agree
ments contain the statement that she signed
the papers without force, fraud or fear.
In her complaint Miss Wood declares that
no such amounts were ever paid and that
the pretended settlement was for the pur-
pose Of making IL appear that she had in
tended 10 sue and had settled, thus justifying
the conhscation OF the letters and manu-
scripts.
The defendants have not yet been served
with papers in the suit.