The Washington times., 1905-09-17
MAE WOOD FILES
SERIOUS CHARGES
Declares Attempt was
Made to Drug Her.
n. J. WYNNE IMPLICATED
Case Now With State Department.
Claims She Was Forcibly De-
tained in Hotel.

OMAHA, Neb., Sept. 16.-The long ex-
pected and much heralded charges
which Mae Wood. the former clerk Ia
the Postoffice Department at Washing
ton. has been threatening TO hle against
Consul General Wynne and Consul
Miller, have at last been mailed 10 the
State Department and will reach there
tomorrow Sunday. The document,
which is sworn to by Miss Wood, is as
follows:
ITO the Honorable Secretary OF state
Washington D. C:
Believing that representatives OF the
State Department should be men OF IN
;egrlty and honor, the relator. Mae Z
Wood. herein respectfully calls your at
tention to certain acts OF }. Martin
Miller. consul to Aix-la-Chapelie, and
Robert ]. Wynne. consul general 70
London; praying an investigation OF the
charges which. II found true as set
forth, show the said j Martin Miller and
Robert j. Wynne to be unit Tor service
as representatives of the State Depart
ment of the United States; and the re-
iator requests that such action as may
be thought necessary be taken by the
department In investigating the charges.
which are as follows:
Platt Letters.
First-That said Robert ]. Wynne
and ]. Martin Miller did consDire to-
gether. and with other people, prior to
October II. 1903. TO obtain possession OF
certain documents which the relator had
received from Senator Thomas Z. Plat'
OF New York
''Second-That said Robert ]. Wynne
and J. Martin Miller did cOnspire to-
gether, and. with other people, prior to
October Y. 1903 to obtain possession OF
the manuscript of a book entitled The
Love Letters of Boss said book beinG
so11 laA 1aff
to relator by Senator T. c. Platt-
'''rhird-That in carrying out the
terms OF this conspiracy, the said j.
Martin Miller did attempt TO administer
or cause an attempt TO be made to ad-
minister, certain drugs 10 the reiatoI
on the afternoon OF October L. 1903, al
the Victoria Hotel. New York. y. Y.
Decoyed to Hotel
"Fourth-That the said J. Martin Nil
ler and Robert ]. Wynne ct al, In car
rying out the terms of the conspiracy
did deccy the relator to the Victoria
Hotel, Kew York city, on October u
1893, for the purpose Of gaining posses
sion of said book. The Love Letters oi
n Boss, and Of the original letters from
! Senator Platt, from which the book wa:
partially complied
| ''Fifth-That in carrying out the terms
! of this conspiracy, the said J. Martin
/ Miller held or assisted at holding
/ the relator a prisoner, by threats ant
force, for three days. beginning Octo
Der y. 1903. during which time the rela
tor was forced TO sign certain docu
ments which She would not have sign
ed had she been free from restraint
J '-SiXth-That the said J. Martin Mil
/ Ter and Robert j. Wynne ct al. IL car
! ryinR ont the terms of this cOnspir
] acy, did originate the so-called Iatt
/ Wood scandal for the purpose Of dis
| credlting the relatcr-
| "Seyenth-That in carrying out tn
terms of this cOnspirac-- and in con
nscating the original documents fror
Senator Platt and the manuscript O
the book. The Love Letters of Boss
| the said j. Martin Miller and has as
/ sOciates did damage the reiator in tn
sum Of $4,000. or more.
Wherefore, having made the abov
charges. which she. DeInR first sworI
deposes and says is the truth. the rt
lator again prays for an investigate
OF their truthfulness and for such actio
as the department NAV think necessar!
MAE c. WOOD" ."