Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-05-01
MAE WOOD SUES
A LOT Of FELLOWS
Among Them is Prest Roosevelts
Private Secretary and ex r Al
General Wynse,
LOVE LETTERS Of A U. s. Sen.
CHARGES These Men With Having
Wheeled Them From
Her

Omnht, Aprll 2o,--Miss Mae Wood
late today nlcd In the district court u
damage suit against william Loeb,
secretary TO President Roosevelt; for
mor Postmaster Gonsral Wynno and j.,
Martin Miller whom ahc charges with
having destroyed u number OF lottors
received by her from senator Plat Of
New York. Miss Wood rcciteH az ongth
tho conditions that led TO the securing
tho letters by the defendants, and asks
tho cour, to award her damages.
Miss Mao G, Wood, who IN an attor-
noy, formerly practissd IN Omaha, Later
eho was connected with the poslollico
department In Washington and since
has returned 10 this city She asks
$4,000 damages,
Miss Wood charges that tho de.
PENDANTS by forco and threats
secured from her love letters
which she alleges were written
to her by Senator Plat Of Now
YORK. These letters, rhc says In her
charges, formed tho basis for the manu-
script Of book. the manuscript for
which she had completed and for tho
publIcailon Of which she had contracted
with a publisher
Miss Wood alleges that former POST
master Wynno met her az n house IN
Washington whore no detained her for
two days ana Ny threats and force took
nom her the alleged love letters Shc
suys Mr. Wynne was accompanied by
two gentlemen, one OF whom gave his
name Ns lIummcl
The charges as ilci name, FIRST, Rob-
cr, j, Wynnc, consul general to London
William Loeb secretary to President
Roosevelt, and j, Martin Miller COM
pil 10 AIS Ia Chapollc, Germany, al
l,glng that the defendants had con-
pplrod To obtain possession OF a BOOK
which she was compiling under we
title OF "Tho Love Letters Of u Boss,
which lotors Miss Wood alleges were
written 10 her by United states Seila-
tor Thomas G, plntt Tho pctltoh III
part follows;
SECOND THAT beginning about May |,
1903, plninlifI had prepared Az literary
production and for publication Mhllu'
scrip, entitled "rhc Love Letters OF
lloss" which manuscript was largCly
made up from actual letters received by
this plaintiff from very promlnont
nnn In the United states senate e. o.
platt, n years OF age ana VINO pre-
tended TO be desperately IN love WIN
tho plaintiff, ,,.
Thlrd-Thnt plnntlff had bcen oneaE'
cd 90 marry said prominent elderly
rInn, ana had received attentions froln
INN which could only be excused on ne
ground Of such engagement mat Pc
cause " the conduct OF eald sollor wy
pngagomont WAS about TO 20 canccllou
ON April N. 1908 that for the purpose
" trying to make an ihdependen, n,lls
in A literary field, and as compensation
for the peculiar humlllntions ana per-
pccutions she had been subjected 10
ehe determined to utilize such untor,
tunatc and diengroeable experiences ana
publish the said book containing Vef'
hntIm paragraph after paragraph or me
silly love expressions contained III thlu
letters which were mixed with pollurhl
nnlmosItIos and ncwa. Said manuscript
also being prepared with an actual ac.
count OF the replies thereto az near az "
was possible for this plalntin TO remcm-
bcr
Fourth THAT said defendants obtain
Ing knowledge Of plalnllrs INTENTION 10
gel out such book conapirod WIN ehon
other and the author OF SAID Original
letters, To- got possession OF we lnn'tu,
gp,lp, ana tho Mlid original letters by
any means possible, and by illegal
means II necessary for the purpose ol
holding the same over the author ana
possibly 70 hold for ransom M Addi'
lien ana thus force said author 10 40
or not 10 do certain things,
Fifth--That j, Martin Miller VINO Was
IN reality n detective, was engaged Ny
the defendants herein named to repro
sent himself to plaintiff ~ an Aul1or
and publisher and solicit the manu-
scripts for said book, together WIN y
contract TO publish Tho Same under his
own name through publishers or tllenns
IN Philadelphia, That ihm plhllltlU
finally consented 10 enter INTO . publ
catIon contract with tho said Miller ior
the publication Of said book, "Ihe ioyc
Letters OF Boss and surrendered tho
manuscript for said purpose OF publica'
ton ns aforesaid and for NO other pnr'
rose, THAT the Same Mlllor nj the TIM,
of procurng the manuscripts borrowed
OF lhia plaintiff &b for expenses WINE
w Philadelphia 10 eupcrlntend the pNh'
LEGATION Of said book
Miss Wood then states that while ON
her way 10 visit u sick relative rhc Wnh
dccoyed by Miner 20 New York for the
osl.neIble purpose Of reading proof "
the story She alleges that no PROOF
was forthcoming when she arrived, nut
that Miller, by intimidation ana other
wise threatening, caused her 10 give w
for the time her pursuit for the propit,
she says that Miller displayed n secret
hNdge ana demanded that SHE turn over
letters written her by senator rlntt ana
Lillian r. Junoway. Fearing disgrace,
eho snys, both 10 her family ANA Ia net
self, she went Ia the New York Lic
building, accompanied by Miller ana
three other gentlemen and delivered tlic
letters and other papers to man who
represented himself 10 be Abraham II,
Hummel
Miss Wood rocIles threats Of lnjuncs
tlon and other actions against her ana
the publisher with whom aho had con-
traclod 20 print the book, aud says that
eho was detained forclbly NJ u hotel FOR
two days She says that Miller porso,
outed her during the two days and
finally forced her 20 sign papers when
purported 70 be two receipts for $4,000
onoh, and attached 10 nfiidnyite rccltinp
that she would not reveal anything mat
had TRANSFERRED and would not IN nnS
way communicate with the parties To
the transaction,
For All Of which, Miss Wood says,
she has been damage 10 the extent ~
s3t 00O, ana nska the court 10 rondar
her u Judgment for that amount Tho