The Cairo bulletin., 1906-07-18
OF MRS. HARTJE'S SISTER WHO
SAYS SHE ADDRESSED LET
TIERS TO NADINE.
MOTHER ON THE STAND
Declares She Kept Close Watch on
Defendant and That She Never
Called Up Her Husbands
Former Coachman.

important development in the Hartie
divorce as outlined by the defense
was that disclosed by the testimony
OF Miss Ida Scott, the 1G year old SIS
ter of Mrs Mary Scott Hartje, who
was put on the stand today.
Her testimony was TO the effect that
sic had written two or three envel-
opes addressed TO Tom Nadine,
the coachman, correspondent at the
request Of Annie Lutz one of the
maids and that she also had given her
many sheets of her paper. The charge
of forgery made by the counsel for the
defendant will be reinforced by this
accounting for the presence, in the
disputed letters. of paper used by the
Scott girl in the manner indicated by
Ida's testimony that she gave it to
the maid Her sister, Helen, also of
Ten gave sheets OF her paper to SER
wants. she testified
Mother Watched Daughter.
Mrs Hartje's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John f. Scott, were Witnesses today.
Mrs. Scott testified that it would have
been impossible for her daughter to
have done the things with what she
bad been accused by Augustus Hartje
since their separation because she
watched the daughter too closely. She
declares the 40 famous love letters
in the case are not in her daughters
handwriting.
Mrs. Scott declared she had seen
the Susie" Wagner letter before It
was mailed and that there were state
ment in the original not in the Wag |
ner letter exhibited in court, and that |
the letter produced in court contained |
some statements not in the original |
and the real Wagner letter This let
Ter was one the standards in the
ease until Mrs Hartje denied writing
The copy that was shown her and de-
cared he had been deceived.
Mrs. Hartjes father declared it was
impossible for his daughter to have
met Nadine or TO have telephoned to
hem as she never was out of the house
alone and that those in the Scott
nome usually klltM MnAi Ailt VIZ
phone were used and who used them.
The arrival of the first Of an ad-
ditional number of handwriting ex
perts. who have been called hither by
the defense, and a severe scoring CIV
en- counsel in the case by Judge Fra
zer this morning were additional de
velopments in the Hartie case today
DR.. b. f. Dyenport of Boston, state
handwriting expert of Massachusetts
consulting chemist for the United
states government. arrived this morn.
ing and spent the greater portion of
the day examining the forty letters
DR. Davenport has concluded that NJ
least p-r;ion of the letters are not
genuine. He probably will take the
stand early tomoriow morning. the
defense also will call John l.. Wells
hons. who is charged with conspiracy
to defame with the libelant and Gilt
ford Hooc, a colorcd coachman.
Say Woman Forged Letters.
The fact that a threatening letter
received by Mrs. Alexander Slocum.
Mrs. Hartie's friend. was postmarkei
at Forbes station, and that II bears
a close resemblance in writing to the
letters under dispute, has given rise r
10 rumor that detectives have loca- =
ted the suspected forger in Oakland s
and that an arrest soon will be made. :
The supposed forger is said to be
woman.
Judge Frazier reprimanded Attor- a
novs Rodgers. Ferguson. and Marion
for Their insistence in keeping the v
forty letters in their possession so
long He ycored the attorneys on
ho.h sides for talking outside Of court
with no sparing hand. The attorneys
became incensed and fatty denied
they had talked
Can't Get Letters in Case
When court opened Attorneys free {
man and Acheson for Mrs. Harue
asked that the case be postponed 81
heir experts could 60 over the le'-
ers Judge Frazer said:
The letters are really the prop
srty of this court and if the respond :
mt needs them she should have them !"
can see what's going on here Susl
rs soon as a witness is through eN-
imining a letter. il is taken from =
i'm. placed IN an envelope. and later :
ocked UP. The procedure hasn't been :"
'pen and ab-ve board
Counsel has aid entirely too much "
bout this case outside the courtroom
fs a disgrace For several days
AVE considered shifting the doors :
o keep every one out not connected y y