The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-07-21
.HARTJDLETTNR S7OLEN
Another Sensation Sprung in Cele-
brated Divorce Case.
"oTHER MARY" ON THE STAND

Servant Girl Testifles That q Was
She Who Wrote Letters and Tele-
phoned to Tom Nadine, the Co.
Respondent.
Pittsburg. July 19.-With each sue
teeding day of the Hartje divorce
trial now sensations are developing.
Misses ida and Helen Scott were star
Witnesses for their sister. Mrs. Mary
Scott Hartje. Helens direct exam
iuation closed when counsel for the IL
RELIANT had introduced number OF
letters. said To have been written by
her. and which prove. according To the
counsel for Mr. Hartie. that Helen
Scott had knowledge of the alleged
relations between Mrs Hartje and
Tom" Nadine. Helen denied the
authorship of all these new letters ex'
cepting two.
Attorney John Freeman. for Mrs.
Mary Scott Hartie. the respondent.
openly charged the other side with
stealing certain paper from his Of
Zee Counsel for Augustus Ilartie. the
millionaire libcllant I'm the case. de-
Glazed this charge to be false. and
Attorney J. Scott Ferguson said ha
could prove that the Papers were not
taken from Watson & Freeman's Of
Zee but were picked mp outside OF
that place. where they had been care
lcssly laid.
Attorneys Freeman and Ferguson
became almost beside themselves
when the charges of theft were made.
4 scene of $40 great excitement has
rarely. II ever. been witnessed in a
local courtroom Tho result OF the
trouble was apparently victory for
Mrs. Harije. as Attorney w B. Rod.
gers. for the ubellaut was compelled
tn return Ia Mr. Freeman by the court
paper prepared in Mr. Frcomans
Office as well as another letter of Mr.
Fr.cman's. which he said had been
surr,pfit.ously taken from his Office.
The other Mary" servant girl
who knows Tom Nadine corespon
dent made her first appearance ON the
stand She testified that Il was she
who ielephoncd TO Nadine while he
was working al a livery stable. and
who wrote 10 him. sometimes as Otter
as twice a week.
The letter alleged to have beer
sarsraf -
along with other papers. is said &c
have begun with my dearest Edith.
and Judge Frazer's announcement that
any stolen papers would have little
influence on the court broke a ten
sion Of curiosity in the courtroom that
had been whetted to a fine edge.
The passage of arms was started
when Mr Ferguson asked Ida Scott
the Young sister OF Mrs Harije. while
on the stand. 10 write the words, my
dearest Edith" Then Mr.. Freeman in
terposed a vigorous objection. coupled
with an accusation.
Judge Frazer interrupted the inter
change of thrusts by saying that
stolen letter had no place in the trial
and he would not consider IT, Mr.
Freeman demanded the letter. which
was written on his Office stationery
aud he obtained il.
Just what is in the Edith" letter
and what LA Scott had 10 with 1t may
remain mystery Toward the close
of the examination Of Miss Heller
Scott. Attorney Rodgers sprung a sur
prise upon the attorneys Tor the de
Tense by producing a number of stain
cd and mutilated letters. the parts OF
# which had been pasted together
The letters were written upon the
stationery of the Hotel Windsor and
the Florence Villa and were address
cd 10 Dearest Mary" Witness al
mitted that several of the new tx
hibits had been written By herself. but
denied the authorship OF the others
although she said the handwriting
looked like hers.
This was said to be the sensation
which counsel for the prosecution have
all along promised.