The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-02

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When the prosecution elusad ~ oass
against Berthe Clalchs yesterday nothlna
had heen produced ~ show that Emil
Gefdfon had hran lured ~ shefe he vac
hilsed by a letter conc0oted nv hss aud
Policeman Harry Morton NJ the Vics a1taf
~ Assistant District Attorney Fly sald Nv
hts opening. Morton wis not called Nv the
prosecution. but he was Immediately put
on the stand for Beuhp. iIe denied that he
had written 10 gerdfou or was n party 10
any scheme 10 lure him 20 Twenty-hnh
street and seventh avenue. where he was
shot inthe back and killed. by Berthe Claiche
on the night ~ July y Last. JuHtice Davis
ruled, while Morton was hring questioned,
that there was no evidence In the case 70
show that there was u conspiracy bot wee1
Morton and Berthe ~ kill Gcrdron.
Now counsel for the defence say that they
will how that there waa n conspiracy be.
tween certain policemen TO send Berthe
to the electric chair In order To save them
selves from diEmissa from the police force.
Ex-Judge Rosalsky toldthe jurvthat Berthe
was In mortal fear of Gerdron, that she
bought a rcyolverto protect herself andthat
she carried the revolver the night she killed
him after she had sent u message TO her
sister tina, he wanted TO see her. She waa
justified in killing hun, counsel said.
For the first time during the trial Berthe
showed signs yesterday Of the strain she is
under. Mr.. Rosalsky's opening address
made her cry, and when heTtwo sisters wer5
brought into the courtroom to be identified
by Policeman Morton. although they did not
look at her nor sh at them, she sobbed for
several minutes.
There was an eager crowd Of women
at the court. Most Of them wept also and
seemed to be glad to have the chance. The
testimony was not so nasty, however. as
had been hoped. The police figure COM
siderably in the letters Of Berthe to Ger
dron. The three Letters which Mr.. Ely
tried so hard to get in on Wednesday we're
admitted as evidence yesterday. They
were written in French to Gerdron less
than two months before she killed him.
Mr.. Ely's purpose was to show that Gerdron
and Berthe were on good terms. The let
ter5 were written while he was at Wanaque.
n. j., and they were all addressed to NJ.
Gioberge, Villa Franchi, "for NJ. Emil
Two were written on May IS and 10 re-
spectively and the third on June Is. These
are the letters:
Thursday, noon.
'ENb . nm 4 dIi Nhpso
little birds with mamma and we are all going
to eat them with a box of little peas. i have
my gas stove and 1t goes very well. Now,
my poor old -nasR, | have been bothered by
the police. Yesterday, as ! ina CINE, Mime.
Pierrot must have been pinched as she was
coming in with a customer. because they
never mo ved away from the door yester-
day and there was n stool pigeon there, who
was planted behind the stairs to see where
We live, and the detectives were opposite.
] told Nine, Pierrot not TO 90 out. so that
they wasted their time from 10 O'Clock TO
midnight, and they only walked TO Seventh
avenue to the corner and then came back.
Finally, my poor old man. ] hope that this
evening we will be kissing each other again.
The main thing is that they did not get me.
] do not see anything more to tell you eS-
Cept that mamma Is better and thy little
Berthe kisses you very warmly. as do the
whole family. who thank you for the birds
and wish you good day, | am hun cry and
am going to eat well. and | hope that you ars
going TO do the same, Your wife, who loves
you and thinks of you for all her life.
BERTHE.
p. ST. have been to see the pro prietor
of the saloon opposite about the detectives,
for he knows those who were there yester-
day. lie told me that he would go 10 talk
to them. Write me a little letter also.
Friday. two hours after midday.
MY DEARLY BELOVED LITTLE Man; AS l
had forgotten to put in the ticket. / put it in
this. You ought to have my first letter to-
day. huh, is that SO? Now, papa dear, yes
terday We ere not too much bot hered In the
street. We saw them but once, and we were
able to escape. But as ! was passing Twenty
eighth street there was a detective there.
just at the corner. and naturally ! saw him.
There was there the wife of Gustave lie Le-
gios and the wife of old lucien. 1t was not
,,. ala, q. tN ,rn - IN than unI In, taknn IN VGalf
The detect i've let me pass and then he ran
after the Wife of old Iucien, who was taken,
If had warned them, she would have saVed
herself, and he would have taken me. espe-
cially ns he knew me. because he had already
before arrested me onc', and he had told me
that he would let me 30 when he would be all
alone. There were women arrested. two In
Twenty-eighth street and one on Seventh
avenue, the wife of Monseau. and one whom
! do not know. Finally. papa dear. l am
very careful. as there ia much danger. /
think that the horseshoe IL bringing me
good luck in that matter, isn't that so. papa,
dear? Write me a letter or send one by some
one who is coming, Thine own wife for all
life. BERTHE.
Four hours after midday.
DEAR BELOVED LITTLE FATHER: ! just
received thy letter with the ten cent stamp,
1t was in Augustus home since tho evening
of the llth and | have received it to-day.
because ! did not go.thdre yesterday. My
dear old man, there is no news, but yesterday
for a while we were not working, for they
were hidden opposite, the same ones who
had come up into our house. The business
does not go very we'll, but l do all | can, you
know that. don't you, my own old mani Come
when you wish. You tell me that you viii
come Saturday II II is not necessary for you
10 come before. No, my old one, whenever
IL will please you, 1t is hot enough here to
explode. that knocks us all out. This evening,
papa dear. l am going to eat n good bouilon
with becfsteak hashed in u. Is IL not so, my
old man, that II will do me good? One does
not know what to eat. II is so hot. Titine
1.-THE servant) does not get drunk. that's all
right. All the family wish you good-day
and the little Berthe dear is always as pretty
as ever. We asked her where her godfather
Is, and she looked all around. She under
stands, you bet. ! do not see anythinG else
TO tell you. my papa dear. and ! finish my
letter In sending 5000. 900 darling kisses.
Your own wife, BERTHE.
p. S.-Don't forget the strawberries. Bring
six boxes.
The little Berthe referred TO in the letter
is Berthe's sisters daughter.