The Washington herald., 1907-10-08

I did my part, and will do it again. I Will
send you some money, and this is what
you must do: Bring me some Of that
have In my box, or another kind. I did
not have enough. l hope you under
stand. 1 am so sorry l did not bring
the other kind, too"
Put PHI in Mouth. II
Farther along the letter says:
When left the room the night before
Mr.. II. took sick / put my hand on my
locket and said: All for the one I want
and love- must tell you I put the pill
in his mouth, and 1t is ali so hard. the
way ii turned out. l will tell you all
when you are at home, but do not come
without what / said. Please burn this,
as you know what It means 20 us both
In another place the writer exclaims:
why, Oh, why did it not work? l am
wild to tell you all about it, Poor NJ L.
saw II ALL"
This daughter of Mrs. Hartje, who was
with her in Paris, is named Mary Louisa.
Near the close of the letter, tbs writer
says:
Try to get what l tell you. Get them
IN ten or fifteen Of s.ain."
This letter is one which Mr. Hartje al
leges was received by Nadine at his home
in Irel2nd, and has for more than year
lain IN the family clock at the Nadine
home IN Ireland.
II reached Pittsburg about two months
ago. being sent here by the mother of
Nadine at his request. Regarding the
letter, Mr.. Hartje said tonight:
You viii notice IL the letter found in
hrs l.fe
that the writer speaks Of having given
me a pill. That is true, and I was given
more than one pill. 1 can prove that at
tempts were made to break down my
health and get rid Of me. was given
strychnine. and It is almost a miracle
that am here to-day"
LRDpe Ia Absent.
Howard ". Lappe cannot be found in
Pittsburg tonight. Lappe's friends de
clare that he was followed by detectives
employed by Mr.. Scott. until. in despera-
ton, he decided 20 strike back.
In that way it came to the ears Of
Hartjes attorneys that Lappe had some
letters that would be OF great interest in
the divorce case.
In her letters Ida always referred to
Lappe as Husband" The mother Of
young Lappe Is Frustrated over her sons
breaking into the notorious case. and to-
night gave out a statement in effect that
II the Hartjes had any such letters they
were stolen from her son.
Part of Lnppe Letter.
Part OF one Of the sensational letters
alleged to have been written by Ida Scott
TO her intended husband. Harry Lappe.
read AS follows:
Now, dear. we have given them until
next Wednesday 10 say they viii give
Us so much money a month. and # they
don't we are going 70 telephone Mr..
Hartje and tell him we viii win his case
for him. Now. dear. keep this absolutely
10 yourself, for II II gets out Mr.. Free
man and the other parties would simply
kill US before they would let Us 60. But
that Is what we are going TO DO, dear;
and another thing, dear. Is that / will be
more happy after can tell the truth,
for fl has always made me unhappy.
Now that the case is coming up on the 9Th
Of May, We may have 70 come 70 Pitts
burg for It. If we 20 for Mr.. Hartje. so.
until that time we VIII have TO walk. and
then you can come back with Us"
A letter written some days later TO
Lappe says. 'u part:
We'll. dear. no word yet, so I guess we
will go for Mr. Hartje But first. we are
going 20 telegraph Mr. Hartje and say
that is what we are going to do. and you
see, dear. that viii give him fair warning.
If papa says he viii give US money TO
live on, why, I viii not go for Mr.. H. but
| II he does not, I am going 10 get even
that way, and you know Helen and 1 and
| Edith's letters will certainly win his case
for him.
Urged TO BE Careful.
Still another letter signed Ida" reads.
/ in part:
/ Now, dear, be very careful as we
don't want to get mixed up with Mr.. H,
since everything is fixed Up with papa;
and don't say a word 10 any person that
/ you know a thing"
one letter 70 Lappe signed Helen, 20
which IS the name Of Mrs. Hartje's other
/ sister, says, in part:
| 1T sure was a great thing the way you
and did make some people come to time.
| for one Mr.. J. ". F. was the worst scared
man I ever saw, the day ] went 10 his
Office. and so was the other party the
night before She knew she had carried
| things far enough
| It developed to-day that there is. and
! has been for some time, much III feeling
! between Mrs. HGTtje and her younger
| sisters.
! II was Mrs. Hartje who prevented the
marriage Of her sister Ida TO -Lappe last
| spring. She suspected that they had
eloped, and go. her father TO telegraph to
Youngstown to have them arrested on
| their arrival there.
Mrs. Hartje Calls 1t False.
Mrs. Hartje, over long distance tele-
phone from Ligonier Springs, tonight
made the following statement
Yes, I have heard Of this latest move
against me by Mr Hartje. and am not
| surprised. Nothing he does would sur
| prise me. I can only say that it Is Just
as false as the other moves, and as he is
/ himself. There is not one word of truth
in any Of these more recent allegations. -