The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-01-15
THOMPSON CASE
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Thompson shot Judge George
Meade Emory. was the star Witness
IN fobuflai yesterday afternoon.
raf the sensation iaYing crowd
which has ffequentea the stirling
eauft room Slice the beginning 81
the trial and which has come lu
added force during the last feH days
Of the summing up Of The Htal" >
case. the appearance ~ Miss
Whittlassy was the browning event
~ the trial Win the introduction
Of the evidence u the ebject 81 ne
misguided boys mad love came the
admission az exhibits for the state
Of the boys love letters 10 CHAR
iatfe. one ~ the letters. which was
probably the most striking yet sub
mlited. la printed today Ia The star
MisH Charlotte WhlttieHey II a
striking brunette 81 a pronounced
southern type Of beauty. tall. Hisns
der and self composed she speaks
with decided southern accent
perhaps enhanced by her eastern
college training. With hint o. ar
fsetntinH. Tier words were cold.
almost cruel, IN their decided bias
Tor the state. bat she showed her
fighting blood In hex calm outward
appearance under tie trying ordeal
beneath the calm exterior a keen
observer could see the tumuit ~
passion aud fear.
Danced With Chester.
Che vas dressed IN gray. With o
black boa and a black hat She gave
her age aH 10 Yasra. and declared
she bad known Chester since 1901.
having been introduced 90 him az
Lake Cuahman ~ drE Emory. She
had seen Chester a. the Autlefn. "a
Lake CushmAn. almost every day
during their stay there fe had
danced IN the evenings. had assoc
eintea with the rest 81 the merry
crowd. aud had helped her and the
others make candy in the "iesa-to.' p
Tho witness declared the prison
er'a conversation with her had been
mainly about books. When theY
returned from the camping trips
III 1909 che had gone 90 Annie
WfiFhrs. At Tacoma. ana Nhiis
there he had sent her books and
had addressed poems 20 her. I'd"
letters wsfr merely friendly. Later
be had called upon hrr at her home
and had played ping pong Win hef
A. th9 time he was az Lake euHh.
man the defendant had expressed
hlh admiration Tor her DURING me
later years. and especially Ia 1898
she knew that Chester knew that
she Was disc0sfaGinE him
Admired Others.
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Here number 81 love letters
we're Submitted. read % the jury
ana marked az exhibits Among
hem was a copy of Rupert %
Iieniaau. on the fiy leaves ~ which
rshesisr had written the whole ~
resnysan.a Maud
Ths letters wers written In beau
liful English. III them The bus eens
leased his ardent love. regretted
nat IL VS. given 90 a social hut.
irrffy,~ and told her 81 running
through the woods and thinking %
her ln the DARK watches ~ the
sleht. 8s tosd her IN his letters adj
irsamai % Wssis college ~ Kuinf
iouH 90 tAs F1ysf dock aud dream
ne that she miEhs return as abe
1id IN the old days on her trips
home from Miss WriKhfa
lie validated lu the choice Of his
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y. a farmer. "a another an afehi-
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m. Firi reassumsa the stand. she
.ola VIII n. Thompson. who 81.
mined her. that she had destroyed
al u her other letters from Chester
u hen Chester reiurned the onas
Nhish nhs had seat hiin. These ex-
alhgga che had overlooked
she had never written 10 Chester
.onaoiinw with him and stating 4
wonder N II would not he differ
M II had lsy you Alas me-
she sala she had received other
.tsars frnsn boys much 81 the same
sind. but not so afasnt
Her answers 10 Mr. Thompson
asre sharp and short.
Mrs Whhti.sey. the mother 81
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