The San Francisco call., 1908-05-22
MAE WOOD IN
CELL STICKS TO
HER TESTIMONY
"AII Put Up job by PIatt," She
Alleges, and Tells Of the
Senator's Threats
lie Took Only Course TO Save
Himself From Bigamy
Charge" She Asserts
Woman Says She Will Take the
Case TO Higher Court
y and Tell All
srECIkL DISPATCH TO The CALL

NEW YORK, May 21.-The fol-
lowing signed statement was made by
Miss Mae Wood today in her cell IN
the city prison to a representative Of
The Call:
This is all put up job of Platt's.
he has threatened me with fists and
other things for years and I have
called his bluff. When I get out of
here I viii take my case to a higher
court, and as long as one member Of
Plstt's family is alive I will fight it to
the bitter end.
He threatened my life four years ago
II ever dared TO breathe a word OF his
.r1arrfsge 20 me He said he had many
employees who would do anything for
lIm and that he would have them hunt
ne down. / an not surprised, on the
whole that I am here, as il is only
part of Platt's plan.
We tried. out OF respect for his age
10 leave out some OF the strongest
points OF our case, but next time every
.h7ng n-fH be brought out. He "a biz
uoIftician and has all the money
haven't any. II means everything Il I
win. This outrage was prearranged
when the Piatts came out TO my home
not so long ago and used all manner
of threats 10 keep ne from revealing
1he truth.
-PIatt had 10 say what he did on the
stand yesterday TO keep from admitting
that he was a bigamist. He lied from
beginning 10 end"
WOMAN NOW IN ToMBS
Mae C. Wood. whose suit for an ab-
solute divorce from United States Sen
ator Thomas c. Platt OF New York has
feen on trial IN the supreme court here
for several days. was committed 10 the
Tombs prison late today after Justice
O'Gorman had dismissed the complaint
In her action and ordered her held IN
s. 600 bail on charge Of perjury.
The decision IN Senator Platts favor
and the sudden and sensational ending
ef the suit came after a day which the
defense occupied largely with the in
reduction OF expert and other testi-
-nony attacking the authenticity Of the
documents by which the plaintiff was
seeking 70 establish her alleged mar
rIsEe 70 Platt-
A handwriting expert testified that
in his opinion the body OF the letter
IN which Senator Platt was alleged TO
have admitted his relation as husband
10 the plaintiff was added after the
.e1stor's signature had been affixed.
More telling stsIl for the defense were
me Sepositions by engravers and sta
toners called by counsel for Senator
PIatt that the blank form upon which
The alleged Plstt- Wood marriage Ger
rihcste was prepared was not ntho-
zrsphed until three months after the
cate upon whicl. the marriage Of Miss
Wood 70 Senator Platt was alleged TO
ave taken place. Miss Wood was re-
allied 70 the stand in rebuttsL
REITERATEs STATEMENT
she was asked II. after hearing the
testimony about the marriage certif-
cste. she stiu reiterated that the de-
fendant gave the certificate as she pre-
viously testified
! stu reiterate it." she replied.
Justice OGorman turned TO Miss
Wood and pointedly questioned her. She
repeated her assertion that the mar
rage occurred as she had stated. She
admitted that Senator Platt never sup
ported her, and then was asked by the
court II she did not consider il the
duty OF q husband to support his wife,
he replied;
i do. but as long as he was not
eaough Ot a gentleman 10 do SC. 1 never
asked him to"
Plstt's counsel then moved for a dis
missal OF the complaint. II was forth
with granted by Justice O'Gorman. who
in rendering his decision. said:
FALSE AND FICTITIOUS CLAMP
r cannot credit the plaintiffs evi-
dence as 10 the alleged marriage. and
the testimony as it impresses the court
is that this is most wicked design IA
support q false and fictitious claim bv
forgery and perjury
Forthwith Justice O'Gorman ordered
Miss Wood committed to the Tonbs on
the charge Of perjury, fixing her BAH al
5000. She was obviously staggered bv
the sudden turn Of affairs and the
shock caused by the order of arrest
which the court made. She quickly
regsined her composure, however. and
by the time she reached the city prison
had resumed the air of confidence which
y she held practically throughout the
trial
At the district attorneys Office to-
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