The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1908-01-15
MAE WOOD RECEIVED
$4,000 FROM EASY BOSS

New York, Jan 15.--More allegations of
4 startling nature are contained in an af-
davit submitted to Supreme Court Jus
ice Newbtirger yesterday by Mae G.
Wood. who, claiming to be the legal wife
II Senator Thomas G.. Platt, Is suing him
or a divorce. naming the senator's pres
mt wife, Lillian Janeway Platt, as CO.
espondent.
She seeks perm lssion to examine GER
tain letters. documents and a certificate
of marriage which the senator declares
to be a forgery. now In the custody of
he county clerk. but which are by the
order of the court kept secret from pub
lie gaze.
This affidavit was submitted by Joseph
Day Lee, counsel for Mae Wood. and he
and his associate counsel Charles lie
Barber. were ready to go on with the
argument. The lawyers for Senator Platt
saw no necessity for an argument in
open court. and were quite willing that
the document should be submitted for the
consideration of the court
At the outset OF her affidavit Mae
Wood asserts that she was married to
Senator Platt in the Fifth avenue hotel
on Nov Q. 1901, and that there is filed
in the county clerks office her marriage
certificate and the acknowledgment in
writing of Senator Platt that | am his
egal wife"
TRICKED BY PLATT'S AGENT.
Prior 70 my marriage TO the defend
ant and during long period subsequent
hereto the defendant wrote me many
letters and sent me humberless messages
md telegrams which are utterly incon-
istent with his present denial that we
IRE married. Inc one Of thone letters to
ne on July ., 1902. he says:
4" Il send you a book OF franks. l dld
OF think II wise to furnish the pass. IL
: too frank and open
There was no reason whatever for
,bjecting TO being frank and open un-
SIS he wished TO keep our marriage Sc
ret In 1908 discovered that
he defendant was guilty OF Improper
onduct with Lillian Janeway. and when
accused him ne tainted me with the
act that could not prove the marriage
hat he would declare the marriage cere-
nony a forgery and threatened TO have
ne placed In n lunatic asylum II l ever
attempted 20 onfo. ce my rights.
a thereupon refused TO live with him
Ut realizing that my marriage would
difficult TO prove. l determined TO
rake no claim OF marriage until / had
onclusive evidence to Offer
she then tells OF being approached hH
.one J. Martin Miller, newspaper
Il
sorrow was in the employ OF the de-
endant." lie suggested publishing
'la:ts letters under the title of The
Love Letters Of a Boss and by sub
erfuge got her 'to take all the papers
md letters 1 had from the defendant
O the office Of Howe & Hummell ant
here I was subjected TO al kinds OF
PRESSURE &c make me give MP the letters
I wos closely confined without food
Whole day. and finally when | had no
trength left. I gave UP the papers &c
De Iancey Nlcholl, defendants attorney.
MADE HER SIGN RELEASE.
Then they made me sign a receipt
md n release OF all claims against the
iefend M. After ! had signed they gave
4 sum OF money TO Hummcl. who hac
retendcd through the farce 10 be act
ng for me. and he In turn gave mo
oart OF H. Then / left the city as quick
" as I could. nervous and physical
'reck" She says the sum paid was $40,
Coo
Mae says that upward OF 20 letters an
'olegrams were taken from her. all. o
nearly all OF the letters being written b
Senator Platt's "own hand" She ais
points out that J. Martin Miller shortly
after this occurrence was appointed
United states consul al Rheims. Fr nee
Daniel e. O'Fiaherty, a lawyer OF Rich
mond Va. makes an AFFIDAVIT In behalf
of The young woman. containing a letter
from Senator John W. Daniel. dated
NJ roh 2 VIII n he received. lie was act
Ing as counsel for Mae Wood Senator
Daniel after saying that he was speaklN
for Senator Plat simply as friend and
colleague" pointed out that the litigation
cog.d have no sur-essful ou3come
Tho principal reasons he advanced
were that senator Plat had settled fho
controversy by paying Mae Wood tio.-