Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-05-21
P[ATT DENIES He
PROPOSED TO HER.
Aged Senator, Seeming Very
Feeble, on Witness Stand
in Divorce Suit.

New York, May Ex-senator Thomas
g.. P!att. who is being sued for divorce
by Mae c. Wood, today entered the
court room where the suit is being
heard
Fe seemed to walk with considerable
difticulty and appeared very feeble
The senator was accompanied By his
son Frank H Platt, and a stylishly at
tired woman. The prospect that the
senator would be in court today drew
q large crowd to the county building.
Opening his testimony Senator Platt
said he was nearly I5 years old. He
first met Miss Wood in 1901. He denied
he ever saw her at the Oriental hotel.
or ever asked her to become his wife.
The senator denied emphatically he
hnd given Miss Wood a photograph of
himself or which he had written: ITO
my dear wife" Miss Wood testified
she was sitting on Platt's knee while
he wrote these words.
Mr.. LeRarbier, Miss Woods counsel.
asked P,att if he ever addressed Miss
Wood in e.sdcaring terms
Yes, Fooiishly.
Platt said: II may have foolishly
dOHc so sometimes.
platt said he saw Miss Wood some
times Mt his business office at 4g Broad
way. that Miss Wood called with Mrs.
Cunfield, who was a candidate for an
appointment in the Philippines.
How many times did you see her at
tha Fifth Avenue hotel" asked Le-
Rarbier.
Il could NOT say. l saw her there :.
good many times"
Did you call her Katy
Called Her "Catty."
81 called lier Catty in my letters. l
was very much pleased with her, liked
her very much
ibid she ea!l you by any pet naine"?
"Never il, my life"
why did you like her."
Because she was an agreeable won-
am"
Didn't Marry Her.
Senator Pla,t denied he had ever
married the plaintiff. promised to mar
ry her, given to or had inscribed a
wedding ring for her. OF had main
e tanned Improper relations with her.
MI. Stanchfield. counsel for Patt.
handed the senator the alleged mar
xiage certificate. The senator said he
never saw the paper before in his life.
although he had seen Il photograph
OF it.
A number OF letters alleged to have
been written by the senator to Miss
Wood were read He denied that he
had written amy of them. The letter
reading ''yoilt letter is so bright, il AL
most reconcies me TO Odel's election. =
WIS dated 1870! ana Stanchfieldl asked:
"Ode! was elected way back in 1900,
was he mot9
'tEIe was.
The senator declared positively he
Aad never maintained improper rela-
ticns with the pl;,intiff
Looked Like His Writing.
I.eBarb;er read a letter alleged Ia
have been written by Iolatt TO Mae
Wood In 1902 calling her ..Daares,
Mae" sayng she must not expect much
from hir, as his time was occupied anG
t'life is hardly worth living" After this
convention ne hoped TO meet her. II
ended peace and plenty be With YOU
Mr. P!att said u don't think its
y genuine letter. would not write 8
letter III suc5 9 tone to her now or al
any ti;ae Mr. Platt WAS shown th.
letter ard he said 1T was in his hamt
writing.
$4,000 for Settlement.
Senator I'litt testified that he Iaic
$4,000 tn his son Frank to bring lbnu
a settlement Of the suit brought agains
him by Miss Wood through the Law
firin OF AeNe e Humme