Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-05-27
FEEBLE OLD TOM
PLATT TESTIF|ES
DENIES MARRYING MAE WOOD
AND REPUDIATEs HIS LET
TIERS AND SIGNATURE.
ADMITS ADMIRATION FOR THE
WOMAN BUT GAVE HER NO
PROMISE OR RING.

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carried in and out of the courtroom,
United States Senator Thomas C..
/ Plat was at times a spirited witness
yesterday when he appeared to tes-
tify in his own behalf in Mae c..
Woods suit for an absolute divorce
from him
Plat categorically denied that he
ever married or promised TO marry
the plaintiff repudiated the signature
| purporting to be his on the marriage
! certificate and the genuiness of sew
eral letters which Miss Wood testi.
/ fed came TO her from him.
Never Asked Her.
In opening his testimony the SEN
ator said he was nearly rs years old.
His first wife died in 1901. He first
met Miss Wood in 1901.
DO you remember asking her in
the month of August, 1901. at the
| Oriental hotel to become your wife?"
I never asked her It's false"
Did You talk to the plaintiff in
November, 1901, abont marriage?"
No"
Did you on Thursday, November
g. ask her to marry you, the cere.
mony to take place on SATURDAY.. and
say you, yourself, would make all ar
rangenents?"
81 die not" replied the senator.
The senator denied emphatically
that he had given Miss Wood a photo
graph of himself on which he had
written ITO My Dear Wife" Miss
Wood testified that she was sitting
on Platt's knee while he wrote these
words.
Mr.. LeBarbier, Miss Woods coun.
sci, asked Senator Plat If he ever ad-
| dressed Miss Wood In endearing
| terms.
Plat said: ~ may have foolishly
done so some tines
Did you call her Katy?"
Il called her Catty In my letters.
| was very much pleased with her and
liked her very much"
Did she call you by any pet manner"
Never in my life"
Why did you like herr"
Because she was an agreeable wo.
man.
Never Married Her.
Did gu ever at any time or place
marry the plaintiff in this suit?"
Il did not"
Did you ever promise to marry the
plai1tiff?"
q did not
/ did she ever promise to marry
your
Not that | know of.
Did you ever give the plaintiff a
wedding ring?"
q never gave the plaintiff we'd
ling ring in my life"
did you ever have wedding ring
inscribed for her?'
Never in my life" was the answer.
Denies Marriage Certificate.
The lawyer handed the senator the
alleged marriage certificate and the
senator said that he never saw the
paper before in his life, although be
had seen a photograph Of it.
did you on the night Of November
9, 1901, hand that paper TO the plant
iff?"
Il never did"
do you know where that exhibit
waB- procured, or who procured it?"
81 do not"
rs there any handwriting of yours
on that paper?''
The senator looked the paper over,
back and front. and answered:
There Is not"
Repudiates the Letters.
A number of the letters alleged to
have been written by the senator to
Miss Wood were read, and he denied
that he had written any Of them.
The letter reading: Your letter Is
so bright, It almost reconcilgs me to
Odell's election was dated 1901 and
Mr.. Stanchfeld asked
"Odell was elected way back in 1900
was he not?'
lie was ="
Yes. that was the year he beat me
and | thought | could not be mis-
taken" said Mr. Stanchfeld, which
raised a laugh in v Itch the senator
. Joined
The senator declared positively that
he had never maintained improper
relations with the plaintiff
Did you ever call her by more
, endearing name than Catty? Cal
. her 'deafest?' asked Mr. LeBarier.
, Il don't believe / ever did"
Ever tell her you were miserable?'
/ Il don't remember it
, Mr. LeBarier read a letter al
legged 70 have been written by Plat
to Mae Wood in 1902 calling he
Dearest Mae" saying size must no
expect much from him as his time
, was occupied and III is hardl.
worth living" After the convention
p he hoped to meet her. II ended
Peace and plenty be with you"
3 Platt said: Il don't think It rs
genuine letter would not write
D letter IN such tone TO her now o
? at aoy time"
Plat was shown the letter and h,
4 zaid II was IA his handwriting
. why did you address her So?
. questioned Mr.. LeBarier.
Because l liked to correspond
with her"
THE only one?"
"She was one
why did you send Miss Woo
! word TO occupy certain room In thu
Fifth Avenue hotel?"