Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-17
After Senator Had Refused 10 Com.
ply Win Demand Of Woman
for $4,000
oLV MAN FIRST OFFERED $4,000
Wanted to Keep the Matter Quiet ec.
cause of His Marriage and the Pc.
lltlcal Standardization Taken to
Force Senator to Surrender All Pa.
pcrs in the Gaze.

NEW YORK, Jan. iG.-Another
phase of the suit of Mac Wood
against Senator Thomas c. Plat, was
brought up in Special Term. Part 1,
of the Supreme Court yesterday, when
Joseph Day Lee, counsel for the plain
TIN. asked that Judge Newburgor Is
suc MI order directing the senator and
his counsel TO turn over all letters
and papers In their possession for tho
inspection Of the plaintiffs counsel.
Charles d. Lc Barber associated with
MIR. Lee, was ready to argue the mo-
lion on behalf OF the plaintiff, but the
lawyers for Senator Plat consented to
the entering of the order and submit
ted their papers to the court. =.
Mae Wood Is suing the Senator for
mn absolute divorce, naming Lillian
Jnneway Plati
Prior to my marriage to the dcfen.
dant." tho petition states. "nnd during
Il long period subsequent thereto. the
defendant wrote me many letters and
sent mo numberlcss messages and
kilograms, which are merely inconsls
tent with his present denial that VIC
arc mdrricd.
Says She Was Prosecuted.
"ln 1903" says the petition. 81 re-
fused TO live with him. tlo began
such n system OF persecution directed
ut me that ] almost lost my mind. |
was approached by one j. Martin Mil
Ter. who. ] subsequently, learned to my
sorrow, was in the employ of tho de-
PENDANT and whd suggested publish
the defendant6 letters to me under
tho title of Love Letters OF Boss.
He required me to take all Of the pa.
pors and letters had from the defen.
dant and come with him He took
me 40 the office of Howe G. Ilummel.
anh there was subjected to all kinds
Of pressure to make me give up the
letters. was closely confined in the
Office of Howe & Hummcl withou.
food n whole day. and finally. when
| had no strength left. gave up the
papers to De Lancey Nicoll, defen-
dants attorney. Then they made me
| sign receipt and release of all
claims against tho defendant. After |
had signed they gave n sum OF money
to Hummel. who had pretended
throughout the farce to be acting for
me, and he in turn gave me part OF
iH'l 1 Moo ltiCdOtus anu, iCcIlilB
that my life was not snfe in New
York. left the city as quickly as
could. Il nervous and physical wreck"
Attached to the petition Is an afil-
davit of Daniel G. O'Flaherty, n Rich
mond tVa.) lawyer. whose Arm was re-
tanned by the plaintiff, who declares
that his firm wrote to tho defendant
asking for an explanation of the plain
tiffs charges,
furthermore" says the aiIldavit.
senator John w. Daniel. of Virginia.
communicated with this deponent as
to this matter and stated that he was
acting as friend and colleague of
Senator Plat, the defendant"
IN answer to Mae G. Woods allega-
lions, aildavlts by Delaney Nicoll and
Frank IL. Plat were fled Also filed
Is n copy of the petition in suit
which sho instituted in 1905 In the
District Court OF Douglas county. Ne.
braska. Mr. Nicoll testified that he
was restrained by the defendant in
the matter of an attempt by Mae c..
Wood, the plaintiff in this action. to
blackmail the defendant
$4,000 Offer Refused.
Il was instructed by the defendant
to make a reasonable settlement. pro-
vided unqualified proof could be OBJ
tanned from the plaintiff herself of the
falseness of her charges against the
defendant. On October 10. 1903. II
wrote Mr.. Flummel that the plaintiff
had no claim whatsoever upon tho de
PENDANT, and that tho defendant was
under no obligations to the plaintiff
and had MAYER made her any promise
OF marriage and had never shown her
anything but kindness. further stat.
ed TINT would adjust the matter forl
What it would cost the defendant tol
litigatc. and ! offered $4,000 In settle
mont.
AS the result of further negotia. |
lions between nc and AIR. lIummel a !
settlement was arrived at On Octo.
her Ii, 1908. in the presence of Mr..
Frank II. Plat, al my office Mr.. Hum.
mel brought aud handed over to me n |
release. signed and acknowledged by
tho plaintiff. bundle of letters. tele. |
grams and newspaper plates, and an
affidavit. gave Mr.. Hummel SIC, 1000
In cash. which had been given to me
by Mr., Frank II. Plat MIR. Plat at
that time took from my oiflce the pa
pers which MIR. Hummel had turned
over to me. Said Hummel was not
acting for Senator Plat at that time;
neither was there any collusyon what.
soever between said I1ummel and the
representatives of the defendant.
$4,000 Demanded at First.
Frank II. Plat testified: ION Oc-
tober IL. 1903. defendant received
from Howe &c Hummel the following
letter:--
"'Thomaa g. plat Esn