Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-22
divorce Suit Against ssaalaf P|al
| Dismissed; PIa|aff Seas b
| The foDbs.
SENSATIONAL FINISH Of CASE
Ensravcrs Swear That Marriage csr-
tificate Was Engraved Three
Months After Marriage 10 Alleged to
Have Taken plaee-Justics o'oer.
man Acts Promptly.
(By Associated Prexs1.

(By Associated PrexS1.
NEW YORK. May 21.-Mae c.
Wood. whose suit for an absolute d.
yorce from United Statees Senator
Thomas c. Plat. OF New York, has
been on trial. in the Supreme Court
here for several days. was commit
ted to the TOmbs prison late today.
after Justice OGarman had dismlss-
ed the complaint In her action ana
ordered her held In 5000 bail on {
charge of perjury.
The decision In Senator Piatt's II.
yor and the sudden and sensational
end OF the suit came after q day
which the defense occupied largely
with the introduction OF expert and
other testimony attacking the anthem
ITCHY Of the documents by Hhlch the
plaintiff was seeking to establish her
alleged marriage to Senator Platt. =
handwriting expert testified that IN
his opinion the body OF the letter
ia which Senator Plat was alleged
TO have admitted his relation as hts.
band to the plaintiff was added after
the Senator's SIGNATURE had been 81
fixed.
Eneravsrs' Da( 4est,moay.
More telling e DE deSsuaes
was the dcposItioi : krsverx ~
Etatipneys called
ator Plaft. TIA q =; =;
which the alleged ID snes
rage certificate - red 80
not Autographed ulH Is months
after the date upoA uA HE mar
rage Of Miss Woo u e&G Flalt
was alleged to have tAan tlace.
Reiterates oeae
Miss Wood was rsealM into Ia
stand In rebuttal. ~ va4ko,h led e
after hearing the tes<snsoAy ifhe
marriage certificate, she st1S l&er-
ated that the defendnnt oAvt he's the,
certificate as she Hsesisgsly testi-
fed .ssl
.I'stiII reiterate it, Cd replied
Justice OGorman turned 10 Mss
Wood and pointedIy qsestieeed hex.
She repeated her aseeftana that 10
marriage occurred a. sAe A14 state4.
She admitted that SaSnfde Piaff
never supported her. and vheo aske4
by the court IL she did - bustde4
II the duty Of a husban9 - Auppoet
his wife. she replied:
Il do. but as long q - - -
gentleman enough to - - 1900
asked him to-" s. w.
Senator Platf's counsel t. teso4
again for a dismissal Of IL =
Il was forthwith grantees ty ~
OGorman. who, In rendering M
cision. said: 81
81 cannot credit the plaintiR6A
dence as to the alleged marriage
thu testimony as It impresses thu
court is that this IL a most vtcee4
design to support . false and ssh
,ious claim by forgery and perjusy.
Ordered TO the Tembs.
Forthwith. Justice O'0orman or
dered Miss Wood committed to tbe
Tombs on the charge Of perjury, Axe
ing bail in her case 1t $s.0ee. Ses
was obviously staggered by The I'D
den turn Of affairs and the sAock
caused BY the order Of arrest which
the court made. She quiciky regs&
Cd her composure. however, md ~
The time she reached The city prisoa
had resumed the air q couqaeueo
which she he'd practically thro1eA--
out the trial
Al the district attorneys oaice ~
! nigh; # was said that Mis- Woo6s
case would speedily b presestsa -
The grand jury and pressed NE TIL
IL an indictment vas fO0sd-
81 late hour Miss Weed ba1 ~
been able 20 furnish Tie IA -
mandsi in her case md - ~
Iocked up In the ToWba.