Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-20
LOEB, Of COURSE, IS fuTAAGlED
Former Assistant Postmaster General
WINNIE is Also Accused Of Forcing
Women to Give Up Valuable Papers.
ALLEGED Affidavit Of Newspaper Man
Strong Evidence for Women.
(By Associated Press

Dltnt OIuCldiS II NhSuihstoh aie d's =
ed to have conspired to obtain posses
sion of love letters said to have been
written by United States Senator
Thomas c. Plat to Miss Mae c. Wood,
in signed statement introduced as
evidence during today's hearing In
Miss Woods suit for divorce against
the senator. The statement. which
was introduced after the court had
denied a motion by counsel for Sena
tor Plat to dismiss the complaint.
bears what purpOrts TO be the sigma
ture OF J. Martin Miller. and Miss
Wood said that while she did not
see the signature affixed she was as
sured by Mr.. Miller that it was genn-
inc.
The statement was prepared by Mil
Ter at her request. she teStihed. IL
declared that Miller was asked by
high gOvernme MT officials in Wash
ingtUn and New York to get posses
sion of Senator Platt's love letters
That the papers when obtained were
not to be given to Senator Plat but
were to be turned over to Mr.. LOeD,
in Washington, and that when the
plan to get possession OF the original
papers failed, a scandal was begun IN
the newspapers to force Miss Wood to
come to terms"
"Wynne first assistant postmaster,
general started the bali rolling. by CIV
ing a New York newspaper to print the
article as it first appeared" saws the
statement. which concluded. Il was
gotten into the conspiracy by powerful
officials whom | dare not displease
from a newspaper standpoint or po-
liticaf standpoint consulted Mr..
Howe. Senator Platt's secretary fire.
ouently and acted at all time under
the direction OF Loeb and Platt.'
Former Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral Robert Wynne is the present
American counsel general to London.
]. Martin Miller. a prominent news
paper man recently was counsel at
Rheims France.
did Miller say anything to yOn
about the letters?" asked the eNamin'
ing attorney Of Miss Wood who had
been on the witness stand In her own
behalf since early yesterday.
Yes" she replied" he said that
II he got the letters the Platts' would
never get them"
What was he going to do with
Them"
Hold them over PIatt's head. / be-
iieve," she answered.
The letter purporfing to have been
signed by Miller. bears the date OF
October Is, 1903. II reads: Il was
asked by high government officials in
Washington and Nv York to get pos
session Of Senator PIatt's love letters
10 Mae G. Wood. In order to do this
I had to pretend I would get ont
book for which she gave me the
manuscript on October s. 1909. u
was agreed by all parties interested
that ] was to get her TO New YORK
and get the papers ont of her rooms
MFR. Loeb called up Plat in New
and told him Miss Wood was sums
him for breach of premise. Then Mr.
Plat said he would be a party to the
scheme. failed 10 get possession 81
any original documents or letters. We
then began the scandal in the news
papers to force her TO come to terms
wynne. first assistant postmaster
general. started the hall rolling fT
getting q New York paper 10 print
the article as II first appeared.
Il established nav h adquarters in III.
Tribune building disseminating sHch
Information as I could get from the
Once Of the first ssistant post mast ~
general. Senator T. G. P!ait was in
formed Of all matters by me and
vas instructed 20 cooperate with him
but the original papers were not 10 be
given TO Plat, but TO Mr.. Loeb al
Washington.
Il was gotten into the conspiracy
by powerful oficialS whom dare not
10 dispIcase from q re~spaper or 10
IiticaI standpoint. consulted Mr.
Howe. Senator Plau's secretary fro
qncnfIy and acted Al all time unjcI
The direction 81 Loeb and Plat.
tSirncd)
y MARTIN MILLER"
In her testimony given earlier 10
the day Miss Wood. then under cross
examination. vas led 10 tell Of the
circumstances under which she sign
ed in 1893 In this city . releasc OF