The Detroit times., 1908-05-21
JURY FINDS FOR
PtATT; NAE WOOD
ARRESTED
WOMAN WHO suED AGED n. ~
SENATOR FOR DIVORCE CON-
mlrrED TO CITY PRISON IN
5000 BONDS.

NEW YORK, May 2I.--Mac
c. Wood, who sued Senator
Thomas c. Plat for divorce, was
arrested Immediately after de-
cision was returned in favor of
the aged senator and was COM
mitted to the city prison until =
bond of 5000 is furnished foc'
her release.
Justice O'Gorman, in announce
ing his decision, said:
81 cannot credit the plaintiffs
evidence as to her marriage The
testimony impresses the court -.
most wicked design to Supports
a fictitious claim by forgery and
perjury. l cannot believe from
the evidence that there ever was
marriage. On the merits OF
the case everything resolves IT.
self against the plaintiff.
Being impressed with the
plaintiffs guilt of perjury the
court commits her to the .city
prison, there to be held untinshd
provides bail in $1,000"
NEW YORK, May 2t.-"What
was the reason for paying &1o,-
600 for those letters7" asked Mae
| Woods lawyer Of Frank Piatt,
Senator PIatt's son, following HE
| admission In court today, that no
| had given that sum TO Mr.. NlcotI
| for the return OF the mIssives.
| my father was about to be mar
| rled for the second time and w.
| thought Il best 70 oct rid of the
woman" replied young Plat.
The witness was asked about
| the testimony OF the witness, Row.
land, the senator's former valet,
and how he knew about the letter
| In which the senator 10 alleged to
have admitted the marriage to
| Miss Wood.
| ION Christmas day, 1906" said
Mr.. PIatt, my father got letter
from the plaintiff and while we
were talking about II the teis-
phone rang and ! answered it. a
voice said that the person was
Mae Wood and that she wanted to
talk to my father I told her che
could not talk to him and that II
she had anything to cay to come
| down to my office and cay Il to
mo. Rowland was In the room,
/ overheard the conversation, and
then told me about the two won-
| en- going to fathers room In Wash
| inGton and asking for his auto
| graph on q blank sheet Of paper" :
NEW YORK, May 21.-Senator.
Thomas c. Plat, through his lawyers.
began a fight today To prove that the
marriage certificate introduced by
Mae c. Wood In her suit for divorce, 10
forgery.
! On the witness stand yesterday the
aged senator branded as forgeries GER
tain letters and inscriptions, and he
denies absolutely that any marrfagot
ceremony ever took place between
himself and Mae Wood, or that mar
riage certificate was ever filed OUT
by q clergyman In his apartments at
the Fifth Avenue hotel and given 10
her.
| Evidence will be introduced by Sem
ator Platt's lawyers to show that the
marriage certificate Ia forgery and
doesn't even bear the name OF an or
dained clergyman. Should this be sue
cessful 1t is expected that criminal
proceedings will follow.
| The woman plaintiff, who remained
away from court yesterday when Sem
ator Plat testified, was In court today.
| Mae Asks to Be Own Lawyer.
| Mae c. Wood created sensation
during the progress OF her trial To-
day. by expressing a desire to be her
own lawyer for a few minutes.
Frank II. Plat. the senator's son,
was on the stand and had told OF the
900 purchase OF his fathers let
(Continued on seventh Pags).
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