New-York tribune., 1908-05-22
MAE C. WOOD ARRESTED
END OF THE PLATT SUIT.
Court SGys He Believes Her Both
FWger and Perjurer.

the TombS yesterday afternoon in default OF
$4,000 bail. The order of commitment, however.
specified only perjury the charge.
Although the language of Justice O'Gornan
was direct the woman bore up without wincing.
She pale, but she tried to smile she was
led to prison by Captain Lynch. once there.
she laughed Warden Flynn assigned her to
ground floor cell, and said she did not expect to
remain long.
This the end of the divorce suit" brought
by Mrs. Wood against the senior Senator from
New York Also it was the climax of the pub
licity given for several years at ftful periods to
the woman's assertions. first that she
gagged to Mr.. Platt, and then again that she had
been his wife for than two years before
the time the "enga cement" had been terminated.
Following the testimony of Senator Platt on
Wednesday that he had signed the paper on
which was the alleged confession" of marriage
on blank sheet which had been sent hint>by
a purporting TO be autograph col
lector, the defence began to pile up its The
authenticity of the alleged marriage certificate
had been denied altogether. The crowning blow
at this came yesterday when a deposition from
the publisher of the certificate form was read,
in which he declared that the form had not been
made until 1902, although the certificate hal
been dated November 9, 1901.
Other witnesses had testified. including Frank
Platt son of the defendant. who told of pur
chasing the letters from Hummel Then John
B. Stanchield announced that he rested the de-
fence Charles E. lie Barber, trial lawyer fer
Mrs. WOOD, recalled her to the stand He asked
her if she still reiterated her assertion that she
was married to Mr.. Platt. She repeated it, as
we'll as her testimony that the Senator had given
the certificate to her.
HALTED BY JUSTICE.
She was about to leave the stand when Justice
O'Gorman asked her to wait moment.
You state you were married to the defend
ant on November g. 1902" he inquired
Yes sir"
by his request you kept that secret?"
Yes, sir
How did you support yourself?
Il did newspaper work.
Did the defendant ever make any provision
for your support"
He wanted me to live in the next room and
be his secretary, and refused
rs that all the provision he made"'
Yes. sir
Don't you think it the duty Of a husband
to support his wife?
Il do but as long he was not enough of a
gentleman to dc I never asked him."
That's ALL" remarked the court, and as Mrs.
Wood stepped down from the md Mr.. Stanch-
field moved the case be dismissed. Justice
OGorman said he would hear the other side.
and Mr. LIE Barber spoke very briefly. He said
question Of veracity had been raised and that
the case had been proved with the exception
of the marriage This was because, he said,
the witnesses 10 the alleged ceremony could
not be found.
COURTS ACCUSATION.
AS he sat down Justice O'Gorman began to
sneak After the first shock Mrs. Wood braced
herself and watched him closely. Justice
O'Gorman's decision was:
The court cannot credit the plaintiff evidence
to the alleged marriage and the teF.4hiy 3hiys IN
a most wicked design TO support fictitious claim
oS The court cannot believe the evidence that
there marriage or that the plaintiff M be
of the case every issue is resolved against the
Fa n6m1tns ahq 4s'e Perjury in this Of Hhch the
court cannot entertain any doubt the court GGil-
baii aiiS in nsE s., 90 ''S 0''' '''''' '''''
Mrs Wood first put her black Jacket. whis- |
pered to Mr.. LIE Barber and then hastily wrote |
note to the manager of the Hotel Manhattan
Captain Lynch tapped her shoulder and Mr.. lie |
Barber taking the note she handed TO him. |
said: You had better go along" Mr.. LIE Bar |
bier when asked if he still represented her r.
piled:
LIE BARBER OUT OF CASE
NO; | am through with the case, for it is
ended If the court was convinced her test
mony was perjured and that forgery was used
in preparing the exhibits, the action was very |
proper and within its province. 1 don't care to
discuss this further"
During her walk to the Tombs somebody asked
Mrs Wood what she thought of the arrest.
She said with a laugh; "Oh, think Justice
O'C;orman is as fair as any be-
A large crowd had quickly collected and fol-
lowed her to the Tombs There she refused to
see reporters and sent for her lawyer, Joseph
Day Lee Mr. Lee said last night that he ex-
nected Mrs Wood would get bail to-day
It was after she had been locked up that Frank
Platt when asked about the arrest, said: There
ing been familiar with the and with the at
,endant circumstances, l naturally expected this
outcome My father of the same opinion.
II could not very we'll be otherwise.
Regarding J. Martin Miller, United States
Consul at Rheims, France. Frank Platt testified
that Miller had called at Senator
p1a.ts office and told him of the letters. Miller
said. according to the younger Platt, that Mrs
Wood would print them unless she received
money.
What was our opinion of Miller" asked Mr.
LIE Barber
with her in her enterprise and then got scared"
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