The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-19
Introduces Letters Written in
Gushing and Love Sick
Style by Aged Senator.
A THOUSAND KISSES"
FROM flowing TOM
Plaintiff Declares Wedding Took
Place in Fifth Avenue Hotel
and Produces Marriage Ger
tificate-Names Mrs.
Lillian Janeway as
Correspondent.

~Ew YORK. May 1s.-Mae Cath-
RI crime Wood was on the wiz
NESS stand all day s,;,, today ,s4 ,ssa ,sa-
lutc divorce from United States
Senator Thomas C. Platt before Justice
O'Gorman in the Supreme Court
In support OF her assertion that she
had been secretly married to Senator
Platt at the Fifth Avenue Hotel %
November 9. 1901. her counsel intro-
duced in evidence marriage certih-
cate which. she said. had been handel
her by the minister who performed the
ceremony; and copies OF a number OF
letters alleged to have been written to
her by the Senator addressed In terms
OF endearment. She testified that Mr..
Plntt first promised to marry her at
Manhattan Beach.
He said the marriage was to be
secret. as he was an old man. added
the witness. ~ demurred, and told
him that he knew nothing about me.
but he said he knew all my past life.''5e5
Miss Wood said she had two letters
from Senator Platt. but that one Of
them was demanded from her by ].
Martin Miller and another man in
October. 1903, and that she had never
seen it since. Her counsel showed tho!
witness typewriter copy of a letter.
and she identified 1t as containing
practically the contents of the missing
letter. 1t was offered in evidence and
admitted. despite the objections OF
John. &. Stanchheld, Senator Platts
counsel.
"LovinEiy, Tom"
The copy was dated Friday, Novem-
ber s., 1901, and read in part as fol-
lows,
my Little-to-be: I have made all
arrangements. You are not to say
anything to anybody. You are to obey
my instructions Implicitly nclose
card to the hotel You will be there
| at o'clock and have room 15S. ! an,
an old fool. but you shall never resre.
this step. @
lsigned) -LoyinEfy.s:s TOM. ',sss
The witness said she waited as di-
rected: that Senator Platt came to her
with two men; that he embraced ner
I and introduced her to the men.
II took his hand said Miss WOOD.
"and one OF the men began the civil
ceremony by saying: You take this
woman to be your lawful welded wife
and you take this man to be your law
ful welded husband?"
Miss Wood said that Platt gave hei
a wedding ring, and she displayed the
ring to the court. It bore no inscrip-
the man who performed the ceremony
was minister. and that he gave her
a marriage certificate. This alleged
certificate was offered IN evidence. Fol-
loving the ceremony the witness said
she remained at the hotel for three
days and then returned TO her duties.
The marriage she said. was not made
public because Mr.. Platt wanted 1t to
be kept secret.
A Thousand Kisses.
"He would not let me have q lady
friend even" said Miss Wood, Tor he
said, What two women know is no
longer n secret He wanted mo t.
live In the next room to him and say
that was his secretary. but L ra-
fused"
Several copies Of letters. alleged to
have been written by Mr.. Platt, were
read by Miss Woods counsel. They
We're addressed In terms of endear-
ment and signed, Faithfully, your
Tom
In letter from Washington. dated
November S. 1901, is the phrase your
letters have buoyed me up 50 that
am reconoiled to Odell's election.
The writer told Miss Wood not to
worry about Ills children. as they are
ell taken care Of, and that lie could do
as he pleased His first wife. he wrote
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