Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-05-21

In opening his testimony the sehd.oi
said he was nearly IS years old. his
first wife died in 1901. He first met
Miss Wood in 1901.
"Do YOU remember seeing her al
the Oriental hotel?" was asked. Il
never saw her at the Oriental hotel III
my life
do YOU remember asking her in the
month of August, 1901, at the Orlental
hotel to become your wife?' Il never
asked her. It's false"
The senator described his rooms al
the Arlington hotel and said No los
was the parlor and there were two
bedrooms and a bath room.
did you talk to the plaintiff in NO
yember, 1901, about marriage?' NO.
"Did YOU. on Thursday, Nov. 9, ask
her to marry you, the ceremony u
take place on Saturday and say you
yourself, would make all arrange
ments?" Il did not"
The senator denied emphatically that
he had given Miss Wood photograph
of himself on which he had written,
."rc INV dear wife, Miss Wood testl-
fed that she was sitting on Platts
knee while he wrote these words. Mr.
To Barber. Miss Woods counsel
asked Plat if he ever addressed MISS
Wood in endearinS terms.
Plat said: Il may have foolishly
done so, sometimes
Platt said he saw Miss Wood some
times at his business office at AZ
Broadway and that Miss Wood called
with Miss Garfield, who was can
didate for an appointment in the Phil
ippines.
GLOW many times did you see her at
the Fifth Avenue hotel?" asked Mr.
LIE I;arbier. Il could not say. l saw
her there a good many times
Did you call her Katy?' Il called
her Catty in my letters. 1 was very
much pleased with her and liked hei
very much"
did she call you by any pet name?'
Never in my life"
"Why did you like herr" Because
she was an agreeable woman
Did you ever at any time or place
marry the plaintiff in this suit askel
Mr. Stanchfeld, counsel for the SEN
ator Il did not"
Did you ever promise to marry the
PLAINTIFF" 81 did not
did she ever promise to marry
| you?" "Not that 1 know Of
| The senator said that he first learn
ed that Miss Wood claimed to be his
wife from a Chicago newspaper, nj
thought, in 1903, he could not remem
Der the year. He denied that he ever
| gave the plaintiff a wedding ring o.
had one inscribed for her.
A lawyer handed the senator the al
legged certificate and the senator sait
he never saw the paper before in hi
life. although he had seen photo
graph of it.
did you, on the night of Nov 8
1901, hand that paper to the plaintiff"
81 never did,
"Do you know where that eXhibi
was procured, or who procured it,
81 do rot"
is there any handwriting of your
on that paper?" The senator looked
| the PAPER over, back and front ans
answered: 'There is not
A number of letters alleged to haN
been written by the senator to Mis-
Wood were read and he denied that h
had written them.
| The letter reading: "Your letter is 81
bright it almost reconciles me t.
| Odelis election" was dated 1901, ant
| Mr.. Stanchfield asked: "Odell wa
elected way back in 1900, was he not?'
| HE was"
The senator declared positively tina
he had never maintained improper re
lations with the plaintiff.
did you ever call her by more en-
dearing name than Catty? Called he
dearest"' asked Mr.. LIE Barber. 8
don't believe | ever did"
Ever tell her you We're miserable: .
Il don't remember it,
| Mr.. lie Barber read a letter allege'
to have been written by Plat to Ma
Wood in 1902, calling her "Deares;
Mae" saying she must not eXpec
much from him as his time was occu
pied and life is hardly worth living.
after tho convention he hoped to nee
her 1t ended: Peace and plenty b.
with YOU
Platt said: Il don't think it is
genuine letter l would not write a let
ter in such a tone to her now or q
any time"
Platt was shown the letter and h.
said it was in his handwriting. "Wh,
did YOU address her so?" question:,
Mr. lie Bar bicr. Because l liked t
correspond with her.
'1'he only one?" "Shc was one"
'Why did YOU send Miss Wood Wof'
to occupy a certain room in the Fifti
Avenue Hotel?" II don't understand
why I did it. / told her to await m.
signal, because 1 was going to TAX
dinner with her."
| The senator said he could not re
member whether he kept the engage
| ment. but he was certain Miss Woo
lid not stay with him in his suite tina
night. He said he was not in the habi
of inviting women to the Fifth Avenu
Hotel.
He could not recall whether his sec
rotary. Mr.. Howe, was at the hotel OF
the night of Nov. 9. 1901. nor could h
say whether Mr.. Howe. who had bee
a clergyman, remained a licensed min
lister while in his employ. He was sur
however that he had never heard 6
Mr.. Howe performing a marriage cerc
mony during that period. Asked
Mr. Howe signed his letters in facsimil
of the senator's writing, the witnes