The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-01-24
BOWLFS' LETTERS
THROB WITH LOVE
Ardent Missiyes of Bankers
Son Held by Girl Who Sues
for Breach of Promise
Tender Notes Filled With
Av0wals of Affection and
ForetelI Future Happiness

II young Philip Bowles had penned
his love in accordance with the concise
phraseclosy OF the navy department, in
the envelopes of which his letters were
Enclosed, he might now be free to woo
again. but instead he filed his missives
with messages that recall the ardor of
the poet Keats. 1t is these letters
which viii form the central theme in
the breach OF promise suit which Miss
Clara Heggett OF Oakland will press
against the son OF the millionaire
banker
There are notes by the hundred and
there are kilograms by the score. They
reposed tenderiy In the top bureau
drawer OF Miss Haggett. tied with
dainty pale blue and pink baby RIB
bon. until a few days ago. but now
they are hidden away in the armor
plate vaults in a safe deposit box.
The letters will be produced IN court
and Will be used by the young woman
in an effort to prove her assertion that
young Bowles asked her repeatedly to
become his wife.
Yes" said Miss Haggett yesterday,
Il have turned most of the letters over
to my lawyers and they will be intro
duced in court. ] think they will show
the public that l was led all along
by Mr.. Bowles TO believe that / was
to become his wife.
II did not want this trouble TO come
out and had hoped that Mr.. Bowles'
father would help me TO secure justice
from his son. Had he shown any dis
position to try 10 influence his son to
make retribution for the wrongs done
me I should never have consented to
a suit.
i would have to assert my rights
some time and there is no need OF fur
Their delay. 1t had to come. Had Phil
shown the slightest inclination to carry
out HIS many promises of marriage
would not have brought this disgrace
upon him."
In order to show that she had not
been INDUCING in merely idle talk
Miss Haggett produced a few of the
letters that she had received from
young Bowles in september of last
year when he was acting as secretary
to Victor II. Metcalf in Washington, d.
G. The letters Were Enclosed in the
official envelopes of the department.
Some were typewritten and others
penned in a big school boy hand A
note, dated September %, written from
Washington to Miss Haggett in Ook-
land, contains a fresh avowaI OF love.
1t runs:
nave never put you OIL through
any wish OF my own, Kit, but only be-
cause knew that / was doing the
best thing for both OF us, as 1 have
often explained to you. No one wants
TO see the matter Strengthened out any
more than l do. AS you say, you will
not have to wait much longer to see
whether am the fellow you think 1
am or not. I know that you have
waited a long time, Kit. and 1 truly
do appreciate it, as / will show you
some of these days.
BE a good. sweet girl. Kit, and re-
Is always thinking of you. and he is
your Phil"
Another letter. bearing date of Sep
TENDER Is, 1908, also from Washington,
reads:
1 am awfully glad that you are be-
ing such a good. true little girl and /
am certainly proud of you and some
day, well. you will see. If 1 get myself
O 0sto of the Sop woods fs;n that IS get bills
here very long because l need you and
have got to have you before long.
That is all there is to 1t.
It's getting now so that / can count
on your letters every day and you don't
know how look forward to IT. You
have been just lovely and haven't
l tell you 1 appreciate 1t. l got a let
ter from my mother yesterday, but she
didn't say much She didn't even an
swer the questions that l asked her.
She Just said that she was glad that
you were gone.
We'll, grille mine don't spoil your
always with you in spirit and that I
VIII soon be with you in person if
can ind way. / will write again to-
nlgnt as soon as | get your letter.
me-
A note of August II from Washing
ton contained this:
Il can not get along at all with you
away; Some day we are going to be
together and under such happy con-
dfuons that we won't have anything
TO fight about. aren't we, grille? And
then we will be happy and Independent
and won't care for any ones opinion.
In writing from Washington of din
ner he had taken with friends at their
apartments, he said:
His wife cooked the dinner. lust
wish we We're fixed that way. Then
would be happy. With all the love
of an aching, breaking, lonesome heart
l am forever and ever yours, PHIL"
The climax apparently was reached
on September 20. when young Bowles
became particularly energetic IN his
protestations of love. He wrote:
Il was a big fool Kit, ever to LET
you go home, and ought to have saved
enough money to buy YOU a round trip
ticket IN order that you might come
back ! need you SO, Kit, and my heart
is just breaking for you. Got. how /
love you, Kit. When You get this write
and tell me that you love me and that
you will always be TRUE to your Phil"
In speaking Of the statement made
by young Bowles' father that the suit
was an attempt to blackmail, Attorney
Leidy OF New York, who is associated
with Attorney Killer as counsel for
Miss Haggett, said:
Although temporarily placed IN an
unpleasant light, the TRADE of which
the father recently delivered himself
relative 10 the character and conduct
of his own son entirely justifies me in
ignoring any and all statements or IN
terviews accredited to Philip Bowles
and TO content myself until we reach
the proper tribunal where the trttb