The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-03
BURR IN HIS SUIT.
Former Kansan's Testimony Not
Taken for Harden.
Man Named as CO. Respondent
EVades Divorce Hearing.
ABOUT NIGHT VISIT.
Evidence Is Given by a BOSOM
Friend of Jayhawker.
Letters Written on Train Refer
to my Love Child"
ABOUT NIGHT VISIT.

New York, Dec. S.-Over the pro-
tests of John Reilly, counsel for Mrs.
Leah Harden, Justice Greenbaum or
oered the divorce action brought by
James Harden, jr., against her to
trial Friday Thereupon Mr.. Reilly
withdrew, announcing that he would
offer no defense because he could not
get Eugene Burr. the correspondent,
into court.
The jury returned a verdict grant
ing Harden a divorce. Eugene Burr's
testimony was not taken.
A jury was selected from the nam
els IN other courts in order to get men
VINO had heard nothing Of Yesterdays
inquiry into the sudden departure of
the correspondent, who il now under
$4,000 bail on a charge of misusing
the mails in the Burr Brothers at
tne Flatfron building get rich quick
scheme.
Visited Apartment at Midnight.
Mr.. Rand told of the raid on
Burr's apartment in Garnett Hall,
Broadway and One Hundred and For
ty-nrst street, at midnight August 4,
last, by A. G. Vandfver an ATTORNEY
Harden. Steele. Sturgis. his college
mate, and Richard I. Brewster, vice
president of the Fourteenth street
National bank.
Burr's bosom friend for fifteen years
0AO q AcA1OW tenant IN Gdrnetc Hall,
zachary L. Miller, was called as the
first witness. He said his wife and
Mrs. Burr were in California at the
time of the raid. He met Harden en-
tering the apartment at the head of
the raiders and Harden, whom he had
long known, asked him to knock at
Burr's door. He refused, but consent
ed to go to his own apartment, and
ring up Burr on the telephone to ask
II Mrs. Harden was with him.
Then Burr Opened the Door.
Il did" Miller testified. land Burr
said she was not
L was glad of that said 1 to Burr,
because her husband and a party of
friends are at your door and are going
to break in unless you admit them
Wait minute said Burr, and
after a minute he came back to the
and I'll open the door,"
opened.
The raiders in turn told a similar
story. Letters were then put in evil
dence from Burr to Mrs. Harden.
Two Letters From Burr.
Under date of August 19 Burr wrote :
On Board the California Limited.
My Darling Leah: Your pretty little
round baby face has been before me
all day, and have been thinking of
your many little ways that put you in
a class by yourself. There never was
another woman like you. After know
ing you any other woman would be
like sugar pills to a dope f1end. There
is one thing that you do most wonder
fully. 1t is when you steal up and
whisper in my ear, ST want you, I
want you.'
1 was dreaming of you when the
porter awakened me this morning and
said that there was a telegram for Mr..
Burr. 1t made me happy. Always re-
member that love you, my love child.
Lovingly, GENE.
Another was dated from the Hotel
Brewster, San Diego, Cal, August %,
and read:
My Own Little Love Child: So much
has happened that don't know where
to begin. 1 love you just as much as
the day 1 left you, and have no idea
of giving you up. 1 don't care for
money. All want is to be with you.