The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-06-09

having married
II was Judge Olcott's theory after
talking with Mr.. Stokes that the first shot
wAa fired to frighten Mr.. Stokes when he
refused 10 pay and that Mr.. Stokes's
quick and determined action upset the
plans Of the young women and in turn
frightened them into shooting to hit.
MIR. stokes told Mr.. McNIanus. another Of
his lawyers. that he had gone to the
apa ement with the expectation of finding
Miss Conrad there alone. Mr.. McNlanis
said the complaint against the young
women would not he dropped. but would
be pushed vigorously
Miss Graham did most OF the talking
when she and Miss Conrad We're taken
TO the detective bureau al Police Head
quarters. according to police custom.
before being arragned in court. She
said that neither she nor Miss Conrad
had called Mr. Stokes up on the telephone.
but that he had called them up several
times and had finally come To the apart
ment Of his own accord The switch
board record at the apartment house
shows At least that neither Of the young
women had called mp the Ansonia on
Wednesday. although they did use the
phone. Miss Graham said that when
ehe answ cred Mr. Stokes's call and heard
him ask for Miss Conrad she said Miss
Conrad "a not in lie replied. she says.
that he would call later. When he did call
and found both girls III the fat he be-
came very angry. according TO Miss
3rahsm, and caught her Ivy the throat
When he did this che broke away and ran
70 get her revolver TO defend herself
Mias Conrad. abe said. followed her ex-
ample and the shooting began when
Stokes rushed upon them
Miss Graham said that Mr.. Stokess
statement that she and Miss Conrad had
tried 10 force him to sign a check for
$4,000 was absurd She added that
Stokes was angry because she had threat
ened to sue him for defaming her charac-
ter. Later she said that it was not her
character but her mothers that Stokes
bad injured She called up Mr.. Little
tons office. which she had also visited
last Monday. Yesterday she got Mr.
Littleton's clerk. William T. Rainey. and
at her request he telegraphed asking Mr.
Littleton il he should take up the case
In the police court Miss Graham refused
the services of Herman Phillips, who ap-
peared for Miss Conrad. and said that Mr..
Littleton would defend her. although he
couldn't be in court just then.
Mr.. Phillips said that he will make an
attempt on Monday to get bail for Miss
Conrad. He said that her mother is Mrs
Charles Nagel of ~ West Eighty-ffth
street and that Miss Conrad has a brother
with whom he was in indirect communi-
cation" Mr.. Phillips said that Miss Con-
raids family could easily furnish bail If
they chose to come to her aid. At the
NaRel apartment il was said that Miss
Conrad was not known there.
According to Miss Conrad's lawyer her
defence will be that she took no part in
the shooting. He made no attempt to
account for the three exploded cartridges
in each pistol. He said that Miss Conrad
had told him that Mr.. Stokes had been
paying her undesired attentions and that
she knew he came to the fiat expecting
to find her alone. According to Miss
Conrads story To her counsel Stokes was
very angry when he found Miss Graham
in the fat and grabbed Miss Conrad not
Miss Grahlm'by the throat. The shoot
ing according to this version. Was done
hy Miss Graham while defending her
friend. Mr.. Phillips also said that there
was nothing in the letters TO Miss Graham
on which lawsuit could be based
Both Miss Graham and Miss Conrad
have been on the stage. Miss Graham
was in the chorus Of several musical
shows and Miss Conrad played small
part in Leslie Carriers play Two Women.
Both of them got enga genents last Mon
day in the chorus of one of Al Wood !
companies which is TO go on the road in
August. Mss Conrad, according 10 a
detective who said he recognized her
when she was examined al Police Head
quarters. used 10 work in an uptown
department store.
Los ANGELES, Cal June Lillian
Graham is well known in Los Angeles
owner Of the Yellow Aster mine at Rands-
burg. Cal About eight years ago Miss
Graham passed much Of her time here
Soon after coming to Los Angeles she was
seen so often with Singleton that there
was gossip and the sisters became es
q tranRed
About five years ago the sisters became
reconciled and went - Paris together
They met Stokes il il said at the Hotel
Ritz Afterward Lillian and Stokes cor
responded Singleton IL now at the Yellow
Aster mine while his wife Is on ranch
near Pomona, Cal. 4 divorce suit in
which the Singletons are principals is 10
be heard here soon. The Graham sisters
are from Seattle, where Mrs Singleton
owns property.