The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-12
.STOKES'S NOTES ARE
PUZZLE TO THE GIRL
Lillian Graham Unmercifully
Quizzed by the Attorney
for the State.
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tOontlnued from rage One')
at The time sho shot him because her
sister. Mrs, Andrews. had told her she
had heard that Stokes had murdered
the former "policy king. y coro.
ner's jury found that Adams was
suicide.
Miss Graham admitted that her sis
ter had not told her this story until
some time after her acquaintance with
Stokes began.
"Did Mrs. Andrews raise any obiec-
tions TO your running around with this
old divorcee and murderer?' asked
the prosecutor.
No.
In fact, haven t YOU brought this
matter up for the purpose OF blacken-
ing Stokes character
Attorney Objects.
To this Miss Graham 8 attorney OBJ,
jccted.
Miss Graham said no one had told
her what kind Of man Stokes was.
Did you not know his relations
with women7''
"No.'
q Didn t you want to get on his pay.
rolle"
"No, SIR
The prosecution $ answer 10 these
negatives was TO read several Of the
girl s letters. in which she invited
Stokes to her apartment and expressed
disappointment over his failure 10 ac-
cept former ipvltations.
"Why. didn't you stop writing and
tclephoning TO him when he continued
TO 'disappoint' YOU in this wsy1"
Because, replied Miss. Graham,
he always gave a very good excuse. "
Money Came from Sister.
Last week Miss Graham testified
that Stokes had never made full re-.
turn of $l100 which she had given him
10 invest for her early in their ac
nuaintance Today she said this money
had been given her by her sister. Mrs,
Singleton.
"Were these letters written before
or after Won gave him the money!
inquired Juror
after. she answered.
The prosecution disputed this and
exhibited several letters in support OF
its contention.
wrote Stokes the "farewcll' letter.
in which, she addressed him as
"dearie - and told him she never ex.
pected to see him again. and closed 90 to
the only man | ever loved. -
Mr. Buckner read this letter and
tions that made her hesitate and look
down. One of them was:
elf YOU were young. pure girl Of
rs or 10 why did YOU write such let
ter as thisg What could Won hope TO
gain from man in Stokes positione'
"Well." said Miss Graham, "ho
wrote me many letters and ! saw him
frequently
Says She Liked Stokes.
The witness said in reply to questions
that she had thought good deal OF
Stokes
The prosecutor asked the girl what
stokes meant by several expressions he
used in his letters. but her usual reply
was that she was too Young and mex
perenccd 20 understand.
The assistant district attorneys exam
ihation was mainly OF the pile OF letters
exchanged by the witness and Stokes,
most of them early in 1907 He fred
questions at her one after the other and
repeatedly asked her for explanations.
The prosecution surprised the defense
by producing several letters written by
Stokes TO Miss Graham shortly before
she visited him at Lexington. The let
ters indicated friendly relations between
the correspondents, In one Of them
Stokes remarked Joyously that he had
Chicago Widows
Then tho assistant district attorney
read several letters bearing on the dis
put"d point or whether Stokes was pur-
suer or pursued.
one said
''Dcar Willie Stokcs-I do want YOU.
stokes. and if YOU will be devoted to me
alone | promise not 10 make any trou-
bic (Sicned) LILLIAN"
Willing to Sign,
In another, Miss Graham told Stokes
that She was willing TO sign any state