New-York tribune., 1911-11-30

Ccndant wrote a dozen or more letters
introduced i'm evidence, in similar Veih'
until she apparently had dcspaired OF
getting along without going on the stage
as Mr. stokes had advised her ana wrote
tic following at the Ansonia under dale
Of January %, 1905:
Dcarie: / could not tell you what
wanted. so have 10 write II. ,,
You know. dear. I have been here lOns
time now wasted practically year. W neu ,
! first knew you | got along very "eil' Dut
Il late / have had really nothing TO hVs
on and though ! have been very eco,
uomical / did run into debt little: l
owe my dressmakor $50 and my mllnnei
so and what I owe mere III the hoiel'
which has been running now for nVc
months. ! simply cannot get any Work
hero. as there is so many people. Ny
clothes are all worn out. dear, ana ny
bills overdue. and ] worry untlI som. S.
times | almost go insane You know laSt
year | had two good chances 10 go on ths
stage. and YOU talked me out OF II. l
cannot go on this way without anything
! want to go 70 Europe ana study part
og the time and can work part OF the
time. / can live much cheaper there ana
have better chance. too -Oo
Now. dear. il you will give me $500 10
20 with that Is the last ! VIII ever ask
YOU for. and ! will not come back here
again. dearic. ! will do something for my
self during that time. ! viii never see
Dcarie, you are probably tired or me, at
least YOU do not care for me as much as
YOU used 10. ] love you, dear, better thaii
any one in the world. You are the only
man ! ever cared for or ever Will. Dearie'
! VIII always be good and Just the same.
Dearie. YOU will not refuse me this Tor
the last time. Remember, II Is not great
deal that | ask and YOU will not miss IT.
OF course YOU know. dear, II ] wanted 10
be bad and sell my soul, ! could, very
easily. The world is full Of men looking
for such chances. but ] would prefer death
rather than become person OF that kind.
Nou must know my real affairs by this
time. and so. dear. say Yes TO what ask;
! will phone YOU tomorrow, dearie. and
have a little talk with YOU. Please think
this over tonight. Goodnight. dear
LILLIAN.
At this point Assistant District Attorney
Buckncr asked the witness II he gave the
defendant the $500 Stokes said he did not.
Writes Note From Waldorf.
Miss Graham wrote a more optimistic
note from the Waldorf in May OF that
year. addressed Dear Billy" and reiterat-
ing her love.
81 know YOU will never find any one as
beautiful as | am nor half as charming,
who will love you. so ] am not a bit jeal-
Gus" the note said. ~ friend Of mine
has Just given me lovely bunch Of roses.
I hope to catch glimpse % YOU this even
ing Don't forget our engagement for Bel
mont tomorrow afternoon"
Miss Graham wrote from Hartford In
September, 1905, when she was on the road
with q show. and asked Mr.. Stokes 10 ar
range to get hor moderate accommodations
I'm New York when she returned week
later The plaintiff evidently did not re-
spond and several letters followed upon
her return asking for various sums OF
money She managed 60 go 10 Paris In
1910 and wrote letters from there asking
FOR several hundred dollars. each time say
ing il was the very last request OF the kind
she would make Of him.
She spoke Of singing az private house
when the American Ambassador Mr..
Bacon. and his wife were present She
wanted 500, which would enable her to get
along until the next spring. when she would
be married, and she would have 20 return
10 America unless she got the money, she
said. She was still in Paris in November,
1910. and wrote saying she had been III and
needed 500 very badly.
"If / were in New York YOU would have
10 help me- SO. as am away over here,
please do this" she wrote in this letter
the last one which Mr. Buckner offered In
evidence.