New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-10
STOKES LETTERS MISSING
Wounded Man Is Better; Girls
Who Shot Him May Get Bail.
MISS GRAHAM TELLS STORY
Says Stokes Wrecked Her Lie,
Then Discarded Her-Miss Con-
RAIDS Family Offers Aid.

TAU CHILLY SACiS ~
From the tangled skein OF rumor' iac''
fiction and fancy which has hitherto sur
rounded the shooting OF ". f. II. STOKES
in the apartments Of Miss Lillian Graham
and Miss Ethel Conrad who are equally
assiduous In taking sole credit for the gun
plav. a little more unravelling was done
Yesterday and few facts OF significance
were established.
While the unravelling process was gong
on in and around the city Mr.. Stokes con-
t!nued 10 improve steadily in his bed al
Roosevelt Hospital. and the two young
women spent a more tranquil day In their
cell in the Tornbs. cheered by word from
counsel that the prospect of releasing them
on bail was becoming hourly brighter.
Central Office detectives established the
following sequence Of facts-a sequence
which. in passing. il might he well 10 adu'
IS viewed with no little satisfaction ny MT
Stokes's counsel: on May % Miss Graham
visited MIR. Stokes al the Ansonia Hotel
and demanded 500 and this demand was
refused on May 81 Miss Graham and MISS
Conrad visited department store and
purchased the two pistols with which Mr..
Stokes was shot, on or after May 81 MI
Stokes did give Miss Graham $780, nut
with q warning that no more money would
be forthcoming from him; on June MI
Stokes was shot I'm the apartments or the
young women.
Terence j. McNanus counse! for MI
Stokes admitted yesterday that his cheh'
gave Miss Graham 5000 in the last rev
weeks He declined TO fix the date or the
Eft more definitely. nor could he recall
any other gifts Of similar character.
Herman Phillips counsel for Miss con-
rad and anticipatory counsel for MISS
Graham fixed the date OF the present as
''after May 81" MAY 81. it will be recalled
was the DAY the pistols were purchased
Fut Mr. Phillips went a few steps fur-
Their He said he was positive MI. STOKES
xave Miss Graham varying sums frequent
j. I'm the past. the 500 being appsrenuN
The last OF these gifts. He was careful to
explain that Mr. Stokes had made no gifts
80 Miss Conrad.
Mr. NcManus intimated that kindness OF
heart and philanthropy were the motives
actuating his client Miss Graham came
10 him and told him she was very anxious
10 20 abroad" said he. but did not have
money for the trip. She begged him to as
.ist ner. and he listened 10 her entreaties.
4 friend Of Miss Graham related incl
dents If her life while abroad. and &C
cordirg to his story she had rs much
trouble getting back to this country as
according 10 the lawyer. she had in her
Efforts 20 leave II.
This friend told If her being stranded
on the other side. and having much trou-
bic i'm borrowing enough money 10 pay
her passage over.
Mr. Phillips admitted that Miss Graham
iold him in the Tombs that Mr.. stokes ndd
Wrecked her life.
Mystery Of the Letters.
There was yet another mystery sdded 10
the case yesterday. 1t cropped up just
after the unravellers were congratuiauhs
themselves on having solved that OF MISS
Conrad's parents and reiatives-the m|s-
terry Of the missing letters.
rrue Mr. Phillips. Miss Grshams an
,icipatorv counsel. said he knew where
,bev were but police detectives and coun-
sci for Mr. Stokes unqualifedly put ihen
;n the will-o'-the- wisp class. These letters
we're the ones Mr.. Stokes wrote Miss
Graham about. and which. he said, she
snticed him 90 her apartments 20 sell back
- him at the pistols point for matter OF
$500
Al nrst II was thought the police had
seized them when they arrested Miss Gra-
ham and Miss Conrad on the night Of the
shootin. Yesterday both police and detec-
lives said the most minute search they
could make failed To reveal single letter
written 10y Mr Stokes They said they
found p number of letters from relatives Of
Inc two young women. hut these. having no
hearing upou the case. they returned 10 the
apartment
SIR McNanDs said positively no hso not
seen the letters and had no knowledge OF
their wnere7 bouts and i'm saying this he
vas speaking as counsel for Mr. Stokes
Miss Graham was supposed 10 have car
lied tire parkaSe OF letters in question with
her whom she went 10 Martin ". Littleton' :
ofices to ask his advice about basing suit
AGAINST Nj stokes on them. She did not
leave them there. Mr.. Phillips said yester-
day. Mis- Graham did not give me the let
,ers. nor did she consult any other lawyer
80 far As ] know. after her call on Mr..
Jfffleton."
Then ne made this positive statement:
81 know who took those letters. They were
seized on the night of the shooting. and !
have = witness 10 prove their seizure. !
know I'm whose possession they are, and |
can prove &c."
The attention Of Mr.. McManus vas called
LIT last night TO q rumor that on the night
a. the arrest Mi Stokes rad got possession
o. the letters and that they were at pres
.nt either iu Mr.. Stokes's possession or In
lus After again denying any knowledge OF
them and ridicuiins the rumor the lawyer
made the following statement
II counsel for the defence are seeking 10
gutimidate Nj Stokes and trying 10 fOrce
linn to withdraw from prosecuting. as ap-
larenfly they are. by the circulation or a
number of false and wild reports, can tell
Them they do not know the man with wnon
they are dealing. ANY one who knows MI.
stokes knows that II there - one man IN
America who loves a fight for the fight s
sake q is Mr.. Stokes. and all the reports
they have been spreading about him In the
last few DAYS only make him more deter
mined 10 prosecute 10 the limit.
I'll. McManus also denied and ridiculcd
Nj Philiips's statement that Stokes went
10 the VarUna apartments disguised
The defence does not anticipate using the
letters during the trial. but II developments
during me trial should necessitate their
rrodrction. il was inti1ated that counsel
fnr ne Young women would make them an
issue and another issue ont Of their pro-
Guction in other words, the defence, claim
trc-and in this point agreeing with the
rrosecution-that the Stokes letters were
rot Of euch.a character as to warrant an
ATTEMPT at blackman. or even breach of
promise suit. now regards them IN the
light Of "a buried ace or card up its
sleeve.
Mr. Phillips received call Yesterday