New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-15
MISS CONRAD DENIES EN-
Stories False. She Says. Slipping
Matron's Tea-TaIkS of Stage.
SHE QUIT WHEN lNSULTEO
She and Miss Graham won
Play if Freed on Bail-Forces
Lawyer to Withdraw.

IN pood spirits and apparently fuhy con-
n6ent not only of acGuitth, put eiso -,
ultimate vindcation. Miss E'hei '''i o.
and Miss Lillian Graham talked free'y Ees
terday 20 reporter while slipping tea III ''e
matrons room in the west o'u
prison
"Storiss that assaulted or threatened 10
assault either nv mother or stepta'her d. =.
wicked lies" Miss Conrad began anu
sny one who knows me will tell you that !"
very sincere affection exists between my
mother and myself II is also aosoiu'eis
untrue that | bought a revolver ana went
out West after some man with the o"JeO'
~ making him retract alleged statements
h,scredi,eble TO me was never further
West in nv life than Cincinnati. ana
wont there with Mrs Leslie Carriers COM
rsnv. with which ! was playing at 'he
time.
"Orlv on two occasions in my life nave
ever had trouble with any one up TO the
present affair. one Of these was the Piatts-
burg affair; the other. which really did not
amount to much. was in Philadelphia, with
a Spaniard in the Lyric Theatre.
Il was I'm Mrs. Carers company at the
time Two other women and were in one
of the dressing rooms changing costumes
for the second act. We were partially IN
dressed. when this fellow, who acted as
kind of assistant stage manager. opened
,he door kithOut knocking, and told us the
curtain would go mp in ten minutes. He
made some fresh remark. and one Of the
women told him 10 get out He replied in
sn insulting way. and she picked up the
nearest objects, which happened 10 be my
pair Of satin slippers. and threw them at
him. lie lodged. and I went TO the door
70 GET my slippers I demonstrated with
him. and he called me a dirty animal. We
decided 10 tell the stage marager Of his be-
hayjor. and he said he would make him
apologize
Il forgot al about the matter until the
next night. when I saw the Spaniard again
Gene up here I told him, you have some
thing 10 say 10 US He did not come, how
evei. and a few minutes later when / saw
him again l told him he must make that
apology He looked al me and laughed,
and l picked up the nearest thing az hand
and made a move as If intended 10 chase
him. He turned and fed across the stage.
Then | saw Mr. Mills the stage man
acer. and told him no apology had been
made Mr.. Mills replied II vas nearly time
for the curtain 70 go up, and that he would
see one was offered later. BY this time /
was mad and replied that an apology must
be made at once or I would not so on. He
again said he could not bother with II then,
and so put on my hat ard left the theatre
and the company
Won't Play Until Trial Ends.
Both Miss Graham and Miss Conrad said
that II released on bail they would do no
theatrical work until after the trial
when We get out Of here" said Miss
Graham. Eve are going to hunt up some
secluded place where no one knows or can
find US. and live there until all this pub
hcity dies down We won't go into vaude-
VILE. and we won't go out with any OF
Mr.. Woods's companies. contracts notwith.
standing We are sick and tired of being
stared at"
Miss Graham was asked If she would
proceed against Mr. Stokes on charge OF
Islander or on any other charge after her
present trouble was over. She declined 70
make any positive answer. but she has
abandoned the idea of prosecuting him
THAT viii all depend" she said, upon how
things turn ont I will be guided by my
Counsers advice"
"I met NJ Stokes only twice in my life, -
said Miss Conrad. until the evening he
came 10 our apartment. | regret deeply
that the Farleys have been brought into
this case. as ] am sure the publicity mus,
he distasteful 10 Mrs. Farley and her sis
ter. as well as TO Mr. Farley himself. The
Farlevs have always been good friends of
mine The story that ] threatened 10 shoot
Mr.. Farley is too ridiculous to deny.
have seen him only twice since ] have been
I'm New York. and on both occasions other
persons were present. ] asked Mr.. Moore
10 represent me because he had defended
me in Plattsburg. and as soon as this
trouble came up l got telephone book
looked up his number and asked him tC
defend me-
And I asked Mr.. Moore TO he my coun-
tel." interrupted Miss Graham. con Etliels