The evening world., 1911-12-08

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urged by her counsel inc the cour
stonographer to raise her tone. AS tn,
examination proceeded she seemed I,
get a better grip on her nerves and he
answers became more audible 10 tn,
crowd In the courtroom sitting witt
straining necks to catch every word OIL
the witnesses story.
sweARs REQUEST FOR $3.50 WAS
CHANGED TO s2,s0o.
Attorney Jordan showed Miss Graham
some Of the letters belonging 10 the
States case and elected from her
plantations tending to prove that the
correspondence was not 80 one.slded as
the prosecution had attempted to show.
one letter. in which Miss Graham had
asked Stokes for s2,5oo. was produced.
and the show girl declared she had
written for $3.50 and that the other cipher
must have been added.
Mr.. Jordan then asked Miss Graham
about the share she had received OF her
mothers estate. Her bank balance was
shown to be about $1,000 when she came
to New York. She had n draft for the
amount ana got Il cashed here.
q. Did you have co~nversations with
Mr.. Stokes In regard to YOU vocation
IN life? A. Yes. ! told him I wanted to
70 on the stage. and he always advised
me not to DO %.
At this point. without warning. Miss
Grahsm's nerves gav way n she
burst into hystericai sobs. The jury
was excused for flve minutes to give
the girl a chance to recover her poise.
q. Was there ever any conversation
about the necessity for your doing
something for yourself? A. Yes.
Q. Was anything sver said about n
money you hsdf n Yes. I told him I
had about s2.eO bsft from my mothers
estate. He advised me to Invest through
him N some socks and I would get .
big profit.
SAYS HER s1.7oo INVESTMENT
VANISHED.
Q. At that time did you know any
thing about Investments? A. No. sir.
Q. You had implicit confidence In Mr..
stokss's judgment did you not7 A. Yes.
sir.
Q. DID you give him money to invest.
n II %. how much! A. ! gave him
si,7oo.
Q. What did he tell you. II anything,
about the result Of h Investment A.
He said later that It mad all been lost.
He told me not TO tell my sister that
the money wes lost and I could have
anything I wanted.
q. Dh Av. Stokes take you around
TO different places about that timer
A. Yes sir. he took me motoring and to
the Westchester Country Club for
luncheon several times. also to theatres.
with my sister Mrs. Singleton.
Q. In 1907. do you remember. did
you "a 10 Memphis with . theatrical
company A. Yes sir.
Q. A. that time did you know any
thing about Mr.. Stokes's stock farm
At Lexington. Kentucky? A. Yes sir.
He had told me about his two country
PLACES and had invited me to visit him
1t Lexington. II I should come near
there while with my company. I re-
csivsd . letter from him in Memphis.
Asesne ne TO visit him At Lexington.
SrNANogLv MISSING LITTER
APPEARs At TRIAL.
JORDAN showed . letter to Miss Ora.
hoa sn6 she identihed Il as ono re.
csevse after the Lexington visit. She
tesesbsd that The last time she saw the
Memphis letter u was among those
steess wanted to set back. and which
were taken from the girls apartment,
II 10 presumed. by Stokcs's representa-
lives. The contention Of the defense Is
that this ives one OF the letters not
turned ovsr to the District-Attorney by
stokea.
Q. When you arrived at Lexington
who met o at the station. and what
ahf A, Mr.. Stokes met me. lie
said he was very Giad to see me. and
that w would enjoy the fve-mile drive
to his place.
Q. When you arrived at his farm did
you espect 70 see other guestsY A. Yes.
ctr. ] asked him where the other peo-
pie were ana he said they were visit
tag nearby farms and would be hack
by evening.
q. What did you do that afternoon7
A.. W. went driving and looked over his
fatm. When We got back At supper
time there were no guests. asked
him about II and he admitted no quests
were expected. He told me there was
no q around but his colored servants
and that they slept outside the main
house.
0teeling herself against another
breakdown. Miss Graham gripped the
arms Of her chair and clinched her
teeth. Her lips trembled violently and
she dabbsd her ayes with her handker-
chief.
NJ. Jordan showed her the note OF
''sloAsrAtion" abe had written for
Stokes and asked:
q. When did you write this? A.. The
morning after my arrival at Lexington.
WROTE REGENERATION" NOTE
UNDER THREAT or EXPOSURE
Q. Why did you write 1t? A. Mr..
stokes made me-. He said he would
write my brother-in-law and sisters and
tsn them / had CONF there and forced
myself upon him.
Here Miss Graham gave way to her
tears for . few moments. but succeeded
in pulling herself together and contin-
usd: