The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-13
SENSATIONAL
MISS CONRAD TELLS
or MEETING STONES.
Corroborates in Detail Story Of
Other show Girl in Shooting
Of Hotel Man.
Declares Prosecutor Makes Her
Laugh When He Begins
Cross-Examination.

NEW YORK. uec g.. While W. y.
u stokes VAS under r. surgeons knife
Tor an operation which is expected 90
restore him 90 health Ethel Conrad.
charged with Lillian Graham With at.
tempting o. murder him last June.
MAS on the Nitncss stand this after.
noru. corroborating every feature az
The testimony 90 her chum that they
had shot the millionaire In selfda
icusr Mr. Stokes operation was for
an ahsc~ss 90 the Kidney. and u vas
said tonight that % had been success
ful
Miss conrad. statuesque in appear.
ancc well poised In manner and nrm
and clear OF voice. made striking con.
trast 90 the older but weak voiced and
less sel'cou'ained Miss Graham. as
~" succeeded the latter on the Wit.
ncts stand
Miss Grahams ordeal had lasted
through no and half dAys OF steady
examination. and her pale and almost
hAEHard Fac" showed to-day that she
bad fcif 10" strain severely.
However. she stuck 90 every ma.
terial point OF her story. particularly
as 10 The shooting. and likewise de
nied every material charge that
Stokes had made against her.
Miss Conrad. on the other hand, was
smiling much Of The time and con.
'ulsed the court by several Of her
sharp replies
just Rad 90 Laugh.
Wish. she said. when her cross
examination was reached. that Prose
cutor Buckner would stop making me
laugh. don't want 10 laugh"
The giri explained her friendship to
Miss Graham by saying that the latter
had nursed her 80 devotedly during
an Illness last April. that she decided
never 20 leave her Buckner question
ed the witness closely rs 10 her past
lie. particularly as 20 visit she made
IN 1910. TO Plattsburg. y. Y. where
she occupied. she said. the house OF
friend. Mr. Farley" who vas AWAY
FOR the summer While there. she nd.
m.ttcd that she had drawn a revolver
upon man named Louis Miller. while
on an automobile ride with him. She
forced him 20 write statement she
said. of what took place on the auto.
mobile trip. and then told a sheriff
that she had attempted TO XIII a man
and wanted 20 BE- arrested This state.
m"ni. she promised 20 have in court
'omorr"w DO she could hnd n
Miss Graham iefi the witness stand
this afternoon after two and a half
day. steady examination.
Miss Conrad on stand
M'fr Mr Jordan had 70 read some
Of stokes testimony IN the police
court proceeding. Miss Conrad was
called. She gave her Testimony in a
clear voice that reached 20 the limits
of The court room.
Miss Conrad said she was ~ wears
old. Fhe first met Miss Graham last
April The girl told OF her friends
attempt soon after 20 commit suicide.
read the letter she wrote" said
me witness and found that Mr..
7tohes ought 10 know about H.. 70
i"ld MIN She narrated In great do
tall DO" che called a. Stokes hotel.
hfs Conrad. she D. a dangerous
woman The witness testified stokes
-aid 10 her when he heard the news
You are q beautiful Young girI and
on must E"t away from her influence.
SOU. Miss Conrad. you go home and
nurse her
stokes Wanted Letter.
u sugEcEted that he send her 10 a
ranifsrium. vent on the wlfners. bur
he said oh. mo-. can't be mised no
In This thing Thon ho said she bas
some letters ~ mine. Miss Conrad.
for Gods sake get me back those Jet.
fers
when . left" Miss Conrad said
VT stokes told me not 10 let any.
body know ! had been 10 see him
The Baltic ~ the White Star Line,
sa.d SIR Stokes sails tomorrow
tcoHtinusd on Tenth PaS.j.