The evening world., 1911-06-10

OtooR nionus OF Mths WHOM
names are withheld. have come to her
assistance. and Lawyer Phillips maj
annoupced that he has at his command
unlimited means for the defense OF botf
girls.
Miss Conrad's parents. Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Nasel. of No. II West Eighty
fifth street, who. on the night wher
their daughter was made a prisoner. ut.
<erly repudiated her. ave reconsidered
ana come to her defense. They will u
I'm court on Monday prepared to CIV
stho young girl such aid and comfort
az 10 In their power. In ADDITION % the
eneip she VIII receive from Miss Ora
eham's friends.
Nrs. Nagei now says that she 10 pre-
Dored to sacrifice everything she pos
seoees Id order to help her daughter.
Il this she has the approval OF her
husband. Ethel's s~tepfather.
Ethel was . quiet. homeloving girl
until her stage work carried her away
from u.s. says Mrs. NageL. II know
very little about her relations with Miss
Graham or MI. Stokes. but no one can
make me believe my little girl Is guilty
I, Of q premedltated attempt to take hu-
mar life. Such an act Is sntirely for
sisn TO her nature"
Stokes 70 LEAVE HosPlTAL IN
FEW DAYS.
v expected that James Farley. the
strike breaker. whose guest Miss Con-
rad was at P%lattsburg. will also come
to the city on Monday to see what he
can DO In her behalf.
The condition Of Mr.. Stokes. at Roose-
welt Hospital, since the removal Of. the
bullets from his legs. has been improv-
Ing y rapidly that It Is expected he Will
have entirely recovered in n few days.
but Il Will not he possible for him to
appear In court on Monday TO begin the
relentless prosecution he has an
he Will wage against his fair
assailsnts. Through his lawyers he still
sticks 10 his story that he was lursd TO
the girls apartment In the furtherance
Of Q plot to compel him 10 pay $500
blackmail.
The defense will have no letters TO
offer In evidence. N denies Mr.. Stokes
was asked TO call at the varuna TO get
any letters. n the charge OF blackmall
- kA&01tts 1Ao MIA Wis sNPiy h"os
there was nothing that she had In her
possession that was worth $4,000 10
Mr.. Stokes or anybody else.
The shooting Of Mr.. Stokes does not
pivot around the Istters." Lawyer Phil
lips said to-day. The letters are not
In the possession OF Miss Graham. Miss
Conrad or any Of their friends. ! know
positively who has the letters. and !
know they are not where we Q pro-
duce them. This will be a clear case
Of s~elf-defense when It comes to trial"
Lawyer McManus, who explained the
Gift OF sao BY Mr.. Stokes TO Miss
Graham on the ground Of sympathy"
has this TO say about the letters:
TOO WISE TO WRITE NOTES,
SAYS LAWYER.
1T 10 not likely that Mr. Stokes. with
his experience. would write TO a woman
letters that might get him into trou-
bie."
The letters which the detectives found
Ia the apartment. It 10 announced. had
no bearins on the case whatever. Some
Of The letters corroborated the stories
Ia Paris with q United States Senator
from the West. One typewriter mis-
sive. on plain paper. spoke Of q remit.
teuce Of 1000 francs to Miss Graham.
which the sender hoped would tide
her over for another month"
70 all Of which Miss Graham has
ad4sd she statement that Mr.. Stokes 10
not ~ TIE latter writing kind"
Ms oyahAm now charges that Mr..
std6eB cast her aside after having
ruiped her life. Inc added insult to in.
jury ey making certain false statements
about her mothers character a. we'll a.
her own.
= vas . rood girl until I met that
man. Miss Graham has told her
lawyer. when my lie wal wrecked he
cast me aside. I was In distress and
pleaded with him to give me money.
He dtd give me q mere ~pittancs. Then I
heard that he had assailed my name
and would have nothing to do with me.
When I faced him at his ONCE In the
Ansonia ] was ordered away. I was
wrought with excitement. and at last In
ny dsepair ] sent Ethc. Conrad to see
hin
ave ETHEL WAS ONLY ONE
WHO SHOT HIM.
AGAIN my character was biacksnsd.
Ethel heard all the falsshoods. and !
eetsrmined at last to make the ri 70.
tract the wicked stories. When Stokes
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