Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-07-08


shapes his heavy gray mustache up
ward.
The Two Girls in White.
The two young women wore white
serge suits of the same cut with low
necks and fiaring white satin revers
white low shoes and white lace hats.
The elder one was self possessed and
at times amused, but Ethel Conrad
constantly twisted her hands and she
wore a puzzled little frown as if the
trend of the testimony were difficult
for her to follow.
Never Had Affection for Miss Graham.
1t was when Stokes swore that the
utmost of his intentions toward Lillian
Graham was to be polite that she
smiled.
Did you not, down to the time of
your visit to Lexington, entertain af-
lection for Miss Graham?'' asked Mr..
Moore.
Never" shouted Stokes.
At His Farm Three Days.
'sHow long did she remain at your
farm with only the farmhands and a
negro cook?" pursued Mr.. Moore.
Three days." answered Stokes.
Didn't you make her write letter
exoneratipg you from an attempt TO
wrong her, before you would permit
her to leave?"
Il did not. No such letter exists"
Keep Scandal Out of Case.
Let us try as much as possible to
keep scandal out of this case" suggest
ed Magistrate Freschi.
But the record shows he gave her
money. and improper infarences might
be drawn" protested Mr.. Moore.
Nothing of the sort" volunteered
the magistrate. He may have given
it to her out of the goodness OF his
heart
Miss Conrad's Visit to His Office.
Stokes told of visit made to his
Office on May 21 last by Miss Conrad.
which was the first time the letters
were brought to his notice. She came
into his office, he said, highly excited,
and was unable to speak for some
time.
Said Miss Graham Was Broke.
when she became calmed,' Stokes
continued, "she told me she had been
out to dinner the night before. She
met Miss Graham, she said. at the
dinner, and the young lady was in
distressed circumstances, with little
money and no clothes, and that she
had taken her home to her rooms.
Miss Graham Threatened Suicide.
when I went out this morning to
business Miss Conrad said, 7 left
Miss Graham in bed after me. l for
got my pencil and returned for it.
When got into the room I was shock
ed TO find a note on the table, together
with a bundle of letters, the note say
ing that Miss Graham mad committed
suicide and she had addressed the let
ter to the press
Miss Graham Took carboIic.
Miss Conrad also told me-" con-
tinued Stokes, that some of the let
ters Were mine and some belonged to
other men. She said she rushed into
the bedroom and found Miss Graham
in bed, her face. all blistereG and burn
ed, where she had spilled carbolic acid.
A doctor was called and pumped her
out, Miss Conrad said and saved her
life.
Miss Conrad's Father Russian Prince
miss Conrad told me then that her
father was a Russian prince and that
19 years ago he came from Venezuela,
to Louisville, Ky, whare he elOped with
her mother. Miss Conrad told me she
was born in Bluefelds. Venezuela. She
told me that her father the prince,
owned mine worth 100000, but that
he had been killed in riots there and
that her mother had sold the mine for
$4,000, which sum she invested in
real estate. But revolution and blood
shed caused the burning up of the
came to New York. where the mother
collected $4,000 insurance.
Mother Married Ugly Man.
"Then Miss Conrad told me that
her mother had married an ugly man
who had squandered the insurance
money and left her poor She had to
work Miss Conrad said
Her Brother in Mobile.
Her brother, she told me, would
come from Mobile and take her back
TO Mobile with him. She said she had
come 80 see me on her lawyers advice
to tell me about the letters she found
on the table with the suicide note.
Miss Graham "an Undesirable Wo-
man.
Il told Miss Conrad that Miss Gra-
ham was an undesirable woman" said
Stokes, "an6 that I would not give
Miss Graham one cent, but I said 1
would give Miss Conrad money for the
nurse to look after Miss Graham Miss
Conrad wanted me to sign a r6te for
5000 to allow Miss Graham to go
abroad. 1 said I would not L would
give no agreement because I thought
Miss Graham a dangerous woman.
Miss Conrad Wanted Cash.
Stokes said he offered to draw a
to get % Belgium to join her sister
WhercUpon, he continued:
Miss Conrad said, oh, no, don't
Draw cneck, there might be some
scandal about it. Give me the cash.
l said it was all right and gave her
the money.
Asked it He Insulted Miss Graham.
The defendants attorney questioned
Mr.. Stokes sharply regarding Miss
Graham's visit to his farm in Lex
ington, Ky. The defense has contend
ed that the girl expected to find other
guests with Stokes and when she dis
covered that she was visiting him
alone she left the following morning.
Didn't she leave because you tried
to insult her?' Stokes was asked He
was not allowed to answer this ques-
tion. but he replied that she remained
at the farm about three days
Once Felt kirdIy Toward Miss Graham
Hiss attorney read the letter of in
vitation in which Miss Graham's sis
ter was asked to visit Stokes at the
same time.
But you did entertain so-called fa-
ther1y affection for Miss Graham