Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-07-08

after the shooting and since then have
been IN the possession of the district
attorney. In them Stokes, who said
on the stand yesterday that he was
fifty-seven Years old. for the most part
adopted toward the young girl an at
titude of fatherly counsel. advising
her against the stage, against intoxi-
eating liquors and about life in gener-
al.
The pretty young defendants were
dressed alike today in striking gowns
Of white serge trimmed with satin.
When Mr.StOkes resumed his teSti-
mony he said he was not sure how
many letters introduced YESTERDAY
were his. lie thought about eight. Ee
told OF q visit made TO his office of
May 2i last. by Miss Conrad. which
was the first time the letters were
brought into notice She came into
his office highly excited and was un-
able to speak for some time.
when she became calmer." 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 dis
tressed circumstances, with little
money and no clothes and that she
had taken her home to her rooms.
When l went out this morning TO
business, Miss Conrad said. 4 left
Miss Graham in bed, forgot my
pencil and returned for ii, When
got into the room / was shocked to
find note on the table together with
a bundle of letters, the note saying
that Miss Graham had committed sui
eide and she had addressed the letter
To the press
Miss Conrad also told me, con-
tinucd 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 blistered and
burned. where she had spilled car
bolic acid. A doctor was called and
pumped her out. Miss Conrad said.
and saved her life
Miss Conrad, according to Stokes.
proce eded To narrate to him her ram
lily history. She was. according to
the narrative, the daughter of Rus
sian prince. who met her mother in
Louisville, KY, and eloped with her.
Miss Conrad being born in Bluefields,
Venezuela. where her father was
killed in riot.
Losses of one kind or another re-
duced the widows property from
5000, ,Oee to $780, which latter sum
she collected in New York on insur-
ance. This $4,000, stokes said, Miss
Conrad told him, was squandered by
a man her mother married The
daughter then had to 20 to work.
she said" the witness continued
"she had come to see me ON her law
yers advice to tell me about the let
ters she found on the table with the
suicide note"
~ told Miss Conrad that Miss era
ham was an undesirable woman" said
Stokes. "and that | wohld not give
Miss Graham one cent, but said
would give Miss Conrad money for
the nurse to look after Miss Graham'
Miss Conrad wanted me to sign note
for 5000 to allow Miss Graham TO go
abroad. ! said | would not. ! woulu
give no agreement because ! thought
Miss Graham dangerous woman
stokes said he offered to draw
check for $500 to enable Miss Graham
to get to Bqlgium to join her sister,
he continued;
miss Conrad said, oh, no. don |
draw a check, there might be some
scandal about It. Give the cash.
said, all right and gave her the
money.
The defendants attorney questioned
Mr.. stokes sharply regarding MISS
Graham's visit to his farm in LeNlng-
ton, Ky. The defense has contended
that the girl expected to find other
guests with stokes and when she aus
covered that she was visiting MN
alone she left the following morning
The prosecution closed its case
with the examination of policeman
who first reached the house after the
shooting. He said the girls told MN
that each Of them had shot Stokes.
II was rumored that the defendants
would not go on the stand nj TINS eN-
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