The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-07-08

ing some of tho letters thet Miss Graham
had received from men she he'd learned
OF Miss Grahem's bad character She
was afraid sh" would be disgraced. \,
she went 10 her lawyer | can give you th,
name Of the sttorney end talked it ovel
with him. He told hcr that was q sauar.
man and gentlom end SO she hac
come to mo"
While Stokes was testfying about the
letters found on Miss Grahams tabl,
the girls lost thsir smiles end dropped
their chins ia IN expression of shocked
astouishm"n,. Stokes continued in a
high pitched voice
We'll Miss Conrad told mo she had
lost her job thai day o. the Dcimeuior
because of tima lost in caring for Miss
Grahem. Sh" had been getting $3.50
week there. Sha wanted to know il
couldn't ct plGC" for her. Also sha
wanted mo to put Miss Creme in hos
pital. told her ! couldn't d, thpt. end
then she threw up h2r h"nd+ and said tla,
u terrible dsgtacc would follow. thG'
the letters would tc sure to come ont
! said that ! didn't care anything about
Miss Graham. that | didnl give Il snap
for her one way OF the other. but that |
did like her Miss Conrcdi.
she suggested that ! might help Miss
Graham go abroad. since her face was
healing and she wanted to visit her sister
in Belgium. Would advance them money
gave Miss Conrad $40 for Miss Grihim's
nursing expenses and told her | would
buy a steamship ticket and give sorr-
thing for spending money ! thought
500. beside the ticket would be enough
but Miss Conrad sa id that if Miss Grahim
ever got to Paris with 500 she W ould never
leave there. SO fixed II AT $50. Miss Con-
rad wanted to get the money at once and
wanted cash. Finally ] drew check
and got II cashed. said, There Young
woman. there is the 500 ! told her too
that Miss Graham was u dangerous
woman"
Didn't you say" put in the lawyer.
that the $500 was for a trip abrold?"
Yes" replied Stokes.
Then il wasn't given for the letters?"
THE letters We're to b. hlnded To the
attorney"
Mr.. stokes went on to say that Miss
Conrad hld asked him on June To help
her get employment
She said to me-" cont inued Stokes
Mr.. Stokes. you are lover of n RI and vo,i
know so many people won't Won helm
me to get position somewher | told
her thought | could and I called in my
sten ogra pher and dictated a letter to Mr..
Stoddard Of the Mail and Erprsss, askin z
him to make place for her il possible.
My wife entered as ! finished the letter
and l discussed the matter with her.
ter. Miss Conrad, you are a stranger
TO me- but you hive impressed me with
your frankness and honesty. There is one
thing, though, that ! don't like. You
don't look at me- You look ont of the
window when you talk She said. 1 am
for me to look anybody in the face, hqv Va
been so afraid of being disgriced Then
she went away with the money and tn It
was the last saw of her
well why did you give her the money!"
persisted Moore.
Il wanted Miss Graham to 90 abroad
and ! also expected to get back the let
tiers. Miss Conrad said she would not
leave Miss Graham until Miss Graham
was safe on the steamship Baltic and
that the letters " ould be handed TO me on
Monday"
Didn't YOU at one time profess al, ,c-
tion for Miss Grah1m?"
NO" shouted Stokes, half rising from
his chair. There was litter from the
defendants.
Moore produced the letter in which
Stokes complained 10 Miss Graham abou,
having TO give her love to Clarence"
What ! want 10 know. your Honor,
said the lawyer. lis why this letter saws
he was borne down and crushed so If he
was not making love to this young woman.
Then Moore took up the episode of Miss
Graham visit to Stokess Patchen Wilkes
gested in one of fhe letters admitted 10
the record on Thursday. That was in
June, 1907.
you professed affection for Miss
Graham then, didn't YOU" said Moore.
Il did not, Stokes shot ont.
But you did write her fatherly advice.
didn't YOU"
The letters speak for themselves, "
said Stokes.
what did you mean by those letters "
meant to be polite to her"
Were you polite TO her when YOU in
vited her to visit you alone in your farm
house near Lexington; lou did invite
her to come alone, didn't youE"
Il did not"
You were alone so far as women were
concerned when she arrived. weren' Z
YOU"
"Yes. Miss Graham arrived and stayed
three days
Don't you know as a matter Of fact
that she left next morning"
she did net"
Didn't she leave because YOU tried 70
assault her in that house,"
That is utterly false"
Didn't you make her sit down next
morning and maze her write a note exon
Grating YOU"
Never did such a thing"
The lawyer asked Stokes direct cues
tion as to his relat ions with Lillian Graham
|,
saying he wasn't there TO try the woman S
reputation,
Then Assistant District Attorney Sui
livan put n few questions on redirect
examination. Mr.. Stokes said that he
was anxious to regain possession OF let :
ters he had written 10 Lillian Graham
because he didn't want his wife annoyed
by receiving one Of them every week
as had been Threatened Mr., sullivan
had Stokes identify check for $500 dat ed
June 2. 1911 Ohe day Ethel Conrad called
on HIM. and letter to an editor Of the
Mail. In reply to questions from Sui
Ivan Stokes denied that he had ever
said that Miss Graham or her sisters had
conducted themselves immoralv.
The hearing will be closed this morn
ing with the testimony OF the elevator
man in the Narina apartment house,
who took Stokes No TO the girls apart
ment on the evening of June ! Miss
Conrad and Miss Graham will not be put
or. the witness stand 1t seemed pretty
certain when the case was adjourned last
evening that Magistrate Fresch will
hold them for the Grand Jury.