New-York tribune., 1912-04-30
STILL THE LETTERS COME
Bessie Green Shows She Dldn't
Write to Herself in Jail.
CORRESPONDENT ANSWERS
M. Friend" Again Says Alleged
Rlackmailer of F. r. Arnold
"a Not at Fault.

Dnspite an unusually strict guaro piaceu
o,.Ar Ressie Green. the negro woman &C
cuead of Matchmaking Francis r Arnolu'
and 2 close watch kept in the branch post
office vherc the battling letters signed M
Friend" have been mailed, two 'et'eI' ap
parently IN the same handwriting "eIo
livered Yesterday morning In Judge 0"ai"
part Of General Sessions where heSsie
on trial. One Of them. which was auuleso7o
n Judgs Swami, was opened The othe''
addressed 10 the defendant. was let un-
opened until the trial goes on to-day'
BessIe's mysterious correspondent III
though far from producing model COMPOSE
,iore has at least succeeded in putting an
uncor, Portable twist into the course OF the
prosecution. William J.. kinsley, the hailn-
writing expert, testified for the prosecution
that not only did Bessie write the letters
sent 20 Nir. Arnold, bat also those assert
ing her innocence which were delivered 10
her in tho Tombs and in court. ire same
name. M. Friend" was signed to all.
In snite of M Friends" ingenious ef-
forts to show that the letters were written
shortly before the time stamped on the en-
,.eIor.. such as inclosing street car trans
fers and clippings and quotations lro'"
evening papers. 7. Chdnnon Press the AS
sistaut District Attorney, protested Una,
BESSIE might still have written them anu
snucgled them out to be mailed. many
after a special delivery letter from NJ
T-riand" had been delivered to Bessie III
court Mr. Press adopted the suggestion
made by Alexander Karlin, counsel for the
defence. and had Bessie isolated IN tns
Tonhs during Saturday and sunday "uiIe
he advertised I'm the newspapers ASKING
M Friend" to write
"N Friend" responded promptly. judge
Swami read his letter with apparent reiSh
IN Mr.. Press Yesterday "T feel respon-
sible for the trouble which ! have got this
girl into" writes M Friend "and l have
therefore. wrote a special delivery letter
as the ad directed" After mentioning thdt
a story in a newspaper that no ietteT hdo
been received had led him to oeieVe thde
hte prosecution wanted another letttr VIII
ten so that they could watch tho branch
postoffico and arrest the writer, NJ
Friend" continues:
"But II is not 4 case Of impossibility that
Mr.. Arnold's great influence may cause Inc
destruction Of this letter. so a. pre-
caution he decided to write Judge swami
and tell him that the letter to BESSIE hsd
been written and mailed.
Bessle's letter, BY IN" way, hore IN the
corner Of the envelope the legend " NOT
delivered In hvo dsvs, please return 10
Francis r Arnold. SO lo6 East 18th street
Although somewhat chagrined a. the re-
s,Il- OF his experiment, Mr. Fress said that.
even admitting that Bessiss letter tulhlled
all the requirements cf the test, II old not
free her from responsibility. j. vas true
~ SAID that n was ready 20 believe :hat
she did not write the letters, but the faHt
remained that she had called for the decoy
letter which Vas supposed 70 contain n"
g 90 demanded Of M Arnold. and that ne
thought, was enough 70 show that sHs
knew what was going on end INTENDED 70
share IN the proceeds
Mr. Karlin said that the receipt ~ The
two letters only confirmed the belief he had
had from the h-st that Nr K!ns!ey ""s
mistaken and that BESSIE had had no nara
in the tlackmalling lsttArs why. when
that test vas propo sed." hs said, ~ n'as
foregons conclusion that the letters "ould
ne AZ hand lie would not BE tlrpris%d'
h. said. II more letters were thrcVn N TOT
good sure b. " Friend
The trial was postponed YESTERDAY o'-
cause OF z death in the family Of one -
,he Jurors. II viii continue to-da,