The Detroit times., 1913-03-07
REPENTS OF PLOT
10 SEND HUSBAND
up AS SLAYER
lrS. Bastine Coaches Witnesses
for Prosecution. Then Gigs
Back on Stand
IOTE TO RELATIVES OF
VICTIM is FLASHED
ellis Them They Can Send Mate
to Prison If They Fol-
low Instructions

Mrs. Carrie Bast!ne, wife OF George
hsttne. on trial In Judge Phelan 8
burt on homicide charge. was the
object OF sEnsation. when. after
king the stand, Friday noon, as q
tness for the prosecution, she tried
gig back" on her former testi-
ony. to save her husband, and was
nfronted with letter she had writ
n to the brother and sister-in-law Of
Istine's victim; probably the strang-
letter ever written by a wife.
Mrs. Bastine was really the cause
the fatal stabbing OF Russell Rog-
by Bastine, during . night at
rty on West For-st.
She had tainted. and Manford,
Town as "Si' Rogers, had gone into
room where she was taken, to re-
re her, arousing Bastine's jealousy
ben Russell Rogers, Manford's
other. came In, further angering the
pman's husband. and a quarrel start
During the fght. Russell Rogers
10 stabbed. He died of the wounds
Ter.
The double barrelled defense IL.
ht Bastine was irresponsibly drunk
the time of the stabbing, which &C.
FRED. they claim. after the two
bgers boys had attacked Bastine;
d also that Rogers died Of neglect
his wound, pneumonia setting In.
The letter which is self-explana-
~, was flashed on Mrs. Bastine by
sistant Prosecutor Fitzpatrick, after
had sworn that her husband had
sn attacked, and stabbed blindly
d drunkenly.
6he admitted writing the letter,
said she had been Influenced to
co."
Here IL the letter:
ma and 81:
want to help you to avenge Rus
You just do az i tell you, and you
II have the pleasure OF seeing him
to Jackson. Be sure that all your
tnesses agree to the same thing, and
that George was sober and all the
nething bad OF his character. as that
II 70 hard with him. Now his lawyer
going TO ask for separation OF the
illnesses. and don't pay any attention
what say. az have already told
side Of the story to the lawyer and
held for perjury. Now. want TO
h you all I can. az my heart aches
those children. and ~. and you.
Be sure that you try and bring. up
but the stabbing affair between him
Will Borco In the pool room on
IT, near Elsmere. about three years
b. He went before Stein, on that.
DO not think ! am doing this to
. George. as I am not. He In moth
to me, as l do not care TO be looked
bn an a slayer's wife.
Vow. Will Taylor Ia going TO say
Nd Russell threatened to finish up
n George the hrst Of the evening.
was looking for a fight, and that
was not invit ID to the party at all:
M do not say anything as to what
Ne told you. as I viii make all the
ndera In the case can. so as to
D you all. II I could have talked
you before, could tell you more
u would help the case along FOR
lr benefit.
VIII IL for George, and he is going
tell a lie on the stand, and when he
q there. you keep your ears open;
b you will hear IL. If not. VIII
4 at you. and make a motion OF
ne kind. Furthermore, he is going
run down Blanche's character. TO
lawyer and Judge before the trfai,
tell Blanche TO be on her guard. 1
uid not write and tell you these
nes n I didn't love you and 81 ana
meet All OF you. SO do not be angry.
I viii do all that lies In my power
help you. II he gets an ADJOURNMENT;
y YOU come and see me. and VIII
you wise TO whole lot
From CARRIE.