Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-06-11
MAID SAYS HUBBY
b. OF DIVA is FLlRT

Chicago, June S.-If Madame Schu-
mann-Heink. who is suing her husband,
William Rapp, jr, for divorce is to at
tend the Wagnerian festival in Bair-
euth, Germany. June Is, as she earnest
~ desires, she must leave her case in
the hands of her attorneys and hurry
away for the defense has not yet be-
CUR and today was devoted to reading
dispositions of New York witnesses.
Further testimony that William Rapp
was often at the New York apartments
occupied by Mrs. Catherine E. Dean,
named in he iva's BIN. was present.
ed at the morning session of court.
Few spectators We're present and the
attorneys hurried the reading of the
dispositions.
In her written testimony, one wit
ness Mrs. Elizabeth Hauk. who said
she mad often seen Mr.. Rapp at the
Dean apartments. replied to a question::
Is Mr.. Rapp fat or thin" by saying
Not so thin-iust nice"
n also said she a frequently
seen him "out walking with Pluto" Mrs.
Deans dog; Pluto the dog also ap-
peared in the deposition of Lillian
Schmidt daughter of the Dean apart
ment owner. who told of being hired by
Mark Harrison. the actor, who was
said to have also been a frequent Wis
ftor there, to take the dog out for ex-
ercise.
The girl testified she saw Rapp a.
the loean apartment wearing an apron
Dean asked him to buy some meat and
called him honey"
once said the girl, Mrs. Dean
showed me a letter from Mr.. Ram.
She kissed the letter and I pretended
! ald not see it. She let me read the
out 1T ended, your faithful Billie"
Loved His "Nonnie."
Mrs. Francis J.. Ashton, an auburn
nalred nurse, who for five months lived
IN Mrs. Deans apartments, was oues-
toned n her close acquaintance with
the doings of Mrs. Dean and Rapp kept
the attention of the crowded court room
n apparently were Of intense interest
to the diva who listened intentlv. A
letter identified by Mrs. Ashton as
written by Rapp to Mrs. Dean was in
evidence. Some of the sentences were:
Dear Nonn1e, this morning brought
me a windfall-three letters from you
n a postal from my sister"
You are just simply 'Nonnie.' God
watch over you and keep you. 1 do not
pray, but that wish is as near a prayer
as / "a come"
Il am falling in love with you all over
again and long to have you at the head
of my modest little home, where your
little heart and hands would control
everything
Another letter said:
Dearest Nonnie, please sign 'Nonnie'
n not Katie anyone may use the
name Katie, but Nonnie is to be secret
and sacred. I look up to you and wor-
ship you and am entirely your Billy
The closing words of another letter
read by the attorneys We're:
you are the one woman who can
give me happiness once my soul is at
peace with itself. Your darling, Billy
Over the objection of counsel for the
defendant a letter was introduced in
which Rapp asked Mrs. Dean to write
a forclble letter to Madame Schumann-
Heink INC to threaten her With a suit
for damages if the diva coupled Mrs.
Deans name with that of Mr.. Rapp.
In the letter Rapp gave an outline Of
the letter which he wished to have
written to Madame Schulnann-Heink in
Chicago.
A letter couched in similar language
and received by the singer from Mrs.
Dean wa later received.
Mrs. Ashton told of having seen Mrs
Dean kiss letters which she said WERE
from "her Billy" What did Won soc
Mrs. Dean and Mr.. Rapp do?" she was
asked. 80
II saw them hold hands. thev kissed
each other and sat in each others
19nS' wa : tho ron1,r