Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1914-10-12
RIPLEY letters
breath OF Love
Woman Accused of $4,000
Bond Fraud Says She Was
to Marry Prosecutor
SAYS GIVER WAS
IN SOUND MIND

In Court of General Sessions today
before Chief Justice pcnnewll and
Judge Henry C. Conrad, trial of the
case of Mrs. Madeline ". Curtin was
resumed. Mrs. Curtin is charged with
misapplying bonds and stocks valued at
$1,000 from Edward l. Ripley.
Harry Emmons, an attorney, was this
first witness called in the case today
Mr.. Emmons said that shortly before
January b. 1914 Ripley called at his
office and visited him frequently there.
after.
When Attorney General Wolcott ask
ed Mr. Emmons what opinion he had
formed of Ripley's mental capacity. l.
Irving Handy, counsel for Mrs. Curtin
objected and was sustained. Mr.. En-.
mons then left the stand
patrolman Frank Massey testified
that he saw Ripley and the prisoner
ON February 4 at Second and jackson
streets and that when ripley approach
ed him, Mrs. Curtin started to run
away.
BY the time Ripley explained what
was the matter Mrs. Curtin was out Of
sight. the officer said.
James A. Mealey gave couoborativ'
testimony as TO the couple whom h'
believed were Ripley and the prisoner
at Second and Jackson streets.
Ripley upon being recalled said h'
wore mustachc on February 4. ll'
was cross-cNamined at length as &
when he grew and when he discarded
his mustachc
James A. Mealey was recalled and
said he remembered seeing the officer
at Second and Jackson streets and
saw the woman run down jackson
street to Lancaster avenue
The State then rested. Mr. Handy
opened the defense by asking the
court to give binding instructions in
the case He claimed that yenu,
| had not been proven. that Ripley haC
given his client power of attorney
over his securities and that when he
asked her for them she refused Il
turn them over to him.
Mr. Handy said If any Illegal ac
! had been done il was not committed
in Delaware but in Philadelphia.
Mr. Handy said that If Mrs. Curtii
could be prosecuted on the chargl
/ she could be prosecuted in ever.
State where she refused TO give al
/ the securities to Ripley He insist
ed that the State had not made on
case against his client and aske
for a verdict of not guilty.
Attorney General Wolcott reptile
that Mr.. Handy was in error i'm hi
contention Mr. Wolcott said the ties
timony in the case showed that Mr.
Curtin said to Ripley while in Phili
delphia. I'm take care of them ic
you" IF that be true" Mr.. Wolco
said then there was no emhezzl'
ment in Philadelphia"
Mr.. Handy asked to have this test
mony read and Court Stenograph
Hardesty secured his notes.
3 Examination of the notes showed q
q language to be IN take care of then
r Chief Justice Pennewill then su
+ gested that the defense proceed al
raise the question when the praye
are presented.
Mr.. Handy then said that the pri
Oner and Ripley had been close frient
for eleven years, and that in the sprir
e OF 1919 the couple engaged to MARI
Mr.. Handy added that he defen'
E would endeavor to show that Mrs. Gu
tin was to receive $4,000 of the bono
/ and securities and that while 81
T was here with him he attacked h'
2 and choked her in trying to recov'
- letters and papers referring 10 son
9 trouble Ripley is alleged to have ha
Mr. Handy added that his client hs