The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-06-11
MAID SAYS HUBBY
OF DIVA Is FLIRT

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 Barr
euth, Germany. June is, as she earnest
ly desires, she must leave her ease in
the hands of her attorneys and hurry
away for the defense has not yet be-
gun M 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 the diya's bfN, 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 la often seen Mr.. Rapp at the
Dean apartments, replied to a question:
is Mr.. Rapp fat or thin" by saying
Not so thin"~just nice"
She also said she had frequently
seen him 'out walking with Pluto" Mrs.
Deans dog. Pluto the dog also an
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
itor there, to take the dog out for ex-
ercise.
TIE girl testified she saw Ram at
the Dean apartment wearing an apron
and fixing the stove. She declared Mrs.
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
! dld not see it. She let me read the
letter. ! don't remember what it saia
but 1T ended. your faithful Billie"
Loved His "Nonnie."
Mrs. Francis J. Ashton, an auburn
halred nurse, who for five months lived
~ mrs. Deans apartments, was ques-
tioned and he close acquaintance with
the doings of Mrs. Dean and Rapp kent
the attention of the crowded court room
and apparently were of intense interest
to the diva who listened %intently. A
letter identified by Mrs. Ashton as
written by Rapp to Mrs. Dean was in
evidence. Some of the sentences We're:
Dear Nonnie, this morning brought
me a windfall-three letters from You
and a postal from my sister"
"You are just simply 'Nonnie.' God
watch over you and keep you. I do not
pray. but that wish is as near a prayer
as l can come"
Il am falling in owe 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'
and not Katie anyone may use the
name Katie, but Nonnie is to be secret
and sacred. / 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 forcibIe letter to Madame Schumann-
Heink and to threaten her with a suit
for damages if the diva coupled Mrs
Deans name with that of Mr.. Ram
In the letter Rapp gave an outline of
the letter which he wished 10 have
written to Madame Schumann-Heink in
Chicago.
a letter couched in similar langJape
n received by the singer from Mrs
Dean was later received.
Mrs. Ashton told Of having seen Mrs
Dean kiss letters which she said were
from "her Billy" What did Won scr
Mrs. Dean and Mr.. Rapp do?" She was
asked. @"o ""7
Il saw them hold hands, thew lxieee6
each other and sat in each other
laps" was the reply. .