New Britain herald., 1917-10-30
WISE ADMITS HE
 CUT OWN THROAT
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upon hearing this Mrs. Tobin cried bitterly and begged him not to do so. He said he left New Britain on Labor Day, after writing letter to the wo- mans husband telling him that he was going to cease his attentions to his wife. Wise related going to New Ha- ven, New York and Bridgeport where he tried to join either the army or navy and finally being enlisted as a cook in the quartermasters corps at New Haven, from which city he was sent to Fort Slocum. He declared positively that while at Fort Slocum he did not communicate in any way with Mrs. Tobin until she wrote to him. She sent him a telegram saying: Come home at once. I must see you" This telegram was supplement- cd with a half dozen or more lengthy letters written to the young soldier by Mrs. Tobin. Each letter breathed a passionate longing for the young man, begged him to return to her, even if he had to- desert and threatened to take her own life in case he had ceased to care for her.
 Woman Threatens Suicide.
 Each letter was addressed to My darling Bill" She frequently re- ferreA to him in these letters as dear est'' repeatedly declared she was "heartbroken' because he had left, protested she was "crying my eyes gut for you, and in the first letter ened with the protestatlon: For Gods sake come back righ away for I'll do anything for you. You will al7 ways be my darling Bill. Each night pray to God to send you home. will end it all if you don't, Dearest. remain your heartbroken Anna
 In another paragraph the young wo- man wrote: May God forgive you for going, Dear, I can't
 Another letter written to the soldier has a statement: T don't want to live if l can't have you,' and after urging him to get home on some preteXt, con- tinued: "We will go right away and we will be together all our lives" The girl at another time wrote: Il wish God would take me and I'd have noth- . iAg more to worry me. I am sick of staying with Ed.'' This letter con- cludes with Hove and kisses" Again the married woman wrote: "P1eaSe come home before I end it all I have got carbolic acid and I tell you the truth when I tell you I'll end it all.
 
 you and only want to die if I can't -31ave you.'
 All of the letters read contained sim liar passionate avowals of love for Wise, begged and threatened him to return and in one letter she ardently / urged him to desert from the army come back to her and go away to- gether. AS an argument for this the girl wrote: Lots of fellows are doing it." From the phraseology of one note it appeared that Wise must have written to Mrs. Tobin saying he wished he had a little sweetheart tc love him for the woman wrote that he need not express any such wish for h' had a sweetheart who loved hin dearly and it was nobody else bu herself.
 Wise Tells His Story.
 IToday's session opened with Wis again on the stand. Attorney For ward asked Wise his height ant weight and was told that he is tiv' feet three and three-quarter inche and weighs 112 pounds. Wise tol' of meeting Mrs. Tobin's husband thre times and each time, promising t' leave his wife alone. On each oc casion, Wise said. he wrote a lette tn Mrs. Tobin and gave it to Tobin t read and mail In these letters h told Mrs. Tobin he, was unable t support her and she had best go bacl to her home and 'her hushand am rare for her baby. On one occas1or Wise said. Tobin called him to hl office and in tears begged him to ceas his attentions to his wife. That sam day, witness declared. he got severa telephone calls from the woman. Wis calso declared that while he was work ing for Jack Hart in Kensington h always had to take the 11:3O trolle back, so her statements to Mrs. Nc ,onough that she was afraid to go