Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-19

mcnt OF court that he expected to find
many letters which would DO favorable
to his client. One telegram. which
DR.. johnson sent to Miss Ollie White.
telling her Alice Is dead" was COM
mentcd upon by Attorney Woodward
as being. evidence in favor of the pris-
oner.
The letters were too voluminous to
allow reading in court yesterday, and
for that reason no afternoon session
was held. In the interim Mr.. Smith
and Judge Richardson will have an op-
portunity to familiarizo themselves
with the evidence. Attorney Woodland
left yesterday TO spend Sunday at his
home in Wilson. ~ c.
MANY LETTERS ADDRESSED
TO MISS OLLIE: WHITE
In the suit case over which the arEu-
ment arose yesterday. besides many
letters. was the namc-plate from tho
casket OF Mrs. Johnson. the p:nl; rib
bon from the floral design. the hand
kerchief with the name OF Miss White.
n watchfob which Mrs. johnson had
procured as Christmas present for
her husband. Among the letters were
five from Miss Ollie White to Or. John
son. The postmarks on two OF these
the day before Mrs. johnson died. and
December /. just four days before the
death. The letters arc signed ollie"
These letters. MIR. Smith conteaded.
would not he legal evidence, because
letters found in the possession OF
person written by third party arc not
admissible against the party in whose
possession they arc found. AS to one
letter. written by DR.. johnson 90 Miss
White. Mr.. Woodland maintained that
the letter was found by Detective Willy
in desk in tho Office of the dentist
in MiddlescN. scaled. unstamped and
in n private drawer. and as |. did not
come legally into the hands cf tho Of
fccr. il ought 10 be ruled OFT. Five
other letters to ollie White" which
Sergeant Willy secured from the faith
er CT Miss White. were also placed in
the custody Of the court
ADDRESSED MISS WHITE as
"DEAREST SWEETHEART
The five letters which DR.. Johnson
wrote in Hotel Briggs. Wilson. y. c..
the afternoon before he attempted to
commit suicide. were also contained
in the case. One of these was TO Miss
White. one to his mother. and three
addressed to former classmates. Tho
letter to Miss White opened with the
words, Dearest Sweetheart" .lr
Woodland commented that part OF the
defense would be to show that the
young dentist was at times a user OF
drugs. and that it may have been NJ
such time that he wrote these let
tors. About fifteen letters which were
secured by the detective from Mrs
George Knight. the mother OF the dead
bride and addressed At times to Miss
Alice Knight" to "Mrs. Alice John
son" TO Miss Grace Knight" we're
also in the little suit case. The last
mode Of address. 1t appeared at the
hearing in Police Court some months
ago. was used before tho marriage of
DR.. Johnson and Alice knight became
public. Miss Grace is a younger sis
ter OF the former Mrs. Johnson. and
gave the letters to the older sister
when received.
II the defense is able to break down
its contention that tho alleged en-
EaEemcnt OF DR.. Johnson to Miss Ollie
White continued after his marriage to
Alice knight johnson. the motive set
UP By the State. will fall with it. For
this reason bitter battle will be
| fought Monday. when the legality of
! the letters as evidence is taken up
! Before the letters were taken UP
yesterday. Detective Willy related the
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