The Washington times., 1919-12-14


stage place for you But if you insist win guar
get you place from one of the managers in New
York Now, shall expect you mere Tuesday next
shall be home by next Friday or Saturday.
have opened house and have fine old colored cook
and waiter and shall be very disappointed not to have the
pleasure of seeing you and charming sister Last
night went down to the station at 10 p and again
this morning expecting You and your sister, and is only
now that your letter has come. Start early Tuesday
morning and you win all be here at 910 Tuesday night.
telegram signed 81" and letter the minute you get
this win be received by me; but shall expect you Tues
day evening. Yours very sincerely,
WE'D STOKES
Q.-And do you stin insist she was pursuing you to
Lexington, Ky.f
Ayes SIR.
Then came this note
July IL, 1907.
My Dear Miss Graham-I notice that the threeyear
old looks very pale How would yop like to take the
automobile to-day to give her ridef If telephone
me. Yours truly, W. E. ID. STOKES.
o-The ''three-yea was Mrs Singleton's Gil.
liam sister, adopted child wasn't itfj
A-Yes.
Q-How did You entertain Miss Graham at the Ken
Al took her riding. Showed her the place and the
country nearby.
Odd anyone dine with you and Miss Grahamf
Odd you induce Miss Graham to sign paper for
you at the stock farmf
Al did not.
Q-Now Mr.. Stokes show you the defendants Ex
hib and ask you if you did obtain Miss Grahams sig
nature to that paper in Lexington after Miss Graham had
spent two three nights there with youf
Al did not. had no idea when you examined
in police court that You were asking me about this paper
which you say exonerated me.
Mr.. Jordan exhibited the letter to the jury 1t
undated and the stationery of the Ansonia On
the envelope the words Personal, VERY Impor-
tant' Mr.. Jordan read the confession letter. which,
in brief terms related to the association by Miss Graham
with in way which eliminated Mr.. Stokes from the
possibility of being charged with serious oense as al
ready explained
OWN you swear that you did not obtain this exon
Grafton from Miss Graham at the stock farmf
Al will swear it.
Miss Graham bowed her head and sobbed while the
letter was being read.
Odd you not extort this statement from Miss Gra
ham by threat that you wiuld tell her brotherinlaw
about her visit to the stock farmf
A.-No. .......
Q-Can you explain why there date on this
Aldo not recall why it was not dated, She usually
dated her letters
Lillian Graham was called to the witness stand and
asked to tell about her relations with Stokes.
1T will be remembered by readers of this page last
Sunday that Stokes went to the apartment Of Miss Graham
and her companion Miss Ethel Conrad and came out with
two pistol bullets in him Stokes swore he was trapped by
the grs-the girls swore he came unbddep and started
brutal attack Lillian Graham and In defense of her
life she shot the intruder The jury believed the girls
and set them free.
In the of the testimony of Lillian Graham the
following developed
QUESTION-How soon after you came to the Ansonia
did you Mr.. Stokesf
ANSWER BY LILLIAN GRAHAM-A short time
after i met him in my sisters apartment He came
into the and said sister, Mrs Singleton your
sister is very pretty and want to meet her.
Q-How long did he remain in the apartment
About an hour
Q-When did you next meet himf
Al don't remember exactly, but be came into my
sisters apartment almost every evening after our meeting
Q-When you finally consented to 60 to Lexington
and arrived there, who met youi
AIR Stokes. He met me in a two-seated carriage
with a colored man. at the station
Q-How did he greet youf
Ale said he was very glad to see me- and that he