The Washington times., 1919-12-14
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"THEN the divorce suit Of W. E. D. Stokes and his
w young wife, Helen Elwood Stokes comes be-
fore the court some extraordinary testimony
viii be offered IN support and IN denial of the many and
varied charges that have been made by both parties
Many of domestic dscord win be brought to the
attention of the court and the family and fresde habits
Of the old millionaire win be pictured in detail.
In her papers filed in court Mrs. Stokes asks for
liberal allowance to get together the necessary evidence
to meet the charges Stokes makes against her. lin view
of the number of years he has been schemng plotting
and planning defraud her of her legal rights and de-
stroy her good name and because Of the old million
aires acknowledged repute for sagacity''
This worldly wisdom and cunning was first revealed
to the young wife in the newspaper accounts of the ev
denee brought out in in the trial of Lillian Graham
who shot Stokes in her apartment in june 1911 and
ferred to last Sunday this page
When Miss Graham invited 70 visit Stokes at his
big stock farm in Kentucky she thought she to be
of several guests But when she arrived she found
she was the only visitor the placethe table that
ming set for two to her surprise Miss Graham
she stepped off the train innocent and unsuspectng
gr-three nights and two days later she left stOkess
farm ruined.
But curious thing Had happened. Stokes had in his
possession very remarkable letter written by the young
girl m which she buntly confessed going about with
other men, This letter worded to relieve Stokes
of danger from criminal prosecution for having the girl
at the farm. With such document in his possession
girl could hope to Stokes for damages for what hap
pened at that stock farm in Kentucky.
This remarkable letter only three lines long but
t was constructed with great sagaeity and cool fore
thought. It began
Mr.. Stokes, you need have fear of my causing
you any trouble" The next sentence minced neither
words nor morals. 1t signed Lillian
The rare wisdom and great sagacity of Stokes in pro-
viding himself with that confession letter reve
aton Mrs Stokes On the witness stand in the prose
cution of Lillian Graham for shooting him Mr. Stokes
was asked about his relations with Lillian Graham and
ne testified that she had with her sister, Mrs Single
ton to the Ansona Hotel where Stokes lived and that
they had apartment for which they paid 81 800 year
QUESTlON.-Were you not very attentive to- the
young women right from the startf
ANSWER BY STOKES-No sir: wasn't any more
sohetous than any else around the hotel.
Q-Didnt you buy Miss Graham candy and other
presentsf
A-Not that 1 can recall.
Q-But you took her autcmobiline several times'
A.-Yes, took her out in the auto
Q-You took her out several times didn't you'
Al can't remember. l used to use the machine
every evening.
Q.-And you took her out alone didn't you'
A.-Sometimes.
Q-And am to understand from your statement that
you gave her no presents and she was chasing ycuf
Ayes. she was.
Q-And YOU were fighting to keep away from hsrf
A.-Well / woudnt say was fighting
QApd she solicited you to take her down to your
stock farm at Lexington Ky.f
Ayes
Qf GU were resisting her attentions during the
In which took her tberes
A-Well don't know how hard resisted
The next question brought protest from Mr. Stokes
argument from Mr. Moore bushes from Miss Graham and
advice from Justice Marcus
The two questions that followed along the same
plane Then MIR. Moore the lawyer defending Lillian
Grsbam. read this letter
Lexington. Ky.
Ny Dear Miss Graham am here expecting to have
the pleasure Of entertaining you your sister for few
DAYS on your way North understand you intend leav
ing Memphis and would advise YOU to at once for hot
weather IN an unhealthy town like Memphis viii
take the health and good looks out of you
Certainly will try to get you job in New York and
~ better pay, but you know have always told Won the