Bisbee daily review., 1919-03-20
LETTERS LAY BARE W0MAN'S HEART IN
 TRIAL OF HUSBAND
Man Who Killed Roosevelt S Big Game Hunting Partner Face Court; Five Letters Base Story
N. E. A. Special to the Review
 LONDON, England. -

LONDONs Enoland. - Norman Cecil Rutherford. colonel of riding field ambulance, is on trial for the murder of his wife's-f friend Major Miles Charles Cariston Seton, big game hunter in Africa, shooting partner of Roosevelt.
 Fourteen bullets were pumped into the body of Major Seton and they found Colonel Rutherford standing over the dead man with a smoking revolver. It was empty and the col. oned said:
 q only wish I had another bulle; for myself
 The police took from the colonel his travelling bag. In the bottom were i've letters from his wife.
 They tell tragic story of a wOm- ms love, of her struggle against ioubt and her final determination to eek her freedom.
 The first one of July 27, says:
 Your long letter came this evening. The few words at the end rend my rear. Darling, have you ever known ae mericless and refusing forgiveness Only cone back to me to help me to complete the task we undertook to- ,ether. I believe my love for you is he most vital part of me now, for in .rying to put you out of my life, lave suffered tortures both mental and physical, that must shortly in the end have killed me
 Love me with the strength of your being, and I will not fail Come back to me and l will be waiting as ever
 The next one after an interval of two months, told of begging suit for divorce and said:
 You complained Of me once for not being sufficiently candid with you. This time I will be, as I have been through hell this last week alone.
 H went and put the case before them They asked me to go on, and conjured m to go in the box, but refused-refused with tears, as thought I still loved you.
 Now l know I do not. 1 have not an atom of faith in you or trust in your promise.
 This is my last word I have strug- gled to show have trusted and loved, but the end is inevitable and in com mon justice I may tell you' so."
 Again after an interval of six weeks a further letter contained the follow ing:
 q want to gain my freedom with as little suffering to you as possible, and if for the children's sakes you will agree to carry the thing through with as little publicity as possible, 1 will hand over to you the three elder chil dren. l should not feel that you were utterly broken. Please make the rest of my task as easy as possible, for the sake of all that 1 have so far borne for you"
 The next letter dated November [ acknowledged letter of the accused of November 3. It contained the fol lowing:
 You intend to fight me for the children, but you will never get them
 You know well that through your awful temper, and frequent in-usage of me you have suffered greatly in the eyes of your children-5t,tl
 Your love for me5has been of the wrong kind; your love has always been artificial. The remainder of my life will be a c-rse to you forever more"
 The last letter was dated November 29, and said:
 My dear Norman: The children were all delighted with their war sou Fenirs, which now adorn the library
 T am very unhappy. Dr. D. is going to write to you about divorce pdoceedings. He imagines, after much discussion, that I still care for you Candidly, other men have never been mOra than an eniSOda in my life b1Ii you were life itself
 That does not alter the fact. would give anything for a merciful Providence to get me out of it. I dc not think anyone realizes that love such as I gave you can never com pletely die. I am convinced that youl