Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-11
DENIES CHARGES
OF AMY O'CONNOR
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ing Miss O'Connor a few days after she
arrived in New York. He claims he did
not know she WAS in the UcEted States
until he received a letter from her.
Gray told Of going to a cafe with her
and how he asked her If she'd go to
room with him.
: During the questioning about the
apartment at 1890 Broadway where they
are supposed to have gone, Gray said
"If the court viii grant me the privilege
wish to say that there is no truth in
her story about crying on that OCCASION"
Court closed as the defense read let
ter in which Amy Is supposed to have
said, cit is no more your fault than
mine" This missive was supposed to
have been written after Miss O'Connor
claims she had an Illegal operation per
formed on her
Gladys O'Connor preceded Gray on the
stand. She told of her sisters plight In
the fall of 1917. Gladys said she went
to Gray's rooms while Amy lay i'll and
implored him to edo something for her"
"Tell me what Amy wants." she claims
Gray asked her.
Amy wants nothing but kind words
Gladys said she told him
Gladys said this statement, which she
construed to mean money settlement,
made her feel bad and she started to
leave him. Gray called her back, she
claims.
A deposition from Daniel s0COnnor, 40,
a New York newspaper man, and uncle
Of Amy O'Connor, told of Dennis Cogan,
Irish representative in the British parlia-
ment.
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was acquainted with Cogan. He said
Cogan was a man of wealth.
This deposition was intended to show
that Amy deprived herself of happiness
and wealth by breaking her supposed
engagement with Cogan which she claims
she did when Gray came into her life.
Amy O'Connor on the stand yesterday
morning retraced her trip from England
TO the United States and her alleged later
relations with the millionaire at 1880
Broadway.
GIRL GIVEN
SEVERE CHILLING.
After Miss O'Connor had told her story
on direct examination she was rigidly
cross examined by Gray's attorneys. It
was then that the many letters Miss
O'Connor wrote to Gray were read before
the jury.
She was questioned at length on her
supposed engagement to Dennis Cogan,
Irish member Of the British parliament.
came into her life
1t was in 1909 or 1910, she said, that
her mother, now dead, engaged her to
Cogan. 1t was not an official engage
ment, she claims, but just before her
mother died she was engaged officially
to him.
Didn't YOU have a love affair with
Howard Dixon in London7" she was
! asked by Attorney Albert Baker.
mo, sir"
Didn't you. on Oct. 2, 1911, sue Dixon
for breach of promise in a London court"
mo, sir-it's liel It's liey' she an
swered, Indignantly.
Did you ever hear OF such a MANI"
"No, sir"
"As a matter Of fact didn't you tell
Mr.. Lemon that you had such case and
settled it outside of court for 500 pounds
and that you hoped this court wouldn't
hear about it,"
"No, sir. that's lie"
Questioning Of Mr. Baker then brought
the setting to New York and her meeting
Of Gray at the Martha Washington hotel.
A letter was then read which Gray's
counsel attempted to show indicated that
Miss OConnor had come to America of
her own volition and not in response to
the overtures of the millionaire.
This letter was written from New
York to Gray in Evansville. 1t referEed
to her reaching the United States and
dealt with her surroundings at the Mar
tina Washington hotel
II think l will like New York" the
letter said, "but I am living here with
a bunch of old cats" 1t was signed
'your old friend Amy"
Another letter was also introduced
which bore on the romance in London. It
was written when Gladys was to ac-
company Amy on a trip to Paris.
"Of course I know two is company
and three's a crowd. Love from Amy"
the letter read.
Miss O'Connor was grilled at length on
the attentions she paid Gray while he
was in a hotel at Longbeach for his
health. Several letters were read which
expressed "fondest love from Amy"
1t was on the trip to California which
Miss O'Connor claims Gray arranged for
her and her sister Gladys that the de-
tense sought to show by letters 1.-THE
Irish Rose had written that she had
other affinities.
"Who is Mr.. Butler OF New Orleans"
she was asked.
~ never heard Of him." she answered
"Weu. who is Mr. Nelson?''
Miss O'Connor also denied knowing
him, but when Gray produced letter re-
ferring to 'Mr. N" which the girl had
written, she explained:
"I think I meant that Mr.. n to mean
Nelson to make Gray Jealous"
number of letters written in French
to Mr.. Gray by Miss OConnor were then
read IN their translated form. One of
these told Of a "big black-eyed Spanish
girl" This was intended to amuse Gray,
Miss OConnor said.
The girl had previously testified that
she had taught her aged fance to speak
French and that she often wrote in
French to him as a matter Of pastime.
In another letter Miss O'Connor referred
to herself as an Irish colleen and said
II wish you were here and I'd give you
many kisses"
While reviewing the pleasure trip Up
the coast Of California with Gray inc
young woman asserted~that :he defend
ant had introduced her ON several coca
sions as his niece, She mentioned hair
dozen persons she claims this intro
duction was made to.
During the questioning Miss O'Connof
was asked If 1ance Of hers didn't die
in London Dec. 10, 1913. She denied this
Miss OConnor then told of living in
San Francisco after Gray had gone back
to Evansville. She said she had face
cream which she was selling to make a
living
Didn't you have a friend named Mar
tin in San Francisco ," she was asked