The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-02-24
Relations of Harriet Adams
With Late Charles Pa
cini in Records.
HEARD A QUARREL
Declares Pacini Addressed Her
as Dearest Wife" and
Dearest Sweetheart.

The story of Harriet Adams of her
relations with the late Charles Pacini,
which has been regarded as one of the
most interesting contributions to the
whole story of the Pacini case, was re-
| leased today when it was announced
by Attorney r. " Baker, the repre-
sentative of Miss Adams, that he had
filed the affidavit as a court record
with the clerk of the circuit court.
The affidavit is as follows:
State Of Wisconsin-In Circuit Court
For Kenosha County.
The State of Wisconsin, plaintiff, VS..
Frank Lang, defendant.
State Of Wisconsin, Kenosha County
SIS.
Harriet Adams, being first duly
sworn, on oath, says, that she came to
the city of Kenosha from Cedar Rap
ids, Iowa, about the month of Septem
Der, 1918, and obtained employment at
the Elks Club. )
!, That shortly after taking up her
residence in the city of Kenosha, she
became acquainted with Charles Paci
nj, and out of the friendship then made
their relations hereinafter referred to
arose; that in the late fall of 1918 the
said Charles Pacini bestowed affec
tons upon and paid attentions to her
and became her lover
That thereafter the closest and most
intimate domestic relation commenced
- ~,
assassination of Charles Pacini, to-
wit, August la, 1920.
That prior. to her acquaintance with
the said Charles Pacini she had been
Protestant but at his request she
began instructions to become a mem
after received instructions in the Cath
Ole religion from one of the priests
at Kenosha, Wisconsin.
That with the exception Of certain
times when this afiant was at her
home in the state of Iowa, or at other
times when she was in company with
the said Charles Pacini at Chicago and
commencing at a time about one and
half years before his death, she
spent every night with him at the
rooms in the Majestic Theatre build
ing in the city of Kenosha, and during
all of the period hereinbefore referred
to the said Charles Pacini maintained
and supported this afiant
Referred to as Dearest Wife,"
That in the close relationship that
existed between this afiant and the
said Charles Pacini this afiant laid
| before him all of the events of her life
and the said Charles Pacini informed
her as this affiant verify believes all
of his personal affairs and events of
life. and he became interested in her
family and also in letters addressed
her in the most endearing terms such
as Dearest wife" and Dearest sweet
heart"
That because of events in the life
of Charles Pacini before he and affiant
became acquainted and associations
which he had Heretofore formed and
still existing, their understandings
and agreements in respect to their
mode of living and their future life
was by them agreed to be kept pro-
found secret at the city of Kenosha
and elsewhere. and among other rea-
sons. for so doing was the fact that
the said Charles Pacini for many years
1 had been closely associated with Agnes
| O'Brien.
The Lake Geneva Trip.
That about the 4th day of July 1920
this afiant at the request of said
/ Charles Pacini became acquainted with
members of his family and thereafter
called at the home and dined on sew
| eral occasions up to the time she left
with the sister of Charles Pacini,
Lena Lencioni. and her. children, for a
visit at Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. That
] she accompanied the sister and chill
! dren to Lake Geneva on the 31st day
+ of July, 1920, and there remained with
i them until the evening of the 18th day
! Of August, 1920 when they all returned
I By train on the Chicago & North
/ western Railway which arrived at. Ke-
nosha about Sis D. M. having board
ed said train at Genoa Junction with
1 err they had gone from Lake Geneva.
| That as nearly as this affiant can re-
/ call some few days before she went to
Lake Geneva she was shown a letter
which the said Charles Pacini had, and
which she remembers was addressed to
! the chief of police at Kenosha, and
post-marked July 18th or 18th, afiant
being quite certain that said letter was
post-marked July 18th; that said let
ter was unsigned and the said Charles
! Paeini told afiant that the chief of
police had given it to him. Affant
| cannot recall ali of the contents Of
/ the letter, but distinctly remembers
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