Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-17
LITTLE.TO SAY
CONTINUED from Pace ons)


signed while in a subway station
telephone booth in New York last
November.
Did you want to sign this. com
plaint?" he asked.
Rhinelander turned to Justice
Morschauser and asked: do have
to answer that question
The justice nodded his head and
Rhinelander answered:
II did"
When did you finally become
convinced that your wife had color
ed blood?"
up to March, 1925, I was in
doubt whether she was of colored
blood"
Davis picked up the original cont
plant, dated In November, 1924, and
read the paragraph charging Alic I,
with practicing fraud as to her race.
Did you sign this?" he asked.
Eyes"
WAS 1t true?"
Eyes"
You understand that Your two
answers are opposed (which is
true,-That you were not convinced
until March, 1925, or this contained
in your complaint to which you
swore?"
THE one in March is true"
Several days ago young Rhine
lander testified that it was in March
that he was shown his wife's birth
certificate, describing her as
"bIack"
Taking up the question Of Alice's
love letters. Mr.. Davis brought the
admission that they were used with
out the compliments permission,
although the witness later confessed
that he was willing enough to have
them read IL they could be of bene-
fit to his case. Despite the apparent
contradictions in several replies,
young Rhinelander answered cody,
traces of the impeachment in speech
which he first displayed having vir-
tually disappeared.
Rhinelander said the letters were
in trunk in his fathers house on
4Sth street.
They disappeared without your
knowledge" Mr.. Davis said, referring
to that admission made several days
ago by the witness. who took
Them"
"Mr. Jacobs" This answer referred
to Leon r. Jacobs, one Of tho plain
tiff's counsel.
Didn't you object to his taking
those confidential letters?"
WAS it within your power to con-
troll your own law suit?"
mo"
This answer caused an audible gasp
from spectators, which was interrupt
ed by the next question:
Then you were powerless to pre-
vent the use Of the letters?"
Yes"
All through this battle of question
and answer, Mrs. Rhinelander was
slumped in her chair. her face buried
in her coat and tears flowing steadily
down her face. She had cried q lit
tie at other times during the trial,
but apparently today was overcome by
emotion when her husband was sub
jected to the unending succession Of
merciless questions.
The cross-examination will be re-
sumed tomorrow.
Earlier in the day Mr.. Mills intro
duced Nthe last of a cycle Of Alice's
love letters, attempting to prove.
through them. that she had pursued
young Rhinelander. had tried to arouse
his jealousy and had threatened to
jilt him If he did not marry her.
In, one Of these letters, many Of
which were characterized by erotic
passages, Alice wrote: You are go
ing to be mine, now or never. 1 have
thrown down two chances for you. 1
would keep things a dead, dead secret,
after you are mine; I would keep
quiet until you are your own boss"
In another letter she told him: II
love you but you will have to come
and marry me-" In still others she
suggested that they take an apart
ment together and that Leonard keep
his whereabouts unknown to his faith