The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-19
SUICIDE
hint R|DICULED
BY ATTORNEY
Closing Arguments in Suit
of FianCee for $4,000
Are Started.
LOVE MISSIvES CITED
41 Letters Are Produced as
Evidence Before
Pleas Begin.
BY ARCH STEINEL
Times Staff Correspondent

DANVILLE, Ind, Nov. 19.-Clos-
ing arguments in the suit Of Miss
Edna Margaret Sanders, Fl. Wayne
music teacher, to collect $4,000 &C
cident insurance of Will H. Latta
from the United States Casualty
Company, were under way in Hen
bricks circuit court today.
A. j. Stevenson, Dauvillle, coun-
sci for plaintiff, painted Latta as
a capable, brilliant lawyer, and at
tackled charges Of suicide by oppoS-
ing attorneys.
"They have combed his life with
a f1ne-tooth comb and were unable
to find anything" he said.
Accident Insurance Stressed
IF suicide had been gnawing at
his soul, Mr.. Latta would not have
been able to write those splendid
letters to Miss Sanders"
O. E. Guiley, Danvil1e, defense
counsel, stressed purchase of $85, 900
of accident insurance by Mr.. Latta
shortly before his death, June IL,
1929, and commended he wanted only
accident, and not health insurance.
He also attacked the will made only
few days before a train struck
Mr.. Latta'S auto north of Carmel.
Arguments will close and the case
will go to the jury this afternoon.
Al Letters in Evidence
Among the forty-one love missives
of Mr.. Latta read into the court rec
ord was his last note to Miss San
derS on the day before he was
killed, June IL, 1929.
The letter mentions check which
he was sending to Miss Sanders.
Miss Sanders explained outside the
court record that the check was for
steamship reservations on their trip
to Europe.
The letter, in full, follows:
June II, 1929.
Precious Darling-It was delight
to hear your dear voice over the
long distance tonight even if it was
to straighten me out. came in
rather late and found I was being
called from TT. Wayne. 1 imme-
diately decided it was your father
calling to tell me you6were i'll and
I thought of the pain you spoke Of
on Sunday and how quickly 1 could
get to you and lots of other things
all borrowed trouble.
Refers to New Check
Then when you answered in per-
son was greatly relieved and you
could have chided me as much as
you pleased and in perfect safety.
Now here is a new check made
out as you first directed. With it
my humble apologies for being such
a bungler.
I went down to Burford'S on call
that the sketch was ready for your
letter paper and also inclose
sketch for your examination and
comment. They want it back with
your o. K. in case you are salts
fed. If not they would like your
criticism and suggestion.
1 think I must take the time to go
to Greencastle and think it will
be tomorrow. understand DR.. Ok
nam is i'll SO I wrote DR.. Towne /
would try to get down for few
minutes. De PAW is quite an i'm
portant factor in my life and feel
I ought to do this; for one reason
because did not go to the trustees
meeting last Saturday.
100 witnesses on Stand
This has been day of intensive
work getting things done and
getting other things safely laid
aside. Tomorrow / am hoping
Krieg will be back and our deal can
be safely tucked in out Of this
storm, and in some safe harbor.
For very soon I must be on my way,
speeding to New York, to await
darling girl, whose charming per-
sonality lights my life as sunrise
lights the world.
With all my love,
WILL.
The suit began last Tuesday.
Approximately one hundred wit
nesSeS have been introduced by both
sides.