The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-18
ARDENT LATTA
LOVE LETTERS
READ TO JURY
FianCee Leaves Courtroom
in Tears as FerVent
Notes Are Barred.
USED ENDEARING TERMS
Attorneys Strive to DiSprove
Suicide Theory of
Insurance Firm.
BY ARCH STEINEL
Times STAFF Correspondent


DANVILLE, Ind, Nov. 18.-Love
letters of Will H. Latta, protesting
devotion as ardent as that of ro-
mantle STRIPPING, were read in Hen
bricks circuit court today as part of
the plea of Miss Emma Margaret
Sanders, Ft. Wayne, to collect
$4,000 accident insurance policy of
which he named her beneficiary.
AS they were read to the jury
Miss Sanders left the courtroom,
weeping. Her attorneys hope to
prove by the 'billet-doux" that
when train struck Mr.. Latta's auto
north of Carmel, June II, 1929, he
was wrapped up in plans for his
approaching marriage.
On the fervor Of his wooing they
will base claims that suicide allega-
tons of the defending insurance
company are far-fetched.
Dear Precious Sweetheart
The first letter read today was
dated from Anna, Ill, March Is,
1929.
Dear Precious Sweetheart-You
would laugh if you could see me in
my hotel room now. have no feel
ings of love for Anna.
when the train left Ft. Wayne
I had my delicious thoughts on you
on our way here, and what you will
be to me, but woke up at when
the porter poked me in the ribs.
ION the trip I saw two bright
stars in the west, just as though
they loved each other, and as they
shone nearer and nearer they looked
as if they were perfectly mated, and
as I looked at them I thought Of
the two stars, and of you, and of
us. Margaret, darling, you have
possessed my heart and my thoughts.
Each hour and EACH day know I
love you"
Relates News Of Birth
Another miSsive began: MY
darling, my promised BRIDE" and
related news of birth of a son to his
nephew, Donald Latta, in Cripple
Creek, Colo. It also narrated visits
with Mrs. Amanda Hunt, Mr.. Latta's
mother n-law, and continued:
st recall the sitting room in
Ligonier, and my beauty there. Be
fore me is heaven a rainbow, a
home. graced by my darling, Mar
garet."
He told of driving in a blizzard.
1T was cold in the gale. but it
could not chill me, for Margaret, my
Margaret had promised herself in
marriage. The wind was music in
my ears"
Tells of Honeymoon Plans
From the texture of following
paragraphs she obviously had &C
cused him as a person of cold tenn
permanent.
Cold? I have played no part.
The future should be free from sur
priseS. I do not feel I don't know
you. I know you thoroughly. I
know my Margaret as I know my
self, and as want you to know
me.
Another letter told of plans to
sail abroad on the honeymoon.
I'VE must have passport pictures
taken of each other. I always look
horrible in them. 1 look like some
thing the cat dragged in. Maybe
you will prefer a separate passport"
In another he invited her to In
for a weekend.
IT will make arrangements at the
Lincoln hotel for your rooms. If
possible 1 will get the very room
where I placed the ring on your
finger Well have a little dinner
party"
Slap at Krieg's Reputation
Five men, placed on the stand
today in attempt to impeach testi-
mony of William j. Krieg, former
associate of Mr.. Latta, who
said Mr.. Latta had threatened sui
eide in his presence. declared
Krieg's reputation for truth and
veracity was bad in his neighbour
hood.
The five we're: E. H. Iglehart of
the Fletcher American National
bank, Indianapolis; G. v. Carrier.
auditor of the Arthur Jordan Foun-
dalton, Indianapolis; Dumont Cald-
well, r. M. Lookabill, real estate
man in indianapolis, and Matthew
Gage Of the indianapolis Power and
Light Company
Krieg testified that Latta felt the
obligation to marry but did not have
the money to do it.
Late Monday, Louis Rosenberg,
Indianapolis lawyer, was called to
the stand by Miss Sanders counsel
to impeach Krieg's testimony. His
evidence was stricken out of the
court record because Of alleged
tinge.
The trial is expected to reach the
jury by Friday after closing argu-
ments Thursday.