Evening star., 1931-06-24
FAITHFULLY CASE
PROBE TOCONHNUE
"Suiolde" Letters Not End,
Says Assistant Prosecutor.
in Death Inquiry.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 24.-Martin W.
Littleton, ir., who, as assistant district
attorney of Nassau County, has repre-
vented his chief in tho actual work Of
running down clues in The inVestlga-
ton Of Starr Faithfulls death, said to-
day letters seeming to show she planned
to commit suicide by no means closed
the case.
Inspector Harold King. Mr.. Littleton
said, is still at work on the new line OF
Investigation he began rye days ago,
concerning which he and District At
torney Edwards we're 80 hopeful at the
start.
Assertion Of Inspector.
Inspector King said several days ago
this investigation might result In the
arrest of a suspect. -s.-<.
Mr.. Littleton said q handwriting ex-
pert has been engaged to study the PEN
inanship in the letters DR.. G. Jameson
Carr showed to the grand jury yester-
day. The expert will report to the grand
jury Friday whether the same person
wrote those letters and the girls diary.
Stanley e. Faithful, the girls step
father, branded them as forgeries. He
charged there was plot to END the IN
uuiry into her death.
The letters were written between
May 80 and the time Of ner dtsap-
pearance, June 5.
One Of the letters was made public
several days ago 1t was an apology
for being intoxicated on the Franconla
May 40. She was put OF the ship.
Word "Suicide" Used.
The text OF the two other letters fol-
lows: ,'
"Hello Bill, old thing!
'Its all up with me now. This Is
something I am going to put through.
The only thing dread is being out
witted and prevented from doing this.
which Is the only possible thing for me
to do.
"If one wants to get away with nur-
der one has to jolly well keep ones wits
about one. It's the same way with sui
eide.
IF don't watch out will wake
up in a psychopathic ward, but In
tend to watch out and accomplish my
end this time. No ether, AlloT1al or
window jumping.
"I don't want to be MANNED. I want
oblivion. If there Is an after life 1t
will be dirty trick, but am sure so
million priests are wrong. That Is one
Of those things one knows.
Nothing makes any difference now.
7 love to eat and can have one delicious
meal with no worries over gaining.
adore music and am going to hear
some good music I believe love music
more than anything. I am going to
drink slowly, keeping aware every Sec
ond.
ALSO am going to enjoy my last
cigarette. I won't worry because men
flirt with me in the street. shall en-
courage them. don't care who they
sffn
Its great life when one has "a
hours to live. can be rude to people.
can tell them they are too fat or that
I don't like their clothes, and I don't
have to dread being o. lonely old wofn-
an, or poverty, obscurityi or boredom.
''I% don't have to dread living on,
without even seeing you, hearing
Yun1ors such as the women all fan Tor
him and he eTtertainS chArmingly.'
Why in hell shouldn't you! But it's
more than can cope with, this feeling
"I have tried to pose as clever and
intellectual, thereby to attract you,
but it was not successful and I couldn't
go on writing those long, studied let
ters. don't have to worry because
there are no words to describe this
feeling I have for you.
The words love, adore, worship, have
become meaningless. There IS Moth
ing can do but what am going to do.
II shall never see you again. That
Is extraordinary.
Although can't comprehend 1t any
more than can comprehend the words
-'always'-or time They produee q
very naerciful nu1nbness.
Hotel Stationery Uscd.
The second letter was written on the
stationery of Fifth avenue hotel. It
was undated and bore post mark Of
June 2. It read:
"I am going definitely now-I have
been thinking Of 1t for long tirne) to
end my worthless disorderiy bore Of an
existence-before I ruin any one else's
life as we'll
"I certainly have made sordid, ftl-
tureless mess Of it all. / am dead sick
Of 1t. 1t is no ones fault but my own
Il hate everything so-life Is 50 horTi-
BILE (Underscored three times)
Being sane person you may not
understand-I take dope to forget and
drink to try and like people, but 1t
is of no use. am mad and insane over
you. hold my breath to try to stand
it--take drugs in the hope OF waking
happier, but that homesick feeling
enough, more of a feeling Of peace
whatever you call it--1low that know
it will soon be over.
THE half hoar before die viii,
imagine, be quita blissful. You promise,
to come and see me. realize absolute
ly that It will be the one and only time.
There is no earthly reason why you
shoulA come If you do it will be what
I can an act of marvellous generosity
and kindness.
What I did yesterday was very horri-
bel, although don't see how you could
lose your job, as 1t must have been
clearly seen what o nuisance you
thought me.
IF I don't see you again, goodbye.
Sorry to so lose all sense of hunor
But am suffering so that all I want
is to have 1t over with. It's become q
hell such as / couldn't have imagined.
"If you come to see me when you are
in this time you will be q sport. You
are assured by this letter Of no more
bother from me.
MY Dear.
'Starr.
'12 st. Luke's place, New York City"
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