The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-15
TENDER, VULGAR
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The Overells' bodies were found
aboard their dynamite-shattered
yacht in Newport Harbor March
Is.
Judge Morrison specifically in
structed the jury that these let
ters are to be considered by you
for the sole purpose of motive and
for nothing else"
Prosecutor Eugene D. Williams,
making q motion that they be read
silently by the jury, said he did
not believe it necessary for the
obscene and salacious portions to
be read aloud"
Defense Attorney S. B. Kauff-
man, Columns chief counsel, later
asked a specific instruction that
the jury shall not be influenced
by obscenity, except insofar as it
shall reflect on motive" The jury
was so instructed.
The decree against reading aloud
was a keen disappointment to the
largest crowd of curious yet at
tracted to the old stone Orange
county courthouse. Nearly three
hours before court opened, lines
Of spectators began forming out
side. AS the doors we're thrown
open, there was a mad scramble
for seats. Others packed the aisles.
standing three-deep. The jury read
the documents impassively. There
was one copy of each letter, and
Jurors kept record of the num-
bers..
demonstrates With Her
Gollum, at one point, remonstra-
ted with Louise for dying her
hair, remarking:
The general consensus Of opin-
ion down here is that only - and
movie stars dye their hair"
At another point, he wrote:
You can take my word for it.
1 am going to be real masculine
when I get at you on our honey
moon, and for a long time after
Ward-an our lives"
Elsewhere, he said:
Il write all of this because I
think it will give you pleasure to
read that l remember the things
| have done to you in a physical
way. I ask you to write the same
kind of things to me, except
want you to write what you do to
me and what you like me to do to
you."
Sufficient to Say
Louise, after one particular vivid
description of a love scene, wrote:
Pops, l can't explain how I
feel toward you. 1t is sufficient
to say that you are my whole and
only interest in life. You are my
rock. :"
Again. she penned
Il dream of your big, beautiful
chest, my darling Pops and no
one will eve have as beautiful
and hairy a chest as you. Pops,
l don't want any other man. The
thought is revolving"
The letters we're deleted in part
on Judge Morrison's orders. but
the censorship chiefly involved
references to other persons. Less
than five per cent of the writings
had been scissored.
Gollum, in one note, said:
Il love you, my dear. I adore
you I miss your voice. l
miss your presence. I miss you,
l miss your body. l wish we were
in DUR own home alone. That's
why I don't want to have a Louise
keeping couple in a house Of ours
49,. We would not be able to run
around the house naked. We would
not be able to make u~nreserved
love anywhere. anytime 49,"
Thanks Folks
And Louise told him:
Il don't give one small damn
about the relatives. My greatest
pleasure will be in telling them
Thanks folks, 60 to hell and meet
my husband Mr.. Column Please,
Pops, you are more than just a
man-you are a part of me 80"
Elsewhere, she wrote: Il want
to have your children Pops.
promise you that I will always be
faithful and true 49,"
In the exchange were protesta-
tons of columns love even if she
had no money, and a formal para
graph giving him ANY money or