Show GIRLS GIRL'S INFLUENCE PRODUCES IDIOCY Moral Perversion Also Added to Charge Against Snells Snell's Career C reer 0 S OPENING OF WILL CASE v 9 Obscene and Blackmailing nd Letters Letters Letters Let Let- I Offered by the Contestants De v tur II Jan 9 Mora Moral pcr cr slon sion and amid Idiocy was the gist this morning of orthe the opening statement ol or George K Ingham representing Richard Rich tich- Ichard Ich- Ich ard A. A tho time contestant In the will wi case cae cSt In tho lie Dowitt De- De witt count county circuit court The idiocy Idiocy- Judge Ingham declared el positively was the result resl of or th time the enco of or Mabel Snell McNamara his al alle alleged alleged al- al le ed great groat The lime statement was an hour in length and was sensational in I its nature S. S Among the tho most important of or his statements was time the tie declaration that In the time last ast six years ars of or his life lre Colonel Colon 1 Rnell spent fully ruth upon Mabel utah and ald that In him II addition he ho had given her large e tracts of land ono omin of or the largest being in iii 1 unit and valued at l Me lie le told of an European trip Mabel made a 0 few months a ago o continuing for or several IP Ial weeks se ks the total expense of or which was fabulous The bills his were paid pall aid by hy Colonel Snell lie le at also o told old ur of if trips they took together usually Accompanied by b Mabels Mabel's mother The millionaire always paid thu tho expenses The he of or the young oung woman upon tho the aged a ed millionaire said Salti Judge Jud o In lug Ing ham was WS hypnotic Chuckled Over O Leters The Tha Snell letters leters Judge Ingham declared de do- Claret ar are the acme o of obscenity Some Sonic of ot them m are also blackmail The lat hat tOt tel Colonel kept Snell-kept kept because because ho was wis I afraid of or them trl the former Omer because he loved lo and gloated over them In the tho mansion In Bloomington the tho home of oC Mrs Irs Hanna the widow wilow of oC Thornton hornton Snell nel sr ar Colonel Snells Snell's son somi the time millionaire l lived ld d the last years of oC his life Ir Hero here Ier ho lie had hint a a den and nt In an old con canvas canvas cons s trunk there he lie kept time the letters Jeters he lie received from Mabel tabel Members of or tho family relate that ho he would go Into the time den sit all down upon the time floor luor and read these loters letters by time the half haI day dC laughing and amid ant chuckling over them like a a. n ml miser ol counting his gold Some Somo of ot the most obscene of or these those letters Jeters are uro marked In Colonel Snells Snell's handwriting with This Is JI tho the best of or all al Read nead this ono fit first etc tc Tho Thin opening of or Judge Herring Her Her- ring for fot- tOl tho time proponents t f t tho time will w l was wan aB brief ami ani won was ov over r lv to a. a eUIt of at Colonel urn Ho ito 10 in- in 11 1 that If 11 1 tIo tho cu lir lIre lr It be dOI h rr 1 i limo tho d H i Warner i United S States at 1 corn com or of Jen l W wets B brought from Washington V D. D C. C to te tes- tes Mr Warner was quite u t sure that Colonel g r Such Snell n HO so Oln far ail ad he h khew was In lila his right mind to Ito the day of or Ills his death In Iii I lie sald alc ulso that Colonel bnell was wasI I er very le positive o In lii his hi opinions and amid that ho lie could swear eloquently eloquent but not noti nota i a artistically r ti cal 1 y Mr Ir Warner Varner explained that ho he he meant meat by that that ho he could not swear for more than IWo 1 0 minutes without repeat repeal I ing ii g. g Inc There are aro 85 letters leters in the possession of or the la lawyers that w oro ro written b by Colonel Simell to Mabel There Thero aro more than ICO l O letters from Crom Mabel to Colonel Colon 1 Snell One of or Mabels Mabel's abels letters Jeters to time the millionaire reads as follows Sweetheart Darling Darlng Years have passed since sInce I saw you At any rate ral ft it seems impossible that only a low few days das I have ha passed since we wt were to to- to gether Time hangs too heavy when 1 I Jether am not with wih you to enjoy your our loveNow love IO e Now darling darlng I am sorry that I have to speak o of ot other things Just now but bu t your our lovo o w wont won't nt pay pa for bread and bu buy good ool clothes clothe I 1 need both the time latter hatter and the former fOlmer I want the clothes clothes- laler because It makes you happy happ hap hap- I py to soc mo me dressed well wel It I takes p hard dollars and you dearie deane arc are to harl produce them It I will 1 take luke for far forthe time the things I want now perhaps more Now ow dont don't fall fail mo my m position Send it I quick Thousands of or sweet kisses hu hugs s un and lots more Ore from Crom YOUR OUR OWN OW BABY A |