Show OLD MILLIONAIRES MILLIONAIRE'S MISSIVES OF or LOVE Letters Written to J Late t Colo Colonel nd nel Snell Are R Read idin c in Court STARTLING REVELATIONS REVELATIONS t Wife of Former Methodist Minister Minister Min Mm- ister Implicated in Will Contest Decatur III Ill Feb Fob 12 The The of the tha love Jove letters found In the old oh leather trunk of oC Colonel Thomas Snell Snelland Snelland and said to have been heen written b by Mra Mm D. D A. A Hamilton the wife Ife of oC Rev nc E. E A A. Hamilton a former Methodist situ rain Ister at the trial of ot the case ease today created a sensation that left the tho hun hun- of oC spectators Cairl fairly stunned o owIng owing ow- ow Ing to th the vulgarity of or t contents of or the tho missives I S Although I It was known that the letters letters letters let let- to tho the lothario wore wore- of a n personal per per- Canal nature yet the expressions an and proposals set forth coming comIns- from th the of a 0 minister and Intimating that tha the preacher himself knew lenew of ot the ex existing ex- ex state of affairs were so dla dia- gusting that Inter Interested sted many man spectators tors blushed for Cor shame shamo for the heartless heartless heart heart- les less mother of ot Edna Hamilton H The letters were read to tho the Jury b by Attorney M. M I. I J. J Sweeney one of at the at attorneys attorneys nt- nt representing Dick Snell in hi lila his suit to break the will of hi his father Cather Only a n few of the thu Hamilton letters letter were read to give Sl the member of or the jur Jury an Idea of tho nature o othe ot of the contents of ot most of ot them There are fire hun hundreds reds of or th thorn them m and It Is only k a small portion of each that Is 19 printa- printa ble ile le Nil me Withheld It was agreed among among- the attorneys that tiny any names mentioned in the let Jet let letters letters to Colonel Snell of ot any Clinton women whoso whose names have not been mentioned already should be eliminated eliminated from tho the reading reading- It Is not thought that the letters lotters written by byo o Sn ll fn to Snell neli will b be ad admitted db by th tho the court u co-u court t as they have not properly established d the authenticity of or them While Whilo the letters letters letters let let- of or the favorite niece to the al alleged nl- nl insane millionaire are arc vulgar Inthe in inthe inthe the extreme the Hamilton letters letter are of or such a t disgusting nature that th the rc reading 1 of them- them leaves leaves- little doubt In Inthe Inthe inthe the minds of ot tho the listeners that Colonel was a degenerate c cf the tho lowest type When Judge ordered an ad ad- tonight ht the question was left to be decided at the opening of or court Thursday morning morning- Tho The first woman vroman witness of ot tho the two million dollar ollar will contA t was Mrs Hannah Snell the tho widow of t T Tr Thornton r i n Snell She was called for tor tho the purpose purpORt ot of telling of or tho the life JIro Colonel Snell led lod during tho the lIve years he lie was a n. resident resident resi rest dent of ot 1 her ton home I wept In Old Ola Trim If r Mrs Snail Snell told of ot tho the trunk trunk- in tn which I kept tho best beat of or ornia hl lova letters letter and ond of ot how hoti he would go to I his iila Ian don many times during the zWi to toJ Jea read perhaps fork for tho the hundredth time hl his notes notes from from his hie many sweethearts Tho colonel would v 1 not riot haxo vo ia-vo tho mail delivered to his hill home homei but jut would go to tho cc himself several times during tho the aD cay any to re receive re- re his m mull mail I or It If the weather cather wa was ball bad he no would v son Send sona the coachman Tho letters rend to to- to tho the Jury who win will decide the case to show tho the na nature nature nature na- na ture of ot the voluminous correspondence correspond correspond- once ence of or Colonel Snell were those known as the tho Hamilton letters Only a n portion portion portion por por- tion of ot thom them aro are given owing to the vulgar nature of ot most mast of ot them For Forthe tho the most moet part tho the missives were unsigned unsigned un un- signed and not dated tho the date dato being written on them b by Colonel Snell A sample of or tho the letters follows follos January 1306 1906 Think what what arts a risk I run In I writing you such plain lot lot- If It anyone should get one ono o ot of your letters to me It would just ruin me It was kind of oC you yon to sen send me the V. V This house 1 Is cold I beg you for fora a home borne Tonight Pet will write you She loves you I got her all right at nt last My Iy husband will take tako this to the time train An undated short note nolo sayi aYIn You ought to havo have remembered m min mO mOIn moin in your will vill for I I. I do love you so 50 A letter marked June 22 Z 1005 1905 complained com corn the Vs Ys were so 80 small and sai said Send me an X or x In tn your nox next letter I 1 will wUl get Pot Pet till nil right right- with yoi But m my darling you OU must give Sho m roe me something for tor doing this doing this for you yeu To You Youcan Youcan can have m my child for your our sweet sweet- heart Pet shall bo ho yours Sand Send m mo right away Pet Is 13 yours Ro TIo- member you yon must be bo good oo to me Send mo me some monc money June 10 05 05 1 I will give you you- ou on my girl Irl as much as I lovo love her That 1 Is doing more more for you than you would do cIa for mo ms Y You sent mo me V Y V. you 1 0 ought ough to send me 00 Pet Pct will love lovo yo you for tor ZOO I |