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Show oo LILLIAN'S LETTERS to "ramus ' NEW YORK, Dec 11. The prosecution prosecu-tion in the trial of LUllam Graham and Ethel Conrad, charged with shooting shoot-ing W. E. D. Stokes, the millionaire, who Is n,ow critically 111, confronted Miss Graham on the culmination of ber cross-examination to'day with Borne new letters put in evidence to show that the young woman's "exoneration" "exon-eration" of Stokes has been the subject sub-ject of considerable negotiation, and that sh"e had previously promised In more than one letter "pot to mako him any more trouble." One cf these letters, which took tho defense completely by surprise, concluded con-cluded with the request that he sub mit tho statement ho wished her to sign. Miss Graham, however, was ready with an explanation Sho declared the letters all related to $1,700 which she said she had "let Stokes keep for her" Near the ond of hor examination, Miss Graham was asked if she had been In Lexington raoro than once "Didn't you send Mr. Stokes thla telegram: New York. Juno 15, 1908 Will Join vou at Lexington Wire me. Lillian?" "Yes, sir. Mr Stokes was taken ill and went to Lexington and wired mo to como and. I sent the telegram, but didn't go." Mr. Buckner also read a telegram, dated Cincinnati, in which tho girl naked for $20. "as a favor, which she said she would return." The prosecutor was blocked In efforts ef-forts to get hor to nnswer questions as to hor alleged attempts at suicide, her counsel successful' objecting on j tho ground that suicldo la a crime and that sho might incriminate her-sof. |