Mr. J. P. Davis, U. 8S, Exeentive Consul, stated that a few days before seeing Pinder at the Consulate, they had received a letter from New York purporting to come from Mrs. Bernard Pinder. Immediately the question was raised as to the possibilities of Pinder's being married twice. Mrs. Pinder's letter' stated that she had heard that her husband wanted some money.
Part of the letter, which was Gated from West 116th Street, New York City read:
My husband, Bernard Pinder, c/o the American Post Office, Shi and employed by the British Ca, has been away from me fo one year and thres months. He in his last letter to me tha 4 to come back to the Unit that he cannet get his fare home, Is there some way which he could home, such as by working his I am destitute, I have received no mail from him lately and am destitute and ill, Continuing, Mr. Davis said he handed this letter to Carber who did not make any comment. Then witness said, "Mr. Pinder, do you recognize this handwriting' and asked no other questions until accused had finished reading it. Then he said he did recognize the handwriting. It was that of a girl with whom he had had relations in New York. Her name was Frances Newman. They had never been married, but lived together for 13 or 14 months, after which life with her became very unpleasant. He left New York purposely to break off the liaison.
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