Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-12-18
CRoss-K1AWlNATIoN OF DIR. BENxEm.


ELECTED We add the following:
cRoss-KxAWNATIoN OF DR. BENxETE
Q.-How old were you when you were mar.
ried? Al think was about g. ii,d
0-How old was yonr wife? All should
have to take her word for it. She pretended
she was 49,
Q.-where did yon first become acquainted
with her! An Cromwell, in an old-fash-
Toned Methodist meeting; that, think, was the
lrst place saw her; but became acquainted
with her at a neighbor of my fathers.
Q.mhat was her employment when You
hrst became acquainted with her? Al think
she told me that she worked at the millinery
business, and my sister told me she took out
brother o.
Q--What employment did you furnish her
before her marriage? Al sent her some mo.
ney to learn music, but she tells me her brother
robbed the letter.
9-Were you acquainted with one Charles
n Greene before your marriage? A.-Well, it
seems to me l recollect that name very well; I
rather think that name was in my pamphlet
Q-l ask You if you were acquainted with
one Charles R. Greene before your marriageP
Al saw it in my pamphlet
| Q-Wil you answer the question? At
was name was pretty well acquainted with,
for got it up myself; don't know there was
DR.. George Benefits cross.examfnation re-
Odd you represent yourself as the heir Mt
law of an annual income of $500, 600 per year.
Al put that in my pamphlet; that is all l
know about it.
Q.-Were you in fact doctor? Al have
been in the pills, and SO cultivated myself, that
thought was as good as doctor. I've re-
celyed letters that I'd made wonderful cures.
1 Q.-Had you ever studied medicinel Al
have looked over the books great deal, and
tried to trace out the whole science of it, and
have found out great deal. "
Q-Did you represent yourself as the Presi.
dent OF the English College OF Health? Al
gave that title to my own Office.
! Q.-Were you in fact President Of any such
College of Health? Al was President of nv
derstood.
Q-Where did you contemplate going on
Your wedding-day? Artist, to New York.
and from there up the North River We first
went upon the steamer Connecticut, and nv
wife wouldn't sleep with me. Wouldn't get in
Q-You didn't say whether you did or didn't
throw potatoes. VIII you now say whether
you did or did not. At was 6ad-potato.
threw it of my plate with my knife just as
you would.
Q.-What did you mean by connecting the
episcopal Church and the grogshops. Al
meant to say the Methodist Church wasn't set
of bowling fellows, tumbling down, &c, &c.
Odd you put out the lights when your
father was there, and religious services were
being performed?
SfA.-Oh! no; have no recollection of it.
Q-When your wife went up stairs with Ella
and you picked the lock, how late did you work
at the lock? Al worked, suppose till 8 Or
/
| Q-Why were you so anxious to get into the
room where your wife was? Al wanted to
see her, put my arm around her neck and kiss
her; she made great fuss about nothing; gave
me fearful blowing up; (narrated the story
over AGAIN.; l believe was at the fire, with the
poker; 1 was always anxious to get near my
wife.
Q,-7What was the name of the young woman
to whom you gave the ring? A.-Aiiss Julia
Hall (dogmaticalIy.)
Q-Did you tie knots in the curtains, or not,
in the front room? Al don't recollect any.
thing about it. mean to have the court under
stand don't know anything about it
thought she acted so foolish, wanted to tell
her oft This was when she said, "Papa will
Kill you" have read her testimony; it is very
strange testimony all the way through. want
ed to tell her the cause Of her acting so. as a
! 1otSe man should. Irecolect no striking of Mrs
Bennett at the City Hotel table. Don't recol.
lect it.
Q.-What was your object in interfering with
your wife when she was making doughn1ts p
A-Icame in the kitchen; went into front room.
she locked me in; went out on front piazza:
was going to jump off, but dare not STAYED
there till got tired of it. When l got up there
she seemed to do it to tantalize me.-the
grand object lay there.
Odd you throw -four on her onces Al
once put on little flour, to see how it looked:
just put little -four on her dress and face this
way, (making motions to wash Judge BIS face.
and smiling) did not say put it in her hair.
Ny hands is in the flour sometimes. put it in
to see the quality of the -four perhaps perhaps
not. put on little to show her how It would
look if she got it all over.
In 1857, might have said to some one TINT
my clear income was from $40, 600 to Sl2, 900 a
year; if I did was much out of the way: / might
have pulled on the truth little when spoke to
others about my income.
Q.-Now the question is whether, under that
habit, (B,, interrupting- Told liei you have
not said your income was $4,000. A. Chuck
lingl 1 might have pulled on the truth.
Miss Eliza Lewis sworn.-Resides in Auburn.
New York
Q-Ifyou called on DR.. B. and wife in New
York State3 Al called on them while living
in 10th street; they were living in two rooms:
know nothing of their difficulties; I learned Of
Mrs. b. that she lived very unhannv with a.