The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-11-01

keeps me here 10 attend this suit.
To a question relative to giving a
mortgage on the property, she replied,
with an air Of the most superb aston
ishment: why, good, gracious hea-
vGnsl do you suppose ! would aban-
don my husband, who has property in
Virginia, and then give 2 mortgage on
my property here, and thus turn my
self and child out Of doors, destitute
and friendless2 Why, that is the
most ridiculous idea, | think, that
ever was brought up"
In regard to his not wanting the
property, she said
He always says that | know il is
not the property he sues for, but for
me. The first time | ever heard Of
man suing to get wife.
He promised, if would get a di-
vorce, and go TO Arkansas with him,
that he would give me thousand dol
lars year in advance, and that all he
had and all he made, except the home
place, should go to me"
Question" Why did he reserve the
home place if he was going to get a
divorce from his wife?"
Answer-"Why did he reserve that?
Why, has MT he got three idiot child
rem there? Why, of course he has,
and they look just like him"
Question" Has he not been very
kind to you, to give you money ever
since this suit has been commenced?'
Answer He is very kind, and would
be kinder if | would let him."
She testified that he had given her
money since she came to the city to
attend this trial, and had still offered
to draw the suit if she would leave
her husband and go with him.
He told me the reason he sued
me when he did was, that Lou. Stin-
son had told him that Edwards and /
would tell about burning Bells barn,
and if he sued me it would go to show,
if | testified about burning the barn,
that what | should say would be from
malice. At the same time he said he
wished Stinson was in h--llP
Hedge said he was going to take the
child, but had been advised that kid
mapping was dangerous business.
To Hedge, who was staring at her,
she said fercely, You had better
get mud picture of me and set it on
the table, and you won't strain your
eyes"
Question by Jones'" How long were
you on the way to Virginia.
Answer" Well, good gracious
Now what is that your business?'
The Court told her to -~,swer,
whereupon she related the story of the
trip to Virginia, and of the various
transactions while in Virginia. Did
not believe that Hedge was half as
mean as she found him to be. Tie
had not told her lately Of any crime
he had committed beside that con
nected with Bells barn, but had told
her of transaction, when she first
went on the Island, that she deemed
a crime. The story Of her taking
laudanum was repeated. Hedge
never attempted to drown me"
Direct examination was resumed,
during which she related how VIM.
Hedge had been at her house on the
Island the day before Bells barn was
burned. Joe Hedge came there. He
aud William had some talk. William
said he must go home; asked him
why; he said something was going to
happen that night of which he want
ed to prove himself clear She said
she could tell where he was. He said
he must have more witnesses than
one. She went across the bayou to
take back the canoe as he said some
body might come from the other side
and want to cross. In the night after
she had gone to bed she heard two
men walking. Heard Joe Hedge
talking. They crossed the bayou.
Afterwards Joe Hedge game back
Knocked and asked if William was
there. She answered the call. Next
morning William Hedge came over
asked her if anybody had been
there. She said Joe had. He told her
that Joe Hedge had gone over
aud burned Bells barn, and had
made the greatest botch of it he had
ever seen as he had come across to-
ward his house, but he had gone and
mt ont hie tracks She showed him