The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-11-13

was a third LIAM joined them they pushel
her little way on the pavement and then
she fell down; don't know whether she
fell in consequence OF stepping on her dress;
around at the time; II was Mr.. Bateman and
the two men that brought her up stairs again,
and they took her into the box office; heard
her scream there; don't know any more, be
cause then / tainted; l saw her next at the
police station; went there with my husband; he
was taken by policeman; can't say why my
husband went, because was in q ht at the time;
he was in charge of police officer when saw
him; II was a long time after that that went to
MIR. Grau's theatre; myself aud husband went
back to Mr.. Bateman's after that; | don't know
anything about Faustine's habits; she is French
and am English.
RlFaustine Berthlot testified, through an in
terpreter-1 am the plaintiff; in June last was
ohOriste for Mr.. Bateman; was engaged in Paris,
and arrived in America on the 10th of Septem-
Der, last year. (The witness then described the
occurrence at the Academy of Music. corrobo-
rating in most particulars the first witness.)
When she was waiting on the steps Mr.. Bate
man came and told her in English to 60 away;
she didn't understand him. and didn't move;
she didn't say anything herself at that time;
MIR. Bateman pushed her, aud made a sign 10
two other men; they brutalzed me ana pushed
ne very brutally; / was first touched by Mr..
Bateman's hand on the back; after some
discussion they took me back to the
box office, and there brutaizei me again: when
] was down I was taken hold of by the breast;
MIR. Batenan did this; had my clothes all tom
up, my body marked, my jewels broken my hat
dlsfgured; by the word EQUALIZATION L mean
bad treatment; had been pulled by the arms so
that l had great pains in them afterwards; |
bad on a silk frock and silk mantle; my gold
watch was so damaged that have not had it
repaired; portion of gold earring was lost;
they took me TO the stGtion-house and made me
go into a receptacle with loafers: and then a few
minutes after made me appear before the judge.
Cross seXamined:-There had been a discus
sion between Mr. Bateman and | at the box
office on that day about the payment, | claim
ing that 1t was not exact; | claimed Sl03 aud
l received but Sl02'50; told him that he acted
like a thief and rogue not to pay me that
amount; that conversation was in French; the
fifty cents were deducted for fine; contracted
10 be governed by the rules of the theatre, but
in Europe; there were rules put up in
the green-room, but they were taken out
and changed, and changed again, and
! don't know what they were at
that time; after called him thief and rogue,
/ went out and waited on the steps for friends,
and when he came out again it was all over,
and was not thinking of anything; | didn't
throw myself on the sidewalk; even if | had
fallen down, want to know why MIR. Bateman
should pick me up by the breast; after they
took me back into the box Office, they carried
me into carriage to take me to the Station
House, but | made no resistance; was very
much excited; was without any knowledge of
anything.
The testimony of the plaintiff was here closed,
and the court adjourned till this morning at Ii
o'clock.