, 1870-12-15
A WFE'S VALUE,
Reuben Beardslec W. John
ColyiN.
Suit to Recover $4,000 tor,
Alleged Seduction Of
his Wife. :;
Testimony for Piainttf: Begun.

60So0ees NE4a ane W4 INC W1le Of Plaintiff.
The asnages a1e hid II mtg thousand dollau, );
sad defendant Ia held In specla, pstl. /:
This proceeding began with nit foE d.ro,ce be-.
tween Beardalee End hla vile. Sons tine seo.
Annie Bea1dalee instituted a proceeding for ii.
. roscs. cnassng ~ M hsr M husband With msnJ scts Of
csas. -, 10 ~ tn,s 1s ns anavete1, den5tnx the
4ad e1oss by, aseut1nx heF Il inddeiify vii
ssSa rt nosgsn' Saasseus@ty, BY some .olt Of N
cae7. At sne sane aos L. aeok agerse t to-
action gu the case, which l. Gov On t5isS be3nfe
saoae Posss. Ia this particular case, the Ia.
Comfy, Indiana, extending through sae sumner
o. ssss aaa 0 g aesn. tae daie Of the COM
The case xas opened for platattn BY 8 Moore
The defercs reserved ia sssIe men.
r4K!1FTs W111ESske-zxRA r sExHxHs,
9f c1oxn Point, lodlana, te4t.ued hy dspos!t!on:
Ac amHd tnxt, IN the Euumer Of 1855, ne *a
Esan des}er and civil enktneer On the ttoe Of the
1Maif,nad M raninE through the piaee: la AnE1st: ,
some four miles sou,h from Crown Point, at which
point witness HAs mailing survey, and near
passa ce1e sls aaa e sI9nK 3
him woman ns Miss Cp1stn- This VIA middle
aged, da1k-eyed 1onan- he heard Of the begin
month aSo. he heara Of il from Nj. Younz,
Of Chicago, who seemed to know ~ mush about
the mater a. Kit1css did.
JOHN MARTINS
dtpoa!tton Wa ALSO = ID. BE Is Afarmer Of Lake
County. Ind in 1855 he xas wo1kng st The depot
Il he depot IN 1sss sut couid nos az W6e Teps
Ntsa him. To ladIes got ~ the cars With DO
fendtns- Ct ~hom one sas introduced as b. Dis
1883, the defendant was there from Chicago win
IT'D yo9ng g:r!s and two ladsea- They went To tho
s. "a ,ae y. s9d5 sos,1 Of Il BIZ n.ornef
also come doxn u take care OF him witness Ms
atked II he had tolc Nj. Soners mat deiendan*
&c M a1o t ss 81 sS h2
PaftJ h41 tnteDded T. stay over the night there,
but hid changed the.f plan aud gone back 10 cni
caso.
tssrnea tess ne WAS emplo{ed at The Briggs
He Knew the part1e1 to 1his suit, Renaen Beads.
lee and Jnhn Cclrtn Co1s1o boa1dtng 1t The house
"a dty boatder, and bearasiee and his family
tas Vife. tso gus ,hls be enex. occupying tarse
rooms on he sceand 1oor from the once. He
nnsoaod excepting On sunday morn,nsI o.
other days. when Tttness had oecaslon to 20 into
nc CHING room, abe Was In the company OF de-
1hou4hI Bezrdslee generally hreakfasted with
~ cniscren. and Ma esasds1ee would came
MitlIAX XCDERAOTr,
~, 1854 knew the raruea to the Eutt II wel 81 Mss
os s tae1 Tns4o Te1e se,ee ~ rfs u
BeaE1s.eyw faulty and tho vile. He saw Gavin
70 TIE dining room togeines, On Feek dsJs. esd I'd
tpok notice Of 1t. but could not ssJ why: per.
maps 1t WEI becAuFe Cnlrlu aud Htg. Beafdsley
der1re the esaisss ssfouss Titness *: e1eeptina p M
Maen one Of the etl'H vas sent down To order K
fi1gs, bat generally coisfu and sne Tent m a,one.
When they went in the carriage, they haa ono
driver. but At other tiueA they went out Ii TOP
~ nropesea . sso1 thst sas sI ta.sssl a of tho
ssd = nimaey Tith Mt n.a.dsles vas
w.E. WENTWORTH
Ets recalled, and 4sSed whether he remembered
toned Ii he case He resp arded thst ho nernea-
beted only Ont eaIcutastanc%: :ne Eaa coming from
Honse nd was isins on Wa5asa svsaue: a a be- ~
s1ted him iuto rhs Fenlcte, and he got in.
aee wa tnen Tsinaa ior GOWN. i saa I e1ciaseS.
Mta experience In TIE hotel bastnets waa not to
tSna thar va psrncuiar. T He ssw sStaxs e iSst Il
thought Nj Beaydsley would stop II he had been
the bushand be Hould have stopped them. lie
and II he had been the husband be would have
STOPPED u. brt could only nate az opinion as to
acts ptnet tnAn had been teadned 10 by ktn.
BEtjANrS Il. SKINNER,
tess.aed int he md keevn he pssues to she m
foE aheu; the sane lerzth ef time, or. n Mtt1e
aI,s,oT ess1 He ssw tnaI G91stn and NJ:
they often went out riding together, and
hreafiAsted toEsiher very otten. eonaeauesnAny
@cfntogs u aoeceaeaon- Heafoalee Ate WltQ nc
sessol I'd s sS aea IL nsed
g Ct eany, and sne between ana os1oek
Gown u4ed generally 70 mtet her IN the l&dtee
pszlor; the one there hrst waited for she other.
JosKrH c roUN0,
attorney 4 AZ. formally T. TIC tron snd 9tss @
He Knew The partie1 70 the xntt as i Een ss MT
BeaIdsiee: tneI rsre eos'dr9 at The zane S h9ns: p x
IpcEa. He 1feeu met Cotvtu IN fueef toQuk, 4el
dom going 70 the rrom. without meeting Mn ~ 4
nts hIons! and s4a' nfT sam GTn IL sasse s9t
. lie door. aad then cols,n was lTi39 apoa
tSat Nm 3. md ceisln 1ere very familiar: II!
CATE over Cotvsa;a friendly influence, invas3aof
ca9tDE nm s9aTs 3n1; y.s aaru,tt,a IN ras bzr
1ss. and eem@snssd p.e.1e* abou. st1ty d,
70 cnnn f9ns = nsa a nsa'q
celvea ~ e1p~nse* Men. % iooh Up III ~,
WIS nee pa OF az 1no, PStose h,rn toa. LIZ, @
g1ren-
~. ,ss, ,,tt5E y Rtsrt.se,s fanst,v FIR son
haa neeh Az y ,an 1T st',sfoI s
Aues anG VEL ~ ats s.uts, e1 - .t
e11ssinE between tnen tihss 1sSi; D y ,ddss, LOW
Mnc1e ne a!eo kneM na H.te Aaa tMo y cs1osI Z e,t
% carroll sireet for about yesr: tnen u
MoTed 81 Mieni3an aFeEus, ~ -. !"sao % ~ ~ =
ie esnee eeat e ese Be ss
which house Eitnesa Feni II Aneust S; SE seps1i
Btia9s House but vaa rot intimate Eith bin; 2 2
1tetpE nuta OF flm except Haen ne q
him driving vftn Mn, Beards'ee. Subsequent
the ianliE, Ehete They Asa faund Gown and
hloiher Aarx.o oaaId1Z. Co.stn roomsd VI
his brother. In 1oqm tn ne Feas Of NE man man,
oeepTaed fo:m oye1 NJ c-l.sns. a1a NJ. MI, ;,
tnef nad cecupiea ths same room. The +
dren Ct Bssrda.ee'a nrss vile, Enn Haa = sister
MI B. As noassd naS So;Sln ,srss, - sefJ .
pae @ IL svaa. see tnelr ssf
e iitsesa, s9a M sta;ea x1sa hl@ a.! xh!1s 5, b
socks "a; he SAID his feet were vet. :!
msns T. xss a PITT f9 S, The -, sn1eS1
sid then t!t hy hin While be ste them. M
were t.o se!s.nts IN the nouse. when Beard
BezIdslte would Epeud The sfternoou In Co,v
rom; he saT :ats one sundsr, aad saw !,
seT oiten % vent dtyip4 sose,ner a :s ssmetroe. H
carly ~ ucircr IN tne uo.nipe: Deard.iee :
WI ffrquettiy ferrbeS, by Mrs Besr,1eiee in
carriage He hsd frequently he1rn her Ia defe
anti ruen II l2f+ a. between il aud II ntcloc1
euuds! night when the brother Of defend
wEerr r. Ern,a ssnd e bis snnH.x sAI ri1;s
Resrisjfe ~. IN ~ Nv prSnss1ee Vxnn7a
sTIoW III "a a ~ y hsr hriher to hsps n,eht
ehe said nc dldnr want apy OF them sropud.
Csoss-tzatntnotion TventJ-si1 JesIz Of
me- ~ M ~ s e
ntus+,t with the rest at the hopse on tho ave-
ReF p91es pea'oase n's,c xg9 @ o, aiM ~
1nro :sr,a. n3,,.g ~ r. Gnvn.s
which W1s / eofuma1 meeting room for tnat