, 1876-12-05
Her Husband, Dugall Stewart, Says
She Is, and Has Been for Many
Years.
lie Brings Several Prominent
Gcntlcmen to Confirm His
Declaration.
Her Weakness for Giving Con-
certs and Playing the
French Horn,


was commenced In the County Court yesterday
morning, and tho tal:ing OF testimony for tho
prosecution occupied tho ontlrc day., and II Is
not all Ia yct. Tic lady, IA has tecn previously
mentioned In TINS TRIBUNE, Ia tho vile OF Du-
gaid Stewart, and ut ono time, when her hus-
band was Wealthy, held good position In soei-
ETY.. Since lie became poor, she hns depended
upon friends to a great extent. and frequently
did houseuork to maintain herself. The case
attracts somo attention, tho room being about
half full, ard the recital Of circumstances tend-
Ing to show that her mind Is unsou1ld IS not very
pleasant to her relatives asld friends, 4 fcW u
whom do not regard the poor woluan as 4 :" nut.
sance."
Tho first witness called was
DR.. 4. ADAMS ALLEN,
who testified a. follows: Have Gccn practtcsng
in Chicago seventeen years; am a Professor In
Hush Medical College; saw Mrs. Stewart tcu or
twelve year. aeu; haven't sect. her since. IN
.o3, 'o4, or 'o5 examined her VIII, reference to
permanently insane. I did not hear Of the case
again unfit read notice about her 70 the
paper. Cannot state the grounds on which my
opinion was haaeG; thoy have passed out OF my
mind. Other physicians also signed thu certtt-
cato examined her condition at tue request
Of Capt. Stewart.
rms nEv. CLINTON LOCKE
sworn; Know Mrs.. Stewart; have known her
for twelve years. u.ct her Ia the street near
tho Donrd Of Trade two or three months n@5o,
and allc told nie Tint she was going to give q
concert ut Mccormick Hall, and she herself was
Expected to make great sensation. From hcr
appearance, her talk. and gestures, which
attracted tho attention Of lassers-by, torniet,
the opinion that. Fllc was Of ntsound mind. ]
she '~ was rs not With her fu,niiy. She said sic
wanted to bc cnrntuE lscr own living and not he
dependent ol, her family. have had M impress
sion ever sllce have khown tIer tint shc was III
nn abnorn,aI statu Of tnin,l, and the Interview
farts upon wt1lcl, It WIS based. Site ta!d at tic
Interview that her husband was unfaltlsful TO
her, and she did not Wish to bs dependent rpun
him for support. She scc!ned TO ,ne too be
thing agAinst her moral character.
GEORGE ANDERSON
sworn: Know Mira. Stewart; haVc known her
fifteen years haze had 99zens Of cotyersa. "a,
poSs to 9a ny a sns ii s s ny
| true, that she Ind in,ngined them. knew
she Tas ~ the Jacksonville s AfS,n, and tas ws1
soctcty assisted l,er. she came to me one
| time md asked Inc to Get her pass for her
daughter to e. to clsvea r. her 1ag,st ,hs
tho daughter lad been in Cleveland for four
mont!,a ht@forc. She eamo into the Board Of
Public Works three or four months ago and
tnff me nht',lt rf'trcrt s3Ie was getting up
that sic was 10 p}ny n auo on thu lorn md her
futller was to play the bass fiddle. She also
told me about her husband nat giving lior any
| 1nuncy, and she lind 10 make her own living;
tat Of tn prq%sesSds q t tnS s se wa;
inc into lagcr-bccr saloon once, when tried
to get away from her,. She talked exc!tclly,
and waved her hand, wherever and whenever
her s s.. her a. NeYssr ,s IT. the
| making rail-, at,l said WITS IN cal!uots with
her husband to l,ave her locked up agnin. She
wasn't drchaed at all. Her home was very coul-
tortable. Size hal been In an nsylu1n twice be-
fore for insanity. She wns locked up In a room
tint NeH-Year's Day, md she broke tic door
luwn. She has told mo that abe gut money
frum her husba,,l; thu Inst time was a
yeas e 50 agS. shs to me- I at .a a,oanG ns VA
ground for the statement. There we're stories
In circulation about him ia reference to sewing
girl whon, he liAd taken up With, and TINT Mrs.
Stewart VAS following her up to shoot hcr. , ,s sl,c
fouebn1y. can't remember what she said
hcr statements were delusluns, and pAid no
| Intention 10 them. She told me sic bad TO
hume, but knew she laa II slse ,yo9Ia g. 70 y; .
keep her nnw. She told me she lIat hired alc-
Corsnick Hall and Initl SIS for II. The |anltor
said slla Ind not. nm perfectly satisfied she is
insane. and has been for fifteen years; Mr. M
}
is In the commission business with Roe Broth.
ers,-is working for them on salary.
nH. HOLDEN
sworn: Am County phyeictan; Investigated
the case Of Mrs. Stewart; did 80 At the request
Of Mr.. C1arke, her father; saw her ut tt3 llowc
street; she talked very nnucll-tlrst against her
father, saying he hal been dlssfpated,-that he
had made her work when she wns Ii or II to
support him. e!ie said she wouldn't live With
her daughters: l thought It strange slse had nc
aiTcettun for thctn. She spoke Of her own quail
tleations-About her singing IN tho choir oi at
Eptacupal church; ahn said alle Was tho best
singer thcrs. She told n,e about the concert,
and said sl,o was 10 plny on the corneti and
"shc, puckcrctl up hcr, nps-nade 7oun4 l,ols
and sent ont music that could have been heard
long dietancc." Shh tnlked ratter extrnya'
galitly about her husband; sald q great H,any
impr6pcr things-tlat she Wished a'io had mover
set eyes on him. l thought It best
TINT she should have trial before
Judge Wallace. believe her mind 10 nnsound
l t,Hva accn her several times stllcc ! 80" hei
IN HIVE rtrect, Every Interview strengthened
my impression regarding her. 1saw her In the
jall. fIcr husband was there, a1d shc WRt
alT.'cttonate towards hH,-put her ar1ns around
him. She said he had only ono fault-tlsat ho
Ind been intimate will, u certain pcssop. Al
the first Interview she said her h,laband was tn
faithful, anll that ho did not support her, ane
that her father abusca her mother. II Mrs
Stcwart hal possessed oil her llEc the pocullarl-
Want and poverty are apt TO increase the eccrr,
trIctfcs u person, and might induce hun Il
engage In an e1trayagant enterprise.
AFTERNOON SESSION.