The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-03
A KITCHEN CONFIDANTE.
WHAT MARY DUYFY CLAIMS 70 KNOW ABOUT
MRS. CALENDAR AND On. NOTTINGHAM
ssHooK NOSE" AND ssnED NosF"--A CONFESS

WHAT MARY DUYFT CLAIMS 70 KNOW ABOUT
HOOK NOSE" AND tired NosK"--A CONFESS
SION THAT WAS A BASE LIE.
In the HERALD OF Thursday last appeared inter.
esting account OF the proceedings before Judge law
renee. In Supreme Court. Chambers, by which the
counsel OF lillian r.. Calendar sought 10 Get aside tho
injunction granted by Judge Donohuo iorb.dding his
use OF hts wfc's confession Of pdultcry, which she
CLAIMS was cxlorted from her. Jadgc Lawrence inti-
mated in taking the papers, that grounds OF moro
moral right Mr.. Calendar ought not 10 be allowed 10
usc this confession which he had evidently cxtortcd
hcr in his proceedings for divorce; but reserved
his decision legal question that had been raised
whether u wfc could bring a suit for an Injunction
against her husband. judge Lawrence has not yet
rendered his decision, which is awaited by tho legal
fraternity with more tnan ordinary interest
The suit for divorce brought ny Mr. Calendar
against his vito IS being tried before tho referee.
George W. Parsons. Some Of tho testimony Is anus
Ing in tho extreme as instance that OF tho
girl. which Is outlined bclow:--
orEx a DOOR.
Mary Duffy, who chambcrmaid, waitress and
nurse ut the Calendar residence. AZ Passac, j., tcs-
titled occasions whcu Mrs. Calendar in the snme
with Dr. Nottingham and the door was closed.
On occasion parcel came and Mary Knocked 1T
the door, What followed Mary described as !olows:--
"rhe door closed ut this time had to wait
little while after Knocked. Mrs. Calendar opened
tho door wds enough TO put her waist and held tho
door in her hand-jusi wide enough TO put her head
and shoulders out George and May yellow servants
IN the housc IN tho kitchen, standing with
his shoulders over the other. they told mo 10 opcn
the door. sad II WA not my business
THE HASDkERcTfEfs
Mary related how b or mistress sent hor TO tho Doc
tor Tor handkcrchcls, which she cmbiodcrcd Tor him.
said, ''Let hun buy them at the Frcnciinan's." She
sajd-
.'pocr fellow. he has 70 one TO buy hcmi'
She got some OF bis handkcrcbcls aud was vorking
his Initials them Finally Il leaked out AM ..tpo
10 the servants ears, aud then Mary sent clan
dcsnncly TO tho Doctor 10 return him the tc-alc
chiefs Tor Gods sake, for there house
He said, What and ms taco got red"
nouNp HAVE ~ TIMg.'
Mrs Calendar told Mary that her husband was
jealous oil the Doctor: but MS her husband "had a
good time" sue tMrs. Calepdar was going "to have
On another occasion Mrs. Calendar, after return
ing from New York, sad TO her, "Mary viii you takc
IN. same boat with tho Doctor, aud am ruined
must see Or. Nottingham" said "For Gods sake,
don't" she replied, - VIII 50 down to the upper
landing, and IT he stops me, Will give him the con.
HOOK NOSE" AND "RED NOSE"
According TO Mary's story her mistress must have
been rather familiar with her, Tor she spoke oil the
beloved doctor "Hook Nose, and wocld often sny:
IL have seen Hook Nose to-aayn or omitting the cx-
prcssivc word shc would simply pass her finger over
nose, In striking, significant manner while the
mistress called tho doctor "Hook Nosc.n Mary pre-
icrred him by the still moro descriptive nl,-
pelation OF ''Red Nose,n and when Mrs. Calicndar
would ~ have seen pShn,n ns At her nose,
sec MIN for? Tho old Req Nose
Mary told Mrs. Calendar that she believed her hus-
band would catch her some time, and she replied
that she was not afraid.
o. DID Mrs Calendar express any affection for the
Doctor? A. She never told mo anything about her
feelings for tho Doctor she said he was pretty nice
fellow; she liked 10 talk OF him round tho house:
rccolect having lockct, with hair In It, In the
spring OF 1875; opened the ocket and said Iook
al that p, said Ills that old Hook Noses HAIR p sho
SAID she wo ud tell that; II had sandy hair in ~;
Mr.. Calendars hair Is black, while Dr. Nottinghams
IS dark sandy.
THE CROSS EXAMINATION
Upon crosse EXAMINATION ex-Judge Fullerton coun-
sci Tor Mrs. Calendar, showed Mary the lOcket with
tho pair above alluded TO, and Mary seemed to have
doubts whether II was the same hair which she
previously in tho locket.
AS to the con icsson Mrs Callendars counsel elected
mistress had returned from New York, whore she had
signed tho confession, she SAID to Mary:-"l have
signed confession 10 the basest lilo that was"
Mary could fix the date Of this statement beyond
that It was within week Of the signing Of tho
fession.
After elicting this testimony and concluding tho
cross the further hearing Of the
postponed.
PUBLISHING THE TESTIMONY.
One OF tho features the Is that Mrs.
Calendar Is having the testimony published in tho
local paper OF Passaic where sho resides while her
recently MIR. CALENDARS counsel have furnished Mrs.
Calendar with abstract oil tho testimony, but
the Objectionable publication In the Passac paper this
courtesy has been stopped