The New York herald., 1878-11-17
DRAWING TO AN END.

THE JAcKSoS-HUNT TRIAL ALMOST CONCLUDED
FURTHER PROCEEDINGS BEFORE JUDGE DAILY
YEsrERDAY-SEw FACTS AND NEW WITNESSES.
The trial Of the Jachson-Hunt suit. after week
interruption. was resumed yesterday before Judge j.
H. DAILY, in the Court Of Common Pleas. Among the
first witnesses examined were Nathaniel W. Jackson.
a son OF the defendant; Mr.. Samuel G. Courtney.
her counsel and Mrs. Jane Clark. who were briefly
questioned relative facts already fully published
Mr.. William j. Thomas. bookkeeper of Abram
polhemus. grocer next examined. He brought
with him to the witness chair ponderous ledger.
and after signing softly said that the account OF Mrs.
Hunt kept at his store in 1873 and 1874 in the
OF the plaintiff, who paid all the bills In 1874
the account made out in her nane but the plain
tiff continued to foot the bills. He admitted. how
ever that other members Of her family might have
paid the bills other clerks the store, but he did
not know Of it.
SHE gave HIM CHANCE"
The next gentleman called upon was certain Mr.
George Chaplain. who said he had known the de-
fendant for MANY years and had often called upon
her when she widow. The witness. although
somewhat elderly. referred to his ancient acquant
ance and the many incidents surroundngit with great
apparent gusto. He said he had seen Mrs. Hunt iln
bbe. and had, in fact. imbibed with her one New
Years Day when he wss at her sisters house. She
became very boisterous, and laughed ana sang and
kissed about indiscriminateiy. He said he always
thought the plaintiff and defendant engaged
on his cross nation he became involved in an
old reminscenoe which caused considerable laughter
II was time when all hands had been drinking and
the defendant and witness became engaged in very
pleasing aud edifying conversation.
Il thought she was free and easy lady and tried
TO kiss her, said the witness.
Ibid you succeed r. inquired Mr.. Courtney.
mo; she wouldn't let me that time, but she gave
chance afterward. WAS the reply.
Then she thought you were too free and easy ??
said AIr. Courtney.
This nterrogatory caused little futter of merri-
ment throughout the room and the witness hid his
confusion by joining in the laugh at his expense
The family physician. DR. John Messenger. then
examined and testified that when the defendant
sick he attended her; that Jackson almost always
close by her, and that the relations between them
seemed TO be very intimate.
THE PLAINTIFFS LAST APPEARANCE.
Mr. william o. Jackson then called by Mr..
Wilder, Mr.. Courtney having closed his for the
defence and examined in detail in rebuttal.
The defendant had testified that it was impossible
that plaintiff should have paid her bills, she had
plenty of money of her own and the drift OF the
questions put to the witness was TO bring ont the
fact that his money used to pay for the erection
of buildings by defendant and for family expenses
The witness evinced great familiarity with the
financial affairs of the present Mrs. Hunt. claiming
that he had acted her agent and confidential ad-
wiser until her present husband came upon the scene.
After recess his examination was further con-
tinued. He said that from 1874 to 1876 he scarcely
went ont of the house without the defendant:
he had only been drunk four times during that period
and only three times in the house, he never got drunk
except when he had had words with her; he never
went spree that he didn't get over in three or
four hours at the time he went to Albany the de-
fendant and Eva Schaufner went out riding with his
carriage and horses, taking along with them man
named Stewart Hunter all hands came home drunk
together. and Hunter brought in bottle of Old Tom
gin. which disposed of between them. The
witness denied that the defendant Eva Andrew tnow
dead had ever gone with them to Philadelphia. and
offered to prove it by witnesses whom be could bring
from that city.
Mr.. s. Jackson, the defendants son. also
further examined after the plaintiff had retired. and
said that he had heard his brother David say that
things different at home Willie went away,
and that it was all made up plan between McCsee.
Hunt and mis- mother to get Willies money and then
put him out of the house.
LOUD HER.
Eta Walcott, beautiful young lady, very fashion
ably attired, the next witness in rebuttal. She
was formerly tenant of Mrs Hunt and ON one oc-
casion. she said, the latter to the house and
acted in very boisterous manner.
speak up, speak up" said counsel
at can't speak loud as she did, said the witness,
naively.
She then went on TO say that she had often seen
Hunt watching the defendants house and jackson
watching Hunt, and that they both watched each
other so that when went ont the other would go
in She stated further that David Jackson had also
told her that he sorry the defendant had married
Hunt, they all expected she would marry Willie.
Mr.. Wilder then briefly testified to q conversation
he had with Eva Schauffner after which the Court adj
iourned until Tuesday morning.