The New York herald., 1878-11-02

ther that II Jackson had paid any passrng or other
bills for her he did It with money. She stated
farther that nothing by her about get
ting married.
cRuoIBLE.
Mrs. Hunts direct examination then being con.
cluded Mr. Wilder commenced what turned out to be
q very rigid and close cross-examination.
Counsel-At tne time there was drst anything said
OF marriage how old was Jacksoni
Witness-I don't know.
Counsei-You don't knowf
Wituess-No, l do not.
Counsel-He was but little older than your own son,
was he nots
Wltness-Yes, sir. tH'
Counsel Do you know how old you are youfsslif
Witness tsmphaticaiy)-Yes,s SIR, do know how
old am.
Counsel inquisNivoly)-How old are you, madam
Witness (looking very ndignanu-I am iory y-tnroe,
Couussl-when did you arrive at that agef
Witusss-on my last birthday Oaushterl
Mrs Hunt then went 70 say lnai she married
very young, being at the time mere child
s.when were you married 10 ME- huLtr'
sin October, 1876"
s.Thcn you have been forty-one At that ttimeSn
''what has that 70 do with my ag: would hke 10
.By wnom were you marriea TO Mr.. Huatf'
81 dOn't remember =
ssDon't remember Tue ministers manner"
ssNo, don',"
A. TINS point the eerlnoats Of marriage was put in
sv,asnce. Mrs Hunt then wsni on to say that she
boarded the defendant Tor $25 week, and when
asked II snc did not consider this hign rate OF board
Tor "msre boy" sa'd she ..ald no! Know" She an.
swered further that she occasionally rods out with
Jackson, but when asked II he paid for his an
swersa cmpnancally, mo. SIR"
.'Did you offer the carriage rtdes for board?"
''Whose irriagc was mr.
.nis poin. mr. waep m!nod TO nou,r. into
Mrs. Hunts source of order 10 show that ~
was i'm slbe to repay JACKSON the money alleged 10
have been gwen her ~ him, but the testimony was
excluded. InterrOgatore es we're then put relative
the moneys paid TO ner by jackson at various lmcs
DELICATE QUESTIONING. ~
Tho witness, alter recess stated that in addition
$l5, ,0oo ~ boncs derived from the safe Of the rgsn
Point homestead at her husbands death, aud
Rngs reierrs TO IN her previous examination, mai
also $4,000 given nsr by her moihcr she satd the
lime receiver Of ner estate wns appointed sud she
was then charged with tho rental oi her owu house
this rental she did not pay herself, but the same
PAID By . gentleman ricnd.
"Who was TINS generous gentleman f'
Your Honor" asked the witness, 'must answer
Aiier some discu sson the question was Withdrawn,
Tho witness then testified that sue never rsccivede
from Mr.. jackson any money Whatever except
SIS, o00 which he had loaned TO her to erect new
building THIS proJcc.. she said, was urged upon her
by the paintin, who .od her that n would increase
her neome this loan wns also settled between them,
although II was not paid 10 money. She said 10 him
one day, ..wilc. would IKE TO know how We
standg" Hc said. al guess l owe you as
much as you owe me ana We viii call
al square; - otner corvcrs ,tions OF similar nature
occurred between them AFTER this: the plaintiff owed
her Tor board and borrowed $4,000 from her; she
could not state much he owed nor Tor board; he
was emb ERASED at the time and msds tho caicuisi
lion himself; 81 500 ot this amount. she believed,
used 10 purchase horses ana carriages; ne never
paid IL back.
Ills il not .rse ina. he borrowed -, Aoo asrssnsto
pay you $lJ0 bonus Tor the loan :" t-
~ do not know; think not"
III answer to further questions Mrs Hunt said she
knew he amount o th, loan was not paid to her tho
N sxA ai~tA
IL brougnl her by her sou. William s. Jackson. De-
cause she attenued TO those affairs herself and never
money matters because they we're too young; she.
did Tot Know how much .wie" owed her for rent
RECORD Of sucn matters disappsarsd ana she never
could lind II aitcrward.
Mr. Wilder then embarked In q very amusing line
OF inquiry having regard primarily 10 an alleged
promise OF marriage made on the nignt oi December
81, lS64 II seems that one o the dsfsad ants sons
was run over NJ that time and severely injured, and
counsel sndeavorsd 10 ASCERTAIN whether thcrs were
not lonely midnight vg'ls beside the bedside OF tho
unfortunate youth, who. Il may Be here remarked,
subsequently, did.
rs not true. asked counsel tha. you and lack.
son sat up nrn, alter night by the sds Of yoss
sick sonIn ..
"No. sri, never sever; never sat up alone win
.Did you nos say 70 him on the nigh. OF December
81, 1864. willie. this - leap year. and want 70 ask
you . questionf lLaughter.)
"No, sir; never, never" tvery emphaticailyl
The Witness then said thar NO promise Of marriage
the plaintiff was KIND 10 her she vas kind 70 hn,
but no more SO than 10 any o,nsr OF her ir'ssda
LOVE g POLLY.
He had gwen her prssen,s, some vsuaols aud
others triniug Ho gave her n diamond ring. q pair
Of trnns value ana other little tr,nkes, bot ne suo.
twited her about H. and she satd she would
pay s% nGa ss pay "a $500
He paid for carpe, tor her parior ana TOR ths up
hostering. carps ntering and mason work In her
house. becaupc he wanted to soc the house look new
wnen her sistsr back from Europe; she did not
know that he had any other motive, aud thsro Was
no promise OF marriage between them shis &C.
The witness then won't on 10 say, in answer 10,
questions put by Mr.. wilder, that sue never forbade
Gated.
"Do you not drink liquor yoursclis" querisd the
counsel
.'of oours. 90" toon,smp,uouslyh
show often ~
s.wnsn feel like IT,"
.resl tbs. way oi,sai treat ysor friends onsni"
81 Keep liquor IN my house"
"Wsfe you ever under The influence OF 80
''How dare you. s,rf No. SIR. Never. nsvsrf, TIM
was said with great excitement py tho witness who
hsn spgsa'sd 70 tue csart 70 prossc. nsf RON ihsss
MI Courtney objected, and sa,d ana, n was merely
following out the general tine Of scurrlsy pursusd by
Jndsc Day asked " The question pas In good
lash u moi, he did not think The QUESTIONING should
NJ. wilasr saia lhs question was pat In good faith,
and he intended TO show that tho witness, who was
nsrstf frequently unasf the iuausaes OF IIquovy
posld not be greatly shocked bv Mr. Jacksons iniox
icatiou 10 forbid him the mousse
THIS line OF inquiry was dropped, however sud tbs
counsel next asKsd me opposing counsel Tor .he e.-
iers written by the plaintiff and NJ. 5. Jack.
son 10 the defendant, and whiuh had been
offered In evidence on Thursday by Mr.
Courtney They we're NJ once produced. Que
letter was from Jackson, written Al The time he wss
In prison undsr an order s arrest N which be asked
.ne deienaant 10 givs him $780, and telling her why
he wss ID jaiL ana OF which letter she. as alleged.
took no notice. The witness DID not know, ~ she
says thai Jackson jail the time, and 90 unset
endsavorsd TO prove tnst shs had suoA khowlsag@
Another letter was written by william =. yacksoa.
the alleged prodesl sou, vino ssksd the 4.
nsIp HIN. promising nsr 70 fsfsrm asd bebavs nins
sell.
Ehorss were made 10 prove bad feeling ana cruel
ebsuhscy on ths part OF the defendant 10 tue fss
spccI alter which ,hs Court adjsusnsd until hondAv
morning