The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-07-20
MRS. coopER,s FELTON, BoARDERs.
Playing for Beans and Corp-Money Taken
from n Husbands Pocket.


Mrs. Ruth Cooper, or Mrs. John F. Mar
shall. concluded her testimony before Referee
Barbour yesterday. In regard to her relations
with Mr.. Marshall. she said that she and Dir.
Marshall had their portraits painted while she
was living at Mrs. Withcrstinea. Mr. Marshall
paid for his. and she paid for her own with
money borrowed Of him. Sho bought only one
dress with Mr.. Marshall's money.
Are you sure TINT Mr. Marshall did not keep
his slippers in your room ?" she was asked
No. he did not. He never had his coat off in
my room"
Did you ask Mrs. witherstne for another
room on account Of the Mrs. Clausson who had
q room opposite yours. and say that they had
sharp eyes. both mother and daughter ?"
NO.
Did you tell Mrs. withcrstlne that the old
lady was n cat whose eyes were too sharp"
never made such a remark"
On tho redirect examination by Mr. Ten Eyck.
Mrs. Cooper testified that Mrs. Wtherstnc had
said to hor. on her returning to live with Mr..
Cooper You are fool to 20 back with thnt
man. / would not 60 back. I will do all | can
for YOU will swear to anything.
bid you encourage her in the idea that you
would accept her services
No. sir. Mr. Cooper said to me that she was
snake in the grass, and that should not re-
main in the house with her. and wanted me TO
go back and live with him. and consented to
:" Did you do that with the object Of condon-
ing your alleged adultcres with John +. Mar
The question was objected to. and was not
AT tho time you consertnd to 60 back to live
with Mr.. Cooper did he say that h. did not be-.
lievs YOU were guilty with John i. Marshallf'
He said no was perfectly satisfied that tho
things Mrs. Withcrstnc had said against mo
were not true. i was always my choice To- live
with my husband. He promised TO 80 into busi-
"A home. and WINS
satisfied that we could get along nicely 10.
gether One morning when he called wanted
Mrs Witherstine To- tace MIN before me with the
stories she had told about me. and she would
not do IT, He said she was bad woman and
a.snake in the grass, and / don't know what
In reply to questions ms to why her name had
appeared in the directories since 1876 as Mrs.
Ruth Cooper. she said She was not responsible
for il. and had not authorized any one to give
that name. As 10 her playing cards. she said
she had played for pleasure and not a. "A bust
corns sometimes and also for small amounts Of
money. Tut she had never made any money by
Mr.. scrihner." shc said, is trying TO make
out that | won money. and want him TO un-
suggcstedtha tho bigger the stakes the more
interesting II would be-. she added II may los
10 YOU. ltyou win one time and lose another.
With reference to her dcceyng Mr. Cooper.
she said she did II To Keep him away, because
he came 70 her house and annoyed her by being
intoxicated aud by desiring 10 20 TO her room.
Then she added: " deceived him on two other
occasions. Once | did my own washing and
ironing and told him had hired 1t done, 50 AZ
10 get money from him. Another time he came
home drunk. and | took money out Of his
pockets.
Nj Scrihncr-Oh. that was stealing
Mrs. Cooper-WeI he was my husband.
don think go.
The Rciorre-If a man goes home drunk. his
wife has "a right to take money out of his peck
cts. | think that's the law.
Concerning persons who lived in Mrs. Wither-
uf .lU alftHN
they were respectable persons. and that she was
on terms OF social equality with them.
" Has Mr.. Cooper ever NJ any time since tho
commencement Of your notion for divorce
against him eyer claimed that he WAS innocent
or denied that he was guilty Of the various
adulirries charged against him p she was
/ asked.
NJ"
Mr. Ten Tyrk offered 20 prove thnt since IA,
| divorce WAS granted Mr. Cooper had been liVinL
! wi'h woman who he had represented his wife
! but Il was excluded.