, 1879-04-11

HlI+ GtOEIa EAk VII Ill VAttA &4suAA ~ 0NAta
Rischte's t'plug," put It In his check. took the
iiuor, and eailcl into tic cross-exasn!uatton.
Everybody lookud for something unusual, and
everybody WAS gratIf1cd-exccpt, perhaps, tho
counsel ior thu prosecution.
"low long boforu The 30th Of june" be be-
Gnu, "hnl you known Peter Stevens 2n
~ had nercr known tltm 10 speak TO him."
"11ow long before fhe 3Oth Of june had you
known him by sight 1''
"About a year or moro"
sDid you know that he was the husband Of
Mamie stevcns1"
~ had heard that be was''
"You had every reason to believe that he was,
hadn't youi"
II supposed he was."
"fou supposed he was when yon first met
Minnie Stevens mil sat down Oh that bench with
her that EVENING""
"Yca, sIr.''
II understand you to say TINT vou sat there
Id conversation with her about an hour1n
"4About nm hollr.'
"llow long before you left that scat was 1t
that you first saw Potter Stcyonsl"
"Reht after SAW him a,Id the conversation
took pince between u.s.. Then Left"
!" "yon 70 .ir'' 1oa'' know who" h' sn'n' there'''
"Aud sou won't undertake to say to the jury
or Court tlat ho heard single word OF this con
ysrssi!on i! thnt passed between yourself ana his
~ won't tay posItlvcly.''
WIS your 'talk su animated with Mrs. Stov-
ems tllat you would havo bcon apt protty readily
10 discover: tho presence of any one next to
your l., -. ;,,,n,, .,,,. .n,,,.,ap
"lyas It slow nlrl deliberate talk, or one In
which she was very much lntcrtstc,llf'
"She was Interested, antl waa lstontng."
I" lou certainly wouldn't have carried on
conversation Ut tl.at character II you hal aup-
poscd Tho husband had becn ltstoning to itat'
~ couldn't SAT to ihat."
"ilnw we'll were you acquainted with Manic
SteyeIlsm .. ;,
HHow frequently had YOU seen hcrth
tE Eynry day when went to school with ler,'t
"ilow troquently before this interview bud
~ %iia;in't seen her for-woll, probably
"iiatl she boon in the hnb't of making you her
"No, sir. Ind never spoken to her but very
little after her marriage"
~ aWas lint tic Grst case In which sho ever
matlc yt,u her contldantFn
"ThIs time did you Invite her to ait, or she
youi'
"Ald tilis subject was uroachel by herself,
q nsi,cl 1lcr how shu was getting a!ongt'
:. AnJ j tl,cn, H. IN answer 10 .hat inquiry this
conversation occuFredl"
ii thiink," said Mr.. storrs. ~ tho Court
p'tIase, ,."t.i,.,, :. T. IN i
~ oT ';t ',t ar !, rc,I,ct Tim cou,t ur,s
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"itHWtsu. Ws .,,ora ,rv conversation hctwec,, Mrs
Stevens una you atous ,gatnbllnga'' asksd slr.
stolIs, lns't5 ~ Nv" N"N''
So, ,.S',,e s'si si,ort gambling m ,cbanper,
- Nou aS e"7 va
mo, an .,r.,, .,,, D,
"Nuno aooat eano1'hs oa 11o noaFa o.
1raee' :sMn .,r,n
o.l "paat II rysd. ys 1ay you had lost money on Tue
"Dnnt fenea,1er atsr t'at ,a, ,na n.a' Al, ~. oa
Hm yuu .ea.n5 y. .'.as yuu M nsu 1. ~. sn1 Tou
n LOST nonoy ,,e IL trsnstos On 'chanSe
"Not e'F' not {'os'tta5.
~ understand yo%a % 10 aaS mat when stcyens '
lh!ofn Yuu ,. nS .,.n'v hs. 1, "ne , ~ III "e'
| yotl snla 5ua ~" ""o" NV" u'"' "ae'
~ salu tuan I'M. s.,., .,.,,p
"nutit fou o'ato 1"Asf
"N4, str;" ~
"Wt1at ~ yom saS VIII" "o sa'a Manie Bug
Vens was ,ss1 ~ ,.',1. wa'H' y ~, ,vo. II. ,,,
-! asked tilill y t', sMu WA his Wlte;
"llaa yon any uo9ots IN tlio stlb}eetr
was "h ear.aS 'sas. 'Sa'a '''' '0 was A'F husband
:" You waited 9cs1acat'on OF Ills statement,
dill you"
"Ycs, Sir" ..
"Wll! you explain why, when Steyeuss, whom
you had stppoaet was tho husband OF Mamie
Stevens, confronted ynu that nlght--hnw It was
YOU .eslsea turtssef pr9ot on tt'u subject OF his