, 1881-06-09
HENRY A. El.KlNS.
~, w;fe's Suit Against the Man
~" Who Sold Him Liquor
=, +he Owners Of the Building in
'p' which the Saloon Was Kept.
r,sttnony MS 10 Elktns' Drinking Habits
' mi Ills Value When Sober.

s.m n i1,,1nry, Mortimer 4 Tnpra,t. nHu II.
Hssa, s,.. wus y.eulnnl before 1lnl4u Williamson
aupre,,ln Court yeatet1lay ut IN a. N. THO
Witness called wis t)r. ". II. 0siswod, who
n'.'lsei that hu ha't kunwn ls,ktns niho yeafs
f'"d ssdu u,rcbnsgtI pictures FROM him. Elktus
nat.e,m, na S wltncss' daughter III ,'alnting s0veh
's". .ao, mud charged Z. per holr for Ills Berv-
fs fsa witness considered Elkins opoof the hest
.,l,na.eApe painters. ,,
.'.,..on ~ over tho nlmiHsibFIlty or tcA-
a:e anr In reKnr1l ~ Elklna' possible
'1sv, .s,ncs. md tho recnvl wnH ptlnctuatcl With
ls,se,.ons ,,,t exceptions. Tho witness sutd ho
~, called In 10 professionally sfent EiRlhs. VINO
~, mi pBlnt when lso WIS drinking. witness
! evs ..s nnthtux of whcro lla got his ltQuor.
~. y. .c,rs4.rxn,nIl,utton, Dr. Grtswpld said hc
,.,,o sptc4l knowledge OF nrt ind could not
-.,y ,pec1lcal!y ns to Elkins' earnings Or pos.
~. ~.tnn Neufclt, dealer In pictures and ptct-
fraJpes, testified tint hu had lived twn yenrs
~ M t,srn4o And Ind Know, Mr. and Mr. EIkins
yeS+ E&Hs t%osa work En- Rm,w woek dssy Il M
II 4. 'fi Elkn zee" c!aey '' sssss !siSs
rjta, III 'dr!rk wns nr hrnwn eo!or, and might
fSaMctsulik. SMS Tn n,,os her occnson witness went
III EtkJns ~ tho RnnUn but did nut 10 Ill., As
,.t A. Witness could rccnlIcet thls WIS eix Or
81 ~, ,nnnlhs ugo. EIklus pnld for. tho drinks
O. he itst oec'son and Gadney ttok = ei;G"r; ,,4
rlns III lid not xoI drunk during The week uo was
MnTltness astl'!Iu.. They had III, nrrangc1ncnt,
d 10 kepl Il witness h"i sio'c ~ ~ ,o satG1' ,s1t
y H. oncr when he Lost $4UO on Fourth Avenilc.
Esmony T,sd OH ths point whs stricken out rs IN
rmnrtett, the subject ttnl having 1een brought
n1 % tho Direct examination.
1r,f,tt,s i. cuDlt.
.,., ,,,.,,s ,,1,,,, ~, ,a,., ,,,, aton,, TIA
sd hat h!s .a,Shtcr wen, to ksepnE hn''tG ,t,
lbhe sprIa Vi 1;. III LIT H. ,o'H, III III
lssibnt 81 ,n very ,itlo 70 ts siort @ Of
Of hs sret' 1g nrnS ns r hr'9.
'EF ES'as Sss u" rvss sfs " viii Sltasss asa ";
tuPpostea. y hcr tainaiy: EtK,hs ;s. In, naa
Mae htt!e wofK nmrlns @ t9as !,,,,, t'ne;
eT9na r. s syas .,,,n u ~ tho ncrun,'s fn.
tmte4 e% III In "tI,oy. Willie Ekjus chi ,ylls Slick
ws s' %s.a ''a ssp ws s hs se sartes sso Ss
xvn iii per day nrtl ho Gs,lil!l yet nil thp pupils
II wanted. ttt Ind ten or ttf1eon pnpttt ut II
ruartfr. Witness knew nr him r,ntiltEng Il pirt.
s,t sjrl Inches in nne IHy, ft!r which hr nskctl
6. %hen La,nr o ol! aI. rapi'ty Tut
tss b, I'll: pia,rcs pulnta wilcn IL was sobcr ani
iboss paintoa wnon lit ssi,s drunk. EikIns ltd
Esa'e'' sa '''''o :" NV w '''''' ~" '''' WA w.
iii Tho witness stated in cross. examination TINT
tehad no particular business, but WIS formerly
x Witness s.,ei Elk!ns fur 4 bour,l bill prvcr,sl
fta1 aVo, apd on thts polnt w.ntc,l to tnnkc III,
tIpsnatiS whIei , afteT prntrcte .. t, argument,
Iete nutnlJer Of ElklDs' pictures ut his sons
ha.e, including D." Mt. ftl,istu,'' for which $l0,.
ID vas naked. Atrs. Eiklns nplther owned nor
sobtfolled those plcturca, and witncss did not
a7t contributed ,n Mrs. Elkl,s' support. lle
ldno tra!lp or prufcssnn und 10 lncninc. OK
sk1,nIt k,ta IN