The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-12-02
The Ci,ristiancy Case.

Charles Goodman, one OF the missing wit :
nesses for the defense In tho Chris
tiancy divorce suit, appeared yester-
day about as suddenly as he went out
of sight some weeks since. At the session
last night he resumed his crols.examination,
and stated that when he left the hearing on tho
Saturday at the time he was being examined
he fully expected TO return nexS Monday and
complete his testimony, but tnat urgent
and important business necessi;a ed his i'm
mediate presence Ia New York and he went
there. on his direct examination he said that
he was n painter, doing odd Jobs whenever they
could be captured now he claims to be POI
tato speculator. Since he left here he has been
TO North Point, l.. l., whore he remained nine
days and stayed at Sopers HOTEL He tnen
went to Hicksville and put up at the Union
register and he was not called upon to give or
record his name. He said that he had Jeen In
saw Detective Beach, tine person who fur
nished him the round trip ticket to come here
the first time, and he advised the witness to re-
turn.
He admitted that when here before ho twice
registered his name ut the Continental Hotel
asG. Charles. Tho counsel for the plaintiH
seemed content with the developments thus
far made, and dismissed the Witness
When Mrs. Mary Lugenbeel was discharged,
few days since, IL was supposed that her cross
examination had been finished, but the coun-
sci for the plaintiff had her recalled for tho
purpose OF propounding few more questions
yesterday evening. She delied having stated
to any person, while on visit to her daughter
in Lansing, that she was glad that she had
married Mr.. Chrlstlancy, because he was so
matured, kind and settled that she was surc
he would make n good husband. She also de-
MED ever deprecating the extensive letter.
writing OF her daughter while Mt Lansing, and
trusting that 1t would be stopped.
The direct testimony on the original bill and
answer is now all In, and ueNt comes the ro-
buttal evidence OF the plaintiff. Another sos
sion will not be held for week.
The Republican representatives OF the Pa.
cinc slope ask us to publish the following, which
we do with pleasure: "Mr. Geo. Frs. Dawson,
OF California, Is n candidate for the position OF
Sergeant-at-Arms OF tho House OF Representa-
tivos, supported by the solid Republican rep
resentation from the Pacific coast VINO urge,
In support of Mr.. DIS election, that In the
thirty years which have elapsed since inc "a
mission of California Into the Union the Pacific
States have neither claimed nor received any
position or recognition In tho organization oil
tho House. They, therefore, claim the position
for Mr.. Dawson rs one OF right due to their
section. Mr.. Dawson Is treasurer of the Re
publican Congressional Committee. His Re-
publicansm is of the earliest date, going back
to the organization OF the party In 1856. As a
journalist, during his twenty-five years CON
nection with the principal and most infiuen-
tial presses OF the Pacific slope, he gave to the
party an active and efficient support. For
these services he was appointed librarian oil
the United States Senate, In the campaign oil
1878 Mr.. Dawson entered actively INTO the con
test and compiled for the Republican Congress
sional Committee the party text book or that
wear, For that work he was In 1S70,at the reorg
anIzation OF the Senate, summarily removed by
the Democracy In the late Prosidehtlal cam
paign besides ably filling tho position or treas
irer OF the Republican Congressional Commit
tee, a post OF great responsibility and labor
Mr.. Dawson edited and compiled the hepupli
can textbook of the campaign, confessedly on'
OF the ablest and most useful productions OF th'
kind over printed. Hence, Mr.. Dawsoni
friends urge his election as SergeantatArIns
not merely ON tho ground of geographical
claims, but also upon his own merits as ~
active and able supporter OF tho Republican
party"