Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-05-17
LIFE AT HATHAWAY CITY.
Sensational Dispositions Taken at Kirk
wood in the Famous Waddingham
Divorce Case.
From the Globe

w. ). Stewart, at klrkWOod, w. w.
Fry, of Mexico, appearing for Mrs.
Waddingham, and Zach j. Mitchell
for Mr.. Waddingham. Between the
years 1873 and 1880 MI. Wadding-
ham made his home at Hathaway
City, a country villa, valued at some
thing like 500 900, not far from Kirk
wood. The ownership was general
ly credited to him, but the records
showed that it belonged to Miss l..
II. Taylor, and the assessment rolls
for taxes were made out against the
woman. She occupied the premises.
1t is not known that Mrs. Wadding-
ham was Eel there. Miss Taylor,
it Is stated, vas at one time regard
ed as a member of the Waddingham
family, she having been extremely
kind to the plaintiffs mother prior to
the time Mr.. Waddingham was mar
ried to his present wife. The object
of the dispositions was to establish as
a fact that tile property belonged to
Mr.. Waddingham, and that he exer-
cised all the rights and privileges of
owner. Furthermore, it was the de-
sign to get at Mr.. Waddingham's
manner of life during his residence
at Hathaway City.
Andrew Bopp, the first witness
called, said he kept a store a
Hathaway City about six months.
He knew Waddingham and Miss Tay-
lor occupied the house. The records
showed her to be the owner. Wad-
bingham was there most of the time
and had full control of the whole
place, but in form did so simply as
Miss Taylor's agent. He knew moth
log of the relations the parties bore to
each other in the house.
Samuel Harvey, a colored hack
driver who was in the habit of driv-
ing MI. Waddinghsm from the Kirk
wood Depot to Hathaway City, testi-
fed to seeing a lady there who an
swered Miss Taylor's description.
John Farriss, the Kirkwood livery
stable keeper. testified as to Mr..
Waddingham's bibulous habits by
declaring he had never seen him sober
but once Or twice in his life.
On returning from q sanitarium
where he had been for the eradica-
ton of his appetite for alcoholic
drinks, Mr.. Waddingham said that a
cure had been effected at a cost of
$500, and he advised the witness to
follow his example.
The colored house servant, Emily
Renfro, told how Mr.. Waddingham
had hired her to cook for $3.50 q
week. Accepting his offer she be-
|, came an inmate of the house. She
slept there every night. Mr.. Wad.
bingham was there when she went to
r bed at night and when she got up in
the morning. Miss Taylor was sell
: dom away from the place. In DIES.
t cribing how the house was occupied
she said the second story front room
was the only chamber furnished as &
, bedroom, and that was Miss Taylor's
, apartment. In a room down stairs
+ there was a sofa, but the servant
? never noticed any evidence of any
one having slept there. She did no,
know where Mr.. Waddingham slept
She supposed he slept on the sofa
t because there was no other place fol
, him to sleep.
: The cook was certain Mr.. Wadding
ham slept somewhere in the house
She did her sleeping in a little room
out on the porch. Miss Taylor al
E ways fixed up her own bedroom
Miss Taylor was an excellent singer
and performed admirably upon thu
: piano. Mr.. Waddingham showed
his appreciation of these talents by
t nearly always bringing out. bundles
= of nice things from the city-candies
t fruits, and such like. During The
Z, witness stay of 6 months, Miss Tay
lor had never asked her to assist i,
, putting that front bedroom to rights
, Isaac Baker, a colored farm hand
said he had been employed by Mr.
: Waddingham to work on the farm
f but admitted that he received his pa,
. from Miss Taylor. One evening
during witness service Mr.. Wad
t bingham came home so very mucl
e intoxicated that he had to be put t.
bed. In compliance with Miss Tay.
lor's orders the witness carried Mr.
e Waddingham upstairs and put hin
on her couch.
: Mr.. WaddIngham, who was pres
: ent during the. dispositions, becam,
e very indignant at such testimony
and raising his forefinger in a threat
: ening manner, threatened to mash tn,
witness nose if he didn't stop.
? Mr.. Mitchell then endeavored tt
, show that the bed was a narrow one
: but the witness maintained that tn,
bedstead was of the three-quarter size
t W. c. Campbell and a man named
e Moringen, called for Mr.. Wadding
s ham, stated they had been employed
on the farm, and that Miss Taylor
had personal supervision over al
that went On.
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