The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-07
THE COUGAR ISLANDER SUIT
"A Large Number of Witnesses Give
Testimony in the Lady's Favor.
A. S. Evans Held Liable for the Debts of
Evans, Mcdonald Is Co., of Fort Wayne
Notes and Gleanings.
INDIANA.
Twenty Citizens Testify for Mrs Cougar
President Whites Testimony.
Special to the INDIANAPOLIS Journal.

Twenty Citizens Testify for Mrs. Cougar
President Whites Testimony.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE, March 6.-The Cougar Mand-
Ter case has been on all day. About twenty
citizens were put upon the stand TO testify
to Mrs. Cougars reputation for chastity
prior to Nov. 10 last. They were asked the
number of years of residence; bow well they
were acquainted in the city, and with plain
tiff's reputation; all testifying that it was
good. The defense questioned them as to
their social relations with plaintiff and their
knowledge of what her neighbors said, and
while some had heard sneers and remarks
about her prominence in temperance, none
heard of her chastity being questioned.
President White, of Purdue, swore to being
with Wallace on the 26th and 9th of April
last at indianapolis, and to parting
with him here about 10 at
night, and to meeting him during the
forenoon OF April %. Mary Sims had test
fled, for defendant, that Wallace spent the
night that Mr.. Cougar was absent with his
mother with Mrs. Cougar, and that he left
during the afternoon, and afterward that Mr..
Cougar was absent on April q, Mrs. Ellen
Rogers, of Pendleton, testified that Mrs
Cougar was at lha: town on July "a. and
went to Acton camp-meetng on the 25th.
President White swore that Captain Wallace
went to indianapolis on Purdue business on
the Oath. This testimony was to show that
Mrs. Cougars and Wallaces meeting at In
dianapolis on the 18th was accidental instead
of clandestine, as the testimony of defense
implied.
A WEEPING woMAN's PLANT.
Lafayette journal, Yesterday.
In brief talk with a reporter of this pa
per, Mrs. Cougar said TO him: ''If were the
vilest woman in the world | could not have
been treated as outrageously as l have been
during this trial. 1t seems that some men
have forgotten they have mothers wives and
sisters, and have been especially active to
break me down. / have worked so hard to
educate my sister, have stinted myself to
no better clothing than calico dress to sup
port my honored mother and just when
was beginning to succeed it seems
that the press has combined
with my enemies. who have no
reason to assail me, to break me down.
The last words that my good father said to
me were Helen, be a helper for your asso-
ciates, and yet 1 am assailed by those who
nave no reason to attack me"
Here Mrs. Weaver said: eBe calm, Mrs
Cougar; you have an army of friends, and
Mr.. Cougar stands by you, faithfully"
To which Mrs. Cougar replied Eyes, my
good husband is true as life, and l have all
the friends one could ask; but am worked
DOWN and nearly PROSTATE, and John cher
husband) is barely able to keep out of the
grave. [ worked yesterday all day and this
forenoon on my paper, and | am overcome
nv the strain of work and pyiptv -
Mrs. Cougar wept bitterly throughout this
talk