New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-13

TESTIMONY BEFORE JUSTICE HERMAN.
A FORTUNE OF 100000 sQUANDERED IN YEAR
AN UNEXPECTED WITNESS "BoBs UP" But
NOT SERENITY.
The case of Ramsdcn against Ramsden came
up again hearing before Justice Herman yesterday
in of the smaller rooms OF the Iorkyllle Police
Court The husband sat at side OF the table notion
less and garing nLedy at his wife sitting opposite.
Mrs. Ramsden gave her evidence in volu0e and ex-
cited way. at times looking with tearstaned eyes at her
husband The counsel for the defendant asked her. IIow
did you meet your husband T.
d" IL at my cousins house. | was STAYING
there, young rich widow from Egypt. one
evening my cousins gave grand party. Ihere was
because was in mourning. And then he came. Some
One-I do not know whobrought him up to the sofa on
which was sitting and introduced him TO me-. He was
fresh from the He young and handsome and
OF delightful manners. He made fool OF NE AZ lie has
lie did not dance that night An the evening he sat
there ON tho sofa with me, while the dancers hurrie
morning, when the party broke up. That the first
night
"Thc second day lie and told OF beautiful
pictures he had saved from burning churchill the Crimea
gave hun 900 them and aso gave him e2 900 to
buy some Ottoman shares he thought well Of"
Invent to Paris We met again. Next year we we're
married You laugh. sir" she added to the counsel on
the other side y laugh. Ali tellyou this Is only
episode In my most miserable life. We're my story all
told would rival the Thousand and One Nights OF the
Arabian tales"
WAS Mr.. Ramsden a nice man IN those daysi"
Nise Indeed e aS vas He was perfect o man.
Mr.. Ramsden. he can be al that is splendid"
And how long after thu did he spend your fortuneI
" In year my Y30OQ0O was NIL spent and gamOled
away and had to ask my friends for assistance.
When came here 10 this strange country" Mrs.
Ramsden continued, II lodged in Forty second-st.
poslte the house my husband In Day by day saw
him come in and out OF his door saw him IN his ROOM
pealed To him III his office. No use. heard OF Helen
Stage. One morning went to Helen Stages house. I
pretended wanted Il room. asked her II she had one.
Oh yes. she had Then asked her for references
She pulled ont card and gave Ii 10 read IL. It
my husbands card. E Ia this your husbandl' 1
asked Helen Stagg. ooh, no. not yet she said and
appealed to my husband again. lie told he wished
had died in prison. lie told ME he hai plenty OF money
for other women but none for Inc. He Tepused me-ne
his wife. >"
In January 1882. Helen Stage died being sixty years
OF As her husband sat In his carriage attending the
funeral Mrs Ramsden drove past him. AS she passed.
she thrust her head out OF the carriage window and
pointed To the hearse: There lies your love- she said
witness who boarded In the same house with Mr..
Ramsden and Helen stagR, was next put on the stand
What do you think OF Mr.. Ramsdenl" was the
He 10 gentleman and boarier," answered. a voice
from the end Of the room.
-will that old lady there sit down." said Justice
Herman. The old lady refused TO sit down.
What do you think OF Miss staggl" asked the
witness.
"she Is a lady and "a" came from the back of the
room.
Sit down therep Numbered the Court LETS have
her up here" said the counsel on botn sides The old
lady up and took the stand. keep respectable
house." she said. Mr.. Ramsden and Helen Stage were
staying there DC you suppose I'd have had them there
II they weren't respegtabei"
Madame, what room did -"
Young man. none OF that" screamed the old lady
. It's respectable house. tell you. They didn't occupy
the same room, either"
The Justice smiled loudly, the lawyers on both sides
smiled, and the old lady was allowed to step down.