The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-15
STATE NEWS AND GOSSIP
Continuation of the Testimony in the
Lafayette SANDER Suit.
Police Chief MandIer Takes the Stand and
Testifies to the Events of the
Night of Nov. 10.
INDIANA.
Mandler Gives His Testimony in the Lafay-
cite SANDER Suit.


cite SANDER Suit.
Special to the indianapolis Journal
LAFAYETTE, Feb. 14-The forenoon in the
Gougar-Mandler suit was taken up in the ex-
animation of Judge R. C. Gregory, Mrs. B. f.
Ingersoll, E. NJ. Talbot and Dr. William
DeHart, on general rumor as to chastity of
Mrs. Cougar in her relations to Mr. Wallace
Judge Gregory testified to unfavorable ru-
mors; he said he was strong friend of Wal
lace's during the last campaign, when the
latter ran for State senator, and he believed
that too much Intimacy of Mrs. Cougar and
Mr.. Wallace defeated him.
The other testimony as to the general
rumor was either unimportant or was to the
effect that it was bad.
DIR. DeHart testified to seeing Mrs. Cougar
and Mr.. Wallace at temperance camp
meeting at the fair ground last fall; saw
them go out in the woods together
Henry Mandler the defendant in the case,
and chief of police testified this afternoon,
and his was the strongest testimony against
the night of Nov 10 last, when he watched
Captain Wallaces law-otfice and saw a man
and woman go up stairs and into l. room at
$40 in the evening, and remain until II. He
had known Mrs Cougar the plaintiff for
several wears On the night of Nov 10
seen Mr.. Wallace and Mrs. Cougar in the
moonlight, walking in the middle of the rail
way and toward the north part of the city.
Pooek said they had doubtless started for
WaIlace's Office, but went back because
man had been standing near. He thought
they would come back in a short time. At
$40 they did come back. Mandler and
Poock secreted themselves, and the man and
woman went up the stairway into the Office,
No light was struck, neither was the office
window raised. The parties staid up stairs
until II o'clock, and then slipped
down. Mandler who was standing in
the shadow, started rapidly after them; he
walked rapidly, and when they turned a cor
ner he ran on the tip of his toes to gain on
them. At the second corner ne overlook
them, under gas lamp. He said, Gap
tain" twice, and in the second call the Cap
tain stopped and turned half round. Mrs.
Cougar turned half round. He then said,
Good evening, Captain; l thought l could
not be mistaken" Neither the Captain nor
Mrs Cougar spoke, and he left them. He
did not tell this to any one, and cautioned
Poock not to tell it. He merely wanted to
satisfy himself concerning the many rumors
which had been going around. Mr. Wallace
called him up to his Office week afterward
and asked him if he had been circulating
this report Wallace had a friend as wit
ness. He refused to say anything until the
friend left them, when he told Wallace that
more of his friends knew about it
than his Mandler'sl friends; told him that
he exposed himself by having DR.. Ingersoll
go to the mayor next morning to have the
matter suppressed. He said further, that
he had no desire to tell it, because of Wal
lace's family, and said he would not tell it;
but would deny 1t, if asked in future. He
had never told more than a half dozen
people before the filing of the suit. Mr.
Wallace Mt that interview said he would
deny it all, and said shooting would have to
commence.
Mander's testimony was not completed,
and he goes on again in the morning. He
told straightforward story, and it consisted
with Poock's and others. The defense will
probably close their examination in chief to-
day.