Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-08-30
The Celebrated RhineIander Case.

MOTHERS CSHoLY wIsH-DRAMArrC SCENES
William c. Rhinelander, OF New York. finished
on Thursday telling the story. repete with start
ling episodes OF his family and marital troubles,
eliminating In the shooting OF Lawyer Drake, 10
the commission appointed TO Investigate the ques-
ton OF his alleged lunacy. and yesterday testimony
Was taken TO establish his sanity, As stated in
dispatch 10 The STAR The bias OF his family
against him and his wife Was shown In his teSii-
mony or Wednesday. when he related the story OF
now ne broke The intelligence OF his marriage 20
He said: 81 knew that she anticinated a mart or
what had to tell her when she asked: Whom
nave You married.? said: This seems a very SOL
emn matter TO you. Now. 10 make IL little ANUS
ing, suppose that you guess She gu, s~ed twice
me nrst time she guessed wrong, hut the second
t.ihe e., she guessed right Then she said: May God
IN MS mercy take the woman" Further on She
said: 4 have known parent in such a case To
make mar tniS wish: May you have child. ana may
lhat enid grow up 10 break your heart. do not
have a child
In continuation OF his testimony yesterday, he
gave more or less detailed account OF hts differ
enceS with his wife and his uuarrts with Drake
lie said that he first took ofcnse M brakes con.
duct IN canada, when an effort made TO IN
dQce MIS- Rhinelander 10 leave her husband by th,
offer OF money. The witness gave as further causls
OF oflenSe that Drake spoke OF the MARRIAGE as ms
sbly illegal, and tried 10 induce him 10 take his
wife TO Europe at time when II would have en-
dangered her life He repeated the story OF the
several alterations between himself and Drake
ana SAID that his wife made five six visits 10
brakes Office. once he grew Indignant as he de-
Il SCtut WHEN, AT past one O'Clock IN
the morning. he found Drake In the private apart
ment OF his wife lii their boarding -house on s2d
street
II told Drake he was a scoundrel." was Rhine
landers language, 10 be In my bedroom at that
time with my Wife"
You speak or Mr.. brakes Infamous manner"
said Mr. Bowers. "What did you mean by that?"
NOW, want TO say right here" answered the
Witness THAT IL s Iny belief that any man Who Will
compromise yirtuous woman Will do something
more; did not shoot Mr.. Drake for what had taken
place; knew the man, and had good reason 10
believe that when he had separated he would do
something worse"
"What do you mean?"
"1hat he would seek TO dishonor my wife, ana
that's why shot him; in that statement in
tended 10 cast no reflections on my wife; I felt
then as feel now, that all the blame was ON
Drake"
Dr. Theodore Dfmon, who said that he had been
the family physician OF William II. Seward and
that he had been superintendent OF the asylum Tor
the insane at Auburn, testified that he had talked
with Rhnelander and had heard his testimony lie
considered that the prisoner was perfectly sane
ana had an unconmOnIy good memory, an inagi-
nation that enabled him TO reproduce an image
ana reason and good judgment. He SAW no tyi-
denceS or melanchola or signs OF incoheFency.
All the testimony ia the lunaCy proceedings has
now been submitted. The summing up OF counsel
began yesterday.