Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-25
wINANs, pIvoRoE sun.

Mrs. o'Keeffe Cross -Exasnined--What
the Defense WIN Be-DId the Plaintiff
Receive MOsey?
The Alice O'Keehe and Ross r. Win.
ans divorce case was continued before
Referee Nash, in New York, Friday. As
already stated, Winans is the welI-
known Baltimore millionaire, and Mrs.
O'Keetfe claims that he married her with-
! out any marriage ceremony, ia London,
in 1871. The testimony Friday was the
cross-examination of Mrs. O'Keeffe. Mr..
Choate r0ss.examined Mrs. OvKeeffa.
He went fully into the account given by.
her OF her alleged marriage. without cere-i
mony, 10 Mr.. w Winans in 1871, thence trac-
ing down the history 10 the latter part of
that year, which Mrs. O'Keefie testified
that she passed as Mr.. Winans' wife in
England and in Germany. and then at the
BrevOort House, the ST. james Hotel and
Ia Nineteenth street. New York city,
Mrs. O'keetiee remained unshaken in her
assertion regarding her former testimony.
Mr.. Choate then showed what the line
OF defense would be. He irst offered i'm
evidence a receipt for 81 800 from Ross r.
Winans. signed by Mrs. Snaifeld, the
mother Of Mrs. O'keeffe. whom she had
gone tc Chicago 70 visit in 1871, soon after
r
| Winans. Mr.. Porter was at once on hia
feet. He objected strenu0usly to the in
PRODUCTION OF the document, arguing that
il was irrelevant and incompetent.
Mr.. Choate said that he proposed
to show that the receipt was part
and parcel Of an agreement be-
tween Mrs. OKeefe and Mr. Winans,
whereby Mrs. O'keeffe agreed to settle ali
her claims against Mr.. Winans for cer-
tain monetary considerations. The referee
decided 10 admit the receipt. 10 was
dated Oct. u, 1871, and was nominally a
receipt for money from Mr.. Winans. Mrs.
O'Keeffe and her mother assert that the
receipt simply shows that this was an ac-
acknowledgement of money paid by Mr..
Winans for the hotel and travelling ex-
penses Of his wife while she went 10 and
remained in Chicago, returned and took
up her residence at the 81. James Hotel.
and IN Nineteenth street, with Mrs. Thorn.
Mr.. Winans insists that the sum was paid
BY him simply as an equivalent for ex-
penses Of Miss Alice Saalheld, who was
not his wife, but merely a companion in "a
different capacity. Mr.. ChOate Openfd
his next battery In the form Of certain
letters which he sought 70 show had
passed between Miss Alice Saalheld.
claiming 10 be Mrs. Wiuans, and a law-
yer Of Baltimore, named William Schley.
Mr. Porter made a determined objection
10 the Introduction Oi these letters, and
again be was overruled. The purport OF
theae letters, as iOd Gated by the questions
Of Mr.. ChOate, WAS 10 show that in 1871,
after Mr.. Winans and Mrs. O'Keeffe had
been living In Nineteenth street, Lawyer
Schley, after rupture between the two.
undertook 10 bring about a settlement
between them. His purpose was, ap-
parently. 30 induce Mrs. O'Keeffe, or Miss
3aalteld, or Mrs. Winans, 70 accept from
Mr.. Winans certain Gum In settlement
OF All her claims at ainst him. The sum
Of $4,000 was mentioned. Mr.. Choate's
apparent object was 10 prove that the
witness dad finally and definitely agreed
10 accept $40 900 and release Mr., Winane
from aHObliQatiOns 20 her. Mr.. Winans,
counsel assert that this sum was paid
and accepted. while Mrs. O'Keeffe denies
the claim. insisting that she is Mr.. WI
mans wife, and that she has not released
bim for money or other considerations.
Mr.. Choate went into an exhaustive
cross-examination Of the witness on these
points.