New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-08
Mr.. STAUNTONS TESTIMONY.
he DENIES MOST OF HIS wIFEs CHARGES.


MRS Ladder NOT THE CAUSE or THEIR sEPARA-
rION-NoT GUILTY OF IMPROPER CONDUCT.
The only witness yesterday in the trial of
he Rev. Benjamin staunton before the Brooklyn Pres
bytery was the defendant himself. He IL TALL with
rather and gloomy expression He has inl red
dish beard and mustache, dark hair ana heh "ni'e
forehead To the prosecuting couuselhe showed oonsia
cradle temper, refused answer some Quesuons ana
o. other times hlurted his answers with unneces
s.rv heat On his direct examination by the Row Mr.
Hageman he SAID:
have never bestowed any attentions upon Mrs Ladder
pS,cn as .s'
e T so as d n any thy
toward When came down to breakfast the day after
my her she had not told what she wss
10 de- a" was s%ak about
members he session and shs
Of Zee at the tune and i1 hand m rpS S
f Her as IA sn' sSS Threw partly
G2 ne to w sSG An T Tsn IT Wasn
my she out and told the nesGeoTs ON SnSs ES
told me her mother had gone she returned gave
s 1sl sna sn Ser and to her
ny ssf sSo% TO me
. mother in would SI, rp MTs
n nsp by the thfd% and pulled my saying I'm XIII
M n ssan sS s ISs false
situation with her or any other wS Ser
agreement When we separated interfere with my MIN
& Re S SOON my as wS f:
& Tss ash So S5 o%
q sa'"s c.rpy s mG ASSURED her that
s snss h would "S Ss tn, fss
fs' and MTs gfads ssca Other
%s sas s % ws oms S at than saG
that s sS G h wife os about
sRs s ' nat her room Tn Ds's sa7 @ at
ne Soase ard her be turned out at such
time night would let my wife play last ana loose VII"
ny On Examination by tho Mr. FoOte the viii
ness said:
do not whether Mrs Ladder paid board at 10Y house
nsi to Ss nT, my wife Tor good
When asked II he considered his wife MT person to
train their daughter. he declined TO answer as INC
MIA. the divers disputes and unhappy differences"
referee to in the deed OF were ~. ,St but
tons, coffee, etc" He would mot ADMIT nsvn ~
himself against Mr. Ladder; He never told John 5 H.
his wife, he recalled that she had rushed
third time. He did not know forty or fifty mem
bers left his church IN consequence OF the rumors
him and did grow out Of any alleged init
macy with Mira Ladder
DR.. Talmage asked:
Q-Do you feel you called preach the Gospel
Do You think you had the Lords blessing
your work think have $780,. ,,,,,.
MP a prosperous church, A.-Tlere
The witness said under his ministry eghty-two had
toned and fortysix took letters to go away
On the redirect examination he said that before Mrs
from the country he had tried TO ma
homo Mrs Ladder In her disastrous circumstances.
Q-Were moved by any consideration to retain Mrs
Ladder society or TO annoy Mrs Staunon NO
desire that she should Withdraw al
any respectable time y Al never urged her to stay
Q-You desired TO leave but did not Intimate IL 10 her
Al did not Intimate 1t to her.
Odd Mrs Stanton ask not 10 Sit up at night with
Mrs. Ladder A.-Never. - ,
owas Mrs Ladder In your society after ~ o'clock at
nj Al
naIy. used to sit In the front when was in my
study, but sometimes was in the trout ROOM
Q-Wcre you alone with Mrs Ladder In her room OF
IN any private room Al was not
Odd call her stairs TO help you move furnturef
Al II % recollection OF such a thing.
Q.-What about the Mrs. stanton claims 10 nave
found you BASEMENT A.After had read hard one
night down stairs cool head by letting the water
run It, 1t about apast2 Mrs Stsunon came down
Mrs. Ladder not there aud no auslOn
made to her. had not seen her that night
The questioning suspended to allow the Presby-
terry 10 hear the words which certain
witnesses we're un willing to repeat In public. MIR.
Stanton will be on the stand again to-day.