Telegram-herald., 1888-01-14
PUTNAM SWORN
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pleased siih ths nAnasR n whieA TIE ease
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both sides. sad By the rulings o. His
Honor tbs prssldia9 Ja3ge A. isas1 fss
at shen ssre kaesa - h&ss vacated thar
seats ffom ths calilhs Of the case IA ths
morning Until tae ianlt0g closed the door
ca them a. ooon. snd from :. o.. aatil
lbs .sst word va spoken o. tbs witness a.
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! The sickness 0f the defendant, NJ. Pot
man. s4s commented upon IA the lobby
/ an lle different expressions SG0l1 Ill col
/. umna. Alter tae curt orleer called tae
I case. Mr. Allcasli arose. snd Ia his usual
sf,rriag manasr addressed TIE court against
furthsr tes1lmony. showing what Mrs.
Clay may hare sAid 70 third parties.
herself and husband. he said that
when counsel for the defendant alluded
% Mr.. Gays theft OF -h0rse the remark
meant more than . mere joke. lie dit Tot
believe the worthy Prosecuting Attorney Of
Kent ceunsy should Dc accused OF such ali
act. At Ihis point The learned counsel re-
nlOnstsatsd and protested against the head
! Ines IN Yesterdays TELEGRAa HERALD but
received very little sxIistaction from the
i
| reiterated ala previous rulings, tna- these
statements are rscstvsd only 10 show that
Mrs. Clay ras complaining Of the treatment
/ recetyed from Mr.. Gay, and not as proof
| that these complaints were true
Counsel smiley said that he wasn'i aware
! The papers were irving tnis case or that tie
/ ceiensS nad yet offered any newspaper head
ings Ia evidence.
Aftsr this ltue interluds, Mrs Putnam
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| IN New York, before going - tha steamer
Mrs. Rutherford Clay did not come 10 the
/ Putnam tamlly's rom, aAd ask their advice
Aooas goiag 10 Europe; Mrs. Rutherford
| Clay dld say 81 that zine that her husband
MAS trying 10 persuade her not 10 20. Dut
| witness didn't know OF her asking any body :
! advice IN regard 70 the letters o. credit Wit
hess suggested TO the Doctor that she con-
suit Ar. Putnam and get his assistance in
| obtaining them, was present when the
| Doctor and Mr.. Putnam talked about IL;
heard the Doctor say that she had 81 OOD TO
invest IN that kind OF foreign exchange,
and Mr.. Putnam took the money and pro-
| cured the letters Of credit; on the morning
OF the day the Doctor lett this city
Tor Europe, sac presented a bill 10
Mr.. Hatch, the grocer. for professional
services, Mr.. Hatch declined 10 pay ig, un-
less be could turn . bill which be had
against Mr.. CLAY. soon aiterward they met
Mr. Clay and told him about il; that a.
witness suggestion, Mr.. Clay got into the
carriage with ner aud the Doctor. aud they
drove 10 Hatch's, the Doctor receiving what
was her dze after detucting the bill against
Mr.. Clay, a. the depot, witness saw Mr..
Putnam hand the Doctor some money. and
heard him tell her at the time that it was
the balance left alter purchasing the letters
OF credit for 900; witness remembers Mr..
PutnAns purchasing morse for the Doctor,
for use IN her practice, before she married
Mr.. Clay.
Within day or two after the Putnam
family returned.to this city, Oct. o. So the
Doctor told witness that she was not then
living with Mr.. Clay and was not going To
live with him any longer. The Doctor re-
peated many OF her former complaints,
saying that Mr.. Clay's conduct had become
unbearable, that she couldn't stand it any
LONGER, and must lire apart from him.
The defense having rested with tue wit
ne.s, Ar. Mitchell asked that the Court
allow Mr.. Clay to conduct the cross-ex-
animation after Mr. Blanchard had asked u
few questions. To this the defendant did
not object only as matter of courtesy.
Mr.. Smiley said that Mrs. Putnam had
asked 70 be excused from being examined
by Mr.. Clay, and be hoped the request
would be agreed to by the counsel. Mr..
Blanchard then pleaded in Clay's behalf
and expressed hops that the episode OF q
day or two ago would not De repeated. The
Court ruled that Mr.. Cay could crOss-ex-
anime the witness after Ar. Blanchard had
finished
Mrs. Putnam then said Have been mar
ried - years; have lived ia Grand Rapids
20 years, have taken during that time quite
= good many trip, 10 the sea shore ana
other places, took such trip during 81;
my husband always approved Of sucA trips;
trip last mentioned, Z. g., down the St. Law
renee, was planned by witness and her hus-
band in July started upon il late in July;
in early Summer commenced talking about
going somewhere, put the st. Lawrence part
OF II was not decided upon Till in July,
early In the Spring the Doctor commenced
taking with witness about a trip TO Europe,
but it was no presrranged plan to so to New
| York together, the Doctor left the 81 oi
july. witness did not talk with the Doctor
about their Summer trip; before witness
aud family left this city they notified the
Doctor. and suggested that she meet them
aE Rochester; she did 50. and accompanied
them down the st. Lawrence; witness and
her husband always conliGe in each other,
they have talked about this suit, but have
avoided speaking of IL in the family as
! much o. possible, never talked With her
husband about WHIST she could or would
testify in this suit, have talked with Smile 2
& Earle about IL; they asked bar by tele-
phone TO come TO their Office, and she went;
witness shared the feelings Of her husband
in regard to the Doctor marrying Mr.. Clay,
witness twice warned the Doctor against
| such q step decided 70 say nothing further,
and did not say anything further, the
! doctor being q woman OF mature years snd
good Judgment: did not watch for anything
10 criucise; on the contrary, wiShed that
h.r sister might get along happily; durins
the first Winter following the marriage
! noticed that the Doctor was sad and de-
! iected. tbs Doctor made no complaints a
that time, bat witness rss anxious. as II
v,s epoarent that she vas unhappy. did
not talk With anybody. even Mr.. Putnam,
/ about i a. taas time. IA tbs Fall OF 81 the
| Doctor told witness Of her domestic
troubles aud Al bat time witness thought
In her own mind that It was degrading In
her sister to longer live ith hr. Clay. bal
did not tell her 80. attempted later to a !.
with Mr.. Pufmsa about it. but he refused q
iisten. saying that he would have nothing 4
DO with the affairs of the Clay family
some time sltsrwsrd. Mr. Putmzn told vis
ness that IL the Doctor did not cease worry
/ ing her witness With complaints be vO1lG
ssx her the Doctorl 30 discontinue be-
visis 70 ths Putman family. and thereafter
tae witness said nothing further % Mr. Pat
man about them. the Doctor decided upon
the tour 20 Europe before speaking q VT
ness about it. bat when she Cid. win e.:
approved Of IL. when witness learned Of ths
sepsrsiion. she approved ofit. n1ost assured
/ IT, don G Know whether Mr Patman sp-
proved 81 Or not never heard him ssg. bad
/ not convsrsed With anybody ab0ut hsi
tssf mouv snce Court sdlourne1 l2st even
inr know that che letters Of creiit were
/ purchased wiEh The Doctor's money IA.
surprised o. meet Mr. Clsy IN Al5any. i.c
not suppose be ksd money With ehlch q
- there. the noctor told witness n Nex
| Yars nat NJ Cay vas trTinz - persusde