Telegram-herald., 1888-01-19
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YESTERDAY forenooa session q the Cay
P1tn4a cEzs 1rss Ike = lrss minstrel sh0s
on Winter sTeaiaE tso Den being there
~ila easirs 5Foagat fron Ihsis homs. TIE
sensational testimony q the day previous,
aad Lhs iaes tk4t tae complainant Clay,
xoald agsia - apJn ,hs stasd. bad 10
stsct 70 Ora. maay there taas sould, psr-
haas. no. have ailsnisd
Nj C4y. IA rsoast4i. took the stand and
sad hls si's vas a woman Of pare thSuSht.
out that sae sometimes = uasLss ia acting,
0siax lsFgsiY - hsF nervous spells. The
ststemsnt ol Putnam relsEiss - hls Gay
having co4nss.sd ne calJdrsu 10 De als-
o1esil<nt sas lalss never did %. never
wrote hls eils istisr as asseris ssi by tAe
fDraler witness. ssc4 4er. Asd s4Id 70 have
ssea banned saile "a EaroDe, IL vas only
. letter Of izsrod uetion 70 Mr. Brewer.
AmeElgan Gonsul a. 1eFiin. never wrote
letters t1al would tend 20 depress bis wife
wdlie aNay, saeo be went On board The
steamer - see as wife OF wsnt %
hes trunl; and helped get some heavier
clothing Gus to wear on The yoTage,
kn0ss hs wife only had $50 10
tbs oank. oeflre leaving foe Europe, aud
a
her Ia his lliu. Lizzie StatteEs bad heart dis
ease. aud Ds. Rutherford Clay vas 10 treat
her IN payment, OF part pay nent tor her
wages aeFcT tried 10 laEe liberties with her,
nor 81 into Der room, never used any vtle
language 20 hsr or 20 any servant girl. wit
nses said The locking up OF bis wiis wnJe
Ia The Shaw house wss ali IN fun; never
whipped or ehOked bis daughter. or III
treated her, except on one OCCASION, when
he held Anna 0y the arms Tor six hours, 10
prevent her goinz out riding With al oolec-
tonA0.e young fellow; witness denied Ia
toto gns statement of Ihe servant girls here
t0iore given. 90 one contributed ~ The
support Of his family. but paid AL bis bills
himself, aud with bis own money, never
used nis wiies earnings. ncr run her IN
debt. NB. Putnam said Mrs. Clay should
not live with me again; told Mr.. Gonzales
ne did not sue Putnam for money, but 20
show who Is 20 blame IN this mstter-to
yndicate himself aud family; tod others
the same thing. but he and his vie slept
apart only about TWO weeks III all the seven
years they lived togstbef. and that was
somsthing prior 70 the separation;
he dsnied kinnsy's statement that
be was escorted home drunk;
admitted that he drank some bat never was
seen TOO drunk to take care OF himself, or
attend 10 business. Mrs. Cay was never IN
such poor health as when she returned
from Europe.
Cross-examined: Have written Mrs. Clay
four times since the seDaration-on her
birthdays and their Wedding anniyersaries
aud sent letters by rIessengsr boys; never
wrote her through the postofice; don't
think the colored girl smslled his breath,
she smel Ell too strong herself to
detect anything else; said many OF
the witnesses must have been
mistaken Ia their knowledge of affairs;
never wrote a letter that could be tortured
into charging his wife with going to Europa
TO meet Professor Eggers.
A. this point Mr.. Clay left the stand and
his counsel announced they would rest in
surreouttal. and Mr.. Smiley called Mrs. ID.
NJ. Rutherford, who said that she was at
Putmsn's house when Mr.. Clay called on
Mrs Iost, and heard the communication
bet ssen him and Mrs. Pullman relative TO
the return Of AIRS. Clay from Europe; Mr..
Putnam was not there during Clsy's visit;
Mrs Patman told Clay that If the doctor
returned TO live with him she h.ped be
would treat her better than be did before;
Mrs. Putnam did rot soy Mrs. Clay would
never live with him.
Mrs. Beckwith was called and also cor
rooorated the above.