Telegram-herald., 1888-01-14

la - A1e <4144<s ~ rs ~s-@~1s ~-&~~~
il
~ ssniisy s2id thsy we're nol oesssns
leg tssors, ~ Nr. cl<y pFeessas4 sika tAs
efozs-s s8a1siAasiaH.
Ma. Putmzn-Ssssr rsss Mr. Cay uaul
sitzr as uzAxrlass sn&s<snasat sta ~
sisleE. sbeo thsy zee Ea4fsled BE e2rs
ss1 rieh0o sa1 pFsleadsd - bs Fei0raasa
Dsa, hzi s~sa AHA pa tns piatfoFsa = :
ts4 psFxses iscSQFsfs bsd anowa hsm pre-
Eiously - repaLssloa saly as being al IN
tspap pefaIs man. nsSsf Bsssd sRy good VI
hia, All nok ka9- bat fasas the DOelof
~ s9d tna dosn-hcsrtsd. oa4y judged ifon
shst heard shd sa~ nsser heard any one
spssx good of AF. Gay eus bis vile AID Sue
l0ssa him, smoag otnef taiass. heard taAi
AF. Cay soasd nog Dc trusted for saaaii
Oil.
~. Clay-I dld not ask yon that, asked
yC1 u ny position "a society Was nog ssI2o-
.ishety
Wtasss-I never met yoa there. aud /
was Ia society
Ag. Cl4y-oo vas l.
Witness RESUMED. Never knew until
AFTER mg sisters marriage that yea AID
yoaf daughters attended ths Baptist cnurehi
sans attended that church whom witness
cid aOt KNOW Al all. did not believe ia
marrying fof money or position. but Tor
love. don't believe IN marrying unequaliy,
took into Consideration their ages, did not
consider your daughters az All, knew she
had treated youF wife. did not know she
had treated your daughters, aid not occur
10 me Ihas Clay sas running any risk IN
marrying her on account OF her profession,
gave Il 40 thought; never made opposition
10 a previous otter OF marriage. she brought
letter containing proposition OF mar
rage.
Ar. Clay-Was that the only proposition
of marriage your sister ever had besiis mine!
Objected To by MIR. Smiley and objection
sustained by the Court.
CrOss-examlnation resumed: Witness lived
in s.eubsn county, y. y. where shs was
married la 1855, Was teaching school; came
here the last part OF March, 1867. Mrs. Clay
came ia the May after. We were living at
lhe corner of South Division ana Goodrich
sts when she came. She after ward moved
nearer town sni boarded with Mrs. Rood
on Bostwiek-st. for one Winter. Witness
was confused about those early dates. Mrs.
Clay preferred living nearer town; boarded
with witness on Diyslon-st. when she had
en- Office on Monroe-st She was success
iul physician; don't know what property
she had when she was married. her prac-
lice dropped OF aiterward. She lost some
OF her best psrisnts
II.
died. do your
witness-No; mean they ceased to en-
ploy her. Lsughter.l
Witness continued. Don't know what
her bank account was previous TO her de-
parture for Europe. Mrs. Clay said In the
Fall of 1881 that you incited the children
10 disooedencs; saw that she was unhappy
when you were boarding on John-st.; did
not know why exactly. but had heard
rumors; remembered one night. at
our our house s a. party party when ctae the
Was Injured This shock might have been
one OF many others TO have caused her de-
preston. as she attributed il 10 you. She
WAS called to the door aud was knocked
down by blow in the face; thought It Was
some one ct enmity with you on account
of you marrying her; never heard OF 81 900
reward being offered to apprehend the per-
son; never knew her to refuse ID have the
children call her mother. asked her why
myself. She said to the children tha. when
ever they wished TO call her mother that they
might DO so, but they need not feel Obliged
TO; knew that Mrs. Clay was earning money;
was morally certain that she earned money;
sent to the house carpets and curtains at
the time of her marriage; did it out of
kindness; knew that it required a great
deal to 90 to housekeeping. She went 10
Spring Lake with US in 81; don't know
that Maud was III at that time; never heard
of IL: asked Mrs. Clay at the time if she
could leave her family; did not think it
necessary to ask you; would not have
taken her away il you had objected; thought
your daughter needed the care OF good
woman; knew her practice required her TO
be away some OF tho time; knew that the
best of mothers sometimes leave their
children for five or six weeks at a time.
Ny daughter had gone TO Ann Arhor the
same year. She was i'll with nervous pros
tration; knew that Mrs. Clay was going to
Ypsianu with Miss Parrish, 80 asKed her
If she would take Helen: did not think of
asking ber TO take Mauo, was thinking of
my own family; bought our double team
the year after my sisters marriage.
The witness being asked wnat carriages
they owned, Mr. Smiley objected, as il was
immaterisi. Mr.. Clay wished her TO de-
scribe them, 50 IS 10 show that when Mrs.
Clay was asked to ride out with the Put
mans there was also room in the carriages
for Mr.. Clay and his daughters. The Court
ruled the answer out, remarking fictitious
ly that 1t was hardly suppOsable that when
the Putmans went out To ride that they
would hitch up one carriage after another
in order TO take out Ar. Gays whole
family"
that Mrs. Clay used TO drive herself when
there was a gentleman with her; used to
take her TO drive for her pleasure and mine;
tried to take her 10 concerts aud lectures in
$40; did not feel like buving tickets for
your whole family never said | objected to
having her family go With her; have no in-
come; all the money was my husbands
what be gave me. don't think ever went
to O concert or lecture, or any place of
~
Cav In <4-'6; don't remember that Mr.
Pullman was ever with us when we went to
the theatre in 's4 $; don't 90 10 theatres
| alone; 90 often with my daughters and
others
At this point Mr. Clay asked the witness:
What effect do you think It would have
on your family relations IL should drive
up to your house with a nice team aud car
riags and take You oat without the rest of
| your familyf
Witness-I should have to suppose a case
| / cannot imagine vour having team aud
1 driving up to orr house. Laughter.l
Cross-e1sninsti0n resumed tier Office
at the tine of heF going 10 Eur0pe was in
! the Ledyaud Block, some small things were
| stored At our home Mrs Clay sail she
could not trsss you with money 80 she
asked Sir. Putmsu 20 buy her letters of
credit Son know wby sne asked him 10
/ get them for hsr. sae said she hat the
mCaeg. dOut Z know that my hgs0and ever
I deposited money - her credit % make up
/ a thousand dollars. don't snow whether
/ you knOF sbs exact state Of her bsnk &C
/ count 81 thar time or not. there vas moth
| ing sad AZ my house 20 iaspiy tnst afr.
/ Putnam bought the letters oi credit 50 thar
| if would nos get Out aboas town taat Mr..
/ Cizy was going - Eurrpe did not know
/ that = vas q ssCret Mrs Cay hsc made
her rartiug calls Smong heT friends.
Al this poirt NF. e. questioned the
/ witness pretty cl0eei = IN regard O. rhsther
+ Is MAS polite Tor a isiv 20 aske parting
/ c.gIs ,sEsrs i1kvisrz faz cav fnr q shorf tiena