Telegram-herald., 1888-01-17
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When iAs Gag Pat1aza case vas cails1
yesterday afternoon ia the Superior c0art
roam ihe coart announces lh4t after haY-
lnz Consulted nGnlsroas authorities co the
subject De nai come . ths cgnelas.oa tozt
ths wifs's tszllms1y could a0t BE aialitted
aassss tae hgs64a1 Was siLiias. tasrssore
Ars Gays testimony Vas ruled oaL
h. B. Fisher. Of ths Essie. was s~ofa.
Reside a s2i ChsrFY-s... tais city base
hysd here neAFly eigalssR years kaos NJ.
Clay. Mr.. Putnam and Dr. kataeFsord-
C.4y. when the Clzys resided IA tne Mess
mare Aoass siEassz LIVED on opposite cor
nss. kn0~ Mrs. Clay quite well IS wifs's
aud childrens physician. Mrs.. Cay vas Ia
iae habit Of calling At wiinesss bouse oe-
casi0aAily IA 'sl-'sz Dis health sas not IS
good az mat ums as Il had
been iOfmerly. she csgls ~ several dilief-
snt times srd remained Tor some uue.
saia on Que OCCASION thai she Wss very
lirsd. tna. her hsaitn uas very poor. anu
that she mnss get away; taat shs dli not
get much rest and comfort az hOne. as sae
.Aousd. ans tins she cams intO witness
house very much depressed. With tears IN
her eyes. sad that hfe was hardly worth
living AMI tlat it seemed good t0 her 10 ge.
where people we're happy; she Dad last
come irom neg home. saw Mr.. Clay
dviaa OcczsiOnsliy, used sometimes 10 drink
With him myself sav him pass BY ani 90
into bis oEn home sometimes when X Was
evident fF0m his air and manner mat he
hai bsen driB king.
Cross-examined by Mr. Mitcksll-Hsye
drank with other prominent men IN OFand
/ Rapids
Cross-exsmined by Mr. Blanchard
been acqnainted with Ar. Clay siuce Il.
Nr. Clay drink king was notorious before he
married ths Doctor, abe said thai sne was
| uncomfortable IN her own house.
Aftsr considerable heated discussion Mr..
/ Fishers testimony 9as admitted.
1 Redirect By Mr.. Smiley-lnlnk Mr.. Clay
/ reformed about the time OF bis marrla age,
1 bat hs resumed his drinking habits about
/ the time they lived in the Shaw block.
W. C. Burton Was called and sworn, but
proved a very unsatisfactory witness, being
| evidently able but unwilling 20 tell what
be knew of the places where he had worked;
said ne was a porter and had lived IN Grand
/ Rapids about eleven years, WORK IN ciuO
/ rooms: have worked AT Frank bonnells
and JOhnson's; worked at Johnson's eight
or nine months; Mart BOornem was his
i partner, was partner there; it was kind OF
4 social room, or something Ike that this
| room was in the east side Of Powers Opera
1 House block, have known Mr.. Clay i've or
| six years, worked al Boorteni's and john
sons two years and niue months
ago saw Mr. Clay come there
| frequently; came rs often as
| once a week: never saw him play cards
there for money; saw Mr. Clay play cards
| there: dent know what gams they played;
/ think they were playing pedro pitch or
1 something Ike that; sa6 what they call
| chips; generally few came there, not the
| public; drinks were passed around there;
| passed them myself, worked at Frank Bon
nelfs before working at Johnsons and
| Boorhems; il was the same kind OF u cub
| room: VAS porter there three or four years,
| Mr. Clay used To come there; witness used
| TO tend the door and open it when
any one came that was known there; used
/ To open the door for Mr.. Clay; there used 10
| be betting there but did not pay much al
| tentiOn.
! Counsel for the plaintiff moved TO have
| the testimony stricken out as immsterial TO
| the issue. but after spicy arguments on both
sides the Court allowed 1t 10 stand tempo
| rarily.
| After n recess Mr.. Earle introduced in ev-
| idence bill for divorce brought by 5. ID.
Clay against Francis Rutherford Clay, in
which the charge Is desertlOn. The bill
| WAS filed Nov. TO- 1857.
Counsel tor plaintiff objected to the bill
being introduced. but the objection was
| overruled by the Court, who reminded the
plaintiff that such a bill brought against
him by his wife. in which the charge was
| drunkenness, had been admitted, and that
such a privileges should be extended 10 both
! sides.
Several witnesses called for By the defense
being absent q tedious deliy ensusd, which
was enliyened by Mr.. Clay and Mr.. Smiley
who exchanged mplimentsry notices cI
their mutual acquaintance. Alter furshe
wait of some minutes. the witnesses not APP
pesring, court adjourned until 10 O'Clock