Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-26
ALL IN A SLEEPING CAR.
The Little Affair that Troubles Mrs.
Rawson on Her Trial.
She Creates Quite Scene in COurt-Threaten-
ing Letters Received by Ladies Who
Sympathise With the Woman.

CHICAGO, Ill, Jan. 25.-The defense
was continued to-day in the trial of Mrs.
Mecllie L Rawson for the shooting of
Lawyer Whitney. DR.. Walter Hay of
Hyde Park was called as an expert on
insanity and occupied the chair up TO the
time of recess for lunch, listening to and
answering long hypothetical questions IN
tended to prove that Mrs. Rawson was
insane at the time of the shooting. The
general gist of his evidence was favorable
to the theory that the woman was insane
when she committed the deed.
At the afternoon session, James w.
LOOMS, conductor of the Chicago and
Alton railroad, was called by the state to
testify as to certain charges of miScon-
duct by Mrs. Rawson on board the sleep
ing car in May, 1885 This testimony
was objected to on the ground that il had
already been brought in by the state.
State Attorney Elliott related Mrs. Raw
son had declared that she had > paper
retraetlng the charges made against heI
of misconduct on the trip, and he wanted
to show even if she had such paper the
charges were true.
At this Mrs. Rawson jumped up and in
that she did not have fair trial before
the divorce court judge, and that the pa
per she had in her hand was fun retrac-
ton of
THE INFAMOUS CHARGES.
sfWitneSs LOOMS, - Mrs. Rawson said
histrioncially, is a liar and puiurer,
and L won't sit here and listen to him -
Judge Tuthill mildly rebuked her, say
ing: ''Mrs. Rawson your conduct is con-
trary to the rules of court and you must
be quiet
But 1 can't have that man lying
about me.
Here Mr.. Crews, her attorney walked
over TO the excited woman and said: s'If
you have any sense left for goodness sake
keep quiet.
Mr.. Crews supplication, however, wa
not acted on, and Mrs. Rawson was inst
ready to break out again when one of the
bailiffs put his hand on her shoulder and
told her to sit down.
81 won It do ito she screamed, tsI'n
go to Jail first, - and shook afresh the
paper which she said was retraction Of
the charge made in connection with the
sleeping-car trip. The gordon knot was
finally cut by Judge Tuthill ruling out
Loomis evidence.
THREATENING LETTERS.
CHICAGO, Ill, Jan. 25.-When the
Rawson case was resumed this morning a
letter passed around among the ladies Of
the Woman g protective agency who have
sat in the courtroom beside the defend
ant every day since the trial began.
The letter was received this morning by
one of the ladies who is Mrs Rawsou 3
particular friend. 1t was anonymous,
written evidently in a mans hand
writing. The writer threatened TO de-
stroy the reputation of the lady on ac-
count of her friendship for Mrs.
Rawson. 1t now appears that
all the ladies who have
interested themselves in the case have re-
ceived similar letters. The handwriting
in each is different and always masculine.
Some of them would render the writers
liable TO the penitentiary for sending OBJ
scene matter through the mail. Attor-
ney Gross received one several days ago
and so has Mrs Helen Gouger of Indiana,
who some months ago manifested an in
terest in Mrs. Rawson' IS case.