Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-03
HUNGERING FOR SENSATION.
Crowds in the Chicago Court at the
Carter Case.

CHICAGO, May Especial Telegram to
THE BEE. The sensational nature OF the
testimony aoduced at the Carter trial, yes
terday, drew an unusually large crowd to
judge Jamison's court to-day. When the
bailiff opened the door there was battle for
admission and the jam was as bad as that on
the Lake Front, Tuesday night, only the
crowd was not so large; it was quite as saw
age, however. Had it been proper to have
charged an admission to court room the
baiiffs could have realized several thousand
dollars for some charity by collecting asnall
sum from those who wanted to hear parts of
the testimony which the editors have de-
cided unfit for publication"
A deposition was read from Mrs. Kate
Gantley, who was employed as chambermaid
at the Cooperstown hotel, at the time Mrs.
Carter was there. She saw Mrs. Carter
early one evening in 1882 drinking with
gentleman out of a glass IN which were two
straws. She thought 1t was Mr., Gregory,
Interest was quickly aroused when the
reading of the deposition of Henry Craw-
ford was begun. Crawford knows both par
ties to the suit. He saw Mrs. Carter at the
Brunswick in New York in April, 1854. She
went into the room next to Mr. Crawford's
apartment and he heard her voice in there
as well as the voice of a man. This was
about IL 80 O'Clock at night. MIR. Crawford's
recollection of what Mrs. Carter said was
that she told the man she loved him truly
and that the letter which she then gave him
to read at his journeys end, would show
what her sentiments were to him. The man
seemed to be anxious to say good evening,
but she implored him to stay little longer.
The next evening Mr.. Crawford heard her
talking to man whom she called DR. Gil
BERT "Dr. Jim" and "Jim." This was after
2 o'clock IN the morning. She said,
among other things, that she loved him
better than any one else on earth, and that
If he said the word she would leave her hus-
band and child and take up with him. Mr..
Crawford's deposition went on to state that
Mrs. Carter and 'Dr. Jim" had another in
terview on the third evening. She ASKED
the doctor if he didn't think her taste in
hosiery was good and renewed protestat'ons
of love. The doctor asked her if she wasn't
afraid of the consequences. She replied that
she trusted in him to protect her good name
Mrs. Carter wanted DR.. Gilbert to remain.
He thought 1t wouldn't be wise, but she said
that it would be all right because he was her
family physician. Mr. Crawford deposed
that his wife wanted to ring up the office,
and call the clerk up to the room, to have
him stop the carvings on in the next room
Mr.. Crawford restrained her because he didn't
want to precipitate scandal.
Although Mrs. Carter already knew the
nature of Crawford's deposition it had bad
effect upon her to-day when she heard the
lawyers clear voice tell again the fearful
story. true or Ialse, III was an dWlul charge,
and her face attested that she felt its effect.
Her face seemed to take on deeper lines, and
her lips grew dry and parched.
The afternoon session was occupied with
the reading of dispositions regarding Mrs.
Carter's expenditures in New York and
abroad. One of the dispositions made by a
clerk of the Brunswick contradicted the
statement of Mr. Crawford as to the locations
Of rooms, and also gave the opinion of the
clerk that Crawford could have not over
heard, from his room, the conversations
stated in the railroad lawyers deposition.