Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1889-06-13

The Defendant EvOkiug Some "Truth
aud Justice''-Childreu Whe Rave
Lost All Respect for their Father.
The case Of Hall vs.. Hail, in which
Mrs. h. B. Hall, Of Bellevue, is seek
ing to obtain decree Of divorce from
her husband on the grounds Of ex-
treme cruelty and Of failure to pro-
vide, was on trial in the Second Dis
trict Court, last evening. E. b. Hall,
the defendant, 10 one of the eminent
statesmen of the Gate City who i'm
aginsd that he brought about the d.
vision of Alturas county BY the rump
Legislature last winter.
Mrs. Hall was put on tho stand to
testify to the allea atoms in her COM
plant, and instanced several cases OF
cruelty and violence on the part of
her husband. At the conclusion of
her examination.in. chief she was
cross-examined by Judge Anderson,
for the defendant.
Odd not Mr.. Hall, say, during
the last three or four years, provide
for all your wants and necessities?
i A.-No, sir. He did not.
| Q.-How did you live, then?
| Al always kept boardsrs. Mr..
J. M. Blossom, for instance, boarded
with US over three years.
| Odd you keep boarders IN
Bellevue?
i A.-Yes, sir. Also, in Atlanta ard
Rocky Bar.
j Q.-How many?
i A.-Why, Judge, don't you know?
had Is or 20 in Rocky Bar.
i Odd not your husband buy
you some good clothes, fine dresses,
and so forth2
A.-No, sir; he did not. All ]
. wore paid for myself, with board
) money.
u Q.-Did he not help about the
) house?
, A.-Yes, he hung around. Blu,
> about all he did was to collect the &C.
counts and pay the bills. l did all the
J, work with my children and the assist
. snce of one Chinaman.
Q.-On the gath of December
1888, did you not strike him with {
stick of wood, break a whip acros.
o his face and shoulders, and threate,
t to kill him?
q Al will answer, but must ex
$ plain. l was Furnishing my younges
; boy with a whip. Mr.. Hall came in
o grabbed me by the shoulder AM
e threw me against the wall,'m hea'
}. jamming bird cage. fell dowr
e and Mr.. Hall threw himself on tor
3. tanning me to the floor with his knee.
p then struck him with small riding
% whip, which broke off near the handl.
Odd you not strike him with
,e stick Of wood, or threaten to kill him
ID A.-No, sir.
Is Q.-When he called you a d.
e. old bitch, some time previously, ha
al you not been out on the railroa
re track, walking with a gentleman?
IF Al was out walking with Mr
to Nichols. 1t was early in the evenin
Mrs. Nichols and myself were on Il
K. track, and there were many 9th
,g ladies and gentlemen there likewis
'r- 1t is a regular promenade or resort
of from Bellevue to the first mile-pol
y, Two gentlemen came up. One
on them was book agent; the other
Id did not and do not know aud did n
speak to him. Ispoke to the boo
agent, and he walked along a wa
with US. We saw Mr.. Hall sneakil
lot under the trees, watching US. VIII
He I got home Mr.. Hall cursed me a
lin called me names; but l was not 8,
wd prised, as l could hardly 60 anywhe
On not even to the grocery or pc
on ofice-without his accusing me
'ys running after men.
'ox The II year-old daughter vi
Ted with her brother, had been k.
looked up in Chief Justice Wei
err Chambers during the mothers exa
the inaticn, was then called to the stat
ear She testified that she knew the
re. ture of an oath-that it was to i
nty the truth. With tears rolling do
pie her cheeks she testified to acts