The evening world., 1890-06-17
Was She JERE DUNN'S Wife
His Friends Testify in Helen
Bronson's Suit for Separation.
The Hand Gambler Looks Nir-
tuous and Takes Notes.

The trial of tho suit brought by Helen
Bronson against Jore Dunn, who killed jim
my Elliot the urize fighter. in barroom in
Chicago, III which she asks for u separation,
alleging not that she was married to him by
ceremony, but that she lived with him in
1889 aud 1884 as His vito, brought a large
audience TO Part l of the Supreme Court.
Special Term, to-day.
The fair plaintiff il a substantial golden
blonde, and her rlump person had been
run into q tailor.mado black broadcloth
suit.
She sat behind her lawyer, Mr.. HRllorn,
tanning her heated brow with u black fan,
while Charlie Brooke and Johnny Brodsky,
counsel for Dunn, read the deposition of
Mr.. William Muldoou, professional athlete,
now In Mississippi, where, no aaya, he
- may have to stay two months or more"
Mr.. Muldoon testifes that Jcro Dunn in
troduced the robust Helen to him as Mrs.
Noh, and that two years ago this same Helen
informed him that Jore Dunn was married
really and truly married to a respectable
woman.
While the reading was going on Jere
Dunn looked virtuous and took notes in n
Russia leather memorandum book.
Dunn still bears out his reputation ~ the
black beard and wavy black hair is streaked
with gray. but only just enough to make him
distinguished in appearance.
His cheeks are ntill brown and ruddy,, and
his handsome gray eyes shine luatrously. A
suit of gray showed off the broad. square
shoulders. and q blue, aud white ,four-iE-
hand tie and Byron collar helped along, the
responsibility of the whole tout ensemble.
James i. Austin, Q bartender at 10 West
Twenty-sixth street, took the witness stand,
Austin is q Typical He is smooth fsGed'
Plf Gm rsia'ed that hatr last p fali Clinton Eaw%rds,, Of
called her; himself and .SpSth.r lady"
had q high old tine a. = west Ihirty-
Nellie Was. known as Mrs, Nef;p They
drank considerable wine aud Nellie grew
boisterous and laxative.
and she was nj 70 make trouble Tor him.
III get oven with Jere. Dunn yet" the
fair Nellie said, and when the smooth-fnced
barkeeper demonstrated she threw handful
The goiden-haired plaintiff piled her
smelling salts vigorously az this, and then
whispered 70 Tn EyESiSa WSRap reporter;
bier In c%ineinnsti. and, this follow used to
keep l Theatre court, Chicago"
Moses Lang, the next witness. a slick
s ssssl,sq ss SEiiGo% N RThs SssTsnd s0i i. f sisss
avenue. the Star and Garter. |" Billy Maoy's
as a. customer with men, with whom she
guZZled wine and had fun"
Levy was bartender ut the Strand and the
Star and Garter at these times in 1884 and
1888.
Charles Hall. the next witness, had seen
Nellie in the Star and Garter, where he was
drink wine, and that she frequently
the rooms on the upper floors. re-
naming upstairs q long time.
The pretty plaintiff became much agitated
at this. She whispered TO her lawyer that II
was all false and tears filled her eyes.
II should like to see myself in any OF
places while i was living with Jere!
He would kill me - she sobbed, hysterically,
Jere Dunn himself took the stand and de-
his meeting with the plaintiff on the
race track at Cincinnati he admitted hsv-
ing lived with her. but asserted that he had
left her because OF the discovery that abe
was an inmate OF o disorderly house.