Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-09-25
in CONC USION,
The Findley Divorce Case Nearing
Y an End.
ontsifeeuS-rhe closing
Evidence.

The interest in the Findley case was
centered mainly in The testimony bearing
upon the Sterling episode yesterday after.
noon, and quite a large audience was
present. The central figure was Theo.
dore Wood, young man apparently
25, although claiming to be Sc years old.
He made very poor impression upon the
evidence, though he answered the oues-
tons put to him promptly and evaded
nothing.
Before proceeding with the rebuttal,
Gust Peters, timekeep at the Moline
Malleable Iron Work.. was called totestify
as to the hours that Mr.. Findley put in
at the shop. and said that on an average
he made about $40 ours her month.
Mrs Maggie Wood, the wifi of Theo-
dore Wood, was then called. She knew
the Find ey's and was on visiting terms
with them; did not know of any improper
conduct betw ct n her husband and Mrs.
Findiey on Aug. 4; her husband took
breakfast, dinner and supper with her.
and returning after supper about O'Clock,
remained until sbouJ IL o'clock with her,
This covers the time testified to by the
clerks at the Randolph house when they
inferred that Wood and Mrs Findlev were
together. She also stated that on the &C.
cssion that Mrs. Findley stated she saw
her husband talking to witness, that MI.
Findley asked witness TO run away with
MIN.
Theodore Wood said he was Sc years
old and painter by trade. Had at one
time contract At Sechier's carriage
works 10 Moline. Went to Sterl ng on
Aug. 3rd and was there on the 4th, re.
turning to Moline on the 5.h. That
while there on the 4th he met Mrs
FiDdley and escorted her to the Randolph
house. At her req est be registered for
her and paid her bin with her money.
That he met her three times during the
day at the hotel, once 10 The morning at
about 10, once in the afternoon when he
bought her girl some fruit and once
about o'clock in the evening; that he
remained not over IS minutes at either
time, that nothing improper occurred be-
tween them there or at any other
time. He admitted taking her buggy
riding TO Rock Island on July 25:h meet
ing her without arrangement on the street
and Inviting her to go in the buggy in
stead of the car; that be returned 10 Mos
line with her about o'clock. He sd>
mltted that he visited the home Of Mr..
Flndleg on the day Of the separation. but
said thst he had been to the shop to see
him prior 20 going 20 his home and called
them 10 talk about dance that he and
Eli were getting up That when Eli came
home he seemed angry about something,
but did not acuss him of anything i'm
proper, aud siuce that time had been
friendly with him. The cross,exgmina-
ton was RATHER, but the witness re-
manned cool and collected and was not
mixed as n UGH as the examiner appeared
to be.
Nosdc Starofsky, policeman Of Mos
line, testified that during the examination
of the little girl, the clerks OF the Ran.
dolph house applied vile epithets 10 Mrs.
Fincley and said that they had educated
and stuffed the litte girl to sweur against
it, father, which language one of them
had denied using.
Mrs. Findley wss called and said thst
she went to Sterling in response to an
anonymous letter stating that her hus.
band wss in Sterling with Mrs. Woods.
She denied any i'm proper conduct either
at Sterling or when buggy riding or any
other time with Wood or any one else.
Her denisls were sharp and positive, and
upon the close of her examination court
adjourned until this morning.
The cross examination of Mrs. Findley
this morning conducted by Mr.. Ker.
worthy was rigid, severe and
exscting, and while confined to the points,
the Sterling trip. the buggy ride and the
alleged exchange of rings between the
witness and Wood, it covered every pos
sible phase of these matters. She made
a specific denial as to each point made by
the defense and did il in SO straight for
ward manner as to carry considerable
force. The only new fact brought out
was the belief of the witness that the
anonymous letter she received informing
her that her busban nd was in Sterling, was
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