Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-09-24
THE FlyDLEY SUIT.
The Defense still Being Heard in
Court.
some Rath s$ea-s tcnal Tes imOny
Offered in the Motel suit
which rs vigorously
Ceas=sGietad.

day afternoon. and while the evidence
was directed in the charges in the cross
bill, The proof was so very shadowY that
its effect was more favorable to the COM
plainant than otherwise.
The defendant, Mr. Fiudley, was the
first witness for the defense. He denied
specifically every act of violence toward
his wife testified TO by the other wit
nesses. He denied that he was ever
real drunk in his life. though admitting
that he occasionally took a glass of beer
or two. He denied that he was ever IN.
faithful to his wife, but claiml that he
Yves kind, affectionate. loving husband.
That notwithstanding the testimony
of his wife aad Mr. and Mrs.
Patterson that he did not throw
his wife across the room; that he had no
| temper to speak of and very seldom got
angry,snd then only at her inhuman whip
ping OF the child. In fact that he was
an angel and their home life angelic, ex-
cept that ne was OLD that a Mr.. Wood
was in he habit of coming to his house,
and went there on The eventful 21st day
Of May and found him there talking to
his wife But the force Of his iudigua-
ton was greatly broken if not destroyed
when he admitted on cross examination
that he and Mr. Wood were great friends
and visited each other often, and even
since Woods alleged improper conduct
he and Woods were associates and
friends. The cross examination was
thorough and was pointed to statements
made by Mr.. Findley since the separa-
ton that his wife was as nice a woman
as there was in Moline, and that he was
at fault through his drinking. The eff
feet of his testimony as whole was to
weaken his case.
Mrs. Emily Thomas and Christina
Hendgren the next door ueighbors of the
Fiudley's, testified to Woods coming to
the house two or three times in the sup
posed absence Of Mr. FindleY. Neither
of them could say that ans thing improper
occurred. They also said that on Sun
day. May 16, Mrs. Woods went to the
house when Woods was there, but did not
go in; that Mrs. Sarah Findley came there
with the little girl shortly after Mrs.
Woods left
Mrs. Sarah Findley, the mother OF the
defendant. testified to The occurrence of
the 18th of May. She came to the house
with the little girl, found the front shut
tiers closed; knocked. and on being sd-
mitted found Mrs. Griffin in her bare feet
and partly disrobed. She did rot stay at
the house and saw no one and nothing
suspicious. Ga cross examination she
disciaimed any interest in the case, but
admitted that she was paying the attor-
neYs to prosecute the case.
James Elliott, f1agman at Eighth street
crossing. Mo inc, was the first wit ness
called this morning. He saw Findley
pass his shantY every day and never saw
him drunk. He saw Wood go up in the
direction of Findey's house two or three
times a week after Findley had gone to
work. but could not say where he went
to
George Wilson, day clerk at the Ran
dolph house, Sterling, said that Mrs.
Findley and Mr.. Wood came to the hotel
on the morning Of August 4 in comp any
Wood said he was lawyer and was set
ting up some business for Mrs. Findley.
He registered Mrs. Findley's name and
said she wanted room. One was as
signed to her and they went up to it
about 10 o'clock. At o'clock witness
went up to Cal Mrs. Findley to dinner
and found the door locked. Did not go
in and don't know that anybody but Mrs
FindleY was in there, though had not
seen Wood come out. Mrs Findley came
down to dinner alone.
John Mccarthy, night clerk at the same
house, testified that about 10 o'clock
On the same evening Wood came to the
hotel and went to Mrs. Findley's room,
and witness did not see him come out of
it. but Wood paid Mrs. Findley's bill early
in the evening. Both these witnesses
saw Wood at tho train the next morning
assisting Mrs. Findley on the cars.
Perry II. Davis. superintendent of the
Moline Malleable Iron Works, stated that
the defendant had worked at said works
for long time and put in large amount
Of time. He never himself saw him
drunk; admitted on cross examination
that he had tried to induce Findley to
give up drinking because he had heard