Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-30
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evening Of the 9th they had had a little
skirmish' and he struck her in the face. hurt
ing her nose. On Thursday he asked her how
il felt and when she said that il was very pain
full he remarked. You'll not have any need
for a nose very long" When she asked him
what he meant he turned it off with laugh.
MRS. LIE CONT cRoss-ENsNINgp.
This closed the direct examination and the
witness was turned over to the tender mercies
Of the counsel for the defense.
On cross-examination Mrs. lie CONT said
that she had met Miss Eaton in March and 1t
was at her request that Miss Eaton had come
TO live at Mrs, Rogers house. Mrs. lie CONT
said that she met Mr.. Frost some time IN Feb
ruary, being introduced by Mrs. Rogers
Mr.. Thomas propounded a number OF ques-
tions relative to thester party in which they
all took part. She denied that Frost had ever
been In her room until the morning of May
so. when her husband was in the room at the
time. Mr.. Cole objected 20 some Of Mr..
thomas questions as TO her answering q note
from Frost. and Judge Bradley sustained the
objections, holding that the proof of intimate
relations between witness and Frost would be
no defense in this case.
After Frost came back from the station. Mrs.
LIE CONT continued. he spoke To her and told
her that he had seen her husband safely of.
De did not come in her room. however.
Witness did not remember Miss Eaton
receiving message. Did not know
man named Taylor and had
made no engagement TO meet him at the base
pail grounds that day, for, she insisted again,
she knew no such man. She made no engage
ment with Frost on that day to go to Cabin
John bridge and did not see him again
until that evening in Miss Ehton's room.
She drank some port wine in Miss
Eatons room with Frost that evening. and
about 1880 he sent out Tor some cham
payne, but she did not drink any OF il. Witness
did not remember that she made any engage
ment with Frost and Miss Eaton to get friend
OF his e Mr.. Bruce, and play cards IL Miss
Eaton s room.
WINE IN GRACE EAToS's ROOM.
The wine was brought into Miss Eaton's front
room. About ll:SO Frost went home and re-
turned about 1915, before lie CONT returned
to the house. When the latter came in witness
was in her bed room just starting to uu,iresx
Mr.. Cole objected to the question whether
lie CONT at that time asked lIs wife II she had
not been drinking and smoking. The objec-
ton was allowed, but on further questioning
she said that her husband did SAY something
about wine, but he was not angry.
When she went into Grace Eaton's room
witness said she was entirely dresse,.
with the exception of her street costume. Ia
place of her basque she had substituted a
dressing sacque that belonged TO Miss Eaton.
She turned down the gas in he- own room, but
a
She did not know when Frost removed his
clothes, for he excused himself and went
into the back room. She did not
see him again and did not drink wine viii,
him in the back room. The only time she went
down stairs was with Grace Eaton, where they
went for some ice water. Frost was not in the
house at the time.
Inns closed the testimony for the morning,
ana at l2aSO a recess was taken until ! o'clock.
AFTER RECESS.
After recess Mrs. lie CONT took the stand
again and Mr.. Thomas resumed the cross-ex-
animation. The witness said that when she
left Grace Eaton's room after seeing her hus-
band cross 18th street she was COM
pletely dressed and went to her
own room for the purpose of I'M
dressing aud going to bed. As she left
Miss Eaton's room She said nothing about
having deceived her husband nicely, and the
court sustained the objection when witness
was asked If Miss Eaton mad said anything of
this sort. An exception was noted.
Mrs. lie CONT said she did not know whom
Miss Eaton was talking with when she left the
room. Questioned as to the altercation with
her husband on the 10Th, in which she had her
nose hurt, she said she did nothing. IL WAS
all done to her. She threw her boot at him.
but 1t was while shs Was trying to protect her
self.
She did not remember making ary threats
upon her husbands life aud she also denied
that she had ever stabbed her husband in the
arm with hat pin.
DID NOT HEAR WHAT HER HUSBAND AND GRACE
SAID.
She did not hear what was said when lie
CONT and Miss Eaton were whispering together.
but Miss Eaton told her in her husbands pres
ence that she had asked him simply as TO
whether he had made winning at the races
that day in Baltimore.
Mr. Thomas asked Mrs Te Caipf nv a..
had not accepted Mr.. Frost's invitation to so
ont riding on the afternoon preceding the
shooting. The question was objected to by
Mr.. Cole and the objection was sustained
Another exception was noted.
Mr.. Thomas questioned the witness INFINITELY
as to the details Of the shooting. but his ques-
lions ELECTED no new facts beyond those pro-
drced by the examination in chief
She did not know how long her husband had
been carrying pistol The last time she saw
one In his coat pocket. Previous to that time
she did not know when he had
carried q pistol He had one before
their marriage, but she could not say how long
afterward he had carried it, She did not rep.v
to her mothers note in which the latter s.s;d
that LIE CONT had been trying to obtain q pistol
from witness brother-in-law.
NOT ALLOWED TO IAPEACH HER TESTIMONY.
Mr.. Thomas asked Mrs. LIE CONT whe Their she
was acquainted with a man by the name OF
Reppert and she denied it. He further asked
il she had ever gone to house I220 II street
with Reppert a married man. The objection
was sustained on the ground that she had denied
knowing any such man. and further, that the
question was irrelevant An exception was
noted. A number Of such questions as TO her
acquaintance with various men were also over
ruled.
She was asked whether after the theater
party Mr.. Frost had not told her that she was
looking unusually well and pretty. Judge
Bradley remarked that however proba-
BILE that remark might be he would
have to override the question. In expiana-
ton of his position Mr.. Thomas stated that he
was Of the opinion that Mr.. Cole would claim
before the trial was over that there had been a
conspiracy between Miss Eaton and lie CONT
and he was anxious to impeach the present wit
ness. This was not allowed by the court, how
ever.
This closed the oss-examination, and on re-
direct by MIR. Clagett Mrs. lie CONT explained
more in detail the relative positions of the
doors and windows in Miss Eatons room. In
answer to a query from Judge Bradley
the witness answered that the first
shot was fired into the back room.
the second and third she was uncertain, though
she lodged the second time, and il was the
fourth shot that struck her as she was standing
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