New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-02


Mrs. Webster what age are your
"Twenty-three,' came the answer. soft and low
"What was your mothers namc7o
Evelyn"
Her last nanelo
"Post"
Where were you bornl"
I" In Ireland ?"
DO you remember your mother n
No, not my own mother
when were you brought to this countryla
Al the age of n year and half"
"What school did you attendl"
THE Academy OF the Sacred Heart Manhattanvllle.p
"Then you went the stage"
Yes sr.' The witness said that she had played
at wallacks Theatre and with Dixie in "Adons.' aud
with Tony Hart In the "Toy'Pistol." She had also
appeared at the Peoples Theatre in the Bowcry.
when were you married - asked Mr.. Howe.
"On January Is, a year ago."
You and he have been together since, loving
husband and a loving wife,
Yes sir"
FELL the jury IT, one time before August @ Goodwin
did anything to youl"
The witness then told OF the occurrence TO which
Macfarlanc testified. Goodwin burst into her room,
she said, throw his arms about her, and said lie
wanted TO love her. She ran away from, him and
sought refuge from the housekcepcr Mrs. Wade
Goodwin, she said. would appear IN the hall. half
dressed, and try to attract her attention while she
remarks 10 her. to which she turned deaf ear. she
said.
on August the witness III In her ROOM ~
dusk she disturbed by loud tapping ut the door
-" said 20 Fannie Romano. who was In the room, tO
tell whoiuevcr it not TO knock that again
My husband GOT up and opened the door. saw Mr.
Goodwin standing before it, and ne struck my nus
Gand. lie went 20 his rooms, my husband following
him. l after them. Ny husband was on the
sill of Goodwins room, and saw Goodwin In the
act Of hurting cuspdor at him. cried Look out,
Ewt, hen XII you Then my husband drew his
swooned. When ! recovered consciousness, said to
shot the man who lnsuited you SAID 10 nm 20
Mr. supei then began his crosscxamination
We're YOU ever In the House OF The ,Opd shepherd
Ale you accustomed to attend churcAi'
And Sunday SCHOOL,"
5s You was sSer rs ssfT in p Sns SE several
"NO. / have been there Oh "a visit"
do you know Thomas Dolanf
Il may have met him. / have met three Dolans."
Did you not charge Thomas Doan with stealing a
pair of earrings from Your
i lost some earrings" slowly
Did you charge him with stealing thsmi' .
mo; / let him have them and ho didn't return
Were yon ordered 70 leave Philadelphia by the
Mr.. Howe objected to this and Judge Cowing ruled
the question out although Mr. stsPler said tat NE NE
wanted TO show that the woman had been accused OIL
Were you married TO any one before MI. WEBSTER"
asked Mr. Staplcr, taking up new line.
lad you previously lived with q man as his
wifcl"
The witness declined to answer on the ground that
tend to incriminae and to degrade her She met her
husband at a supper at the Glsey House ~,
How long afterward did you begin to live with
him. -,-
Another refusal TO answer on the same grounds as
before was ye Then Mr. saPer aSked ~hsf nes s
said there had been no ceremony, only an agreement
to live together as man and ,, WIFE with vou,, as.oa
Mr.. stapler. with an apology ..a., ,o ossoo,,o,
me- This came slowly.
You had affection for him. ,
The answer, was in angry tones this time. mo-
Mrs webster declared that she was Just behind
her husband when she saw Goodwin have the cuspdor
What we're they doing while you were walking
from the end of the hail. distance OF thirteen feet"
VI was 50 excited that don't know had not
seen Goodwin until came up 10 my husband, as
Goodwin was back I'm the room. ] saw the cuspidor
strike The floor Just about the time that my husband
fired. / didn't see It in the air nor did ! see II
husband When he came back to our room his &c t,c.
G9ody wge1 n off, was T%S so excite" mat
"You made a statement to Captain Cross, did you
Did yon say that you didn't know who threw the
cuspIdor
Did YOU say that you thought It struck your
husband ~
Il am not sure ,ao.
Did yon tell Captain Cross that 1t struck the door
and broke . ,.,..,
q Did YOU ever walk in Forty-second-St. with your
hu-hand''
" Yes. sir 81, 1900, 1T,
Did he ever knock man down in that street while
with YOU
No sir" -, l..
"Did YOU ever him strike man with stick in
Forty -secOndst.. near Broadway|
have no memory Of that
Then Mr.. stqpler satisfied. and court was az, an
journcd until this morning. webster himself VIII 'ahe
The stand today tomorrow.