Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-17
TURNING THE TABLES.
Testimony in the Whitehouse Divorce
Suit Bears Rather
HARD ON THE POLICE INSPECTOR.
The Wife's Witnesses Give the Plaintiff a
Bad Character.
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The Whitehouse divorce case was con.
tinued before Judge Porter yesterday. The
usual large crowd was present and seemed
delighted with the testimony, most of which
is unfit for publication.
Edward Toner was the first witness. He
was policeman until about year ago He
knew Mrs Whitehouse by sight. He told 6
story about seeing a colored man
drive Mrs. Whitehouse up Fifth
avenue about ten years ago between
and o'clock in the morning. On
the way out Fifth avenue the driver stopped
twice and got in the carriage for few
minutes, then Mrs. Whitehouse got out and
walked home while the colored driver came
back toward the city.
Theodore Hapenney said that about a
wear ago, when be was coming down Fifth
avenue, he saw Mrs. Whitehouse sitting on
some steps near Gist street. She had q
bottle of whisky and gave him a drink.
There were four other men along. Mrs
Whitehouse said she was going to the Penn
incline to dance and the men accompanied
her up on top of Moore's Hill and into o
brickyard:
Edward Coffey and John CarIin had seen
Mrs. Whitehouse on the hill, but did not
know who she was Henry Nikirk had
known Mrs. Whitehouse for II years He
saw her on Second avenue one night She
wanted to go into saloon and he left her.
Testimony Rejecting Upon the Inspector.
AT the afternoon session the tables were
turned and the plaintiff got the benefit of
the testimony. Mrs. Whitehouse seemed
in bright spirits and would shoot sarcastic
glance across the table at her husband every
time she thought the testimony was in any
way damaging, which was pretty often.
Mr.. McGirr opened the case for the defense.
He said Whitehouse was himself responsible
for all the trouble in the family. He would
prove that Whitehouse kept his wife in dis
reputable locality ever since they were mar
ried. He compelled her to go to a notorious
resort kept by his brother. and under this
influence she may have become addicted to
drinking. Mr.. McGirr also said it would be
proven that Whitehouse had often boosted
to his wife and her mother of the number of
disreputable women he visited. Further
than that he beat and kicked her and at
tempted to shoot her.
Mrs. Alice Weems, a colored woman living
at 25 Pasture street, but formerly employed
by Maud Raymond at 26 Second avenue, was
the first witness. She worked for Miss Ray
mond tor the space of a month about two
years ago, during which time Whitehouse
visited the house twice week.
Mrs. Whitehouse's Mother Testifies.
Mrs. Wells, the mother of Mrs. White |
house, was next called, and she was on the |
stand when court adjourned. Her testt- |
mony was rather of a eliminating charac- |
ter as applied to the plaintiff, but he took it |
without making any demonstrations. Mrs. |
Wells first told how the girl Maud Malone |
was brought to the Whitehouse home by the |
plaintiff much against the protests of the |
witness. In regard to Miss Malone's testi-
mony Mrs. Wells denied all Of it relating to
the Incorporate habits and unsavory char
acter of Mrs. Whitehouse. She said Miss |
Malone had given birth to two children while |
she was with the family. One died, and
Henry Whitehouse had it buried. The other
is years of age and still lives with the
witness. Mrs. Wells said she had seen the