The evening world., 1892-01-19

nish a sensation IN the development Of the
story Of the complicated lives OF the three
principals In the family--G. Ilawlcy Chap
man, the rich young husband, under treat.
inent as paretic; Mrs. Chapman, hi, young
and pretty wife, and searvant, The nurse ell
gagged to look after IIawley chapman.
The nurse had talked vaguely about GER
tain letters In his possession tha; would
| throw Hood OF light on the character OF Cora
clifford chapman and her unnatural rela-
| tlOns with her husband and with Searvuut.
There had been talk about kodak photo
graph, that would make a sensation.
! 1t was ON these hints that MIR. McMahon
seemed to be working While cross-eAamining
Mrs Chapman II was a cross-eXaminat ion
more severe than was ever before witnessed
IN brooklyn court.
IN" croSs-eNalniner sought to make Mrs.
Chapman testify that she, her husband and
| Nurse Searvant had maintained an intimacy
that would imply c;im!nality upon her part.
| The latter Mrs. chapman denied. Qu stions
| regarding her husband she seemed not to uu-
dcistand AT all, and to the whispered cx.
PLANTATION Of them by the gray old Judge she
family murmurcd her dcnials, her face burn
Ing with the fire Of humiliated IN ldcsty,
'SNtH SubStSllOuS are lnlunDus, declared
the woman, nre flashing from her eyes.
" lio" did your husband get into the condi-
ton which required the attendance uf u
trained nurse." asked the lawyer.
"Dr. Mann said 1t was blood clo's In the
BRAIN replied Mrs. chapman.
"liC Is very much better now than he was
before YOU went to the hospital In November,
| Is he not Z"
"Ncry much he Is almost recovered" re-
pied Mrs. Chapman, Frightening up With Il
smile. appnrrntly OF pleasure, al the Thought.
| Lawyer Mcmahon said tais morning that he
knew OF no kodak photographs IN The case,
ana he should not oncr the letters ut which
50 much had been said. lie declared sol Mn!y
| that ne b, Iirvcd servants story.
! lie thought hr should be able to prove his
by the q lorcd Neryant girl. Mary Jackson.
But the girl denied It all to representative
OF InE EvESISG WORLD.
CASH or THE DEFENSE.
! u. Luke Stap!rtun opened the case for the
defense to-day. his outline Indicated that
, III" defense would br that SCaryant VIA ire
| spunsill- Npy. ~, MS the result OF cNCr>srs.
/ Dr. cameron, the Srncy hospital ambulance
surgeon, was TIA" nrst witu"SS tor the de-
/ lcuSr. lie testified that Sraryunt was lucl-
hercnt when received Al the hospital nn h Gr
/ after the shooting ana suffering !r'm narcotic
| poisoning.
District Attorney Ridgwuy asked no qucs-
| tons Ia Cruss-rNaminatiun
Scaryant himself next took the stand.
| S"arvant tod where hc had been employed
for the past few years lie had been r.n-
/ ploycd as hurS' IN Long Island Hospital, rs
! IA servant iu several families and Ia various
capacities by several athletic and social
clubs.
when did you enter the employ OF the
| Chapmans; Z" ASKED MI. Stapctun.
" In August last. was with them four or
| hvr days when v" went To the CatsNill
| Mountains and Mrs. ilawley Clup man,
MARY Jackson and my self.
" We had two +, Oln'. Mr.. ana Mrs. tllil-
man slept IN on" room and my room was a
smaller On" adjuiniug. the door between
was len open that might be within call"
"What happened the sccUud night you
were at the CatsNil!s;' asked Mr. Slaplctou.
MIR. mpGw.r PROTESTS.
| Prosecutor Ridgway protested Indignantly
/ and Vigorously
This Is but an attempt TO blacken the
/ character uI Mrs. cora chapman without the
faintcst hop" that II Will have any effect Oh
/ this jury said Mr. Ridgway.
! Mr. StaplrtUu >Iid II was leading up TO
| proof that Sraryaut was insane on the day Of
/ The shooting, and the examination went on,
sraryant leIing a tale too ilIthy fur belief.
/ Judge Moore stopped the recital and, ad-
drrssigg thr dense crowd that hllcd the
chamber to the very doors and inclGdcd a
score or women with more curiosity than
good scnsc said
wONEN ORDERED our.
"1hls tastiWl' N.Y., ofs character unht for
! the ears Uf Any uJdt 81 woman. Women IN
! this court 70 m not obliged to be here n, Wit
/ ErS>cs IN th, CaSc-wumrn here IN Oth II
cases or out ot mprbii curiosity-Ead best
! leave the room, II they are decent women
! There had already begun ilutter among
/ the women, and IN the silence that followed
the score OF females, all crimson with bushes
and struggling iraHtically to hide their faces,
| hurried out into the corridor.
Mrs. Chapman and her husband were not
| IN Court.
| Searvant, who has not a rsaSSuring face.
went ON with his recital, charging Mrs. Chap
man with unspeakable infamy.
The story took no more than ten minutes
| IN the telling and then the lawyer said
| That's all" and after moment Judge Moore