The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-05-26

o'clock and aaid how glad she was that
the court had come to clear up her char
acter in Canton. She told how she had
been prosecuted by the News DEMOCRAT,
which has sought only to print the news.
SOME INCIDENTS OF TUESDAYS SESSION.
One thing our reporter, who did duty
nobly yesterday, can state, and that is,
the women of the court went into session
with much brighter faces than they came
out. 1t Is probably new and strange
experience for them to be cornered with a
woman so thoroughly aggressive as Mrs.
Clark.
When the distinguished court sat down
last evening to take a soothing cup OF tea
il was observed that the calm and stately
Mrs. Mink Of New York wore an unac-
customed frown on her smooth and
classic brow that the modest and gentle
little Mrs. MeyerhoH was more shrinking
than was her wont; that the good,
motherly face Of Mrs. Flagg had taken on
troubled expression; while Mrs. Annie
Wittenmyer wore the determined look she
took on when she went down the Missis-
sippi river with General and Mrs. Grant
TO run the blockade at Vicksburg. From
all this and the sundry court whisperinRs
of ladies going and coming in groups, at
the Hurford last night, the News DEMO
Graf reporter, who is also we'll up
in human nature, knew that Mrs. Clark
made herself felt by every member OF
that Court. Every face in the Court was
like barometer except that of Ellen
Cobeau. She wears the mask Of the gods,
and defy anybody to tell what she is
thinking about She is very large wo-
man, whose thoughts cannot be read in
her face. As Congressman Beriah Wilk.
ins used to say of Senator Farwell, you
could never tell from the expression of
his countenance whether he held four
aces or bob tailed flush.
MRS. FANNY ]. EBRIGHT's TESTIMONY.
Mrs. Fanny j. Ebrght, past department
treasurer of Ohio, went on the stand i'm
mediately after dinner. Just before she
went on the stand Mrs. Clark made quite
labored effort against Mrs. EbriRbt's
testimony being admitted, Mrs. Clark
laid down the law in the case with great
vigor and in loud tone of voice. She
claimed that Mrs, Ebright was called here
from Xenia to testify to matters
about which she had no knowledge what
ever, and that she protested against the
Court going beyond the charges originally
filed by Mrs. Rooms. Mrs. Clark main
tanned that it was now proposed to make
drag net of this court and to go into mat.
ters that have no bearing on the case.
Mrs. Hstte j. Clark replied to Mrs. Clark
very vigorously, She is a tall, 1.-THE woman
with an aggressive nose, and her eyes
fairly snapped, as she pointed with her
long index finger at Mrs. Ada Clark, and
said: "If it is all right why does she fear to
go to the bottom of this case." President
Wittenmyer decided to allow Mrs. Ebright
to testify as to such matters as came under
her personal observation and knowledge.
Mrs. Ebri2ht was then piled with series
of very pertinent questions by the Judge
Advocate, under constant objections from
Mrs. Clark. Mrs. Clark claimed Mrs. Eb-
right bad no right to testify as to the pro-
ceedings of the State Council of Admins
tration, which is a secret oath bound
affair, not to be divulged anywhere. Ac.
cording to Mrs. Ebright the figures given
by Mrs.Clark at Xenia, las to the amount of
receipts and disbursements OF the funds
of the W. Il. G. did not include all the
items.
Then followed wrangIe over the
Journal of Proceedings. Mrs. Ebright
said she paid Sil1,25 to the Repository for
this pamphlet, and that Mrs. Clark in e
| serted four pages of advertising in this
| pamphlet for which no return was ever
made to the w. r. C. of Ohio or any
account made to her as treasurerA
SOME LATE ARRIVALS.
This afternoon Mr. Charles W. Rooms
arrived at 2:30 o'clock, He took a seat in
the hall. Later George Clark put in an
| appearance with large bundle of papers.
He went into the court room and remained
about 10 minutes. He then went down
stairs and disappeared from view. At
| 2:40 Mrs. Clark telephoned for Herbert S.
Saxton of the Repository to come to the
Hurford. At this writing he had not ap-
peared.
THE REP. MAN ON THE ALERT.
1t is rumored that Mrs. Clark is giving
the news away to j. j. Clark, and that he
is giving out the pointers to the Evening
Rep. At noon today Reporter G. E. Nc
Murray, of the REP" went to see J. j.
Clark and got what particulars he could
remember. They stood in the rain talking
for half an hour, when Mac left.
AS SHE APPEARED AT PIQUA.
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