The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-04-21
HETHERINGTON CASE
Full Details of the Lieutenant's
Defense.
COMMANDER BARTLETT's PART
He Advised Robinson to Leave YokOhama-He
Did Not-The Commander Called Him
ScOundrel and Villain.

VANCOUVER, Is. c., April 20.-Details of
the defense in the recent trial of Lieuten-
ant Hetherington at Yokohama were re-
ceived by the steamship Empress of Japan
to-day. Counsel for Lieutenant Hether-
ington told OF Rooinsons attentions TO Mrs.
Hetherington; how the lieutenant returned
from cruise in December and, learning OF
the affair, went to the wife of his COM
handing officer and asked her to take
charge of his child, as he considered his
wife not proper person for that purpose.
Later he told Mrs. Bartlett he had agreed
to 1--we with his wife on account Of the
child.
Commander Bartlett, of the United
States steamship Warrior said Hethering-
ton made q contidant of him and told him
he wanted TO horsswhip Robinson. Com
mander Bartlett said he would not allow
such scandal, and he in person went 10
see Robinson to ask him to leave okohama
The interview was an animated one. ROD
| inson saidh was going to leave January
| 9 on Mr.. BetheriDgton's account and had
even refused to attend a ball because she
was going to be there. Commander Bart
lett said he asked Robinson to explain MS
attentions to and persecution OF married
woman, and why he followed her wnen ne
knew the lieutenant was away.
Why, after giving his WORD
of honor as gentleman early in December
to leave Mrs. Hetherngton alone, no
sooner was her husbands ship out OF port
than he went to the Great hotel. 10 this
Robinson replied: "She wrote me aletter,
asking me to come and see her. She's al
ways setting her cap at me. She has 1oI-
lowed me every day"
Bartlett saido Would it not have been
easy for you 10 have sent some of these
notes to her husbandl Then things could
have been settled at once. You blame Ibis
woman, you, a man, who know
that woman can never be blamed
since the time of Eve. Then.
continued Commander Bartlett, 81 lost my
temper. called him coward to try anc
fix the blame upon a woman. 1t was very
trying, and 1 continued: 'D-n you. yet
scoundrel and villain. If I'd been in Hether
ington's place 1 would have put bulie
J through you at sight l do not usually
speak in that way,n said Commander Bart
, lett; mot one of my officers ever heard m
swear"
Robinson replied: 81 believe Lieutenan
t Hetherington is justified. L deserve shoot
r ing; 1 deserve anything. have been ex
pecting Hetherington to shoot me-"
! Bartlett said: ''Pll not allow any shoot
Ing here, or horsewhipping if you behav
/ yourself, but you misbehaVe again and
0 shall be present and see you horsewhipped
S l said it was my belief that instead Of tn
/. instead of the woman setting her cap a
= him, he had deliberately laid siege TO he
from the first day she landed"
g Robinson promised not to meet Mri
l. Hethsrington or to go to parties she a
O tended, but within few days Commando
!. Bartlett learned he had made arrange
~ ments to follow Mrs. Hetherington shout
her husband take her away; that he pr
8 posed scheme of fight to Denver and col
tinued to send her notes; spoke sneeringl
of her to his friends, and said she WE
r. forcing her attentions upon him. Othe
testimony was in the same line.