The evening world., 1893-12-14
RICHARD THE EAVEsDROPPER.
He Tells What He Overheard at
the Gaul Gard Party.
Little Madgc Irene Takes Notes of
the shameful Testimony.

Robert j. Gaul. who Is trying to get
possession of his two-yesr-old daughter
Madge Irene Gaul. took the stand again
to-day in the proceedings before Referee
James J. Nealis.
Little Madge occasionally interrupted
the cross examination of her father by
her pretty prattle. The child begged IA
sheet Of paper and a pencil from one of
the reporters and jotted down the tes-
timony in her " way, reptating each
sentence with startling distinctness.
Lawyer Maurice Meyer drew from the
husband that he played the races with
from the guests on board William +.
Mckim's Yacht. OF which Gaul was
steward.
All the money he received as wages he
gave to his wife. and sometimes he
turned over to her his w~innings-when
The husband was Arm In the repetition
OF bis testimony of yesterday. when he
told now on the evening of Dec. . he
discovered his wife in q compromising
position with his cousin, Harry Hayward,
after an absence from the room OF about
forty seconds.
a telegram was produced. by counsel
last. when his wife. Alice. was III. The
not be left alone"
This was to show that Gaul had con-
Dec. ..
Richard Templeton Gaul. Roberts
brother. then took the stand.
Under, direct exa animation by Lawyer
Leonard. MIR. Gaul's counsel, he swore
that his sister-in-law had admitted to
him that her husband had discovered
Hayward, and begged "Dfck'' to inter-
cede for her with Robert.
Richard also swore that Mrs. .Gaul was
apt to indulge too freely In intoxicating
! beverages. and that he had twice sppn
her 'reeling."
on tho night of July rs, 1899, Richard
f 5roihe .no Rob Sag e. cara in E Rsnty eS nh
street. Mr.. and Mrs. 1immer. their
two pretty daughters, Harry. Hayward
and Richard were there. Brother Robert
The who.c party remained in the
GauIS nat al night. except Mrs. Gaul
Mrs. Gaul, according to Richard, went
into a Mr.. kcmp's fiat across the hall
On pretense of making room for the
others. Hayward, Richard swore. left
laws suspicious w,re aroused, however.
and he listened at the door Of Mr..
kemp's fat after ever ybody had gone to
He heard ,Mrs. Gaul talking and also
knew very well. Baby Madge was also
Next night the card party was con-
tlnued and after the players grew tired
e%yeryhody retired. Mr.. Limmer was not
Mrs. Gaul again went to Mr.. Kemp's
NAT to sleep. Richard repeated his
eay% rG ,01RP ,s and gHE ia n,,d heard r.cdvn Hay;
Hawai- by a peculiar cough to which
That night Richard could not keep
quiet, and called out. Alice, Hayward
Mrs, Gaul shouted, 60 back and mind
your own business"
Go back AMI rnind your own bust;
At the knee Of Mr.. Flowerdew, Mrs.
Gaul's father, busily taking notes OF
Richards testimony.
witness and proceeded 10 rattle Richard
until his state of mind was painful to
see.
Richard admitted among other things
Ray milton Hilton, at 400 West
Twenty.third street, on many occasions.
This was to make i appear that
bounty.
There was much squabbling between
counsel and Referee Nealis as to the
admission OF evidence to show that Hay
ward was the son of a 'jail-bird," which
statement the witness found breath to
emphasize.
The testimony was all In by noon. and
will be submitted to Judge lngraham
Or, solomon j o'Neil testified to hav-
ing recently treated. lllt hiuuS. ipi
bronchial trouble. and that the child was
too delicate. In his opinion. to be de-
prived of It's mothers care.
After the examination before the ref
cree was over LAWYER Meyer applied I'd
Justice lnGraham for a continuance of
the writ of habeas corpus under which
the baby was produced in court until
1870 o'clock next Saturday forenoon.
In granting this the Court minated
that II would not be wise In the face OF
the evidence to take the child from Its
mother Just now.
Decision will be rendered next Satur-
day.