The sun., 1893-10-18
ranging another mass of letters These we're

tatle looked like railway mail clerks desk.
willing that Mr.. Townsend grew nervous In
irving to keep her answers confined to the
ersS SsfSo Sdmirabiy. @ and did not get ratted when
Mr. Parsons read several Of her letters to the
Court. She testified substantially to the cir
ing OF the case. but heightened he curiosity Of
the audience by her emn,hatic rsierence to her ss
adjective in voice that could be hcnrd in the
Court House lobby She said In addition that
she TO 6ss sbe the I @ not I hon
cut down. " He told me without warning that
way s 'iS'ii to Support port myself" She said and she
added that she had not received cent from,
lived. Mrs. Gilbert said:
by writing for the papers.'
-,pid yen write frr tho papers before ,.,I did
gave itup.
Mr.. Parsons orencd tho cross-examination
by asking Mrs Gioe,t aS9st put her associations
my friends" she said.
At,he race course IN PARIS in Iane 1886.
,1mDid hc come to see yOu' A-lioeame as other
him in New yS,S ,r, A. yG' h. came to
with your A.-ies.
Hcre Mr.. Parsons, read a letter which Mrs.
Gilbert identified as having been written by her.
:. 1885. and atdressod t, ms: srencor towper.
AiX-les- -Eains. France. Mrs. Gilbert wrote:
sen, us on this journey rcsinot stay this ircadtu
sss n1as G" GT "S w Sork q
MOI I've in .h,s pace for l AL ,hs mons OF gems N IN me
ns U' b IN my Way back %EeA Mamma an ns
1 1 from ss SG t. me- he sS 8 Sui nt be b. sSss NO. saGn
hor'. Ihays ten minds 10 one to mare" quietly OF 70
EHss fssndsr VIZ, x mn MIN ny H. f"a @ s5 ne.
sn WHICH" 4ai sGna adn ne What
have done. Ever SO anectionateiy. ANSif
Mra Gilbert explained that Mrs Cowper is
an intimate friend: Her relations with, santa
Maria she reit Grated, were OF the most inno-
cent nature He had been a very good friend.
badly needed. When Mr.; PARSONS referred to
letter she wrote to Mr. Gilbert asking, him to
have a settlement and to tn row away law and
lawyers. Mrs. Gilbert said sharply:
II meant OF your kind"
She said that santa Maria has continued to
she had not come over on the same steamer
with him about two weeks ago He came on
WAS It agreed that you should come on sep
arate steamers am r. asked Mran vi, Iarsons; a.,
same @ steamer ann % You use it aeninst me a and when hen
we are on separate steamers you use 1t against
4 note written to Gilbert was read. as follows:
Ny DEAR Boy: l wrote = letter to you which should
have reached you the day you sailed. You have no
Mrs. Gilbert showed much impatience at
times. but she was fairly indignant when Mr..
Parfons asked II she had ever visited the Abb6
SeiRneur at Paris to see on what grounds the
Church would recognize a divorce from her
husband. She said that the Able told her that
q statement from her husband that he would
statement that he. would agree to divorce.
she wrote this declaration which was read in
court. 1t was intended rs a COPY for another
in her husbands handwriting. 1t read:
lido not want the respons sibiity Of having child.
I told you the same thing from the beginning II 1t
IN n unhappy I'm sorry for IT, but IL
II must remain.
Mr.. Parsons did not press more questions on
this subject. evidently intending to reserve 1t
for further use.
There was another matter which attracted
much curiosity from several mysterious refer
as Mr.. Townsend called it. or the m ore digni-
fed name OF art gallery given it by Mr. Par
"You have said something about Mr.. Gil
berts art. You and your husband differed on
that su bject p asked Mr.. Iarsona
"Decdedly." said the witness.
You have spoken Contemptuously OF your
husbands pictures :"
They were perfectly indecent. They were
Just like his whole character"
You are something of an artistT
II am very fond OF art"
You DO rot regard your productions in the
same class with those Of your husband"
Gibert's."
There was big paper-wrarped package on
contained some OF the pictures to be offered
In evidence. but while all were awaiting more
information Mr. Parsons looked at the clock
this morning. when the cross-examina OF
Mrs, Gilbert will be resumed.