The evening world., 1893-10-19
MRS.. GILBERT FURIOUS.
Intensely Angered at a Lawyers
Insinuating Tone.
Seemed TO Be Ready to Spring at
Her Questioner.
Says She Wrote y Letter in the
White Heat Of Despair.

Men about town. readers OF Partisan
literature and all the different classes
usually termeu Frenchy. were repre-
scented In Common Pleas Courtroom,
Part H., when the sensational divorce
suit or Gibert against Gilbert was con-
..nued this morning.
When court opened Lawyer Townsend
continued the redirect examination of
Mrs. Gilbert.
The witness was first led to say that
she never had any trouble with her
mother. and really didn't want her to
return to America, as she stated in
one letter.
When asked to interpret the words
in spite of all. l love YOU" Mrs. Gill
bert answered
BY that I meant that in spite Of all
his faults and beastly habits. / loved
him; l thought of hin as he had been
when ! FIRST knew him. ! wrote that
letter In the white heat of despair. l
Her interpretalJ IN of the sentence: III
there was a breeze last night, l was to
rsther animated co %nrve nde 'e about
Gibert's brother. Frederic, whose name
has been mentioned in the trial several
When Mr.. Townsend asked for he con.
vensation about him, the eager specta-
tors listened anxiously.
:" "s, ss5eet;l broke rofa II Mr.; shepsrS, ,
emphasis that made all the spectators
Nj Townsend then read from one of
me know the happiness Of being a
thing to get rid Of" The sentences We're
use In announcing q text, and, like a
divine asking his followers for remarks,
Mt. Townsend rcnested his client to
tell the Court what she meant.
~ thought" she said, III / could get
ttnsts'its youid be a, good thing to get
RID OF because my husband was giving
ME money"
Mr., Townsend, proceeding, picked out
the various enhearing terms Mrs. Gilbert
HssosoG!; I tn " Tsaa1ni Ld them AZ from w IpSar
wanted to know what they meant.
Judge Bischoff looked UP in astonish-
ment at srch, a foolish question; the au-
dience smiled, and the witness blushcd,
stammered something about loving him
Notwithstanding his .beastly habits and
opium eating: all Of which seemed to
satisfy Mr.. Townsend for he proceeded
~ win now put in evidence the baby
This. 1t was understood, was that
declaration concocted by the unhappy
couple. in order that their marriage
might be annulied by the church. -,
Inc examination WIN TtHhTu 10 tnlS
gave Mrs. Gilbert a chance to give her
husband a cutting glance and remarked:
Every wife wants to be a mother
and every, decent husband wants to be
C~ontinuing. she explained that Gibert's
lack Of decency in this respect had been
one Of the causes of her u%nhappiness.
Mr.. Gibert's letters were next taken
up. and one OF, Aug. 81. 1885. was dis
cussed at length; In II the writer an
swered his wife's complaint about IT
being a long time between drafts and
thanks him for some present. He also
suggested that she leave Paris perma-
nently. Mr.. Townsend was continuing
What date is thar" ~
THE very day ! was accused OF being
That will do" broke in Mr.. Town
We'll, / want you to remember that. :
said the bright young woman, still more
anerily. "a don't want you to forget
stili further revelations that promised
to be interesting were prevented by Mr..
Townsend's interruption. He next want
I'd to know how long Gilbert had been
addicted to the bad habits that the plain
TN has characterized as beastly. but. the
A letter. Of February. 1889. from Gilbert
TO his wife was read. In which were
these sentences:
THE photograph and note do you JUS
' "ot''' - '"' Ifio-
tographer only knew what better pos
lures you were capable OF. he would
have waited until another day. You
speak OF our meeting mex, Spring. but
after the mess OF II We made the last
time. don't you think we had better
have our next meeting at your moth
The witness here apparently became
very faint, and ~nervously pressed her
silver yinaisrette, 10 her n~ostrils. Mr..
Townstn nd paused in his examination,
and a court officer stood ready 10 offer
the young woman assistance, hut she
bravely recovered n smiled to indi-
cate that she was ready to answer ques-
Mr.. Townsend again attempted to in
troduce more OF the Gilbert family ar
i Mrna G GK Sskbin INA S MIfS F q S"1yer Ratio,
The interest Of spectators, which had
Jagged; was revived by. this, but they
were doomed to disappointment, for the
Townsend then sat down.
Mr.. Shepard asked, on cross-examina
tion. II Santa Maria still visits Mrs,
Yes" said the witness. with a smile
Did you send this New Years card
to your HUSBAND in December. 1882
II did" said the witness, and then she
laughed. The card had been in the
Ia,el1pe uni,i then but s,e MRS Cher !.
fun for himself. ever since the trial
started: SO she held the card up to the
gaze of all. Tit spectators were per-
mitted to see a work OF art, in which
was shown a monkey with gloves ON,
knocking out a goat.
!, Mr.. Shepard then read two letters
dated Jan 7 and Jan. u. He asked
Mrs. Gilbert where she had written the
second one. The tone OF his voice
seemed to convey some iusinuation, and
the witness replied. angrily.
I'm raris and you know it,"
The words We're almost hissed from
: her lips. Her fair face flushed Grim,
: son. She tapped her chair quickly with
both hands, and tn n seemed as II she
: could hardly restrain herself from leap
: Ing towards the lawyer.
: Mr.. Shepard began to ask a question,
but used only the words DO you get
angry when the fury OF the witness
/. seemed to chsck him and he paused q