New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-10
G. L. BUCKTS HABITS.
TESTIMONY IN HIS wIFE'S SUI FOX ID
vORCE.

HE ADMITS THAT lie GAMBLED 4 LITTLE VIVA
sIoNALLY.
Mrs. Hattie f.. Buckrs suit for separa a'
Prov, char,ss T pncki president OF the yellow
Pine Lumber Company. was continued oe,o CO.
Ingrsbau in the Supreme Court, yesterday one
told many stories OF her husbands aiiee ~.
Lutte habits such as gambling ana III
men with whom he associated were ''s' ,n..
able to her. One OF them got drum "" ~, -
while In her presence. She did not IKE ','''
though the man did send an apology 10 he' "u'
hand tho roxt dav When her husband was not
at home playing cards he was out SONIC
doing the same thing. He remained out ali "'e"'
extremely often. she said
Once he came home at II: p. m. when she was
ILL., and found her sister in the ROOM ne o'oue"
the butler whom she had discharged III '''e ''''"
ing. back with him. sa
"Mr. Buck came into my room anu o.'.N
my sister out of it." she said "She went 'n.o
the sitting-room. and he followed her there. ne
ordered her from the house. but she reiuseu "
60"
Mr. Bucki then sent for policeman. TWO ponce
officers came short time later. MI DUN"
to them according to the Witness
"'Oficers put her out, do your duty
''I told the officers that she was my sister, anu
was staying with me because l was ILL., also
told them that Mr. Bucki had just come hoine'
The policemen said they could do nothing.
Its all right Mr.. Bucki said to them i nave
Captain Smith about 1t. Put her out A"o"
my rights" 49,
The policemen refused to comply with Mr.. Buckrs
request however This practically finished her
testimony. although she went over the san'e
ground she had gone in direct examination sew
eral times
Louis r. Hammerslough is brother-in-law OF
the plaintiff. He at the house the night wien
Mr.. Bucki brought the policemen there' anu lie
ihaJ fha hat
Miss Ruth o. Eckman sister Of the plaintiff was
the next witness She gave more details OF the
time when she was ordered from the house oy her
brother-n-law Her story corroborated that tod
by Mrs Bucki.
This testimony finished the plaintiffs case, and
Mr. Bucki took the witness-stand. He was asked
particularly about his alleged gambling and dr,h t
ing. Nearly all Of the stories he denied b edn Wied
enough ~ to give at least a color Of truth to the
allegations which had been made against MN.
He had gambed some not much one INT IN Tn nss
frequently he played a larger game
while they we're on their wedding trip. In answer
TO a question about this allegation, he said ne
SaF o maf p 'P be- SAID T drove her
around the country, and did not gamble al all
aa1sd hpyns paysd a, Of the Days
eafaFG Illinois f s and rntea states Senator
we boni the ASSERTION Of his wife that he had
sambled at Jacksonville. he declared that he DID
not gamble at all. The boarders at the notes
down there sat around and played whist and he
took a hand. He denied that lie ever gambled down
there.
The next question was about his alleged gam
bling at the Hoffman House In this city. ms
time he acknowledged the truth OF the accusa-
ton. and said he had played all night with some
city officials and had lost heavily The names OF
the city officials not mentioned.
Mr.. Bucki denied that he had ever been drunk
since his marriage. He also denied ever having
struck his wife. :.
This finished the for the day: Mr.. Buckis
testimony will be resumed this morning.