The evening world., 1893-10-19
MRS. GILBERT FURIOUS.
Intensely Angered at a lawyers
IEsiuuating Tone.
Seemed to Be Ready TO Spring at
Her Questioner.
Says She Wrote u Letter in tho
White Heat of Despair.

Men about town, readers of Partisan
literature and all the different classes
usually termeu Frcnchy. were repre-
scented in Common Pleas Courtroom,
Part Ill, when the sensational divorce
suit OF Giber' against Gilbert was con-
,.nued this nc ming.
When court opened Lawyer Townsend
continued the redirect examination OF
Mrs. Gilbert.
The witness was first led to say that
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. Gil
bert answered
BY that l meant that in spite Of al!
him; l. thought of him as he had been
when first knew him. / wrote that
letter in the white heat of despair. !
was In bitter misery
Her interpretutiJ IN of the sentence: "If
there Was "A breeze last night | was to
blame was that there had been n
Inther animated conversation about
has been mentioned in the trial several
When Mr.. Townsend asked for the con-
yensation al out him. the eager specta-
tors listened anxiously.
Il object" broke IN Mr.. Shepard.
"Sustained." said the Judge. with an
emphlsis that made all the spectators
MI. Townsend then read from one of
Mrs. Giber.,s letters this extract: Let
thing to get rid of" The sentences We're
read in the solemn one some preachers
use IN announcing q text, and. like a
Mr., Townsend reuested his client to
tel the Court what she meant.
y thought" she said. IF | could get
a divorce ! might remarry and I meant
mat u, would be- a good thing to got
rld or because my husband was giving
me money"
the various endearing terms Mrs. Gilbert
used: n reading them all from Dear
boo. TO Your loving Little WHEY"
Judge Bischoff looked up In astonish-
ment at s!ch a foolish question: the au-
dience smiled. and the witness blushed.
Notwithstanding his beastly habits and
satisfy Mr.. Townsend. for he proceede d
"I will now put in evidence the baby
This, it was understood. was that
couple in order that their marriage
might be annulled by the church.
Inc eNamination with regard to this
gave Mrs. Gilbert a chance to give her
husband a cutting glass and remark.
Every wife wants to be Il mother
and every decent husband wants to be
u Ihtner.
Continuing she explained that Gilbert's
lack OF decency in this respect had been
one of the causes of her u~nhappiness.
Mr., Gilbert's letters were next taken
cussed at length; In 1t the writer an
swcred his wife's complaint about it
being a long, time bctween drafts and
thanks rim for some present. He also
nenuy. Mr.. Townsend was continuing
reading when the witness asked sharply:
What date is that?'
1.-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
angrily. ~ don't want you to forget
still further revelations that promised
to be interesting We're prevented by Mr..
I9wnsend,s Interruption. He next want
ADDICTED to the bad habits that the plain
tltf has characterized as beastly, but he
question was not allowed.
letter OF February. 1859, from Gilbert
these sentences:
The photograph and note do YOU JUS
t "Gg; pRer cr oniv knew OF ~ %ba; b If the pho
have waited until another day. You
sPenk OF our meeting next ,pring. but
- nv iii''E VI " We lntUt the last
time. don't Vol think we had better
nGve our next meeting at your moth
The witness here apparently became
very faint. and nervously pressed her
silver vinaiGrette to her ~nostr.is. Mr..
ToWnstn nd paused in his examination,
ana a court officer stood ready to oner
bravely recovered and smiled TO indi-
cate that she was ready to answer ques-
lions.
Mr. Townsend .y,i, ,,,ar,1 L.
troduce more OF the Gilbert family af-
fairs by asking about "a conversation
Mr& Gilbert had with Frederic Gilbert.
Jagged; was revived by this, but they
We're doomed to disappointment, for the
Judge ruled the question out. MIR.
Mr.. Shepard asked, on c~ross-examina-
ton, If Santa Maria still visits Mrs.
Yes" said the witness, with a smile.
did you send this New Years card
to your husband In December, lSSs"'
asked Lawyer Shepard.
laughed. The card had been in The
envelope until then, but Mrs. Gilbert
is not as selfish as Mr.. Shepard. who is
fun for himself, ever since the trial
started: so she held the card up to the
gaze of all. The spectators were per
mitted ts see a work OF art, in which
was shown a monkey with gloves on,
knocking out n goat.
MIR, Shepard then read two letters
dated Jan. 7 and Jan. n. He asked
Mrs. Gilbert where she had written the
seemed 10 convey some ~insinua,ion. and
the witness replied, angrily.
I'm Paris and you know IT,"
The words were almost Missed from
her lips. Her fair face flushed Grim
son, She tapped her chair quick xiv with
both hands, and th'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
moment. He did finally ask why she
got so angry, but received no response.
His next question was u%nimportant
and was answered calmly.
Then Mr., Townsend asked about the
New Years card. and pleased the specta-
tors by reading from II this verse: