The Helena independent., 1893-12-06
he USED The PLURAL.
The Word sour" Occurs In Band
mann's Letters to B,audet Con-
corning Property.
4 Book Written by the. Tragedien
Lauds Her Talents Very
Highly.
Tears asa Indy nation at the Incident oi
an Alleged brother Who Was
In Trouble.

Louise Dsaudst was on the witness stand
all yesterday In the United Etates court to
prove that she was an equal partner With
Traasdian Daniel Bandmsnn In various
theatrical ventures fFem 1880 to 1885, In
stsad Of being. % hs claims. merely en-
gagged to act at . stated salary ger week;
and that, therefore. hs should ascount 10
her for ons-half OF the profits, The most
OF the day was taken MP II reading afh-
davits and letters. The latter from Herr
Bandmann 10 Miss Bsaudst. The letters
we're taken Up one By one. aud after being
examined by Lawyer Cullen. counsel for
Bandmasn. were handed to the witnsss 10
read. after which they we're marked ~ az
hibits and filed. The passages In Tie letters
bearing particularly ON ths claims OF Miss
Bsaudst were those wherein the Aissouls
county farm was spoken Of s'our ransh."
and the cattle % ''our RSsatest bugbeaF.
tho herd" aad others whish were msrnt
to show that BanAmanu regarded what
ever profits resulted from thsir tours a.
theirs jointly. One Of them spoke of
..eoming homo from our ransb." Another
says: .'Ithink ] shall sell our greatest
bugbear, tho herd" and then speaks Of
making tour Of the east aad Of Europe.
continuing: God knows II In two years
from now ws will be rioh in evory sense Of
the word." Al smother time hs wrote that
he would "ss!l the cattle ON your account
and mins;' and again occurs this passaas:
'.Bus shall succeed yet and whom ] have
sold will place the money In real estate In
your and my name."
The bulkisst exhibit in the case was .
book written by Herr Bandmann regarding
his professional tours. Judge Mcconnell
read extracts from II to show the profits OF
the trips and the high opinion the trsAs-
dian entertained Of Miss Bsaudst. Judge
Knowles intimated that the interest OF
Lawysr NcConnell's client would be sub
served BY reading only ssoh passages -
bore ON the matter at issue. Almost At the
opcnipC OF the book Bandmann speaks OF
company he had in San Franchise which In
cludod suoh talent q Clarn Nor
e;.p,sa ri; s.s of "ta''' a. nGs =. as,ai. aaa.. 10
Bs.ude, was tho most talented" He thsn
speaks of his romantic meeting" with
Louiss Bsnudet "in tks dressing room"
Under the cloak OF rare modesty." the
book continues. II foend e1traordinasy
of large profits made on tho sour.
Miss Bsauders oral testimony was then
resumed, 81 eaking Of her separation from
Bandmann in 1859 in st.. PauI. she said
she had told him she must have settle
msns. "He said he would do 30. and then
would see how had wroneed him.. 10
always put me off. He never dsnisd the
partn ership from the time 1t was made in
1880 TO 1885," In his affidavit Bandnann
had said he was man Of msans IN 1850.
previous 10 the Australian trip. Lawyer
knew ubont that. and she said that Band
mann had borrowed $4,000 In San Fran
Disco to take company to the sound. She
added that he paid the money back on his
return. He had also told her that but for
big lawsuit he would have been r,eh
man,
some of the details Of the trip broad
were then gone into Judge Mcconnell
asked Miss Beaudet about charge BY
Bandmann that she had pAwned her ear
rings in New Zeaiand and that he had re-
desmed them. She said that she desired
and az Bandmann could not spare lsr the
MONEY she needed. she pnwued her ear
,inps for $50. Wh.n Bandmann hoard OF
IL later he redeemed the earrings. She said
that later on she was robbed OF her Jswelry
in Calcutta. Bandmann neves replaced a
cent Of it, as he claimed he had. Judge
Mcconnell asked her hcw many dement's
she had on the tour.
"About nineteen o; twenty" was the
answer. "stars usually have benefit be-
fore they leave town..
do recpls on salary usually have bens'
fits?' asked Judge McCsnnsll.
mot unless they buy the whole house, y
replied the recipient Of many benefits.
Tho claim of Bandmann that he spent
$500 in defending brother of Miss Bean
.uel when accused of q criminal ohense wal
b ought mp. and it was the occasion fol
tea 9, as the witness in donyinR the stste.
ment ha / occasion to refer to the death Of
her mothe. They were playing in New
Haven, Conn. she said. and one night .
note WAS handed her asking her TO call u
the iail. Bandmann went to the jail and
found ouS that young man who cald hii
name was David Beaudes and that his sis
ter was an actress was there. Il was nc
brother Of hers. as Bandmann found out.
ITO think that he should try to pass of
an. thing like that on my family" sohbsd
| the witness. II had NO ouch brother" Misc
Bsaudst exhibited to the judge document
mono of that lady's five sons had been
named David.
After correcting. by means OF memofan-
dun books. some Of the figures OF expenses
Bandmnnn had charged up aaainst her
and considerably lows ing them in the re-
the subject of ths Bandnann venture In
"Dr. Jskyll and Mr.. Hyde" She said that
while In New York Richard Mansfield had
| refused to allow He r Bandmann into hi
pe formance, saying ''he wouldn't admit q
10. cent acto,. ""Mans cid did not reoognizs
him az an ACTOR" added tho witness. Tc
get even for the sight, Bsndmann. abe
said, got mp play o: his own from tn.
Same book. His version was better thar
Mansfield's," said Miss BsAudet. This II
the play that was enioined in London.
Il Referring to the various amount'
charged up against her, witness said thG
papers appeared to have been hastily
made" and that some of ths dates wert
evidently wrong.
Miss Bssudet's direct. examination wal
concluded at the tins court adjourned