New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-29
CLOSE OF THE BATES CASE.
THE JUDGE RESERVES HIS DEClSioN'
BRIEFS TO DE HANDED IN by THE LAwfffs-
.cuARIIE, NAY NOT BE SO FLIPPANT
MONTH FROM NOW AS HE HAS BEE

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| .cuARrIE' NAY NOT BE SO FLIPPANT
| MONTH FROM NOW AS HE HAS BEEN.
The trial of the suit brought by Annette r. ba.e'
to prove that she Is the common law wife OF '"a'i
T Rates and incidentally to secure legal separa-
,ion from him. came TO an end In the oupe'i0'
Court Yesterday and II Mr.. Bates possesses Ill any
degree the ordinary sensibilitics with when hu'''
beings are endowed ne will have extremely u'''o
Portable feelings until Judge Freedman announces
his decision in the Indeed. II Is the opio' VI
many who followed the course of the trial carelu'y
.h, AR Rates NAV have more uncomfortable ieei-
ines after the verdict is pronounced than ne mas
now The trial attracted a great deal Oh a,,e"''oi
and the general opinion which prevailed III INC GU
elders of the courthouse and upon the streets yes
terday was that the plaintiff had fairly proved her
case 1t was freely said that an element oi uncei
| taintvjwas added by the feelings to when Juusc
Freedman had frequently given expression uuiins
the trial which were in every instance 'Sai'' '"e
plaintiff ~ ,.os NJ
Rates may find himself in the hottest KIM OIL ITO,
watar He has sworn positively that he ala not
write or sign the alleged marriage agreement ""oi
the plaintiff offered in court, and ais" 'f't "e Wv,
| not write the words wife and "husoahu "'i0i
| occurred frequently in the letters when were pu.
IN evidence Against his word was set up that Oh
Nrs Rates the Judgment Of the BANK cashier WI"
mas accustomed TO handle Mr.. Bates's notes. ana
| the opinion Of David ~ Carvalho an expert II.
| handwriting. 1t is significant that no nieh'i VI
Mr. Bates's family was called upon by the oeie"'e
to say whether in his opinion the ss""'u'e "
Charles +. Bates to the marriase "s' ~
genuine forged. 49,
| indigo Freedman will reserve his decision on the
case until he carefully go over the tes.''hos'
The issue in the was sharply dehneo' anu Il INV
Judge decides for Mrs Bates there can Dc OH! o"'
inference to be drawn, and that Is that MI Dates
In DENYING the genuneness of the marriage
| ed
inrv Under these circumstances II wouid
not be improbable, indeed, that justice wouid
demand that Bates should De prosecutor u,
the criminal courts. Perhaps then ne "o"Iu
| realize something of the seriousness Va '"eso
proceedings and drop the light and nippant manner
| :, which ne has conducted himself throughout the
| trial which has just closed
| The case for each side may be summed up briehy
| as follows: Mrs. Bates alleged that she met MT
Bates October TO- 1889 that ,hey became ,Sax u er
married on July lS 1890 in her home The mar,
age performed Without seremSny ana t Hat
his family would be opposed 4 and that II would
RTeqa ates n and Mss McGrah signed an
| in which Mr. Bates Acknowledged her NJ MS Jaw
fnl wife r,, un1s by Mr Bates 10 the paint II
which ne addressed her as MY darling vile ana
Sit in cylence Mrs Eates that they were
written and signed by Mr.. Bates and two excellent
| said that they believed that the documents were
| genuine the other nanu, the ohIy aittInpe
| that was made to disprove the genuinencSs o. ne
writing the statement of Bates himself; NO NO
| experts or other witnesses were called 10 sho"
| that the Instruments were forged OF tainpereu
| with in any way. , -, -. -,
| The trial ended with a conspicuous absence or
DIRE matte effect Mrs Bates appe.rei In blue
gown. the nth taiior-made creation which sne
| flashed upon the public, Mr.. Bates was also also
there and 1t was perfectly apparent That he had
not lost flesh during the trial. The lawycrs.-Ot'c
| Horwitz for Mrs. Bates and Wheeler H. Peckham
| Tor Mr. Ba;es-cach with assistants, were on hand
promptly But II apparent that the battie
| had been already fought Mr.. Carvalho. the han,-
writing expert cros5-cxamlne! Tor rev min
/ utes by MIR. Peckham in q listless way Then
| both lawyers said that their cases were closed:
| up and MIR Horwitz waived his privilege IL was
agreed that both attorneys should hand IN briefs
| II NAV be a month or before Mr. Bates
! finds out whether he Is bachelor or benedict,
| and whether not he Is to be threatened with
| the prospect of Il term in state prison,
! Charles Norander the witness Tor the neience'
| who IL was alleged. had been convicted OF swim
ding In Brooklyn, visited the courthouse ana vigors
| ously denied the charge