The evening world., 1894-09-06
HID BEHIND A PICTURE.
Dr. Babbitt TestifeS that he Stepped
Out and Faced His Wife and
William H. Stryker.
SAYS THEY SIGNED A CONFESSION
Mr.. stryker Denies Any Wong and the
Two Wives Say They Simply Kissed
as One Family.

| Master In Chancery w. B. williams
Is hearing testimony at the Chancery
| Chambers, Newark, in the divorce suit
of Or George Il. Babbitt against his
wife. Ida.
DIR. Rabbit was married to Miss Ida
| -. Laing at Plainheld, on March 49,,
1881, and since then they lived together
in that town, Washington and Newark.
Il am physician" the plaintiff tes-
titled Up to last December lived
with my wife at No. IS Green street
and since then I've been with my
mother at No. II Columbia street. In
July. 1893 | went to New Haven to
practice. returning in December. Some
times | was away two or three weeks
one night when | came home late | had
to wait twenty minutes before Mrs.
Babbitt oDened the door. She was
nervous. and said had awakened her
from sound sleep.
Il became suspicious. on the night OF
Dec. ~ | climbed in a window and hid
behind a large picture-frame. William
4. Stryker was sitting on the lounge
and my wife was on his lap. | burst in
upon them and there was scene
After some talk they both signed
confession"
What made you supcious of your
wife, Rabbit was asked.
"A letter that she wrote me in october
last year. saying she had taken moon
light walk with Stryker."
What did your wife say after this
discovery"
"Oh. she begged for forgiveness. !
had papers of separation prepared and
we agreed to live apart Mrs. BabLitt
said she loved William and that he
loved her. They would get married. she
said, If 1t were possible"
You and your wife and Mr.. and Mrs.
Stryker were good friends. were you
not" asked Lawyer Leonard Kalisch.
I'VE were
Did stryker ever kiss your wife?"
He did"
,"Did you ever kiss STRIKERS wife?"
Il did"
Now isn't it fact that you got
stryker and your wife 10 sign the
alleged confession at the point OF a
pistol?
No. sir, l threatened them with ar
rest II they did not sign. They sisnol."
Did you not threaten to cut Stryker's
heart out or put "A bullet in him?"
mo. SIR"
.iiH' JdIt bfDDltt, tHe uottDT 7,
admitted having described his wife as
IA quiet. respectable woman"
Lawyer Wilcox, counsel for DR.. Fab
bit. read the deposition OF Mrs. Rebecca
Greer street. She stated that Stryker
visited Mrs. Babbtt four times a we ,k
during her husbands absence. and son,e-
times he stayed until $50 in the morn
ing
Zone, night when DIR. Rabbit came
home Mrs. Perry, said, "Stryk.r
nf n W hrnt
board. struck potted palm under the
window and broke It. He ran. through
the yard and escaped oyer the fence"
declared that when he entered Babbitt's
house on Dec. - with Mrs. Rabbit ne
knew that pr. Rabbit was hiding be-
why did you sign that confesslon?"
on, | did It to quiet the doctor !
h hiadrd,y gave the mater thought;
why? Had you done anything to he
assigned or"
came came, to sign this paper confessIns thar
oh, I don't know; When Dr. Babbitt
Rabbit said it was all a Joke s" Besides
there wasn't as much writing on the
paper that | signed AS there is on this
J never knowingly signed anything ad-
hitting having taken liberties with MIS-
Mrs. Bahbtt was the next witness
called. She Is tall. dresses stylishly and
wears diamonds. MY maiden name was
LANG" she said. I'VE were married In
a Quaker church. on the night In Octo-
her when Mrs. Perry says that MIR.
alone In the house. and was engaged in
crocheting a necktie for my husband
There never was anything wrong be-
tween Mr.. Stryker and myself"
Mrs Stryker. wife OF the co-respon-
dent, stuck up for her husband and lie
Slared that he escorted Mrs. Babbitt
home. lat my request and that OF DIR.
Rabbit. Mr. Stryker wasn't in the
habit OF being out late nights. On the
night that Mrs. Perry speaks Of he was
home with me. Yes. DIR. Bahbitt kissed
me in the presence of Mrs. Rabbit and
my husband. We were like one family"