The evening world., 1894-05-31
Miss Coddington Says Her Mother
Had No Preference.
Champagne, Whiskey, Sherry and
Even Plain Alcohol.
Declares Her Baby Sister Was Afraid
of Their Parent.

~ III Viio"p, vi II LuSt oiNNy-SiANh
street. resumed their inquiry this morn
Ing In Part II. of the Supreme Court.
h action is brought by relatives OF
Clifford Coddington, deceased. the for
mer husband of Mrs. Coddington-Fel-
lows, alleging that she Is an inebriate.
Mrs. Coddington-Fellows denies the
charge that she drinks to excess. and
says that her late husbands rela-
tives kidnapped two Of her children.
One of them, Gladys, three years old.
has since been returned to her mother.
Mrs. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES was not in
the courtroom when the inquiry was
begun his morning.
first witness to-day. He said that he
had known Mrs. Coddington-Fellows for
many years; He said that on Dec. q:
talked with her. On that occasion. wit
ness said, she showed signs OF having
ibid she ask you to go out and get
her some wine?"
Yes, sir"
Yes. and took the wine back to
"Dla she drink the wine in your pres
~ don't remember"
Witness said he again called On Mrs.
Coddington-F Fellows. and again found her
under the influence OF liquor He said
that between Dec. q. 1898, and = arch 1.
1894, he visited Mrs. Coddington-Fellows
of the occasions found her under the
Unfit of liquor. On several Of these
visits witness said the defendant drank
MIR. .Wardwell said that he consulted
two physicians regarding Mrs. Codding-
ton-Fellows's drinking habits. and after
wards took one Of the physicians to her
on May 6 he again called at her resi-
denee. and found her so INTOXICATED
that he could no hold an intelligent
May Inyt ! AND fo %iuh M ahr; c CO ih,lsa &fstH
lows asleep on a sofa in the parlor. She
seemed to be very much Intoxicated.
ried upstairs to her sleeping-room.
The Inquiry Is still on.
During the examination of Mr.. Ward
well, Mrs. Coddington Fellows entered
was accompanied by her husband. She
has discarded her mourning. she, wort
at the beginning of the inquiry, before
she. wore a black silk dress. trimmed
with white lace and a light straw hat
trimmed with white daisies and light
green ribbons. She carried an ivory and
black silk fan, which she used con-
t~inuously.
The next witness was Guido Rieck. a
clerk In a drug store at sixty-fourth
street and Park avenue He was asked
ben called up in the night by messengers
from Mrs. Coddington-Fellows to buy
objected TO and the objections were sus-
tained. The clerk said that two weeks
ago last Sunday a lady whom he thought
gas Mrs Coddington came to the store.
gave her something IN a glass.
The defendants counsel objected to
the question. The objection was over
| ruled, and witness replied that he
couldn't see what was in the glass.
FreSerick j. Jaeger. a caterer gave
Frederick Lain. cashier at Hotel sa-
yoy. testified that on April q last while
ne was acting as room clerk, Mrs, Cod
ta erssS a, e .mrs to = Wsrd hotel la and add re ,Sst
her hat was awry and her hair disar-
ranged and her breath smelled of liquor.
His Impression, was that she was intoxi-
Gated, and he %hesitated about assigning
her a room. but finally did SO. He did
not see her again while she was at the
hotel and did not know when, she left.
Miss Lovise S~oddington. the eldes!
OF the defendant. was the next
witness: She said she would be fifteen
years old June IS r-xt.
After your fathers death do you re-
cated?' asked Lawyer Cleveland.
Yes, sir" replied the daughter without
"Tell the jury about it in your own
-"Well. it was two years last March.
Father had led during the preceding
February; went INTO my mothers
her breath smelled. I wa" Was "f frishten nHi
never having seen her in that condition
II called a servant and hen went for
a. physician. I returned with him, but
did not remain In the room while the
physician attended mother"
MISS COddtnRtnn then fold nf other
occasions when she had seen her moth
er under the Influence OF liquor.
Did you ever see your mother drink
any ~liquor?''
Yes, sir"
Please say what kind of liquor you
wine and whiskey; in fact, every kind OF
aWhe5e did she keep these liquors."
Miss C~oddington continued to tell OF
various occasions when she had seen
her mother intoxicated. Witness said
ter the occasions had increased in fire.
quency and continued for longer periods
than formerly.
Ibid you ever call a physician to at.
tend your mother on these latter coca
sions?"
yes. sir. Several times"
Ia w Dia you ever go to see your mothers
Yes, sir. / went to see him to ask II
he couldn't do something to save my
mother"
ibid your mother conhne her drinking
to meal times?"
mo, she drank at all hours"
Did you ever see your mother drink
pure alcohol"
Yes, on one accession"
Mrs. CoddingtoQ salt that her mother
neglected her little sister Gladys, ant
that she (the witness) took care OF tn,
child.
On one OCCASION, the witness said, wher
little Gladysd was JIst recovering from
congestion OF the lungs, her mother
was afraid OF her mother. jumped gu
OF bed. Her mothe afterwards RAISED
the window In the room. Fearing tina
her sister would catch cold. Louise tool
her rpstaira with her.