The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-11-20
"What dye mean BY those fellows ?"

What dye mean by those fellows?"
The witness explained that ne was en-
tirelY unacquainted with his own wit
nesses. They thrust themselves on me, ="
be explained, ''and l always reserve my
opinion of such men until l hear what
they have to say"
well, now, take Mr.. Leveque. When
did you first make the acquaintance of
that fellow?'"
This question was the immediate pre-
cursor of long line of examination re-
garding the noble representative of Gaul
and his story Of Mrs. Russel's assigna-
ton at the Melville House. Russell was
asked to explain several things concerning
his acceptance OF the testimony of Lee
vogue. and the substance of his answer
was that while Leve0ue's testimony was
only hearSay, he was compelled to accept
1t as being part OF what had been brought
home 10 him, much against his will. Zone
is seeing, the other realizing" remarked
Russell. with his usual senten tious and lu-
guhrous air.
Didn't you make these charges when
there was doubt in your miDdP"
OF course there was trouble over this
question, but the witness was allowed to
answer as before.
Then knight got on to the subject of the
eminent witness, L. w. Allen, and having
emerged successfully from personal ar
gument, resulting from an innocent state
ment to the effect that he considered Mr..
Allen "a remarkably intelligent witness, -
Knight inquired of the habits Of Mrs. Rus
sell.
He learned from the witness that Mrs.
russell had stayed out one night during
the course of her married life with the de-
PENDANT, and, as the defendant expressed
it: ''She seemed haggard when she came
home. She showed evidence of having
been out on debauch. She was very
sick the next day-a sickness which looked
as if it resulted from debauch." Russell
looked sad as he said this.
Then there was that memorable dinner
at Marchand's. in company with Mr..
! Oliver. Russelps friend and creditor, to be
/ discussed. Russell mournfuIly described
| how that he dined by divers invitation.
and seemed surprised to meet his wife
| there. Then he calculated with much pre-
cision how much the dinners had cost. so
that it could be safely surmised that three
| quarts of real champagne, at five real dol
! lars quart, had been consumed OF tina,
occasion. Mr.. Russell remarked that his
wife took more than her share. However,
he made no objection at the time, and
when the whole party arrived at his
| house, Mrs. Russell said To Mr.. Oliver
! ''Come up, Ollie" and then Russell had to
| buy some wine himself. He bought il
from a neighboring hotel, and did not
charge it as groceries"
"Wbat was Mrs Russell's condition after
that night?"
Very jolly. She was high kicker"
ION. she kicked high, did she?" asked
Knight
''She did, greatly to my modification, .
| was the luguDrious answer.
knight branched off again. "Was Mrs
| Russell an habitual drunkard ?" he in
! CURED
81 object to that" shouted NJ. A. Dorm
warmly. THAT term requires defining
| ana you, Mr.. Knight, can't defire it,"
Judge Murphy thought that personals
ties were being INDUCED in anu said so
So new departure was taken. Russell
was forced to confess that be designedly
caused letter to be written to his wife
signed Vera" asking for an appoint
ment In Oakland, and all this done with
view to entrap Mrs. Russell.
II admit adopted that method in order
to identify my wife's handwriting" sait
Russell.
This was all George Knight wanted
He raised a terrible row and showed thai
by the writer of this letter reoues tins
an interview there was the substructure O
a deeply laid plot. In other words, al
KuIgHp put it, 'this man put up job on hi
| wife," The attorney then burst into decla
nation and told how that Russell had Sc
lected Oakland as the favored ground fol
this conspiracy; had engaged this thing
STUART: had sworn to q complaint before
making himself sure of the facts; had en-
gagged some other poltroon" to stand il