New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-05
THE JURY COULDN'T AGREE.
RESULT OF THE INQUIRY IN MRS. COD
DINGTON-FELLOws's CASE.
SHE DECLARES THAT THE OUTCOME IS VIC
TORY FOR IER-rHE RESPONDENT TESTI-
FIES AND DENIES THE ALLEGATIONS
OF HER HOSTILE RELATIVES.

FIEs AND DENIES THE ALLEGATIONS
OF HER HOSTILE RELATIVES.
The commissioners appointed to inquire to
whether Mrs Alma Louise Coddlngton-Fe,ows IS
competent and able to take charge OF her estate
and 70 determine whether she IS an inebriate as her
late husbands relatives charge. and whether she Is
competent 70 take charge of her children assem-
bed with the Sheriffs jury yesterday afternoon
and continued the hearing IN the case
After number OF witnesses had been examined.
including the respondent herself, the case was
given 70 the jury. who could not agree and were
discharged
The first witness was DIT Arnold. OF No % East
Twentleth-st. DR.. Arnold says he Is an expert IN
cases OF nebr.ety. having devoted all of his nine
years Of experience to the study OF that special
dsease-"for It Is disease" said the physician
To the hypothetical question: put by Treadwel'
Cleveland involving all the symptoms displayed by
Mrs COldlngton Fellows. DR.. Arnold said that ne
was Of the opinion that a person afflicted as the
question implied. was an nebriate, and that the
chances Of voluntary reform were Vi TIC '''''
kind.
| On cross-examinatiop the witness said that IL
was almost impossible to diagnose case accurate
| ~ from "A hypothetical question
This closed the plaintiffs case, and In behaI1 OF
| Mrs Coddington- Fellows. Almon Goodwin arose 10
omen her side of the litigation. He first disclamed
any relationship to the plaintiff Goodwin ana then
! launched forth In a bitter denunciation or Harry
! Goodwin. whose base insinuations did the deiehu-
ant greater injustice than did the direct charge '
she was an imbece dNinkard'
The first witness called was Abraham u Me~sef'
who. during the past eight years, has had entire
/ charge of Mrs Coddngton-Fellowss house at hoHs
Branch ~ j.. while the family were IN ms Guy
The resDon lent always impressed him with pelhs
an able business woman lie said, with all the OPP
/ pOrtunity he had OF seeing Mrs" NVuu"s'"' 49,
never saw her drunk.
A number Of other witnesses test'hed that ME-
Coddlngton Fellows, in their opinion possessed co
siderable business ability; that they had never scr,
her ntoxicatel that they never knew she u'diiN
until Informed by clifford Coddington that her
house was well ordered and her children well take"
care OF.
Then Mrs Codlington-Felows took the witness
chair. She smiled and kissed the book with res
Quite smack promising to tell the TRUTH the "noic
truth and nothing but the truth She was at.'reu
| in A black MORE silk OF fashionable cut the 'front.'
of her bodice was trimmed with white lace On her
blend hair was a French headdress OF the attest
! STYLE Her answers were short, sharp and satirlcai
when her counsel referred to any OF her late nus
After telling about her property the witness ess, gS
tailed how when part or TIE eSts ue, Was CoojWn
came to her with the check ,e .rol,
QWhat did h. say A-lie sad that thoa "9 and
private accounts could have Il; .,,ss. ~,
G-Whai aid You do? Al sent the books and
accounts down 70 the Union Trust Company just
90 Wbat have been your habits regarding the
Ms. of spiri,uous liquors during your husbanls
NE A-We always haI vine Deer ana 'na''p's"7
| a table our taste directed -. .,.,.
Tel please. why It was you ieft ,r y9@r
! counsel and went the various hotels mere re-
ferrcd 70? Al had TO leave my own nous Use 70 get
/ 81 this answer tho (ioOdWns Uttered hugely ana
the eSr o9oiW Mn 'ShT iS dr SAID that
rr,or 10 har marriage 70 James w Fellows she was
e,mintlement of the Goodwtns. who, she declared
never li6cd him after they found out mat ne 1Nsu
then I'D of the Tora o OF sfe
She wound up by saying Il shall never 6,,i ioT 1en
night for now Te 1ss Set' w lns shot at
clifford Goodwin, whose frame IS rather attenu-
Then followed long series Of questions about the
taking away Of her daughter Gladys by the "oou-
Wild the GoplwIns call often to see you?' asked
All Non yes answered the witness, especially at
M Whom dfl they ask to see? A-They always
asked 10 see Lulu. they knew had no use Tor
. Has your daughter lulu ever struck you? A.
Yes three tnes-once she knocked out one OF my
Hirs Cold,nrton. Fellows prepared for the ordeal
OF her cross-esaminaton by settling herseit DOWN
""Iiiow od are you?" asked Mr.. Cleveland.
'rhirty-nve years" answered the witness
O-When were you born? A-On January
9 What year, don't you remember? Al don't
6Was # not in 1850? A-Yes: guess It was.
. Then You thirty -nine years Old? Ayes
o BY whom were you married? A-Dr John
Glow old dl you tell him you were? A
O-.rhen YOU told him a lie? Al guess 1 did.
0-Were YOU ever intoxicated? A-Never; not as
you understand the term. -. - nus
! O-Then Gilbert Codlington lies when he says
Won We're Ayes: he does.
O-Ani So does your laughter Lulu A-hes
IN, same ~ when she swOre she never struck me.
O-And Mr. Wardwell and DR. and Mrs Butler
lid too2 A.-NO: did cali on Or. and Mrs. Builer
but | was not intoxicated. 49,
O-Anl Mrs Snfen and Mr.. Thurman and Mrs
Robinson the nurses; did they lie tor A.-Nes;
they were discharged servants and as such you
may imagine why they did so.
q Why dl You leave your own home ana go 10
holes and register under assumed names? A-'rhey
pesterel 10 death. and Just LETT them SITTING
I'm the plrlOr until they got tired.
each allegation made by the plaintiffs as 90 her
being intoxicated She also denied having ever sat
az the basement window ana tapped at passers.
iy 20 attract their attention: for, she said. IF
wanted LIQUOR ali | had to DO was 20 call messen-
ger having 4 ca-bOx in my house.
The general impression seemed 10 be that on cross
examination Mrs Codi,ngton- Fellows strengthen
her side OF the case Finally the case was given
T. the jury, and at midnight, as there seemed TO
De- no chance OF an agreement the Commissioners
discharged the jury. II was said the jury stood
ten TO four the respondent. When told that the
Jury could not agree Mrs COddingtOn-Fellows said
she surprised, but declared that the dis
agreement virtually a victory for her.