The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-21
GEORGE SWORN FOR 'STELL.
cy,Rnryo EPIsoDB IN TEE NOON.
ssIsE AND MORPHINE IRfiL


=, Never s-s thst ne Never esvs Her
A., Drag H-rryise Or che Mi-,ster.
-, Rooksyay intrusted its most precious
,o..ssslon yesterday to the New York Court OF
common Pleas. 1t was the telegraph operator
!, The Far Rockawsy station Of the Long Island
p.JIro.d. and he was In Judge Bisohof's
Court As a rebuttinE witness; the object OF his
...,Imopy being 10 contradict the statements
81. NJ the cab driver and others who testi-
a.. on Monday. that on her wedding night
~. Fstslle Pettit-Freid was all right" The
80 mad almost reached conclusion. the tes-
,,mony for the defendant, Freid. was all In.
-n.n the plaintiff. Miss Petit. as she insists
mon being called. called the young operator
IA rsbuttal. He was the last witness OF the
a,y but he will long remain 1rst In the minds
Al these whose rare pleasure II was to hear
him. His name is George Cameo His hair
20 long and dressed pompadour: his trou-
s.r, we're freshly creased. and he wore
a delicate thread OF . black moustachs.
What Mr. Cannes testified to on direct exami-
nation By Mr.. Honeyman was that he cav
Niss Petit whom he referred to as 'Stel."
Al about 2 o'clock on the night Of Aug. 20
Last. her Wedding night. after she had arrived
n Far Rockawsy. "Bhe was walking along
with an escort" said the witness. softly. way-
ing his head gently backward and forward.
and 1uHk eat0 TO noIs Why otohs bhhus
what In the world do you mean By being out
20 late at niehtr But 'stslL abe never an
svered me at all. but Just held her head down
and walked right out OF the depot"
did you see Mr.. Frsid assist his wife from
the carr" asked Mr. Honeyman. tendsriy.
Yea I Just did" responded the witnesa
"well. how did he do itr'
why. he Just held mp both Of his hands like
that" the witness answered. raising his hands
aloft, as II he held In them the ends OF an
apron In which no expected TO catch some
thing
Then Lawyer Fromme addressed the witness
IN eross-examination. and at times spoke to
him severely. He first asked him:
Did you make any further inquiry a. to
whY Miss Petit was out % late that night. or
why she did not answer -FOUR"
Yea" said the witness, 81 asked May about
It next day. whom saw May. but she didn't
inS. ysy she didn't M s.i TSs r
Yes" said the witness coyly.
-ssssa.o s:fsa led her Sa one time to call me b,
wei. What /. your ny.. n.msr'
sfd the Sna IN s.t tone that bs
desk, in g. ressnce OF writing that no one
We'll, what II your nicknamer,
Tai Sssd sos 81: fsyss :oa thss Ss
Sss%% me IA ANY sstsFsd. il netting tone the
II; I'll 9, SaS% SsG Ps ss5. hSs
ter, Judge Bisehoii seemed to be engaged In
sons %isressSPgHsc writing and the Biz Ger Ger,
with he exn ros; q q laughter as he did By
that that night was very foGgy; he knew it be-
cause Sc read q message going over the yirss
cS NSleh been ' saassd BY s the oS
Then you don't know Of ,ySoI own ,I krowl.
Ruby looked at Sir; Ffomme real hard and
operator would tell a story"
The days pIoOssdinGs opened With The ,.ssi Il
Miss fsttit take those Historical glasses o.
1h as ns sS.d net M .ssa
that he wac SO busy admiring the plaintiffs
had e. T s..a si he
sSpS..iS; He stated that DO Was married TO
or any other drug SsH 90 the night d their mar
rage. or at any other time. On the Saturday
Sockaway. Whe1c Este dt met him at the d depot
.snd she grabbed me and kissed me all oyer"
sSS Ia. a% tod nf her moshsa &rs pst
that he was aJew: and that that had made
ps ystE *. snsts pas' ans aaaR
course Q. me tide Esteiie had urged him to
she said: Now or neverr" exclaimed the
mines D.v she vs SAID Il we were not married
trip to Brooklyn, Of their visiting the drug
where hs Locked up the address Of hs
TO secure as a witness 70 their m ArriageI They
did, In fact secure his foremAn's wife. They
to the Petit house in Far Rockaway, where
she retired TO her bedroom. and he to his
Wy rSah three houns Ss
marriage, but EstslIs had given him assurances
what her father and N other had done. as theirs
bad been runaway match. AT the ministers
married p ring. but 10 had no ring. and one
We'll, 1 am not sure that 1t Was gold. an
sSsred the witness doubtfully.
ing Witnsss Arose sT and e dresses s Al ss' oeioet
.s H.. X. h ND hs oa him s sss a
ma .s. He sat ~ The EDGE Il The Sse
IetuTnsd 10 his room. His wife dressed and
followed him to his room, and there told, him
her sSoat Il but a that she Ssd dsasd df t.
Ills wife then, went 20 her mothers room
S:a,A aa sSsop. Sh'I fhs M af%s heard
n. Hits's mother say that she wanted the wit
VIZ hRq: the :: f s:S! g. al sS S
leave With him =.
..t ISA;H ddId yoa go down to breakfast"
Me- snsWsrsd the witness; my wife
otoHght ny breakfast TO my room"
smnS did you not go down to oreAkfAst p
We'll answered the witness. slowly, shAk-
bis head. heard what my mother In law
hse said about me. and did not want 70 meet
sI "a a. The afternoon he had asked his wife e go
we're IN the grove keeping away from his
.Iotner-ln-lawi Tor her coat and hat. When
sns returned she reported that the family rev
vas actively fomented by May" and he
Ltssgsd his wife 70 20 70 her parents and con-
Their marriage, but che would not do so
he returned 20 New York. The next day
ss was sent Tor By BROOKLYN attorney
amer A5d mother had visited Minister Bow
SLshi and were rAisinR the question as to the
,ssauty OF the marriage The witness sailed
sAhs minister aud ask ed for his good oniees In
EetheT.
told the minister that money Was no OBJ
'sst N this matter" said the wttnesA
~ Did you sAy anything slao TO him 90 spur
SUI on IN reunltinR you aud your vile 2