The Washington times., 1894-10-25
sILING's BREEZY TESTIMONY.

! Arthur L. Silling, who is named as CO.
+ respondent in the Glennan divorce suit, was
the next witness Mr. Ralston, attorney for
DR.. Glennan, subjected Silling to scorch-
ing cross-examination, his object evidently
being TO draw out rs far as possible informa-
/ tion concerning the relations existing be-
tween Siiling and Mrs. Glennan. After testi-
fying TO the exciting incidents attending the
entry Of DR.. Glennan and the detectives into
the house, be gave a dramatic account of the
struggles and efforts OF the mother to save
her children. There were four doors broken
open, including his own.
In reply to Attorney Ralston's rigid crcss-
examination Silling could not tell the num-
Der Of his present residence, nor the ame of
the party with whom he is stopping. He only
knew il was on New Jersey avenue. between
ID and / streets. He made Mrs. Glennan's 8
acquaintance about July 10. last, at Edinburg.
Va. Witness did not tell a reporter he was
m unmarried man. Saw his wife about four
weeks ago. He next met Mrs. Glennan at
Harper's Ferry, and they stopped at the same
hotel.
4 The register of the hotel was then shown
Silling. 1t bore the entry in witness hand
writing: rs. r. Glenning and family" Sill
ling acknowledged that the entry was in his
handwriting
"Did Mrs Glennan and yourself occupy the
same room at the White Cottage, Harpers'
Ferry, from August Is until September 3?''
demanded Attorney Ralston.
''No, sir. -
Did you not occupy the same room with a
4 couple of sheets stretched across as a parti-
tiong' persisted the lawyer.
''Oh. that is different, replied Silling.
did you not tell party in Harper's Ferry
/ that Mrs. Glennan and yourself were there on
your honeymoon?"
"No, sir; did not
-
Glennan went TO CharIestoYn.
did you escort Mrs. GIennan to Washing
ton queried Attorney Ralston,
''We came on the same train"
LIKE DAMON AND PYTHIAs.
Silling said Mrs. Glennan went to Charles
town with him. When they reached Wash
ington they went to friend of hers, in
Grant place, and staid there few hours.
'Why didn't you remain longer at the
] house IN Grant place?" asked Mr.. Ralston.
Silling remained as dumb as a clam to the
/ query.
III it will disgrace you you need not
answer said the attorney.
Silling testified further that when he came
TO Washington, about the lst of October. he
was met at the depot by Mrs. Glennan. who
showed him TO her boarding g-house, No $40
/ Twelfth street, where the night scene oc-
3 CufItu. Al ILLS place u6 OcCuDltu u room on
! the same floor with Mrs. Glennan for nine or
ten days, up TO the time OF the abduction OF
the children. Witness denied that he was in
the same room with Mrs. Glennan on the
night of the alleged forcibe entry by the de-
/ tectives and DR.. Glennan.
did not you and she try to conceal your
selves by pulling the bed clothing over your
/ heads when the men rushed in?'
mo. sir. p"
There were two of the Glennan boys. one
ten and the other eleven years of age. One
of them slept with MS mother, the other with
| Silling, IN his room across the hail.
Mr.. aston then explained to the court
| that his purpose wns to show that the children
were in the McGowan house in an immoral
atmosphere and under corrupting influences
and that the father was attempting TO rescue
them from such conditions.
JUDGE 1uLLER's scATHING REMARKS.
"With that in view,' said Judge Miller,
"you can examine this man [Sillingl to your
hearts content. If it is set up here that the
/ father of these children believed they were in
a room where illicit relations were maintained
/ between his wife and this man, he can tear
| down the house and this court will not tie his
! hands by any technicalities of law"
Silling was asked il he knew a woman
| named Nellie Herman.
II know a woman who is said TO be named
! Nellie Herman. I know her as Nellie Ray -
"She nearly caused a separation between
yourself and wife, did she not?''
A deep silence followed this question for q
| few moments, and witness finally said:
Il will give you a chance at that later"
Capt w. NJ. ToIer described how he seized
his shotgun when he heard the detectives
! rushing about in the Twelfth street house.
] Witness said he could have held the passage
/ way with his gun against twenty-five men,
! but believing il was family disturbance. he
did not interfere. The captain heard Mrs.
/ Glenpan exclaiming:
Don't take my boys awayl'' 'I love my
boys!' "Let mo kiss them before they go?'