The Portland daily press., 1894-10-19

Portland; but on the afternoon tra;,, Il ,.,as
necessary to stop at Hiram two ar three
hours for the Portland train. Witness took
the afternoon train and at Hiram Jnnction
rook the Cutler house hack for that borel
She did not especially remember tbst two
gentlemen rode with her In The back To the
hotel.
AS to the persecution on the trian, Wit
| ness was questioned as to what attitudde
Mrs. Nickerson had taken in the matter.
! She did not remember definite expressions
| on the part of that lady.
| As to the sceno at leaving the train, wit
| ness repeated her former testimony. Com
| ing to the note which MI. Burbank is
alleged to have. passed to her folded in the
| Chautauqua catalogue, Judge Symonds
| asked if witness would say on her oath that
| she had received that note in that way.
| Witness replied firmly that she did.
''Mr. Burbanks is man who spells cor
| rectly,'' is he not, asked Judge symonds.
IL cannot pay him that compliment . re-
Piled the witness, while those in the court
| room smiled.
Witnes was asked how she happened 10
keep this note SO carefullys when she had
destroyed others. She replied that when
| she received the note she put it into the
pocket of her spring jacket, which she had
on. When the proceedings were called in
question she went to the Jacket and found
the note. She had not presented it at the
time her deposition was taken. but thought
she referred to it.
Then the questioning referred to the pro-
ceedings at the West End hotel. Witness,
being asked what Mr.. Burbank said to her
in the parlor, testified that he said: '.Why
did you ONE here instead of going with.
rne.''
Did he say that, Mrs. Hutchins?
He did.
Did he not say. For Gods sake, Kate, do
you know what you are doing?''
did n 3t hear that.
You do not think that he meant anything
improper there.
From what he had already done I did
think SO.
Did you not understand that he was there
to prevent you from doing an improper act?
/ did not.
Had he not already on the train done an
improper thing?
That is one of the questions of the case,
replied Judge Symonds.
The cross question then took up the pro-
ceedings at the hotel at the time of the
changing of the rooms. Witness stated that
Mr.. Davis changed her to So, and then called
at the room again TO ask about the old man
who was troubling her.
| Previous to the trial Judge Symonds had
taken Mrs. Hutciins's deposition as to the
affair." He now asked her if she did not say
in that deposition that Mr.. Davis had left
the hotel for the night when she was
changed to room IS.
The deposition was read to Mrs. Hutchins
| and she was asked TO explain the difference.
She said the facts we've az Just stated
Witnesss denied that she had known Mr..
Davis before the evening OF May 31st,
although she remembered him as one of
the officials and. would have known him
without; his uniform. She could not remem-
Der whether he wore hts uniform that night
Taxing ~up witnessss relations wita Mr..
Burbank. Judge syn.oLds asked her about
an occasion lastJune when Mr.. Burbank
called at her uncte's house. She told him
that he would, like to speak to him, and he
| came into the house,
| Ibid syou on that occasion use profane
languagef' asked Judge symonds,
| Witness, after considerable hesitation,
answered that she did not remember.
| Inc crosS rezhiHthAtioh 1anteu oNer Two
hours, and WAS conducted in a most
| thorough and searching manner. The wit
ness generally maintained an unruffled
demeanor, although once or twice she be-
came a little indignant.
Mrs.. Hutchins's was the last witness for
the plaintiff. Night Clerk Hatch being
called briefly to the stand merely to show
the MOTEL cashspook which showed merely
the receipt of 81. 80 for room IS that night.
Certain documentary evidence was next
put in viz. the letters from Mr. Burbank to
Mrs. Hutchins to Mrs. E. S. Osgood, to Mr..
Elroy Davis, to Mrs. William Elms of Madi-
son. and to E. J. Brainard of Madison.
| This forenoon at 10 O'clock, Judge
| Symonds will open for the defense.
TuE wRFCKFD3 scHo0NERs