The record-union., 1894-01-31
VIND-UP OF THE GILMAN CASE.
Conflicting RebuttaI Testimony Taken
Yesterday
The Arguments to be Made To-day
Judge Catlin VIII Visit the
Gilman Residence.

When the Gilman-Bee libel case was
resumed in Judge Catlin's court yester-
day morning the plaintiff went on the
stand to resume his cross-examination by
Mr.. Jones. He denied that on the day
he found Madison in his house with Mrs.
Truitt the doors and windows were all
open. He heard voices coming from the
rear room, and went out ard sent Barry,
the hired man, up to see who it was. The
latter reported that it was Madison Wit
ness then returned to the house and Mad
ison went out. He had some words with
Madison and afterward scolded the
woman. He asked Madison if he did not
know any better than to invade per-
sons residence in that way, and Madison
replied that the woman had asked him to
come in. Gilman cursed him and said
he would have him arrested if he came
there again.
Mrs. Truitt complained to the witness
of his having insulted her friend, and
said she would leave the house. He said
that would be all right, but he wanted
her to clean up the house, as it was in
great disorder. He told her also that Pat,
the hired man, had told him he heard
footsteps as of someone leaving her room
several times at night. He told her not
to go away until she had cleaned the
house.
The witness was then examined con-
cerning the statement of Mrs. Truitt that
he paraded through the hallway in nude
condition. This he denied, saying that
he walked from the bathroom to the bed
with oil his nn6Qrxxroar OIl He
also denied having said in the Bee Office
that he walked naked through the hall
way.
In response to further questions by
counsel Gilman went over the story OF
Mrs. TRUTHS visit to his store, her re-
quest for credit, and then her asking him
for S25. He was under the impression
that she did say if he did not let her have
the money he would be sorry for it.
AT the afternoon session Gilman was
examined (redirect to some extent re-
garding his testimony in the Police Court.
The serious matter" he said, to which
he had referred was the supposed fire.
quent visits of men to his house, of which
Pat, the hostler, had told him he sus-
pected.
To Mr.. Jones the witness said he could
not explain exactly why he had delayed
consulting his attorney until after Pat
told him the woman threatened to have
him arrested. There probably was some
reason for the delay which he could not
now recall.
The prosecution here called for Patrick
Barry, but he did not respond. Counsel
for the prosecution said they desired to
examine him again concerning the but
tons alleged to have been picked up in
the hallway of Gilman's house, on which
point they expected TO impeach Barry's
testimony.
Barry soon came in and took the stand.
He said he remem bered the return Of
Mrs. Gilman and her mother, and was
asked if he did not tell them that Mrs.
Truitt had returned that morning to the
house to get something she had dropped;
that she went through the motion of pick
ing up something and then showed some
buttons to him, said she had got what she
wanted, and desired him as witness.
The witaess said he had no recollection
of telling Mrs. Gilman anything of the
kind.
To Mr.. Jones he said he believed Mrs.
TRUTHS return to the house was after
Gilman's arrest. Then he said he thought
the woman came after the buttons on the
day before Gilman's arrest. On re-cross-
examination on this point he said it was
the day after.
To the court the witness said that Mrs.
Gilman told him she was afraid Mr.. Gill
mans first wife had sent the Truitt
woman there for the purpose of making
trouble.
To Mr.. Jones the witness said he may
have told Mrs. Gilman that ne thought
Mrs. Truitt designing woman.
To Judge Hou he replied that he may
have said there was nothing in the mat
ter-that it was put-up job.
Regarding the picking up of the but
tons, the witness said he could not swear
to facts.
The court-Do you mean facts, or dates?
Barry-Well, dates.
The witness then took occasion to ask
the courts pardon for remark made by
him in the courtroom on Monday while
Mrs. Gilman was on the stand.
Mrs. O.. i. Schaetfer, neighbor of the
Gilmans. was called by the prosecution.
She testified that she had been familiar
with the Gilman residence for several
wears. There is a partition between the
front and rear hall, and the portieres
now at another part of the hall had been
there for five years to her knowledge.
They have to be pushed aside in order for
a person to pass through. She is fre-
quent visitor to the house.
To Mr.. Jones the witness said the pas
sageway is narrow, and that the portieres
hang quite close together.
Mrs. Gilman was recalled and testified
that it was common thing for her hus-
hand to return to the house in the after
noon on hot summer days for the purpose
OF resting.
She personally attended to the employ
ment of servants, and sent their names,
the wages to be paid. etc., to the book
keeper at the store, and all settlements
were made through him.
The witness said that Patrick Barry
told her on her return how Mrs. Truitt
had come to the house for some things she
said she had left that morning the day
of the witness return), and illustrated to
her how Mrs. Truitt had picked up some
things she had just dropped, and show
ing him some buttons in her hand
said they were what she wanted and told
him she might want him as a witness.
Barry then told her that the woman was
a schemer and had put up job on Mr..
Gilman.
Mrs. NJ. Baird of San Francisco, the
mother of Mrs. Gilman, testified con-
corning the statement made to herself
and daughter by Barry on their return
from the springs. on this point she
corroborated the testimony of Mrs. Gil
man. 1t was on the day they returned.
He insinuated that Mrs. Truitt had
dropped the buttons there that morning
while she was in the house. He also
said he thought it very strange that the