The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-07-24

witness said that PetertrieI to put Wheedon
out.
Il wished to see him put out into the
/ street then, and wish it now,n said the wit
ness, ratified at the glilnaces of Wheedon on
the back seats.
You said," asked Mr.. Beale, .'that
/ Wheedon, Parker, Glaze and the others who
visited your mother, first paid attention to
i your
Yes, sirn
Didn't Wheedon come to see youf' asked
counsel
''He did at first, but soon showed him
! that didn't want him and told him so. he
called ON me and / told the servant to say
that | was out, sick, dead, or anything" .
Your mother doesn't get along with Dr.
Rector2o
mo, sir.n
Then Mr.. Bedle devoted some time to
Wheedon and asked Miss Bentley who and
what he was. That young lady scornfully
replied that he measured out ribbons in a
New York dry goods store.
The sarcasm made everyone smile.
Where did your mother meet Glaze?'
'At BelmarD
"Did you see him put his arms around
your nother!'
II didn't say so. l said he and my mother
sat on the porch together and drank
whisky: sometimes that green stuff called
Creme de Menthe,"
mean by saying that Prof Mendel was hold
ing your mothers hands Did it displease
you.'
"Wen," said Miss Bentley, ''it WASH t
proper l didn't admire him for holding my
mothers hands before me-
"Why did he hold her handsg" asked Mr..
Bedle.
For amusement, suppose
What did Jack Palmer dos What is
your complaint against him" asked Mr..
Bedle
Il told you," snapped the witness
HE had given performance and
we came back to the hotel and mamma
wouldn't let me sit on the back seat, and
mamma and he sat there. 1t was a two-mile
ride.n
"What did you seeg' asked counsel.
81 saw mamma leaning back in Jacks
arms.
Gould you see his hands2n asked coun-
sci.
'sYes, they were around her waist"
"Did you say anything to them" asked
counsel
''No, it wouldn't have made any differ
| ance."
Now" said Mr.. Bedle, giving up that
matter and turning to the testimony as to
| Mrs. Bentleys intoxication. "let ME ask if
witness might not be mistaken as to her
mothers condition on New Y ears night"
''Oh no." said witness, there are others
here who can testify to that besides myself
counsel tried then to show that the reason
Why the servants left the house was because
| witness had told them to go.
PRETTY HIGH TEMPER.
at was on account of your temper,
wasn't it" asked counsel.
s'Well, have pretty high temper, re-
piled Mrs. Bentley.
Haven't you refused to take anything
| from your mother@ asked counsel.
''Didn't you say you would never receive
! anything from your mother because your
| grandmother would look out for you9
| asked Mr. Bedle
my grandmother said she would take
| care of me because l am twenty-one, and
| my mother could put me out of the house."
| Did your mother put you olt!'
mo, sir; but she has often threatened to
do So"
Ex-Governor Bedle left this part of the
case and drew out an explanation about her
mother dining at Patrick, the old servants
house. Witness said he was an old retainer
of the family, but couldn't see why her
mother should eat at his cottage.
Miss Bentley said that she had been to
school until she was fourteen years old and
had private teacher for two years: but she
| wished more tuition. which her mother re-
| fused.
Previous to the time when you com
menced your Chancery suit wasn't it
your principal reason why you disliked
| Wheedon was the fact that he was engaged
to your mother!n asked Mr.. Bedle
lit was" was the firm answer. 'sWe
didn't want that fellow for stepfather, and
we cried and begged mamma not to marry
him u