The evening world., 1894-01-16
MAuDE HALLIDAY IN TEARS.
Bonnie Hall Swears that She Is of
Bad Character.
Schildwachtcr Produces Witnesses
In The $4,000 Suit.

This was the fourth day OF the SEN
satioral Halliday-Schiliwachter $4,000
breach of promise and betrayal trial.
and long before Judge Gildersleeve took
his seat In Part l. Of the Superior Court
the room was flied with a curious crowd.
When tue case was adjourned last
night witnesses had told of n number
of drinking expeditions that the slight.
pale-faced plaintiff was said to have
taken part in, and Jerome Finn had
sworn to having had guilty relations
with her.
Lawyer Grant completely ratified some
Of the witnesses for the defense. and
in all the plaintiff prohted by the evil
dence.
The defendant. Charles ~schildwachter.
who was forced to leave court yesterday
on account of Illness, was in court bright
and early. and said he felt very much
better. He will again go Oh the stand to-
day.
Miss Halliday walked into court shortly
before 1t opened on the arm OF her
father. She looked pale and worn and
appeared very nervous. Baby Halliday
was again in the courtroom. with Miss
III % C'S'N "'t " bNf
The little one cooed constantly.
The first witness called this morning
was Rev. DIR. S. Gregory Lyons. rector
of the Church of the Beloved Disciple, at
the corner of E~ighty-ninth street and
Madison avenue.
DIR Lyons was called by the defense,
and Lawyer Grant opened. He had
hardly asked the witness two questions
said, belonged to his church, when Law
yer Welch offered an objection, mas
much as the lawyer for the plaintiff was
trying to establish the character Of Miss
After a wordy encounter. Lawyer
Grant ended the trouble by withdra wing
the witness. AS DR.. Lyons went out he
shook hands with both Miss Halliday
Charles B. Hallock. superintendent of
Stern Bros store. was next called. He
testified that Miss Halliday had been
1899, to some time in 1S9.
The defendant was recalled and asked
70, produce certain letters in court.
could find them.
Several letters alleged to have been
written by the plaintiff we're read. The
iiTsh Ms' s Tsiftsn Of Fq trouble 81 In for it wS Mifs
Schildwachtcr said, on the evening OF
Nov. .. she told MIN n man named Max
Lauterbach was responsible. The de-
Herman Clippert. At this recital Miss
Halliday's eyes fairly blazed with fury.
Another letter referring to Miss HALL
days condition, was put into evidenss,
wachter In hand. He fatty contradicted
,ne evidence of Jerome Finn, that he
had seen the defendant and talked and
since Friday. He said he would be very
much surprised to learn that the plain
III had never met Max Lauterbach I'M
"Rennie" Hall Of go West One Hun
bred and Thirty-third street, testified
that he met Miss Halliday in the Park
IN July, 1881. in company with a Mr.:
F Miss H fnf 1hFee on other tse w fo!Insins H sat mft
They went 10 Madden's saloon. Aus. 8,
1897. he accompanied the, plaintiff to
,Belden Point. He also t2ld Of a mum
Miss Haliiday's company at picn!cs,
Hall mst then rnss made rdins Miss 4 m noil,ds daina nSn
acter, and the pretty plaintiff began to
After recess Hall resumed the stand
and told of having had IA picture taken
Halliday sitting IN his lap. He also
testified as to having received money
from S~childwachter since the trial be-
gan.
Maurice Wcrtheimer. a dealer in kid
gloves, testified as to the PLAINTIFF good
Character while in his employ last May.
Herman ,Goossen, who keeps a saloon
knew both the plaintiff and defendant.
He said they often drank in his saloon.
He created no little excitement by
swearing on direct examination that he
saw Miss HALLIDAY IN schildwachter to-
gcther in 1889. The witness became very
much confused under cross-examination.
satisfactory witness, and contradicted
himself constantly.