The record-union., 1895-10-19
THE CULVERSON CASE STILL ON.
The Defendants Witnesses Give Their
Testimony.
They Make His Case Appear Brighter
Miss Spinks Makes an Excel
lent Witness.

When the CuIverson divorce case was
day, S. B. Lusk told how he dressed some
wounds on Culverson's head and face,
which the latter told him were made by
his wife with q monkey-wrench. He had
never seen Culverson intoxicated. and
he very seldom went into saloon.
Miss Jennie Spinks was the next wit
ness. She is bright, modest girl, and
made good impression, being clear,
consistent witness.
Miss Spinks testified that Culverson
had been coming TO their house ever since
they (the Spinks family came to Oak
Park in 1891. On one occasion she, with
friend, went over to the schoolhouse,
and Mr.. Culverson came along as they
were standing near the school yard. They
asked him question and he answered it,
and Just then Mrs. Culverson came along
and shook her finger in witness face and
called her vile names. Mrs. Culverson
and her daughter afterward met witness
on the street, and both called her vile
names.
One time when witness was at the Gull
version ranch she and Mrs. Whipple rode
on clod smssher and she took hold of
Mr.. Culverson's shirt-sleeve to steady
herself. There were several other per-
sons In the field at the time. She told
Mr. Culverson about his wife using vuI-
gar language TO her, sometime after it &C.
Cured.
Mrs. Culverson called on witness once
and told her that Culverson and she were
discussing the question of whether
blondes or brunettes liked men the best,
and Culverson told her be would ask wit
ness. She also told witness that Culver
son had ruined other girls and was bad
man, and came TO witness house for that
purpose. Mrs. Culverson once came to
the house and tried The door and called
out, Now l have caught you" Witness
got up and opened the door, and when
Mrs. Culverson tried to come in pre-
vented her from doing so. and Mrs. Gull
version tore her dress.
Mr.. Culverson did not come to call on
her that she knew OF. He came to read
the newspapers and to work in the black
smith shop.
Mrs. Whipple testified that her hus-
band has rented the ranch for the past
two years. Mrs. Culverson rode out to
the ranch with her once last year and
told her that Culverson would cheat them
out OF their eyes; that he was bad man
and had sustained improper relations
with different women, and She advised
witness not to have anything to do with
certain young lady. Witness and Miss
Spinks rode on the clod smasher with
Mr.. Culverson. She had her arms around
Miss Spinks. Miss Spinks did not have
her arms around Culverson. Mr.. Whip
pie and the Culverson boys were in the
field
Did 1t need the weight of all three OF
you to smash the clods?" asked Judge
Catlin. with twinkle in his eye, the wit
ness being plump, buxom young
woman.
Yes, and more, too" was the answer.
HOW much do you weight" asked the
Judge.
"A hundred and eighty-seven," was
the reply. IF there had been twice as
muoh weight on the clod smasher, it
would not have smashed the cIods. They
were too hard"
Mrs. Culverson, she continued, wanted
horse TO go to a picnic and Culverson
tolo her he could not spare it. On one
occasion she wanted two crates Of straw
berries and Culversou told her that he
had an extra order for berries and could
only spare Ter one crate. She said that
she would not come to the ranch for one
crate and that If she could not have two
she would throw the berries on the
ground and stamp on them. She took
the two crates. Witness had seen Mrs
CuIVerson quite frequently and thought
from the way she acted she had very
high temper.
There were vegetables sent from the
ranch to Mrs. Culverson each week and
strawberries were also sent when in sea-
son. SO far as she had seen, Culverson
mad a good disposition and had never
made any disturbance. She had heard
him swear, but not at his wife.
IN the afternoon Culyerson was exam
ined at some length as to his various
pleces OF property and their value
l.. NJ. Lands borough testified to seeing
him walking back and forth from his
Oak Park home 10 his ranch.
The case will be resumed this morning.