Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-04
THAT FAMOUS DINNER
More Ahdavits Made in the Slack
Case.
some CHARGES And DENIALS
Mrs. Slack Denies Everything and
Attacks Her Husband.
NJ AJOR SLACK'S DEATH

MAJOR SLACK'S DEATH
After the adjournment of the hearing
commenced before Judge Hagner yesterday
| In the matter of the contest over the Gus
tody of the children of the late VIM. H.
Slack, counsel conferred with Judge Nc
Comas, who thereupon Indefinitely post
| poned the habeas corpus proceedings insti-
tuted by Mrs. Slack last week This was
| done by Judge McComas saying that Judge
| Hagner might first dispose of the case be-
fore him, and in order that there might be
no clash of jurisdiction between the differ
ent benches of the court in the contest for
| the possession of the children.
The proceedings commenced before Judge
Hagner yesterday were based upon a petit
| tion for an injunction filed by Major VIM.
| b. Slack, the grandfather of the two little
| girls, as their next friend Major Slack
| prayed that, as the aunt of the children,
Mrs. Addie Slack Perrine of New Jersey,
| mad, by the provisions of their fathers
| VIII, been made the trustee and guardian
| of them, all legal proceedings here and else
| where, instituted for the possession of the
children, should be stopped until the con-
| test over the will instituted by Mrs. Slack
| here should be concluded. While not grant
| ing temporary restraining order, Judge
| Hagner ordered, when Major Sacks petit
ton was presented to him, that all parties
| should show why the injunction
| should not be granted. So it is on this
| rule to show cause that the present pro-
| ceedings before Judge Hagner are being
| heard.
Mai. SIack's Death.
| The hearing was resumed shortly before
| II O'Clock this morning, when MIR. Calderon
Carlisle of counsel for Maj. Slack and Mrs.
Perrine announced to the court that last
evening Maj. Slack died quite suddenly at
| Beach Haven, N. ]. Mr.. Carlisle, there
| fore, asked leave of the court to substitute
| Mr.. VIM. A Gordon, a member of the bar
| and a kinsman of Maj. Slack, the next
| friend of the children, the complainants in
| the injunction proceedings. Judge Hagner
| at once granted such leave, and the hear
ing was then resumed, as if Mr.. Gordon
| had originally instituted the proceedings
on behalf of the little girls, who are aged
| eight and ten years, respectively.
Mrs. sIaclS's Charges.
| When the hearing was adjourned yester-
| day counsel for Mrs Slack, who today was
| present in court, accompanied by two
| female friends, We're engaged in reading to
/ the court the testimony submitted TO the
| New Jersey court, where Mrs. Slack was
| awarded the custody of her children, but
| not until Mr.. and Mrs Perrine had removed
| them to this city, out of the jurisdiction of
| the New Jersey court Upon the resump-
llCn Cl the nearing TO-DAY cOunSel LOT IfS
Slack continued the reading of the testi-
mony. That of Mrs. Slack denied each and
every charge of improperly, infidelity and
want of care and devotion for her chill
| dren, and charged that the Incorporate
habits Of her husband and his ne9lect of
herself and their children amounted 10 a
| practical desertion of his family.
Replying to the charge made against her
| that her moral nature was perverted one.
| due to a diseased mind, Mrs. Slack denied
| the truthfulness of the accusation, but
n hot n heir
| through Europe she suffered great distress
| of mind upon discovering her husband in a
| drunken stupor. Being in delicate health
| at the time, the discovery of her husbands
unfortunate condition SO seriously impaired
| her health, she stated that she was COM
| PEELED to undergo treatment in an English
| hospital for some time. Mrs. Slack further
stated that her husband had repeatedly re-
| fused her entreatles to resume his position
as husband and father. and said there was
| no truth whatever in the statement that
| he had refralned from suing for divorce be-
cause of the disgrace upon the children. If
| he ever contemplated applying for a di-
| vorce, he refrained from doing so, she de-
| clared, because he realized that he had alb
| solutely no ground on which to base his
| application.
The Famous Dinner.
| The testimony of Miss. Anna h Morrison
was also read by Mrs. Slack's counsel. Miss
Morrison was one of the four at the dinner
given at Harvey's, April so, 1894, as re-
| ported in The Stars account of the case
yesterday. She stated that the party, Mrs.
Slack Mr. Barry Bulkley, MIR. Z. S. Nc
Calmont and herself, repaired after the
dinner to Mrs. Slac>s residence, where
mint juleps were drunk, and where Mr..
Bulkley became hopeieSsly intoxicated.
Miss Morrison also stated that she had OBJ
served Mr.. Slack's intoxication more than
once.
The deposition of Mr.. McCalmon; was
also read to the court by Mrs: Slack's coun-
sci. Referring to the dinner at Harvey's,
Mr.. McCaHlont stated that he and MIR. F,
Buckley drank cocktails before the dinner /
and champagne during the dinner. The I,
dinner concluded the party went to Mrs.
Slack residence where Mrs. Slack inquired
if he could make good mint Julep. He re-
piled that he possessed that accomplish
ment when she referred him to some fine
mint in the garden. The mint was secured,
and several juleps resulted, Mr.. McCalmont
explaining that those handed Mrs Slack and
Miss Morrison were not SO strong as those
Trunk by Mr.. Bulkley and himself
During the evening, stated Mr.. Mccall
mont Mr. Bulkley first became very sick
and then hopeIessly drunk. He endeavored
TO get him out of the house. but he could
rot or would not leave, finally staggering
up the stairway to Mrs Slack'S room. where
he sank upon a lounge. Mr.. McCalmont
says he still endeavored to get Mr. Bulkley
cut of the house, but Mrs. Slack told him
that he might as well leave him where he
was, as she did not wish to force man in
Mr.. Bulkley's condition from the house.
Mr. McCalmont states that he then left the
house, thinking that the best thing that
could be done would be to allow Mr.. Bulk
ley ito sleep 1t off,
Just when Mr. BuikIey recovered and left
the house Mr.. McCalmont did not state, but
in her testimony Miss Morrison stated that
he left the house about an hour and a half
after he surrendered to the combined as
sauits of cock tails champagne and mint
juleps, she hearing Mrs. Slack bid him good
night at the door.
one of the charges made against Mrs.
Slack was that she once left the city while
her children We're i'll. In denying that
| cusation, she submitted the deposition Of
DR.. Chas +. Hagner, who testified that the
| children were merely suffering from vac
cination.
Other Testimony.
Counsel for Mrs. Perrine read the deposit
ton of Mr.. Robert Neville, reported in yes
terday's Star, and also that of Henry NJ.
Earle, the latter stating that he had seen
Mrs. Slack under the influence of wine.
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