The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-06
SPADES ON THE STAND
HE DENIES THE SUBSTANCE OF
GRACE PATToN's CHARGES.
Tells Why He Took Her Out Buggy
Riding-Rooker's Connection with
the Case.

L.
Washington township: John Keith, West
Indianapolis; Fred Bremen, Indianapolis;
T. NJ Whiting, Indianapolis; Sylvanus HoI-
HngsWorth, North Indianapolis; Henry
1ulon, North Indianapolis; Albert Hoeken-
smith, Pike township: Sylvester Johnson,
Warren township; Aaron Glenn, Indianapo-
lis; Howard Todd. Pike township, and oil.
yer johnson. Washington town ship
yesterday the wealthy defendant in the
case gave his version of the story. He de-
MED every allegation of an immoral char
acter- Many OF the incidents mentioned by
the plaintiff in her testimony were adj
mltted Mr. Spades was called to the wit
ness stand at o'clock. His direct examina-
con occupied an hour, and the remainder
Oh the day he was in the hands of the plain
Inns attorneys. At o'clock the cross-ex-
animation had not been concluded, and
Judge Harvey adjourned court until Mon
Gay morning: As a witness the defendant
Mas Mas cool and cautious. He said he had
years. His family consisted of a wife and
an i children, the eldest being daughter
present in ST. Augustine, Fla, where the
u, rto owns a winter home. He came
1883. Besides this block he said he owned a
4ozen pieces of property about the city.
ket straef 9ee is at No s. West Mar
and March IL, 1894. Mr.. Spades said he spent
IN Florida with his family. He was not
certain whether it was before or after his
Florida trip that he employed Grace Fran>
Ges Patton as hall girl in the Windsor
busting the woodwork and showing
T nnf about the block The witness dd
h hrin,cksn, that he wanted a nice. decent
F nan girl He He wrote no letters to Grace
sertion of her mother that she had received
two epistles from him. He supposed the
weeks. She received a salary of So a week.
:. DIG you 70, ever give this girl oranges or
panama oananas g. was the abrupt query put by at
returned from Florida and bTosght nb back }uss
oranges pretty generally among my en-
ployes. never gave her bananas and never
bought candy for her. Neither did I give
her money with which to buy candy. saw
very little of her. Her place was on the
from my Office. had four furnished rooms
where my family lived when here and I
slept In one of these rooms while my wife
and children were away
Did you ever go driving with Grace Pat
ton?v
the corner of Archer avenue and Michigan
street to show her a house. Her mother
renting a house from me. 1 had place on
North Alabama street and offered it to them
Ct at, SO month tn. They thought the price too
dence on Della street, near Archer avenue,
that might suit them. [ could not make her
understand where the property was located
and one evening she got in my buggy and
we drove out. We drove to the corner of
Michigan street and Archer avenue and /
showed Grace the house. / don't think we
stopped more than fifteen seconds and then
Das sn t taa ssy out n Tas tb,n t
trip took. about three-quarters of an hour.
| took Grace home. or drove as near to
the street was being improved near where
she lived and ! could not drive, up to the
ton and New Jersey street. took no i'm
proper liberties with the girl and made no
/ would buy her a gold watch or a bicycle
and positively did not ask to be her special
friend said nohag b about being aIg her
of my employees.
did you at any time while she was in
your employ, or after, make love to herr?
mo. l did not at any time. On the day
following. the ride she told me that the
house did not suit her and there was no
more said about it. did not ask her to play
the piano in my room anu she never to my
knowledge. used the instrument. l kept it
i have been musician all my life and
na, y apy a are the a girl Attempted to
did you ever give her money after she
left your employ?'
me one day in the rain and showed me her
shoes. They were almost without soles,
She said she would pay me IL she ever got
work She came again, and l gave her 80
cents. She had dollar and half and
wanted money to buy a dress that would
cost 81. The girl was never in my. office
more than a minute. or two at. time.
discharged her on, information given me by
my janitor, colored man named David
Black. I understood that she was not
agh after to g he o ess Se dd not e
me not to give Grace money. Her mother
said that Grace had left home. and l told
back. Mrs. Tilghman said Grace was a
very bad girl but did not accuse me of
was living in boarding house on Liberty
street. OF this woman, Clara Norris, /
never heard until two weeks ago; l did not
send Grace there, and never knew that
SUCH woman lived.
The witness was asked to explain the set
tlement which attorney Rocker made for
him in Lawrence township. He received a
letter from Rocker asking him to call at
his office. Before that he had not known
the attorney.
II called at Rockers Office" continued
the witness land had a conversation about
was about to. sue me for seduction, and
said she was claiming that had treated her
Il was absurd asked Rocker several tines
what the gE1 wanted, but could not learn.
Then told him if he wanted to see me he
so, and informed me that the girl would be
satisfied with sl75.- After decided to pay
in such shape that she could not make an
other claim. He said it could be done, that
he would settle the matter att IN an gut 1t, town,
change my name to the German way of
spelling it-Spaeth.' My middle name is
Henry and I asked that it be used that
way. I did so to cover up the thing as
much as / could Two months after Grace
left my employ she came to me and wanted
$25. refused to give her the money, and
she left with the threat that her mother
would make case against me-"
''Mr. Spades, I under and you to say
that "Spaeths' is the German for Spades"
observed ex-Judge Cox on cross-examina-
ton Now, do you want this jury tic
understand that Henry is the German for
Michael?"
NO; I don't mean to convey that i'm
preston said the witness On cross
examination Spades admitted that he was
fifty years of age. He came to Indianapo-
lis, he said, in 1866. taking a situation
with Robinson & East, mercantile firm.
After leaving there he went into bushes for
himself.
while in the employ of Robinson & East
were you not arrested in disorderly
house?'' asked attorney Cox. The witness
replied that he was not, and his counsel
interposea an objection to this character of
cross-examination. Later the objection was
withdrawn. The witness admitted that
while in the dry-goods business in this city
he failed financially. His trade was inter-
rupted for sixty days.
Nellie Wilson, stylishly-dressed young
woman. who said she Stenographer in
e. nf att oLp- xrya.,