The evening world., 1895-01-25
MRS. ISHAM'S Teeth.
Dentist Abbott Tells Why She
Made So Many Visits.
He Also Describes Q Girl Who Fell
In Love with Him.
Her Fortune Not Large, but Her
Hand Immense.

The trial Of the divorce suit brought
by Henry Hayward lsham against his
| wife. Juliet Calhoun Isham, was con
tinued before Judge cullen in the su
preme Court. Brooklyn, to-day.
| great crowd waited in the corridor
unable to obtain adxJsslon. Much Of the
interest shown in to-dar's proceedings
was due to the cross-examfnation of Dr.
Frank c. Abbott the dentist, who. Mr..
Isham charges. has been improperly in
innate with his wife. to be begun to-day.
DR.. Abbott is a widower about forty
five years old. He has iron gray hair
and mustache. and does not dress like
a lady's man. He took the stand when
called to-day without evident embarrass-
ment.
In beginning the cross-examination
Gen. Benjamin F. Tracy asked DR.. Abb
bott for his engagement book of last
Summer After II was produced. Gen
Tracy requested DR.. Abbott to examine
it, and say how many professional en-
gagements ne had with Mrs. Isham dur
ing May and June. lie replied: Twenty
three"
How many did she keep"
"All but six or seven. think"
Gen Tracy asked DR.. Abbott to de-
scribe. 50 dentist could understand
him. what the condition Of Mrs. Isham =
teeth was last Summer. that made 80
many visits necessary.
After much hesitation and sparring by
the witness. he replied:
Many of her teeth were decayed and
others were dead"
Dr. Abbott denied that his relations
with Mrs. Isham ever were anything but
friendly. and he sympai hized with her
har 40 - fhaN ch..a rad I.ts,
prcstraton.
Gel Tracy asked DR. Abbott a num-
ber OF questions about having left Mrs.
lsham's cottage one night. and after
her waiting on the stoop.
What were you doing during that half
hour. asked Gen, Tracy. Listening to the
kaydldS and some other insect that made a
''A-e you fond OF the noise OF katydids,
mot particularly"
Regarding the letter. which Or. Abbott
received, signed Mary Hunt he
Thought II was written by Mrs. Isham
as Joke. lie said:
few years ago a young lady fell In love with
me distance or pretended to do so and
need never work again l tod Mrs Isham OF
hat incident.
Regarding the size OF the fortune OF
this young lady. DR.. Abbott replied;
''oh. the fortune was not large. but her hand
.'Did you tell Mrs. Ishsm the name Of the lady
Shn proposed marriage to you'' asked Gen.
~ am not such a fool as l look" replied Dr.
Abbott.
"oh. ! don't know about that" replied Gen.
Tracy. let some one else decide that
Judge Cullen called both witness and
Gen. Tracy to order.
Pr. Abbott was excused.
Mrs, Mrs y! Amelia a. Morris: recalled BY
frequently auarreiied With Mrs. ms fsham. me
but Indignantly denied that she came as
a witness prepared to swear to anything
that would in1ure her case.
the 1sham household, swore that she
never saw any improper actions be-
tween Mr., isham and Miss Decker. She
in the presence OF Mrs. Isham.
Recess until 2 o'clock.
Seymour w. Bonsell. a cousin Of Mrs.
tale letters, was witness after recess.
He called on Mrs. Isham at Shelter Isl
and last Summer
II told her, thought her husband was
piled. You see what my devlltry has
brought me to-
Continuing, Mr. Bonsall said Mrs.
Sa % aser MTs Sns 0nS i.Sam ,sd ssd win
had a key made to the side door.
and after DIR. Abbott would leave the
cottage In the evening he would return
later and enter by the side door with
the key | gave him"
Mr. Bonsall swore Mrs. Isham ap-
pealed to him to get her out OF the
scrape and fix up matters with her
husband.
81 told her," said Mr.. Bonsall, II
did not see what could be done She
replied ! never did anything yet
couldn't lie out Of"
Under crosse Examination Mr.. Borale
admitted that year or SO ago he had
a violent quarrel with Mrs. Isham. but
denied he had made threats to get even
with her. He admitted to calling her "a
- - liar and murieress at heart