The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-11-21
FOE IN THE HOUSEHOLD.
BoUsEMlID,s SUR ron DAMAGES
ISlINST THEODORE Keller.

uhe HAD Told Hin Scandal About HE Wife
s,d Retracted u. But. az sac says, Not
Untu ne Had struek Her-She Also
Told Scandal About Other Women.
Tho suit of Nellie Clayton, q housemaid, for
$500 damages from Theodore Keller Of IL
West l26th street, was on trial In the Supreme
Court before Justice GioGerich and a Jury yes
terday. She says Keeler struck her on
Sept. 20. 1894. and Injured her 90 that her
health was for a time shattered. She testified
Yesterday that one night whom Keller was away
n man named Lewis came to the house and
stayed. She told Keller this whom he came
home.
Q.-what did he dor Ale slipped me q
note which road; Nellie, meet me at the corner
OF 124th street tonight. must look into this.
Burn this right away"
Q.-Did you 20? A.-No. The next morning
Mrs. Keeler said to me. Nellie, will you not swear
that you were mistaken" said l ' would not, and
that. night l left tho house for good. I went to the
homo Of q Mrs. Getman, III West 124th street.
The next night Mr.. and Mrs. Keller and n Mr..
Yost called ut the house to see me. / went Into
the parlor where they were. MIR. Keoler asked
mo TO sign q paper. and I refused. He then took
me by the arm and threw me against the sharp
edge OF n sofa. 1 got up and tried to leave the
room, but he clencbed his rst and struck me In
the breast. I fell and struck my head against
don't don %isn1tsih i. sfe viii XIII pS He swyro q. me.
and he frightened me so badly that signed the
paper TSr r,, ,.ro n-o,uc,d. 7, r,,d.
]. Nellie CLAYTON. do hereby declare that the stories
S Sesiss. 3D., by s %f he. sn snd i %y e% sG Ssie me sf God Theodore
o;-How did Mr., Keller aot3 A;ILiko Z
his arms, and he frightened mo so that his wife
told him II he did not stop she would call q
policeman. ] was i'll for q week in bed. pr.
Washburne attended me, and l went to his
Office for four months after that.
Cross.oxamined-I Is there not insanity in your
family Any brother became insane from
Q.~Was your father not insane: A.-Never
Miss Clayton admitted that she had circu-
who had employed her and also about q friend
of hers. She also admitted that che had told
Mrs. Keller tales rejecting on her own four.
The witness was asked whether it was not q
fact that Mrs., Keeler had threatened TO dis
charge her and send her sister to q reformatory,
and that for this reason the witness had told
the stories about her mistress to the latter's
o.~Don't You know that Mrs. Keller wcnt to
q card party on the night in question and was
iseo family y As fH know oUu nothing III az Of ri that at.o1 All II /
know is that when got homo l found Mrs.
Kseler and Lewis in the fat.
ened by Keller she made no outcry, although
her brother. who signed the retraction % q Wit
Eugene Clayton. the brother. 10 years old. tes-
tifed that he siGned as . witness because
Q.-Do you think your sister sane? Ayes,
I do.
o.-Now. Since you have heard her cross
she Is in her right mind A.-well. l don't care
to answer that question.
Keller. the defendant. is transfer clerk for the
Farmers Loan and Trust Company. He denies
ceedinRs for perjury.