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record A decidedly animated cofloguy fol-
lowed, which was only stopped by Judge
Hunes' repeated commands TO Gilman TO
take his seat
Thompson continued: Dawson has seen
al OF these people personally and has go
Simply to forestail the possibility Of their
tesssfying in favor OF the defendant They
would be confronted with their own afr
cayits. Such affidavits are never procured
for any honest or legitimate purpose
They urge that II the defense are supplied
with money. they will use IL to get the
plaintiffs witnesses away. What sort OF
witnesses are they Intending TO bring
against this woman. when they fear tina,
Q little money would pursuade them to
keep out Of the way7 A witness who could
be run out OF the country for q little
money. would make such afiidayi,s as
those presented by the prosecution for q
little money. DR.. Dawson has gone TO
these witnesses one by one and procured
afidavits. One OF them is now In Michi-
gan. one In Chicago and two In California.
Although often requested. counsel for
plaintiff has always refused to give the
defense the addresses OF the parties VIVA
signed the affidavsts"
Ronald followed He said he was well
satisfied that neither Gilman nor Preston
believed the affidavit made By their client.
He said Dawson complained OF furnishing
his wife money for her defense. after vast
Ing all her property. while he was retain
Ing lawyer In California TO visit a former
servant girl four times TO induce her 70
make an affidavit. which could not be used
as testimony. The only purpose of pro-
curing the affidavit was to tie the .xoman's
tongue, so that she could not be here to
testify for Mrs. Dawson. The Los An
geies attorney who prepared the affidavit
u n
was lie on the face of H. The fdza If a
servant girls lover being received by the
mistress. who uses such language IN His
presence as to shock his modesty Is that
within common credulity to believe?
Gilman. rejoining, said he was tired at
hearing every time this case came I'D In
any of It's phases the mawkish, pulling
sentimenfaiHy about this woman. and
about her being bounded by detectives A
woman who had two children and would
willingly drag her and their names I'm the
gutter. ought TO be bounded with oiooi-
hounds. As far as her letter TO Mrs Kin
sey was concerned. II showed on its face
that IL was written under the advice of a
lawyer The attorneys on the other side
say they gave her no such advice. Then
she must have other legal advisers. II Ia
clear that she has endeavored and will en-
deavor TO prevent the plaintiff from get
ting the testimony OF his witnesses ard he
ought not be compelled to furnish her
with money TO do so
Judge Humes refused to modify the de-
cree. He said the writing of the letter
by Mrs Dawson was certainly improper.
That fact alone would not warrant the
court in refusing to award her funds nee
essary to carry on her defense, in the alb
sence OF proof that the money was being
improperly used. If there was any proof
that the funds provided were used for ahe
purpose of procuring witnesses to refuse
10 testify. he would certainly promptly
modify the decree He was not satisfied
that any Of the funds awarded the de-
PENDANT had been so used.
The question OF setting a day for the
trial went over.