The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-03-27
2 WOMEN AND BACHRACH.
mrs. DUTCHER COULD NOT GET mrs
kETs AND LETTERS.
Farther Testr,ony IN the widows safe 90
Get the Insursuce MIS-. Catcher Claims
MRS. Duteher's Drive with che Supsrs

Farther Testimony IN the widows Sutt "a
Get the Insursuce Mrs. Catcher Cisims-
MRS. Dutcher's Drive With the super'
intendent or The Polyeiinic Hospital
In the suit wi Ich Mrs. Elizabeth X. Bach.
rach, widow of Henry Il. Bachrach, has
brought against Mrs. Fannie Ogden butcher,
a teacher in the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian
Church Sunday school, for the recovery Of
two policies OF Insurance for $4,000 each,
which Mr.. Bachrach gave 10 Mrs. butcher for
considerations Of love. affection, and 81 cash
In hand, all the testimony has been. got In be-
fore Justice Andrews OF the Supreme Court.
Mrs. Bacbrach was not in court yesterday.
Mrs. butcher was on hand. encouraged and
backed up. rs II were. by two ladies, who sat
back of her. and with whom she exchanged
glances at timer. She sat beside her counsel,
Lucas Van Allen, and her flushed cheeks con.
trasted strongly with his thin, paIo face and
white moustache.
John Gunn testified that he Is the %superin-
tendent Of the New York Polytechnic Hos
pital. at which Bachrach died. It will be re.
membered that Bachrach had been separated
from his wife since 1903, and that he had
boarded part of the time since then with Mrs.
butcher at 900 West Eighty second street.
She had taken him In at about half rates. be-
cause. as she testified on Wednesday, she
thought he would help tn entertain her invalid
husband. When Bachrach died a letter was
sent from the hospital to Mrs. butcher notify.
- hrst saw her. said Mr.. Gum, ION the day
Mr.. Bachrach died. She came TO the hospital
about noon and demanded the effects of, MIR.
Bachrach. l refused to let her have them.
She pleaded with me, and finally, when I again
refused. she asked me to give her Mr.. Bach
asked Mr.. Kelley yH" "a'''' y" 'll
get the key Of his desk. There are several
letters there which | want she. said. | re:
fused to let her have the keys: and she pressed
those %lettersI' l asked her. WELL they are
At this Mrs. butchers face flushed fairly
red, and she turned her chair suddenly. with u
jerk; NTH her back was turned toward Gunn;
was made for the effects by another lady, who
said she was the widow, 1 didn't let her have
fbG us I S SsfH " M them Dq se sSe e eS9 Gls!%ed 'he"'
A:-Yes:, shs came again and talked about
Mr.; Bachrach having. boarded with her, and
|Q.IDid YOU go Out. with her when she left1
60 home. Where do you iive7'' she asked;
s sale h sni6! !:Ge said inI !; it it R ahfe m ca and &c s s' viii
that my time was precious. and that usually
PeEk. and finally I consented. .,..u
They talked all the way up, Gum declared,
but no was, unable to, remember any, specific
thing which was said: Mrs, butcher had
turned back to her, counsel's side while Gum
whispering a lot OF things to mir. Van Allen.
You say II was at Mrs RS butchers !, Ms $50 sol l {
asked him in cross-examinatior
"Do you remember that on that ride you
said anything. gross to, her. and sho forbade
you to do anything, of that sortln ,
No. sir. she did nothing of the kind"
1t seemed as IL the case were, all over except
the submitting Of briefs. which, is to be done
next Wednesday. when Mrs. butcher said some
thing. to her counsel, and he In turn, address
Ing M the o Court, d said 10, u,s, 70 rsst urdsr .ho
innuenddes Of the witness Gum. and IL she
were placed on the stand we could show what
don Sai Know aRo th n,a IT WAS has a IN thH st to do With Sd the
case"
Both sides seemed to agree that It didn't, and
Mrs; butcher was evidently very much put
then he called her to the witness stand.
she said. that I went to the hospital arst.
The next time was on a day when I had A din
ner parry at my house, and l took . carriage to
Carriage a here. II you u like viii get in and ride
ton at Eighty.frst street. Cant you tell mo
what you have to say now?' / asked. No he
snid, 1t would take me a long time Well,
you like you may get into the carriage with
me;nw
Every possible dreadful insinuation that
to me-" declared Mrs. DutcI er. lie had
simply lied to me to get me out for no good pur,
him the next "f day End told him he ought to be
Mrs. butcher cast a triumphant look at Mr..
Kelley, who tried to soften her anger by de-
claring that he had not tried to bring out any
thing against her in asking Gum questions.