The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-06-20

| met Belasco at the Brunswick hotel
that he was employed 20 train Mrs,
Carter"
."Giimore told me So
You say that you did not see Be
| iasco at the Madison, as he has stated =
Il do
And If Mrs Dudley swears you did
see him?"
Sc tells an untTuth."
Recess was then taken. After recess
Mr.. Fairbank was recalled, and his
cross examination continued.
Leaving out Belssco. did you meet
Mrs. Carter and Mrs. Dudley at Mrs.
Carriers rooms in the Madison, New
York, in November. 1889"
at don't remember"
'FWill you say you did not?"
ST will not"
You called often at the Madison in
1889. ?"
ST did"
''To see Mrs. Carter?'
mot always"
"You saw Belasco az Willard's office
for the first time, with the exception of
the meeting of the day before. in June.
1890"
Eyes"
"You had then made up your mind
to advance no more money to Mrs. Car
ter?"
yes"
f'Then why did you consent to see him
unless you intended TO do something's"
ST had read Mrs. Carter's letters to
Mr.. Allen asking for money and my
sympathy was aroused"
"You saw Belasco for the first time
in your life at Willards officer"
''I did"
"And he told you he had no money!
''He did"
"And you ask this jury 10 believe
that you lent Beiasco $4,000 the first
time you saw him under these condi-
tions?"
az do"
"And did you take a scrap Of paper
from him IN acknowledgment"
'T did not
did you prior to this suit ever make
any demand for the return Of the money
mo SIR
"And you advanced more money az
ter that interview"
Moneys were advanced and I ratified
the advance"
after the suit was brought did you
come to New York and make a state
ment Of The facts TO counsel?" asked
ex-Judge Dittenhoefer.
'I object" said Mr.. Deming.
"Your Honor" said ex-Judge Often
hoefer, 1--WE propose TO show that IN the
oring1nal answer OF the defense, put in
five months after the beginning Of this
suit there was not the shadow OF a pre-
tense of a loan to MT. Belasco. I now
offer that answer in evidence"
The document was admitted
airbank had a lively time when uues-
toned about the $1,000 which he swore
he gave to Mrs. Garter in 1890 He
said positively that this money was in
tended To go along with s.. 900 which
Mrs Carter then had to constitute a
guarantee fund Of so 900 for z. u. Price
This was In contradiction of Banker
2. K. Willard. who stated that the
money was placed in his hands to be
doied out as Mrs. Carter required It.
What instructions did you give VII
iard?" asked counsel.
Il said, Willard. her>e Is $1,000 for
Mrs. Carriers benefit; go to her and see
what she wants with IT,"
The tangie was made worse when a
letter, dated July 10. 1890, from Charles
l.. Allen TO Mrs. Carter. which the wit
ness admitted he read and approved,
was Introduced. It showed that the
money was not for Price, but was to
be given 10 Mrs. Carter in such sums
as she required
Fairbanks got nettIed when counsel
TOOK up the question of E. d. Prices
claim arising out of his transactions
q
When did you hear that claim was
paid?'' asked counsel
Il don't know" replied Fairbank. "I
had a lot OF money in Mr.. Aliens hands.
and he paid it"
And he paid it without your knowl-
edge? ?" persisted counsel
L did not go into details" declared
Fairbank, warmly. ALLEN had a lot OF
money-sometimes 500, OOO-of mine in
MS possession, arising out of business
transactions. and suppose he paid"
F'airbank explained how he first neeo-
tiated with e. C. Gilmore about putting
Mrs. Carter on the stage.
This woman is crazy TO go on the 4
stage" he told Gilmore
Now. If she is successful II will. OF 4
course. cost nothing. But what will # |
cost If she is dead failure?"
Ten thousand dollars" Gilmore said. |
Then go ahead" Fairbank Said. |
and II it's head failure will pay all |
losses up 10 $1,000
This closed the case for the defens.
and benjamin F. Roeder, secretary OF
the American Academy Of Dramatic
Art. was recalled to reply 70 E. G..
Gflmore's insinuation that checks bear
ing Belasco's Endorsement were alb
from his Office in the Academy
Of Music while Roeder was visiting
there
Did You carry away any checks or
destroy any checks?" asked Lawyer
Gerber.
No sir" replied the witness. land I
handed all checks back to Mr.. Van
dusen. manager Of the academy"
Adjournment was the taken.
At Mondays session an atternpt 20
introduce letters written by Charles
Allen to Mrs. Carter was defeated by
court ruling, but in reply to a question
as 10 whether or not he had written
letters TO Mrs. Carter IN which he ad-
dressed her as Dear Mrs. Carter" Al
len admitted he had so addressed her.
In order to show that Mrs. Carter
knew whatever was done FOR her was