The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-02-14
CUNNING DTroRcn CASE.
A Public School Teacher Testified in the
 Proceedings.

Cunning for a separation from her hus- band, Rev. Dr. Cunning, to-day, Lillie w. Garfield, a public school teacher, testified that she also heard the preach CT say to his wife: She is hellish woman an she has raised hell with me and my children"
 Emma r. Guerney. who was once greatly amired by Harry Cunning, tes- tified that Harry made her presents of opera glasses, silver pin, a silver comb and fine shawl She found out that Harry had stolen them from his mother, so she returned them. s. Joseph Hague a mutual friend of the couple, testified that he heard in 1894 that the couple were having trouble and he went to reconcile them.
 .'I heard" he said, 'that Cunning had assaulted her and given her a black eye. I told them that there should be no such quarrels and reproved the doc tor. He said angrily: I'll put her where can find her.
 Did he mention an asylum?''
 Not then"
 Witness stated that during the conver- sation Dr. Cunning sai: My wife is the biggest liar in creation. If you heard her sing, you could understavd why I fell in love with her and married her"
 The witness heard him to say to Mrs. Cunning: You lie. Harry never stole the ring when you were on a visit to Boston," T do not care if she goes" said the preacher to the witness, but I do not want her to stay with my friends
 MT Hague said he was present once when Dr. Cunning tainted. Mrs. Gun- ming, with trssa womanly tenderness lifted his head haetened to get glass of water, bathed his face and gave him something to drink. The doctor, on coming-to shouted: Get away, don't want you near me"
 This ended the case for the plaintiff.
 The defence then began and pr. Gun ming testified. He said he had preach ed in Boston, Brooklyn and other places and married Kis wife in Boston. He said: "She sang in the choir, back of the pulpit, and I fell in love with her. I married her two months after I met her.
 Dr. Cunning said he also baptised her. He then proceeded to tell incidents in his home life for which, he alleged, his wife was to blame Once in a fit of anger at him she seized the pitcher of milk, he said, and hurled it and its con- tents on the floor. At that time told her she was very wicked woman" he. said "but I did mo- use the word damn Another time she objected to some remarks of Harry. He would not make Harry hush and she seized a plate and said every time he utters a word I'll smash plate" She did so and at the end of the incident five plates were broken. Once when he was writing a sermon she insisted on talking to him. He proceeded to force her out of the room. T dod not strike her. he ex- plained. "T just propelled her. She fought back Put her arms about my neck, for instance and wrapped her legs about mine, trying to trip me"
 "One night she said she would knock my brains out She waited for me at the top Of the stairs for an hour. When I went up she did not strike me, but ran into her room and tore up our marriage certificate. I said, why you are tear ing up the vidence that you are my wife5 I'm not, she retorted. I do not occupy that relation to you, sir. ,
 The black eye incident was brought up. Dr. Cunning stated that Mrs. Gum ming had struck him in the face sharply with her fist, remarking as she did. There, sir, I'll teach you to mind when speak to you
 Grace ran up and Mrs. Cunning jump ed on her back and struck her with her fists. Grace was thrown down on the floor, her head striking trunk. The witness went to Grace's rescue. Mrs. Cunning turned and tackled him. He threw out his elbow to protect himself and his elbow hit her eye. It was un- doubtedly iblackened.
 pr. Cunning made a specified denial of Mrs. Cummings charge that he had threatened to have her put in lunatic asylum.
 "She called me an old fool,' said Dr. Cunning, and I guess I was"
 This sally was received with laughter by the specta tors.
 Witness specified several instances of wordy squabbles when his wife had used language that was anything but polite Mrs Cunning, Who sat almost directly in front of the witness, took notes of some of these sayings, but her pencil trembled at times and she stop ped to wipe away tears with her hand kerchief.
 Dr. Cunning denied that he had called Mrs. Cunning a liar.
 An incident when Mrs. Cunning claim ed the doctor attempted to stab her with scissors was brought out. Witness said he had made a, rule that the scis- sors In his study used for clipping from newspapers should not be touched. Mrs. Cunning came and got them and there was slight struggle in which she made an attempt to stick the points into him. Witness said his wife had undoubtedly testified to the best of her belief that their life after marriage in Boston was happy To his mind it was not entirely so. In he course of his testimony wit ness stopped alluding to his wife as Mrs Cunning" He said abruptly and ironically that he was too bad a man to be allowed to call her Mrs Gun ming"
 Tt would be an insult to her" he said, hrV.