The herald., 1897-04-28

her husband and from that time to the
day of the trial there was feeling of
hostility existing between them.
THOSE INCRIMINATING LETTERS
soIt appears continues Judge Van
Dyke, " in the evidence, that at one time,
when Mrs. Spencer intended to be alb
sent, she placed a tin box in the keep
ing of Mrs. Newton, containing some
yaluables and papers. Mrs. Newton ad-
mits that while this box was in her pos
session she had pried it open, although
locked, in search of some evidence Whlch
she suspected it contained, incrim'nat-
ing her husband with Mrs. Spencer ohe
found a number of letters written ps
Mr.. Spencer to Mrs. Spencer, whlcn Wele
produced on the trial. These letters
threw a strong light upon the inner ~.
of the parties, and go to snow th"0 -
was not all peace and happiness between
them. as the defendant claims II was
Tn fact. when confronted with these le'-
ters. she seemed to be entirely uhapie ~
explain them; would not deny thelr gen
uineness. but pretended never TO nav
seen them. and was unable TO accoun.
for MANY things that occurred IN thehl'
These letters vividly show ms true
situation and pitiable mental CONDITION.
"a large number Of witnesses were
called in rebuttal Of the Defendants tes-
tin,onv in reference to her treatment Oh
the deceased Mr.. Spencer. 1t would De
tedious as, well as improbable to fully
qstaiI This testimony. The result OF It,
bowever. goes, to show that for many
wears prior to his death he was treated
nv the defendant more as menial than
as a husband.
THE GARBAGE CAN" LETTERS
"In the divorce suit brought by New
TOMS former wife against him, adultery
was charged between Newton and Mrs.
Spencer. and Newton's attorney and
Mrs. Spencer's attorney, acting together,
had the deposition of Mrs. Newton taken
in which certain letters from Newton to
Mrs. Spencer, which Mrs. Newton claim
ed she intercepted or found, were pro-
duced and attached to said deposition.
1t appears that this deposition never
was filed in that case and that Newton
abandoned the contest and Mrs. Newton
took her decree. The deposition, now
ever. according to Newton's testimony
went into the hands of hs attorney and
the attorney for Mrs. Spencer and that
he was advised by one or both of said
attorneys to destroy the letters, which
he did. Mrs. Newton, however, kept
copies, as she claims, of said letters,
and OH this trial Newton admitted tha.
some six of the letters attached to the
deposition were written by him but
claimed that one of them at least was in
tended for his wife. From these letters
and their destruction by the implicated
parties under the circumstances stated,
as well as from other evidence, the con-
viction cannot be resisted that for some
years prior to Mr.. Spencer's death the
defendant had been guilty of various
acts of adultery with said Newton.
THE CONDITIONS REVERSED
an this case the facts, therefore, are
that the defendant, at the time of her
marriage to the late Mr.. Spencer, was
penniless and that he was worth some
$50. 900, and that in the course Of less than
four years their positions financially
were completely reversed; he became
penniless and she had obtained all his
property, and after dragging out mis-
cradle existence for several years as a
pauper, and after being disgraced as a
husband, he ended his life by suicide, as
already stated"