The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-27
m East Goth 81, N. Y.
TERRIFYING FOR FREEMAN.
Anna Work Pots In some Evidesee, Drs
maticnIIy, for the Defence.

anna work fots In some Evtdence, Ora
maticniiy, for the Defence.
Ono of tho witnesses produced yesterday
for Walter X. Freeman. who Is on trial in
tho Supreme Court for assaultfng Sarah Work
in January, 1894. when she was not sixteen
years.old. was John Houlett, Freeman's gar
dener. who had been employed BY freeman
At Bailston Spa in tho spring Of 1896. He tes-
tilted that Freeman was at his Balls.on spa
residence on June o. the date Of n letter which
Sarah Work testified she wrote ut Freeman's
dlctation In this city. Samuel J. Mott of
Saratoga Springs. corroborated Houlett.
Sarah Works sister Anna was the next wit
ncss.cAlled. She said that she is an actress now.
and that her .staee nsme is Anna Ward.
Witnesses bad testified that shs had married
Arthur Fields. after being on intimate terms
with Freeman. She testified that sho be-
came acquainted with Freeman at q dinner in
Boston In August, 1892. After that Freeman
was in the ha Dit OF calling for her and taking
her and her mother out 10 dine. Freeman paid
for her tuition in q school of stenography and
typewriting. When she became proficient he
gave her the best job in his ONCE. Once Sarah
told her that thei- mother hated Freeman and
was going TO railroad him TO prison. Once
Freeman had slapped Sally's face for using
'cuss" words. The witness told OF her mar
riage TO Arthur Fields on MAY 10, 1894. She
declared that the letter that had been put in
evidence at the beginning Of the trial purport-
ing TO DO written by Freeman to Mrs. Fields.
1eenng At her as his cast-off mistress, was q
forgery.
She said that once she had written 10 Free-
man for money to enable her to send hor sis
ter Sally to school. In tho latter part Of
August. 1874. she received $3.50 from Free
man. She didn't send Sally to school because
sally utfaDDeNred from the house. and re-
turned next day with hor mother and two
agents Of the Gerry Society, Tho witness told
old and that they couldn't take her. but one
Of the agents took sally away; sally, kissed
send mo q lawyer. They arc making me lie"
following month |, the witness aecem;
Sa!ly's age from her IA her. whom she had
not secn In eleven years. She introduced Free
man TO her father as Walter Kelsey. a law
Hotel Albe-msrlc at Livingston. Mont. and
vas thus enabled to hear n conversation be-
tween freeman and her father. Her father
was told that q man named Freeman was In
trouble IN New York OH account OF sally. Her
father, she said. agreed 70 90 to Neg York and
Then my father began abusing my mother"
said the witness. and remarked that we were
all . s" I'd lot StEn lie was "a - tG i S that y all that hat was was
the, truth. My father then remarked thai |
had been living with Freeman In New York.
and that he had n ,etter from Arthur Fields
which said so. ! could not stand this. 40 |
stepped out from behind tho bureau and con-
fronted my father. told him that the man
j introduced an MIR. Kelsey was MIR. Freeman.
and said: ASK him now II what Fields says
about me Is true Then ] told INV father he
ought to be ashamed OF himself. said, You
miserable drunkard. you ought TO be a hamed
OF Yourself to talk about mother so. when you
never furnished n dollar for our support"
This testimony the witness gave in y very
dramati manner. In answer to y question
put / Mr.. Brooke. Mrs. Fields said that she
never had improper associations with Free
man In tho Fourteenth street flat.
And at the time you married Mr.. Fields
you we're perfectly chaste2' said Mr.. Brooke.
- was" answered tho witness.
rs it.nOt a fact" said Mr.. Brooke, that
at the time you were living Mt 227 Fast Four
teenth street you and Freeman were engaged
TO DO marriedi'
Yes. SIR"
Mr.. Weeks will cross-eIamins to-day.