The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-17
UNTRUE, SAYS RATCLIFFE.
HIS WIFE WAS HFsTERIolI AFTER
DINNER, AND HE HELD HER.

BEFORE Dthner nnd Heer nj ninnor. and shs
swere at Hsin. ne uass-Death or n
SuFoTNs Brother Causes nm Aa~iourunont.
The trial OF Ed J. Radcliffe. the actor. who
10 charged with beating his wife. was inter.
rupted yesterday afternoon by the death OF a
brother OF Bernard Conlsn. one Of tho jurors.
Ratcliffe was on the witness stand Mt tho tlmo
tcstifying In his own behalf. Word came that
Conlan's brother was dying. and court .d.
journed 20 that Conlan might hasten home.
But his brother was dead before he got there.
Lawyer Towns. In opening for tho defence.
told the jury that Mrs. Radcliffe was not tho
moving factor in tho case. She did not make tho
charges against her husband until throe days
after tho alleged assault, and when she did mako
them she was urged to do go by DIR. Lyons, to
whom, counsel said, Radcliffe owed 800.
THE District Attorney" continued Mr..
Towns. "snys that Alice Ratcliffo was reared In
palace. Yes. a palace reared upon the ruins
OF wrecked homes, out of tho tears Of widows
and"
II object" interrupted Mr.. Lloyd.
Save your summing up until the proper
time remarked Judge Ncwburgcr.
This dr.na, as 1t has been called. has boon
we'll rehcarsed.' continued Mr.. Towns; ut has
been we'll staged. They picture tho heroine,
lovely woman. reared in this palace. We sought
to spare her. Recall her heavenly smile when 1
asked nor ABOUT tnhU scene VI RECONCILIATION In
court. 'Es schmerzt das herr init seligkeit.'
1t smarts the heart with happiness Oh. how
lovely she lookodi One touch OF nature
makes tho whole world kim That was
the touch Of nature. One more question
and I believe she would have snid, L
| love him now Gentlemen. the first
| charge made against Mr.. Radcliffe was INSIDE
| meanor-just misdemeanor. Here 1t is written
on this legal paper which l hold in my hand.
But Mr.. Radcliffe was in Chicago then, and
| could not be extraditod for that. So tho paper
| was put in q policeman's hands. and he went
s~nooping about De Lacy's house in tho guise Of
q Vidocq. Is the vengeance OF Pcter De Lacy
to be an assured facti oh. gentlemen, remem-
Der your osths when you go into the jury room"
| While Lawyer Towns was delivering his
address Peter De Lacy walked into the court
room. He was alone. For tho first day since
| tho trial began his daughter. Mrs. Radcliffe. did
| not appear in court.
Lawyer Towns proceeded and took up the sub
ject OF English bulldog shoes. He said that he
would prove that at the time 1t was alleged that
Radcliffe kicked his wife with English bulldog
slippers. He would further prove that Ratclifre
had never kicked or beaten his wife.
nr pet %it Ds sa fr T fSs t defsae TO- he Me t s.Hha g. ,h fnt
he was Mrs. Ratclifle's father. and when Lawyer
Towns asked him IL he had transferred any
plopClby W null cuu9o toAOu Wv
Then Radcliffe was called as q witness in his
own behalf. He said he was 81 years old, and
when asked whore he had been educated an.
swered:
Jesuit college. There i. was an altar boy. and
day. 1883. Mary Anderson heard me sing there,
and afterward asked me to take u part In
that company in London for two years. Next
sSe'G bnn , p,rses so 9uf in he :Tie iRR e a ans R Fnan q I
Joined the Lyceum stock company"
"In April. 1891" answered the actor.
Q.-You saw her several times Immediately
had a box. / saw her nearly every day. The
o o1sh %pro OF ! III t until / t 1850 5e or e e s q! eloci. we were
Q.:-You hadn't then got to tho period of soft,
tender speeches by moonlight A.-Oh. no; not
Q.-But you made no secret of your attentions
to d her A xoa on en whatever ,Sn, Mr. n ,.ov AID NJ.
favor your attentions to his deughterf A.-Yes
| heard that MI: Hummol had remarked to Mr..
De- De L ny. something met about my running round
.Q.yyDId you meet NJ: Dc Lacy inter that !
was in September. is93-and / sent a telegram
to Alice telling her l was going to play in
GhhissGCss S but d MGSld c s,hs to Me- Zee be- 5sf L ssios did / w %s
had a talk over tho matter. He said he didn't
mont month me at. to s ns, t his so %aashtisr for wilt, e b Isss' six
AZ ohu " ~ WIN hCl.
$-?ssS Sss sH e es Y ss's' 1 SSss ..
h h;Mae IN Chicago g 9 ''GqPhn as was at the fs0 M ASdit'sF Fair
i iSs names Sas Of ss ske ! DO no' Lacy Gn 'hs hf Z sent tG Sp my
card. ;Imet Mr.. De Lacy in the hotel cafe. I
asked him to accept a box for the performance
family. told him no could not secure a box for
b. Schoedelie let mo have his own private box, and
Mr.: Dc Del. Lacy Ih acts;e a9 Y; Next morning Mr.: De
that under the circumstances he could not &C.
cept. After that l frequently met Miss De Lacy.
her there on the balcony and drop her on.
v9;I ICY; ~ finally BECAME became engaged to heri A.
Q.IIWheenn did you come back from Chicago
.lo,-Did You see Mr.. De Lacy when you came
back from Chicagof A.-No; L wrote to him
saying ! would like to see him. but he replied
must say VT il in writing. a Jew days TST' alter that shs
met him at the New Amsterdam Hotel. He
-,Q.-That was before you were engngodi A
.Q.-And when were you married. A.-or
Q-WhereI An Heboken.
riSgei A.SNot for a long time. We were living
happily. my wife and !. At Larehmont. Ono day
MIR. De Lacy wrote: Dear Sir: 1 songr stuIsit,
You on the birth OF u son and heir. The offsprinl
OF sncha scoundrel as YOU must make his mari
In the world"
OWN you say whether any disagreement
!, occurred between you and Mrs. Ratclife Mt tn
! Victoria Hotel at Larchmontf A.-once I fount
/ her In the hotel cai6. at a table. talking TO
man 1 did not know. She sat there drinking
, from u big glass-drinking whiskey and ginge
ale. / censured her for 1t, saying 1t was hardl.
proper.
Q.-Your wife testified here that you pawne,
) her diumondsf A.-Yes, al her request. Iva
not playing at tho time, and she wanted tn
5 money TO buy new dresses.
,Q.-Your wife says you never paid for any
D thing, not oven your horses-how about that
Didn't you even ,phy for your horsesi A.
( think ! had three horsos-a saddle horse, q lIaT
aud spring wagon. | bought them from Fiss 4
. Doerr and PAID spot cash Tor them.
I .Q.-Was your wife allowed TO ride In a cal
. riage with the family at her brothers funeral
A,-No; her father said thut II she got in he'
8 get out.
Q Al this point n recess was taken and Ratclif
had to go To the Tomls for lunch, Deputy Shcrii
Kelly refusing to let him cat outside with hi
n counsel.
n At. the afternoon session Radcliffe gave hi
y version of wrat occurred ON June IL. tho day o
the alleged assault. Mrs. Ratcliffe had testide
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