The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-08-30

am grateful that she places the burden
OF what she does feel entirely on me. She
says that my boys admiration of you
has been so evident that if you had not
been too much in love with your husband
you might have got me into trouble
This is verbatim.
q She says that you must como to Small
Point. That it would be absolutely alb
surd not to. 1 have asked her to let me
go down to see you tonight or tomorrow
night, TO explain why my manner would
be different in the future. She said 1t was
ridiculous to have any change of manner.
know, of course. that there mast be.
But oh, darling. before we separate for
good and all, let me see you just once
more on the old basis. am sure you can
make as good case with Percy as with
Lucy. | understand now better than any
one thet the time for pleading and COM
promise is gone, but when l say goodby,
/ want to be with you alone as we have
been before.
Now l must explain some things, and I
can make you understand why Lucy's
position might be readily misunderstood,
as Florence has misunderstood it. So
answer by bearer or by telephone tonight
whether can come tonight or tomorrow
night. Answer word, any way, by
bearer Make it tonight if you possibly
can. Lucy will come to see you tomorrow
morning about Small Point. God grant
that you are not feeling as utterly miser-
able and hopeless as am, darling After
seeing you once more, 1 wish l might die.
Good bye, my love, JACK.
Mrs. Patterns testimony was concluded
shortly after 10 O'Clock ,vand Mr. John o.
Patten took the stand. His testimony in
regard to his relations with Mrs. Roberts
after her coming to Bath was practically
confederation of hers, except that he
was not sure of dates. AS to how much
ty, he thought it was as much as some
husbands paid their wives Said Mr..
Patten: He seemed to enjoy my intimacy
with his wife. He telephoned me one
day to como down to his house that eve
ming. 1 asked if he wanted to see me-
asked if he would be there and he said
no, but somebody else would. I went to
his home that evening, found his wife
there all alone, the doctor having gone
out.
AS to an evening spent at the Roberts
house in May, 1896, Mr.. Patten said that
it was the only time during his friend
ship for DR.. Roberts's wife that he was
in danger of being lead into immortality,
and it was due to Mrs. Roberts, perhaps,
that no wrong doing was done. Contin-
uing, Mr.. Patten said:
On my return from the Small Point
outing, I
MADE A FULL CONFESSION,
to both my wife and DR.. Roberts. I told
him his wife had been faithful. He said
he was glad to hear this and that he be-
lieved it. 1 then told him 1 should have
to leave town for some time. We were on
friendly terms after that. I went west
for month or longer. On my return I
did not have any correspondence with
Mrs. Roberts or see her except on the
street. Later plan was devolved which
l always credited to the doctor, to throw
us together in society as much as possible
and in this way my affections for her con-
tinued to increase, until I decided it must
be broken off altogether. [ avoided meet
ing her, but my wife seemed to want me
to do so and invited her to our house SO
that we still met frequently. I finally
decided to go south. 1 resigned the seat
in the legislature to which [ had just
been reelected and started south. The
next word l received from Bath about
this affair was bill for s16O for services,
for which [ sent DIR. Roberts a check.
Then DR.. Robertss counsel wrote me
that DR.. Roberts would hold me in the
c111 Of CT oIi ~
of his wife. I employed counsel to attend
to this affair with the result that DR..
Roberts withdrew his claim and papers
passed between us settling all claims sby
my paying the fees and costs in the case
amounting to $500.
This paper was introduced and put into
testimony.
Mr.. Patten testified that in the fall he
made several attempts for a reconcile
alton with his wife, but they were fruit
less and he learned that she intended to
apply for a divorce. He told Mrs Roberts
of this and urged meeting with her.
Mr.. Patten was continuing with his story
when the door opened and the present
Mrs. j. o. Patten walked into the court
room hand in hand with her twin chill
dren.
The opposing counsel at once objected
to the presence of the children in the
room during the hearing and they and
their mother retired.
Under cross-examination Mr.. Patten
made several statements which seemed
to conflict considerable with the testimo
ny of his wife. While she had testified
that they made no secret appointments
by letter or telephone he admitted having
made them in both ways. She also de-
MED having ever sent Mr.. Patten letters
by her stable boy while Mr.. Patten stat
ed that he had received letters from her
in this way.
Mr.. Patten could not remember wheth
er or not before going west he gave DR..
Roberts his word as q gentleman +bo+