New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-06
COULDN'T DRIVE ON SUNDAY
DIR. BUCHANAN NOT ALLOWED TO TAKE
OUT HIS HORSES.
UNDER CROSS EXAMINATION BY CoLoNTA '""N'
IN HER SUIT AGAINST MRS FOSTER THE
PLAINTIFF TELLS OF THE REsTRIc-
TONS SHE PLACED UPON
HER HUSBAND.

HER HUSBAND.
a.. ,....p puchonan was on the Witness
.x.nd ye.,erdav when the trial Of her suit against
Mrs Kate NJ. Foster to recover SooVV """" e.
for alternating the affections OF ner nuso""u'
Alexander Buchanan. was resumed peIo'e o,,1
Bookstaver and Jury in Trial Term. I"' oo,n.s,
the Supreme Court. Colonel f. L. JameS' o"T
for the defendant began cross-cxaminins MIS-
Buchanan. ..,a "a
To his first questions. as to the GOODNESS s "a
have existed between Mrs. Buchanan "o'"ei o."
the DOCTOR tho witness gave only eVaSNo ...r
When asked as to the relations In the nome
herself and her husband. among other '"'"s'
re.e admitted that after the doctor began "na'
.ba characterized as his "evil course IN 1901. 81"
refused TO let him take s horses out OF the s'"D0
on Sundays or to havo any but rehsiouS ZIG"
papers In the house on Sundays ~.
The following testimony was given resa'o''e w
holding of prayer meetings in DR.. BuchanA"
house: ,.-r,rn.r at
o.-You did entertain good many clersymen at
your nTdS wa, have something OF passion Tor
starting prayer meetings with young men III 'ou'
house? H:~The doctor did; meetings in your
nS1s NAnd invite young men to these prayer meet
'n 86s0Weekly? Ayes. ,... ,,... rrsxer meetings
M; A."rrom October 10 June or July each year.
Odd you have tea parties! "a narties? A.
Q.-Hnd prayer meetings al 'ea p"''''
O-What wear these prayer ihoo'i.s MooS,
Al can't recall the year. IL wdo 'io '@"' N'
held meetings in the Hippodrome. 49,.
Later In The day Mrs. Buchanan tesuned 'h'
after her husband me, Mrs. roster ne "ouu nv
1on IN the family worship. but became very pro-
fame. and when she endeavored TO hold INC ieeuia.
fan,,v worship ne would sing songs and disturb
the services. ~. r..ar
RIDER c.olone, James.s questioning Mrs. Buchanan
admitted that she had removed the doctor o'''ee
e,sns from the front of her house. because she
hat he
Fosters house he could not have one In her mousse
She said that when DR.. Buchanan went out 10 make
calls ne had carry his signs IN MS poche'S !"
prevent her from removir = them
At this point Mrs. Foster entered the ou'troo''
and took q seat lust insLe the rail. where she
listened attent,yely 10 Mrs. Buchanans testimony
Colonel James suddenly asked the witness: D'dh
you throw a bucket Of slack line over your nus
bands head?'
mo"
o.-what did you throw upon his head' A
oHow much was there In the bucket? A
AeCu w 'hase DID R' you do that AS mark Of aft
lection? A;-No, to prevent him throwing h'e o"'
o@Did, You take up the carpet in the doctors
oD%ow tell me why the doctor was going 10
throw you Of the window AMy Letters ,broWe
around after being opened so got a paddock ana
nut IL on the letter box and this mace the oVcU.
angry. and he was going TO throw me out u '"e
MIS- buchanan testified that her husband would ia
open the letters and write on them. ape oS
mistake then throw them on tne moor 1d O, ,he
Q-Was DIR. Buchanan sixiy-hv years o.o az 1nd
time Of bis death? A-At the Time oi Ills "''se'
lis he not dead?" exclaimed Colonel james IN
Il have no personal knowledge that he is Dead
ea Mrs Buchanan testified that one evening in
the fall-she could not recall the year-she saw DG
Buchanan and Mrs. Foster em5raolh na ,he Colonel
Mrs buchanan hesiiated for few seconds' anu
'" o'rYou had been watching from your window?
Ao.IDr. Buchanan was at Mrs. Fosters house
across the street? Ayes
This closed the cross-examination OF MIS- nu.
chanan, and Isaac n. Miller began the redirect
examination of the plaintiff. Nothing new was
Sfser recess Dr. Daniel H. Smith was called
70 the witness stand He testified that he met Dr.
buchanan and Mrs Foster on a steamer Snree
on e Mrs way Sm rss%sn of the
doctor was overlooking. -. pAu.aonh,a
The Rev DR.: William Wye Of na pnad efp ihe
First Reformed Presbyterian Church IN TINS h cry
snd Dr nam was ae s slaiF that Dr.
anans home life happy as that ht a OF 1ae
ordinary scotchman could be- and that ms for
ence al church was very regular, especiaii! ioi
Doctor: .n,. .,asrson testified tina, she knew DR..
Bnrhanan and Mrs. Foster and eight years ago was
empoved b. Mrs Foster No. 90 West Thirty
said that the d0sser .a had b nat every
Sav u Ar noon DR.. buchanan turned his money over
& shs hrs hPS a nn an ndf had seen
them drinking champagne every night IN Hirs'
pS Mr. B Mif e cut off his wife with $50 and his
three daughters with each MIS- as Sse nut in
1lU nde io the viii she got all the property left by
Dr. Buchanan except the small requests 10 MS
VIE Tee a trlai was adjourned until Monday.
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