The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-29

The examination and cross-exanlina-
ton of EuIa Wray, the plaintiff in the
$4,000 seduction case, was concluded
yesterday about neon. The next mos5
important witness for thu plaintiff was
w. A. Hobbs, who took the stand about
o'clock and was still there when
court adjourned at $50 O'Clock. The
other witnesses examined during the
day were Charles Wall of Wallsburs,
S. C. Ewing. proprietor of the Cullen
Motel. and ATTORNEY Morris sommer
When court opened yesterday morn
ing the pIainti1f, Miss Wray, resumed
her place in the witness box, and SIr.
Hutchinson proceeded with the redi-
rect examination, substantially as fol-
lows:
what did you do with the $50 Mr..
Kearns gave you al the Utah Central
depot?@
Il gave Hobbs $50 to buy the ticket
to Ouray and kept $40"
Were the tickets bought"
Yes, and l left for Ouray, Colo, on
Aug. IT,"
Who Went with you?"
Hobbs. We arrived at Ouray on
Aug. 81"
You wrote to Mr.. Kearns from
Ouray?"
Yes. FIVE or six times"
When did you first write?"
About Aug % l wrote that 1 had
arrived there and needed money.
How much did you ask him for?'
L didn name any amount.
when did you next write2"
Inside a month
What did you say TO him then?"
Il think l demanded money and told
him that he had promised to send me
what l needed 1 asked him for $50
You wrote again?'
Yes, about Christmas, l think Il
was"
Asking for money!
Yes"
Did you write to him on Jan. IS.
1892"
Yes, after the child was born !
gave the letter to Hobbs and asked
kearns to pay Hobbs the $50 had Dor
rowed from him. or that ne had gone
my surety for at the hospital
why did you sign your name on the
railway ticket as Eula Hobbs?"
Because my mother sent me the
ticket ana 1 wanted to make her be-
lieVe / was married to Hobbs. l also
signed the note given TO the hospital at
OuraY as Mrs. Hobbs, because I wanted
"
ried to Hobbs.
when you got the ticket you return
ed TO Salt Lake?"
Yes.
What date did you arrived"
'Feb. Is, 1897
Where did you so to?"
''To Mrs. Hobbs.
Why did you go there2"
= Because ] had trouble. with my step
father and I had nowhere else to go. -
HOW did You get from the Depot &c
Hobbs house?"
Walked. l had no money to ride $
DID you bring your baby2"
Where did you next see Mr.
AT Park City l borrowed money
from one Of the Hobbs boys to go there
met hearnS by appointment at Hop
kins' coal Office He was angry wit.
me Tor being such a fool. as ne said, a.
10 let Hobbs know the truth. He sWcIl
at glle and said l might have been mar
Tied TO Hobbs. He asked me If | weak
sign a receipt that he had paid me al
he Owed me- if ne would give ne $3.50
needed the money and said l would
He said he would not trust any notary
in Park City to have the papers ex-
ecutSd, but that ne would meet ma a
the poStottice in Salt Lake and give m;
the money, l did meet him ana he gage
me SO and q few days after $50 more
The balance of the $3.50 he said n
would give me later on as it would O.
me more good than if he gave it to nls
all ct once. Then he made Arrange
n1ents for me to go to Butte, and sal.
If l came TO the depot with the ticks,
and the baby and really meant to go i
he would give me the $3.50. l met hin
4iaere, he examined my ticket and sal.
81 al,si~lAN and 7at s,,=, Il.
Un6ant 10 go lie gave me a r1tl c
hills tWc $50 gold pieces, amounting il
all 20 $3.50"
Did you so to Butte?"
No, l did not"
On he say anything to you in Jul!
about Fela baby when he learned you,
cons ton before * was born pr
Yes, ne asked me If l could not ge
rid Of it somehow and offered to talk,
me to gJCne good doctor in Salt Lake il
l would GO
did you go?'
NO. and nothing more was saip
about il"
~Naen did you break your engage
ment with Charley Graham?"
About the middle of May. ana Ut wa,
l who broke 1T off, because after VIVA
1 mad done with Mr. hearnS cnuldni
marry another gTlan without telling hin
about IL aId 1 didn't ike to do that
DID you al any time 50 to a, lOdgin!
house with Charley Graham in thi.
city,"
No, never.
Witness stated that after the act witt
hearms until after the child was bonn
she suffered great bodily pain ard sick
ness and was also mentally distressed
She had been ostracIsed from forlns
friends and companions since tai
thing happened.
CROSS EXAMINATION.
Cross examined by Mr. Yarian, Wit
ness said the act With KeaIns was tn
only d4sgraceful thing she had eve
done and uEtll then she had mixed w-tl
people socially.
Yet the people you met knew slAa
your own mottheT had charged that yol
and Hobbs had committed adultery il
your own h0uSe2'' queried 1dr. Var.an
They knew ii, but they didn't balIav
*, and il waSn'S true
DIANE they believe the oath of you
motfer?"
No, tley did not"
Didn't you ten gae Tribune reporte
that thu $40 was given 10 you by KeaTn
on March PAP"