The herald., 1898-01-19

to write these letters to Hunter.
after you saw your husband during
the war, at Natchez, where did you go?"
ITO my sisters. in Illinois"
when did you hear Vandever had
been killed?"
after the soldiers had been mustered
out.
Did you believe it?"
"I had no reason to disbelieve it. A
young fellow in the same regiment told
me-"
NICK" CREEDE GRUB STAKED
"You have stated you started out pros
pecting with Creede in the Indian terri
! tory observation in Colorado?"
Yes, SIR"
"Who furnished the money!"
"Creede furnished some and 1 some"
Don't you know that Creede was in
the employ of Campbell of Moffatt, the
Denver banker, and he could not make
any agreement with you?"
He never told me so until the strike
was made
"And you say you were present when
the strike was made?"
Yes, sir"
Don't you know, as a matter of fact"
asked Mr.. Gage, that the Amethyst mine
was first discovered by German known
as Dutch Fritz?"
mo, sir,' answered Mrs. Creede, ad-
ding, Il suppose Fritz found the Last
Chance
You say you did business with the
First National bank since your residence
in the city?"
"Yes, sir"
''Then, if you deposited s46,41O there
from September, 1898, to January, 1897,
you must remember something about
it?"
Il never had that amount of money;
1 only had about $4,000 there"
In the gross amount, mentioned by
counsel, was included the $4,000, the
price of Mr.. Creedes separation. The
balance, of between $4,000 and $4,000,
the witness denied receiving in Los An
geles, save about $4,000, but confessed
that checks of amounts similar to these
in evidence she had received through
the First National bank at Pueblo, Col.
Witness stated that about $4,000 repre-
sented her own savings, and she couldn't
say when and where she had received
it. She didn't bank it, but kept it in the
house.
THE ONLY LAMME
Don't you remember, Mrs. Creede,"
resumed Mr.. Gage, that the agreement
was placed in your hands by Mr.. Jones,
and you refused to sign it until you
showed it to your lawyer?"
ITO my knowledge I never had it in my
hand"
WAS Crede present at any time?"
"He was present when it was read to
me-"
when was that?"
"As well as 1 can remember it was read
one day and signed the next"
Did you, on January 12,1S97, at the
Hollenbeck. tell Calvin Hollenbeck that
you were satisfied with $40 900; that you
had tried to get $4,000, but that the old
man wouldn't pay it?"
mo, sir; did not
did you have a contract with Judge
Lamme, dated January r. 1897, in which
you agreed to give him half of what he
might recover for you in excess of the
900 heretofore paid?'
Il did make some such contract"
"And did you not write E. H. Lamme
later to the effect that you withdrew and
would not be party to any suit against
N. C. Creede?" inquired counsel.
Eyes, SIR" was the answer, ''but Mr.
Hunter wrote the letter and I signed it,"
after leaving Los Angeles in Janu-
ary, 1897, where did you go?"
"To Florence, Ala"
GO into business there and buy prop
erty?"
II did at Iuka, Miss. had it bought
for me-
What was the value?"
about $4,000, guess
Didn't you tell Hunter you could go
back to Mississippi, buy some property
and on the income from the balance of
the $4,000 live happily the remainder Of
your days?"
mo, sir" answered Mrs. Creede, with
some irritation in her voice. II think
Mr.. Hunter must have had a long con-
versation with me while I was asleep.
1t seems as if ought to remember some
thing about what he says"
DAREN'T TALK TO CREEDE
In a condensed form that about COM
prised the cross s-examination of Mrs
Creede. Descending from the witness
stand she almost FELL and when Mr.. Fin
layson intimated that he desired to ask
a few questions on redirect examination
she sat down at the foot of the platform,
too exhausted, apparently, to climb to
her seat again. She did, however, with
the assistance of her counsel
when did Hunter first see you after
the separation?" began Mr.. Finlayson.
II couldn't say
Can you say how many times he
called?"
Il really couldn't say, for I'm tired. /
remember that on the first time he want
ed to borrow money to buy real estate or
something"
did you send for him or did he come
Of his own volition?"
II didn't send for him. l asked him if
he came from Creede, and he said no.
He advised me not to see Creede. He
advised my writing the letter to Mr..
Lamme in which withdrawal was made
of the suit, and wrote it out and sign
ed it,
did you see any lawyer about signing
the agreement?"
II have told you all did not Creede
told me Jones was good enough
What was that you said just now
about not daring to say something to
Creede?"
II said didn't dare to say anything to
Creede because If did he would have
wanted to send me away where didn't
want to go, and he would get someone
else."
when did you have the conversation
with him about the $25, ,0O0?"
"That was on the Sunday the dav af