The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-06-14
THE VAUGHAN APPLICATION
HERRING CONTINUED BY BOARD OF
 HE4ETH YESTERDAY.

Mrs. Loud on the stand for Cross Ex-
 animation Testified as to Mrs. Vaugh-
 ans Place on Stevens Street and the
 Callers Who Came There Hearing Ado journed to Next Saturday. The hearing on the application of Mrs. Gertrude A. Vaughan for license to conduct maternity hospital at No. 8 Prospect place was continued yester- day afternoon before the board of health. Mrs. N. S. Loud, who was on the stand when the hearing adjourned last Saturday, was called to the stand when the hearing reconvened at four o'clock yesterday afternoon, and J. F. Goodhart, attorney for Mrs. Vaughan, began the cross-exanination, a large number of the remonstrants with their attorneys. ex-Judge Stoddard, John w. filling and s. c. Morehouse. being pres ent The hearing was held in the city court room, which was well filled with spectators. MT. Goodhart questioned Mrs. Loud as to how long she lived at No. 43 Ste vens street and when she moved to No. 47 Stevens street. She stated that she had lived at No. 43 and at No. AZ In all about twelve years, and lived there | three years before Mrs. Vaughan nov | ed into No 45 Stevens street. She stat l ed, in response to questions by Mir. Goodhart, that there were two windows | on the side of No. 43 Stevens street next | to No. 45 and also two windows in No. | 47 next to NO. 45, one upstairs and one downstairs, both being about in the center of the side wall. Mir. Goodhart | presented as evidence a diagram of the | house at No. 45 Stevens street, occupied by Mrs. Vaughan. | Mrs. Loud testified that when she saw any stranger go into Mrs. Waugh ans house her curiosity was aroused and she went upstairs and looked | through the window into Mrs. Waugh ans house. At that time family named Kegelmeyer lived in the upper part of No. 43. | Mr. Goodhart-"State anything that | you saw in No. 45 from window of No. | 43, during the year 1895" l MTS. SdW 1lOppo oOHo l and some girls occupying the same room. I saw the three sons undress | and go to bed" Mir Goodhart-"Mrs. Hobbs sons?" | Mrs. Loud-"Yes, Mrs. Hobbs, or Mrs. | Vaughan; I got so used to calling her Mrs. Hobbs, the name she went by | there"
 MT. Goodhart-'What was the occa- sion of your looking through the win- dow into Mrs. Vaughan's?" 1 Mrs. Loud-s'Well, went up to call on the Kegelmeyers and we looked just | for curiosity" | MT Goodhart-"How old was Mrs. | Vaughan's oldest son?" | Mrs. Loud-"About eighteen" | MT. Goodhart- Didn't you think that | it was indelicate to look into the | room?"
 | Mrs. Loud-"No, sir" l Asked as to dates, Mrs. Loud said that she saw so much transpiring in Mrs. Vaughans house right along that she could not remember the year.
 Mir. Goodhart-"Did you ever get a letter from the city attorney?"
 Mrs. Loud-"They were to my f1us- ! band.'
 | MT. Goodhart--"How many?"
 Mrs. Loud-"Three."
 MT. Goodhart-"About your annoying Mrs. Vaughan?" | Mrs. Loud-"Yes." | This recalled to her mind that it was about this time that she saw MT. Pen ny there, but she did not remember the year.
 Mir. Goodhart-"Do you remember when your husband chased your son. in-Iaw around with hatchet and when he threatened to kill you?" Mrs. Loud-"No, sir"
 At this point Judge Stoddard objected to questions on this matter, and MT | Goodhart said that he would let it go until later.
 Mrs. Loud testified that she saw the birth of a child while looking through the window once. and that the child's l mother was Della Henry. She thought | that the physicians name who was in | attendance was Thompson. l Mir. Goodhart-"Couldn't you have 1 pulled down your shades and been
 spared looking at that birth?'
 Mrs. Loud-'Yes, sir.'
 What other improprieties have you 1 seen there?"
 T have seen young couples go into
 the house together. One of the men
 know was a married man, who went
 there with girl"
 "Who was it?"
 Judge Stoddard objected to the name
 being given, and pr. Fleschner stated
 that the board did not care to hear the name.
 Did you see number of men go into Mrs. Vaughan's house when she first
 moved there?"
 "Yes."
 What was her business?" "She was a laundress."
 Did you ever see any men come out
 with parcels of laundry?"
 "Only one"
 How long did she run laundry
 business?"
 About two years"
 State what you saw in looking from your window into Mrs. Vaughan's house after you moved to No. AZ Ste-
 vens street."
 T saw several confinement cases and
 also saw couples occupying the room
 when it was not used for confinement l cases"