New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-20
MRS KORyRTGHr ON THE STAND.
TELLS ABOUT HER HUSBANDS HEALTH IN
THE FIGHT OVER HIS CHILD.


THE FIGHT OVER HIS CHILD.
The hearing In the Alice Kortright haoeas corpus
case wac continued before Justice DAILY in the Su-
80 co,r+ Yesterday John Bowers. counsel
for Miss Phipps Informed the Court when the case
,ros called that he had no testimony 10 o'er
Mr. Lindsay counsel for Mrs. kortright, then III
turn asked the Court to order the child res'oreo 10
tho custody OF Mrs. fortnight pending maj set
Element OF the matter and to make an order direct
ing the present oustodians OF Alice to allow Mfs'
Kortrieht to visit the child nj all reasonable tunes
and places Each motion was denied IN turn
Mrs Kortriyht was then called to the stand she
said that her full name was E Therese hor'rsh'.
tia, she was the wife Of Gouverneur KoririSht ana
that they we're married In 1884 and rVed al NO 10
East Ficty-sxth-st.
You are a woman Of Independent meansT" asked
Mr. Lindsay.
Yes" was the almost inaudible response
Mrs Kortrght said that before their marriage her
husband had told her that she should nave charso
OF Alice and that Miss Phipps brought the chlio 10
her mouse soon after the marriage me rea''o"'
between Miss Phipps and herself on that OCCASION
were Of the most cordial character ana ia'er' ~neh
she was staying Newport and Miss Phipps "aS
a. varrsgansstt Pier she wa. frequently visited ny
Mss Phipps
Asked as 70 Mr. Kortr1ehts illness his wife SAID
II was caused by hemorrhage OF the oraln IN 1880
He fell on the floor OF the hotel at which they were
raving in Bristol Prior to this ne hau coihp'ah'ou
OF headaches and earaches Asked If any o. MS
Acts prior 10 his Illness had impressed her win 'he
tea that no was irrational Mrs Korr1ght Eaid
"No" His general health at the time 81 their mar
r,are WAS good After his fall he became III ana
s,ayed for two weeks az his mothers house he
was removed from there by his doctors ORDERS aHo
was taken on his yacht 10 Providence. II l. "helo
he Was placed in a sanitarum- Mrs koruieh' sau
TIA. he suffered from exctability and depression.
Of soba or
took il into MS head that he was very poor nan;
This lasted for some time. AND then ne oec<N''e
Mrs Kortright said that her husband was in Or
Canfeld's santarium. at Worcester. Mass. sltel
this and she positively denied the staiemenS mas aug
by Miss Phipps on her examination that s1e , .au
prevented any person who wished 10 see MN lro1h
seeing him In 1871 she went on TO say ne c sanS
tari,Ir, in Central Valley from which he used 70
come 70 see her every second day.
DID he ever ", a asf sSu e 10 MRS KorSh vas
asked
the witness was then asked II she had ever dis
cussed with her husband the ACCESSIBILITY 81 his be-
Ing committed TO unatic asy UNI but on onJecuon
by MI Bowers the question was disallowed
Have YOU noticed any change in MS moments
Yes: he walked as Il he were ILL., and he sener-
ally appeared be III
Mrs Kortright said that while Alice was IN her
care she looked after her education and general
welfare supplied her with clothes and spent good
deal of her own money on the child she mad al
band confined in asylum as she was quite pre-
pared TO 1--we with him and take care OF MN I'm. Inc
her she said. was when she received telegram
from her husband which said Dear There's As
/ told you Wednesday afternoon. have decided
to let Alice live with her aunt. and have placed
her With her The letter closed with Yours truly
was taken away from me. said Mrs Kortright.
land the day saw her in court she waved her hand
The further hearing was rhen adjourned TO this
evening.