The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-14
INSISTS SHE DIDN'T FLIRT.
BUT THEN MRS. WIICoxsoN DOES
MAKE SOME ADMISSIONS

Tho Plaintiff in the separation Suit Tells
OF Her MANY Men Acquaintance Abroad,
Men of Title and Onicers-Censed TO Love
Her Husband when He Struck Her.
Mrs. wilcoxson. who has suit on trial before
Justice Russell in the Supreme Court Tor
separation from hor husband. Martin Mics
wilcoxson OF this city. underwent long ana
trying cross exaniinatio yesterday. she pore
herself calmly throughout. and her answers
and manner evinced great self possesAon'
Mrs. Wilcoxson Ia % years old. Two years
younger than her husband. whom she married
on Feb. 4. 1872. They have resided ABROAD
much OF the time and the husband has large
real estate holdings In this city. having share
In the estate OF the late Nathaniel Niles.
Earlier in the trial Mrs. Wilcoxson had re-
lated several acts OF cruelty on her husoahus
part. She said that he had torn two wedding
rings from her finger at different times. that ne
had dragged her about by the hair ana that
once when in rage he had hred reVoiVeiln
her presence. She had struck him across the
faco with n riding whip, but that was after he
had called her a vile name. She said yester-
day that while they were In the Catekills In
1904 she asked her husband to get carriage
rug for her He threw 1t at her. eaying that ne
was not her lackey. He then pulled her ears
On cross- examination she said that they
went to Ireland on their wedding tour ana
were the guests OF her mother-in-law. mrs
Adam Badeau. at Castle Glengarin she also
visited at Castle Erin. She said that she had
met Cant, st. John Parker at Castle GlenRarin.
Then followed these questions and answers In
cross.examination:
O. Didn't you become very much attached TO
Capt. Parkcr2 A. Certainly not.
.. Don't you know that Capt. Parker was
~ 10 In Il
macy with your A. No.
O. You know that he did leavef A. do.
One day. she said. her husband came into her
room and said that II abe did not cease causing
him trouble he would shoot himself. He did
not threaten to shoot her. but while he was
talking the revolver exploded by accident.
q. When you were living at villa at Ostend
did You not m eet the Maharajah Carpataliaf
A. Ibid.
Q. who was her A. An Indian Prince.
O. Did you lunch and dine with him whom
your husband was not present. A. Never.
o. Don't you know this his Highness was the
most proNgate man in Europe? A. didn't
knowit.
y. We're you acquainted with many army and
naval officers at Chatham. England A. Yes.
Q. Did you know u Mr.. Baraczi. young Hun
garian at Ostend7 A. l did.
mother begging her TO use her influence TO get
to fGs1i with ruin y2balns
A. / dom know Of any such letter.
q Did you know Gen. Thomas Frazer In
q We're you not known as one OF his Iovesr
objection was male TO the question. but
witness seemed to be able TO take care OF her
self She sail -he did not know that she was
so known. While shs was livipg a. Dover. she
said she met many officers IN the British Army.
Among them were Capts. Parker Hammock.
Logan. Douglas. Romeyne and Sch essinge
She said that Capt sch!essinger had vouohed
for her drafts
=. Didn't Schlessinger give you a box OF
ciGarGtt's1 =: nHn cisapsttas 'ha' NJ o avo
Q Don't YOU remember that on your last
return from Europe your husband went to
your room aud tore up some photographer
Several. among them one OF Mr.. Frederick
Mr S 'Wilcoxson sOid that Douglas, was a fcl.
low PASSENGER ON her Inst westward trip across
the Atlantic She said he il ~ cousin of Lord
shoto Doug as sqn q The Marquis Of 2ueeSn ms
been n,tentiv" 10 her on the steamer. but
denied that he hal been In her stateroom; She
never reaues,ed him 70 get her hair brush a nor
Q: Al his time you we're devoted wife'
%. And iovei your husband1 A. ] don't
think loved him after he struck mo the first
time.
Nhen asked " hNt was NOT constantly run
ming in debt In Ireland. sho said: Not more
than he wns" They wer" both In debt then.
abe said She believed that he owed about
25,OOO,. She denied that she hated America.
or that she wa In love with man In England.
q. Didn't you tell your husband that every
nbre In your body longed for the touch OF q
man in England whom you loved' A. don't
remember that did
She testified that her husband often accused
her ot flirting with British army officers but
ins, -ted that there, was no cause for criticism
on her part. The Indian Prince had given her
| pin. che said. and shs had received letters
from Admiral Hammck. In the garden at
Castle Gengarln she said. she had a quarrel
with her husband and picking M his xun she
ran of intending 20 shoot herself. She denied
that she intended t. shoot her husband. He
took the gun from her.
Mary c. Mccarthy. at one time q maid Mt
! Castle GenGarir. testified that the defendant
had struggled ten minutes with his wife to
take a ring from her finger. She had seen him
push her down and slap her face The plaintiff
had received gentlemen at the castle, she said.
who remained until about u o'clock One
OF them had eft the place by climb ng over tho
wall When Mrs. Wilcoxson was told ~ the In
cdent she said that II was silly for him to do so
as the lodge keeper was there to let him out.
The case was not concluded.