The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-11-11
MRS. FAULKNER'SLETTER
ATTORNEY BARRETT is on THE
STAND TO TESTIFY ABOUT 1T.
He Says Mrs. Faulkner Admitted to
Him that She Had Written 10th
er Court Cases of Interest.

The most important witness yesterday in
.se Henry-Harris damage suit. on trial
in Room 2, Superior Court. was Charles E.
Barrett, Of the firm of Barrett, Gardiner d
Brown, the lawyers who are representing
the plaintiff in his suit TO recover $4,000
for the alleged alienation OF his wife's af-
fections. a large crowd hung about the
courtroom all day waiting to hear some
sensational evidence.
Attorney Barrett was called to the wit
ness stand to impeach the testimony given
on Thursday afternoon by Mrs. Dorothy
Faulkner. known TO her friends as 'Dode
Mr.. Barrett's testimony was also taken
with a view TO paving the way FOR the
introduction of what the plaintiffs attor-
neys consider some damaging documentary
evidence. This consists of a letter which
figured in the case on Thursday while Mrs
Faulkner was on the witness stand. While
questioning Mrs. Faulkner, Judge Gardiner
held in his hand open letter He would
frequently refer to this letter IN asking
Mrs. Faulkner some very personal ques-
tons, and finally he handed her the letter
and asked if the handwriting was not her
own. She denied that she had written the
letter. 1t was to show that Mrs. Faulkner
once made a different statement to Attor-
ney Barrett in reference TO the same letter
that he was called to the witness stand.
Mrs. Faulkner, who is progressing
woman of stylish appearance, is widow
residing at Greenville, o. She is a friend
of the present Mrs. Harris, who was Cor
merly the wife of the plaintiff. 1t appears
that when Henry's wife brought suit Cor
divorce he employed the law firm of which
Charles Z. Barrett was then member.
Henry at the time turLei oTer to his at
torneys some letters which were addressed
to his wife and which lie had found in
drawer some time before. These are the
letters which, 1t is claimed, aroused the
and William Henry Harris. one OF the
letters was unsigned, but Henry told his
attorneys at the time that the handwriting
was Mrs. "Dode' Faulxner'S. before the
divorce case came up Henry's attorneys
decided that Mr.. Barrett should so 20
Greenville and see Mrs Faulkner They
thought she might perhaps know something
of Mrs. Henry's alleged relations with Bar-
ris. Mr.. Barrett went to Greenville and
took with him the letter said 70 have been
written by Mrs Faulkner. Arriving at
Greenville the attorney found that the
woman he sought was ut Dayton and he
went there in company with r. l.. Calder
wood, a friend of Mrs. Faulkner, who VOL
unteered to. introduce Barrett. The attor-
ney testified yesterday that they found MRS.
Faulkner and that during his conversation
with her he showed her the letter Siven
him by Henry, and she admitted that she
had written it. The attorney testified that
Mrs. Faulkner after this admission begged
him not to permit the letter to fall into the
hands of her husband, as ii might prevent
her from getting a divorce which she
sought.
Henrys attorneys also introduced the evil
dence of +. T.. Calderwood. who accompa-
MED Attorney Barrett TO Dayton. Mr.. Cald-
erwood testified that after Mr.. Barrett had
returned TO Indianapolis Mrs. Faulkner
came to him and asked him 10 write 70 the
attorney and caution him to not allow the
letter referred to to get out of his hands. She
did not want Henry TO get it again because
she feared he would turn 1T over to her
husband.
Mrs. Harris has rot been on the witness
stand. and Harris's attorneys do not be-
lieve they will lie ~eady for her before Mon
day. They introduced the tetmOny of Mrs.
Lennon, the former mother-n-law of Hen
ry, the plaintiff Mrs. Lennon testified
that while Henry and his wife were living
at her house she one day caught her som
in-law peering through the transom of the
bathroom door, where II supposed one
of the lady boarders CT the house was
bathing.