The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-20
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Hebdens character The petitioner did
not think her child should go 10 the
house where this woman was, however.
Mrs. Harriet G. Hebden testified she
was formerly the wife or John {. Hen
den and that since the granting OF her
| petition for divorce her six-year-oiu
| child had lived with her and her father
and mother at Fruit Hill Her husband
| when he took the child TO stop Win
/ him over night had on three occasions
| kept her two successive hlghts anu
! had never taken her 10 ride. instead or
! so doing he would keep the child at ms
| house. His visits To witness home 10
| get the child had been the cause or
| much friction. Mr. Ilebden would not
I give witness money 90 buy the chliu
/ clothing. but his present wlfe bought
some clothing for the little one. WI
! ness had to pay for about hait the
| clothing OF the child.
| There was ~ slight controversy AZ
| this point as 10 whether witness eoulu
! be asked about the present Mrs Hep-
| den during the time air. Hebden ana
! witness were married ana Il. W. bui-
/ bank. counsel for Mr. Hebden, seld the
jenlous feelings OF Witness against the
| present Mrs. Hebden had nothing TO do
| with the matter. Rathhone Gardner,
| counsel for petitioner. said that he had
| stated i'm his opening that the pethtoher
! was afraid that the present Mrs. HE'D
| den would not have good influence
| on her child.
The court admitted the testimony.
| Mrs. Hebden said Mr.. Hebden had told
her he thought a great deal or Miss
| Mann his typewriter, ana had given
! her presents. Mr.. Hebdrn had not
/ treated witness as a wire the winter
after Miss Mann went 10 work Tor MN
and in the following spring sold his
| ,l s.rffn had tG nef
fathers home where her husband came
once i'm a while 10 see his child but
treated her very cOdly. The same/sum-
mer Mr.. Hebden went 60 Europe anu
his then wife claimed he ala not write
To her at all. saying before ne went 10
Europe he would not have time TO write
| bat did I'm fact write often TO MISS
Mann and when Mrs. llebden asked 70
see some Of the letters Miss Mann salu
she had torn them up. According 10
! witness Miss Mann was being saucy TO
| her when she went to her huspaho .
! Office while he was in Europe. ohce
witness saw "a ring on her husband =
finger with Miss Manns name upon tx
and that owing 20 the relations between
her husband and this woman witness
7 said her home was broken UP ana that
she thought her child would not be
rightly Influenced by the present wire
of Mr. Hebden. Witness said by an
arrangement made at the time of the
divorce she received $3.50 year for her
support and that of her child and that
she was willing and able TO take care
OF the child and provide for IT.
ON cross-examination Mrs Hebden
said che and her husband were married
seven years when they separated. and
denied that for the last two years she
lived with her husband there had been
strained relations between her and her
husband owing 10 witness faultnndlng
and uagging disposition. Mrs. Hebden
denied she had ever been a particular
| friend of Miss Mann. but admitted once
she went to the theatre with her nus
band and Miss Mann. Asked what
presents her husband had given Miss
| Mann. she said pair or sealskliil
gloves and a pair of opera glasses
Witness uenied that once when her
husband was in Europe. she accused
| Miss Mann of improper conduct. ~
this Interview witness said she wanted
to see some Of her husbands letters
= but Miss Mann had said they were al
? torn up.
, Mr.. Hebden testified that during the
! last part of the time he lived with tbs
{ petitioner she was always looking To-
some calamity to overtake them ane
found fault with him because he dc
2 not go as often to see her folks as III
, once did. Miss Mann was his confiden
) tial secretary and had power of at
torney to sign checks as witness ha'
/, TO be out Of town a good deal. witness
, when he broke up Housekeeping had no
( the slightest idea of ceasing 10 Nv
, with his wife. He went to Europe o'
June Il and returned August s, and a
. he was away to secure a restoration o
his health. he told his wife that h
would write no letters, but only cabi
where he was. This course, Mr.. Heb
den testified he followed, only writin
to his office three letters, which letter
were directed by himself. besides send
ing some souvenir postal cards. II
had, he said. received but four letter
% from Miss Mann. All these letter
were produced i'm court. Asked by hi
counsel Il direct question as TO his re
= lations with Miss Mann. witness sal
he always treated her as he would nk
haveone treat his own sister. Petitionel
a Mr.. Hebden said, had been jealous @
= | his sDeaking 10 young women he me-
q As a mark OF his good feeling Mr.. He'd
den said he had brought his wife fror
= Europe very handsome ring ana III
: child some handsome toys.
. on ross-examination Mr.. Hebde
. stated that the afternoon he arrive
home from Europe Miss Mann met hlr
= i'm the depot and that she told MIN sh
II must leave his employment and on h
n asking her why she gave her versio
n OF her interview with his wife, where
> upon he took n ring from Miss Mann
q finger and said he would stand by ne
Il he admitted taking Miss Mann out
e ride three times. but denied doing :
,. after he found his wife did not not iik
y his doing SO.
d Mrs. Hebden. mother OF Mr.. Hebdei
e said the second Mrs. Hebden was
d person whom il would not hurt IN
child TO come i'm contact with. She la
y nothing 10 say against the petitioner.
" Counsel on each side made argument
n and the court held the case for advise
u ment
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