The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-08


Miss Smith said there was good food
in the Barton household while she
worked there.
Mr. Barton testified that he worked
for the New York, New Haven & Hart
ford Railroad company and was en-
ployed from a. m. to IL noon, and his
salary was 1910 week He had been,
he said a good provider for his home.
and besides he said he had for Is years
given his wife a weekly allowance OF
81. From October rs, 1897, TO December
II, 1897. she was in the Homeopathic
hospital. having a private room, and
her treatment there including the re-
moval OF tumor cost him over $500. He
had paid many other bills for his wife
during her illness.
on the night of October %, 1898, Mr..
Barton said as he was going up the
railroad track quite a distance north OF
the station. he was surprised TO come
suddenly upon his wife and man
named Irving Cole, walking the tracks
together Witness approached the cou-
pie, and. drawing off his right hand.
struck Mr.. Cole in the face. Then Mr..
Cole, after little grumbling. ran away
and Mr.. Barton picked up a stone and
threw IL after Cole, who said he would
see witness on the morrow. To this in
timation witness replied that he was
ready to see Cole Immediately.
Mr.. Barton said the time he met his
wife and her companion ii was 7:45
O'Clock. His wife had previously rep
resented TO him that she was going TO
church that evening. When witness
demonstrated with his wife he claims
she said she would go with Cole If she
liked.
Five or six times year witness
claimed his wife stayed away over
night. On the night of last Fourth of
July he said his wife said she was go
ing to Providence to see the fireworks,
but instead she made a call of con-
siderable length i'm Warren. Other
evidence of alleged equivocation on the
part of Mrs. Barton were detailed bv
the witness and he denied that he ever
refused his wife any money for medical
aid. The Cole man had two children.
Mrs Luther. sister of Mrs. Barton,
who lives in Swansea, stated she did
washing at the Barton homestead and
that there was plenty of good fool -at
all times there and that her sister
dressed well. Mrs. Barton had told
her that she and Mr.. Cole had got along
well together. that as children they
were friends and that she liked Cole.
She did not use any stronger term than
liked"
On cross-examination witness said
she got 81 30 for coming TO court TO tes-
tify and had not been promised any
further remuneration. Her sister told
her she never had a quarrel with her
husband.
Edith Luther, a daughter OF the pre-
vlous witness. testified she visited Mrs
Barton several times and frequently
met ON the street n man that Mrs.
Barton called Irvy. or Irving Cole Mis-
Barton would always stop and talk
with him. Mrs. Abbott testified
that she saw Mr.. Cole and Mrs. Bar
ton together at Crescent Park and at
Dighton Park. Her companion at the
time was a Mrs. Lewis. former wife
OF Mr.. Cole.
Crescent Park and he introduced Mra.
Barton as his wife. She also saw them
together at the Dighton Rock Park and
they acted very lovingly. just like a
newly married couple. Witness ago
testified that when she had hearing
at Apponaug about getting the custody
OF her children Mr.. Cole and Mrs. Bar
ton were there and Mr.. Cole had his
arm around the back OF the setteee
where Mrs. Barton sat.
Mr.. owen was counsel for Mrs. Lewis
In that case and now she was n witness
against his client. < number of witt
nesses including Town Sergeant Drown
of Warren. testified 90 seeing Mrs. Bar
ton and Mr.. Cole walking together fire.
quently. one witness said he saw them
walking out In a remote part OF the
town.