The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-04

loe, and why YOU did it,
Mrs. Buffaloe naturally talked a
great deal about Dr. Kelly and her visit
TO the hospital after her return. She
came up into my office one ddy and saw
letter. She said: oh, this letter Is
from DR.. Kelly / said don't look at
that letter. | placed my hand on her
and she said | hurt her. / begged her
pardon and then told her to look at the
letter."
why did you not want her to see
the letter.
Because it pertained to her condition.
| thought the contents would weigh on
her mind. This was out of kindness to
her"
Did You hurt Mrs Buffaloe when
you took hold of her hand!'
Il did not"
State the facts connected with the
instance when your wife came to your
room thinking you were whipping
Ethel?'i
1he child was in a crib in my room.
She began to cry during the night as
children do | spoke to the child, but
she did not respond. | called her and
she did not say anything. / put my
hand on her and shook her. This
reused her. She said she was dreaming.
As | turned to 10 TO my bed. | brushed
against Mrs Buffaloe. | was surprised.
because l did not know she was there.
| was soothing the child. There was no
light in the room, only a reflection from
the light in Mrs. Buffaloe's ROOM,
Did YOU beat or whip the child?"
Not to my knowledge that | remem-
ber"
Were you ever cruel to the childY"
don't think | was. | tried not to
be-
Did You ever tell your wife she was
not tit to raise a child!"
VI have told her, when she would in
tcrfere with my discipline of TIE child.
tEi9t Vaat was not the way to raise \
child"
WORTH FROM 5000 TO $500.
The defendant said be had no proper
ty at all when married and he had so
told his wife.
How much are You worth now?"
Somewhere between $500 and S40O f"
What Goes it consist Gu =
a slrall library and some furniture
What is your practice and how has If
This week it has been very much af
fected"
What was tine character and quantity
OIL TODD You furnished your family?"
Vegetables in season, fresh meats.
fish, oysters, grits, oat meal, sugar, cof-
fee and the like
Did Mrs. Buffaloe ever complain to
You on that scorer
II don't remember that she ever did.
Whenever she asked for anything | gen
orally got it,
Who gave your wife her clothing.'
Il had them made. i didn't buy the
material She didn't nave many dresses.
She didn't need MANY, like society wo-
men, She had a great MANY wrappers. =
WHO bought theln?'
Il bought cloth sometimes and took il
home whether or not it was cut up into
wrappers / do not know"
did she ever ask you for clothing and
you failed to get it,"
Not if | had the money"
did she need any that she didn't get?
II guess she might have used more as
home; whether or not it was cut up into
| could if i could glal rot them.
How many suits of clothes did you
haveT'
One or two year"
Were you extraYagant in the matter
of your clothesr'
fGp't have the money
to he extravaganza"
Did you ever fail to provide anything
for your wife she wanted if you had the
money!"
very often ! procured things for her
when | didn't have money!
How %
81 had credit
did you ever tell Mrs. Buffaloe. when
she asked you for money, that You had
money but you had other uses for. it?"
II don't remember. It's "a period Of
years to think over
PRACTICE HURT BY THE SUIT.
What is the monthly income from
your practiceT
Il don't know, i spent it in such Il
way"
did DIR. Knox ever give your wife
hypnotic treatment in your absence?
Yes"
Ibid you give your consent to this
trcatment?"
Il did not object, Though | did fully
enter INTO it.
The witness said his practice was very
mmeh Affected by the i'll health of his
wife-tMat his attention was divided be-
tween his wife and his work and that
during her worst sickness me would have
to pay his calls and hurry back home.
did you ever have amy qlrarrels?"
'I'm not generally quarrelsome man. .
''What is YOUR temperament in that re-
spect?"
81 think it generally incest to let oth2r
people talk about you in that way"
Are you considered qnarTelsome
MANI?
II never mad AN alteration with a
man nor was ever in a case in court
house before"
''Dad she ever, from the time of her re-
turn from tine hospital in February 70
the time she left you in October, tell
you that You were cruel and life with
you unbearableW