The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-27
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is said to have replied. How dare you
speak in that way? Leave the room OF
1dl horse whip your
Mrs. Sweet adds that Mr.. Pole after u.s.
ing insulting language, gave her a SOW
ereign and told her to keep her mouth
| shut. Later, she said, Pole choked aeF
and gave her two pounds In payment.
At last, when Miss Broom was leaving.
Mrs. Sweet cooked her a quantity Of friz-
zled eggs and bacon. but Miss Broom
threw eggs, bason and dish at her with
deadly aim, for when a policeman was
called Mrs. Sweets dress was covered
with frizzled eggs. Miss Broom came
down stairs smoking cigarette, and az
ter some discussion she paid her rent and
went away.
Mrs. Sweet forgot to say that Maid Ma
tilda was in Miss Broom's room when
Pole was there, but OF course 1t all came
out on cross-examination. And neither
Mrs. Sweet nor Miss Emily Combs, who
let lodgings in Windsor to Miss Broom.
could allege the slightest improperly
unless the bachelor-g1rl conduct here de-
scribed is imprlper.
Nevertheless Mrs. Chandos-Poie's old
fashioned lawyers, in making up her case
for trial. included Mrs. Craven's name as
: a correspondent. In her establishment she
wrote as follows.
Dear Mrs. Chandos-Pole: have re-
ceived a most extraordinary letter from
your husbtnd, that one of the co-respon-
dents will be myself. OF course 1 do not
for one moment believe 1t and look upon
his statement as the result of distemp-
hY1f Pint 10 aNrfr Ell
pleasant thing to have such thing hint
ed at even, and must ask you to be kind
enough to write me q letter denying any
such intention.
Mrs. Pole replied that she was in no
way responsible for the charge, that she
had heard nothing of it, and that her
lawyers were responsible.
Mrs. Craven choose TO become an 'fn-
tervener'' in the trial-that Is to establish
her own case by evidence. To this end
she went upon the stand herself and
swore that Pole had stayed so late, on the
night Of their first meeting, against her
win, on the plea Of seeing the old year
out.
Then she asked Matilda IN German to
get him out somehow. She saw no more
Of him until morning. Yes. she threw the
eggs at Mrs. Sweet. The woman was i'm
pertinent
Here is further dialogue between Mrs.
Craven SAdiss Bloom) and Mrs. Poles
COUNSEL:
Mr.. Carson-what did you find 80 at
tractive about the man?
Mrs. Craven-Oh, he always talked
horse" His anecdotes were so amusing.
Mr.. Carson-Pray what Is your idea Of
proprSety for a young unmarried gin to
ask man into her lodgings at II o'clock
at night on first meeting him?
Mrs. Craven-I am unconventional, Mr..
Carson. 1t was stupil, I have asked other
men In thought, at that hour.
Mr. Carson Did you not mid him be-
ing drunk in your presence? :
Mrs. Craven-Then regard him as an
amusing lunatic. 1 now regard him as
criminal lunatic.
Mr.. Carson-what happened when the
petition was served on you?
Mrs. Craven-The solicitors clerk came
into my drawing room with his hat on
and my husband kicked him out of the |
house.
Mr.. Carson-And I think you said |
''Where do they breed such ours, who |
take kicks and do not give them bacax?"
Mrs. Craven-Yes, and you would have |
said so yourself, Mr.. Carson, II you had |
seen the rate at which he ran.
Mr.. Carson-Do you think II was the |
proper thing for you young girl, to as
sociate with man who got drunk in COM
pany?
Mrs. Craven-why once telegraphed |
his wife to come an dfetch her husband. |
because he was boring me. That night |
you make so much of, I told my maid to |
put him out. It was all nothing.
Bits of testimony cast an interesting |
side light on BritishetaoinnarCf-t.h sehh |
side light on aristocrahc British manners |
oof tQlay:
Mr.. Carson Ito Mr.. Pole)-Did Miss |
Brooms' maid ever pull on your hunting !
boots in the evening?
Mr.. Pole-Certainly. You see, I've rath- /
er a corporation and It made me blow a
bit to do 1t myself
Mr.. Carson You do not deny being a
drinking man?