The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-05
That Was Time Jackson Testified That
She Rode and Dned With TealL
NEVER VISITED CLARENDON HOTEL.
Teal Never Remained In Her Home All Night and
Visited Il Only Three Times When
0!hars Were Present.

New York, Jan. 5.-Charles Edgar
Mills began yesterday afternoon the
taking of depositions for the respond
ent I'm the divorce case brought by Mrs.
Florence B. Teall against her husband,
oliver Sumner Teall, in the appellate
division of the Supreme Court of
Rhode Island.
When the hearing began the room
was crowded with lawyers and report
ers Mr. Teall was represented by his
New York attorney, William r.. Weeks.
and by James A. Williams, his attor-
ney Of record in Providence. With
Miss Cayvan were her lawyers, Henry
Melville and Elisha *. Camp. Lawyer
A. w. Seaman. representing Mrs. Teal,
was also present, and was made the OBJ
ject OF general attack by the other law
yers. Miss Cayvan was accompanied
by her mother sister and "A maid.
Lawyer Seaman gave his cordial con-
sent to Miss Cayvan being examined by
her own lawyer. She testified tnat she
had lived in New York for is years.
She had never lived i'm a tenement or
apartment house. as testified by Jack
son. She owned her own house on
West 122d street and had lived there for
nine years. Jackson had testified that
she went riding with Teall in Septem-
ber. 1895. Miss Cayvan said she was in
Paris in September, 1895, and did not
return 10 the stage until September,
1896. she met Mr.. TEAL about two
years before she left the stage. i'm 1894.
She did not see him very often after
that and knew him only as she did
hundreds of other acquaintances.
Miss Cayvan was asked If she ever
had any business relations with Mr.
Teall She replied that he tried TO in-
terest her i'm land scheme once and
spoke about some land that he thought
was a good investment. She drove out
10 this property once with Mr.. 1eali IN
ar open trap. They started one Sunday
about noon and returned about dark.
They did not stop anywhere on the
route. Mr.. Teal visited her home three
times The third occasion was at q
Sunday afternoon tea party. ON every
occasion her sister WAS present and on
the last there were many persons pres
ent.
Jackson had testified that Miss Cay
van took dinner with Mr.. Teall at the
Clarendon hotel in Brooklyn. Miss
CayVan said positively that she never
took n meal at the Clarendon hotel
Mr.. Teall never gave her any presents
except some plates with her picture or
them which were left unsold at the
Actors fair. They were cheap affairs
and she gave them away. She never
dined with Mr.. Teall in Brooklyn, anC
his valet Jackson, never entered hel
house. The examination proceeded
with this question:
did Mr.. Teall ever remain over nigh
in your house?'
mo. sir" Miss Cayvan's voice was
loud as she made this last reply. Sh'
emphasized il with stamp of her FOO
and tears stood in her eyes.
This closed the direct examination
and Mr.. Seaman asked few perfume
tory questions. Then the lawyer said
Miss Cayvan, deeply regret that yol
should have been brought into this case
/ did not wish to hurt you. IL was onl,
to show that money was spent FOR yo'
which should have been spent on Mr
Teall's Wife.
Miss Cayvan's eyes filed with tears
'I thank you" she replied, and | as
sure you that never received an,
money which would have done Mrs
Teau any good" Miss Cayvan and he
party then hurried from the room.
MISS Jones ineli put III ihi NCioiS &c
garding the statements that TEAL ha
taken a woman to her house. Lawye
Seaman objected to her examination
but was overruled.
Mr.. Teall then went on the stand an
said that Jackson's statement was u
from beginning TO end, and that ever
word of Miss Cayvan's testimony wa
absolutely true. He added II wouldn
be such a fool as to be dragging a ser
want with me on such expeditions a
have been testified to-
The hearing was then ADJOURNED unit
Thursday, January l..
During an intermission i'm the takin
Of testimony. Lawyer Seaman serve
papers on MIR. Teall for n new suit 10
absolute divorce. brought by his wiz
This suit is brought i'm the state {
New York where the only ground fo
divorce is adultery Mr.. Teall hande
the papers to Lawyer Weeks, who pr
them i'm his pocket and they were nc