The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-20
DR.. SHUFELDT ON THE STAND.
He Deals His Household Expenses
TO the Court-Martiai.

The court-martial trial OF Capt. Robert
W. shufeldt, at the Washington Barracks,
| was concluded yesterday afternoon. as far
| as the evideBce in the case is concerned.
The arguments Of counsel will be heard
| today, when the case Will go to the court,
| and decision is expected to be shortly
reached
When court convened yesterday morning
DR.. Shufeldt was placed on the stand. His
direct and cross examination occupied the
courts attention during the entire session.
DR.. Shufeldt said that al the time of his
marriage with Florence Audubon he was
completely out of debt. save the interest
of few months on a note of $4,000. He
had On hand at that time $4,000 in cash.
That after the Court of Appeals and other
costs of the case had been settled he
was considerably In debt The costs in
the case witness was Obliged to meet were
as follows: Attorneys fees. $33S.25: costs
OF the case in the Equity Court. $3SS;
Court of Appeals, $500; bankruptcy pro
ceedings. Sl0O; total, Sl,226.25.
His family, he continued, consists OF
four adults and daughter eleven years
old.
During the years 1898 and 1899 he re-
ceived as retired pay $4,000. and most of
this had been expended in the support and
care of himself and family.
DIR. Shufeldt, in answe. to a question of
how much his actual monthly expenses
were, said that it frequently occurred that
sum larger than his salary was neces-
sary TO detray the expenses OF himself
and family. He was asked to itemize an
an average monthly statement OF his ex-
pendltures. In reply he said that his
hon hold TOD
s16950.
The witness then showed that by aver
aging his expenses in this manner for two
years he would have expended S4.0ii. and
hence 1t was obviously impossible to pay
a monthly alimony of $50.
Il have surrendered my home" he said.
and all available means to honorably meet
my Indebtedness.
Miss Florence Audubon" continued the
witness, brought this divorce suit for ma
licious purposes.
AT the time OF her marriage she had
$4,000 in household goods $500 from her
sister, and $1,000 in cash besides Since
then she has received by inheritance
$1,000"
Upon REORGANIZATION Captain Shu-
feldt said that he was married 10 Miss
Audubon on the 9TH of September, 1895, and
that on the eth of November Of the same
year she lett his home OF her own accord.
The first petition for divorce he said. was
fled in June. 1896 question was here
raised by the defence in regard to admit
ting in evidence letter which had been
written by the defendant to his wife after
she had left him. Attorney Wolf after
reading the letter. withdrew his objections.
In answer to a question from the judge
advocate. witness said that the letter had
nothing 10 do with the filing OF the sec
ond bill for divorce. in which complain
ant alleged improper conduct on his part.
The prosecution then produced several
pamphlets and magazines containing ar
ticles signed By the defendant. Witness
said that with the exception of one he
had received no remuneration for his writ
ings.
This closed the case for the defence,
with the exception OF an unsworn state
ment by Captain Shufeldt, in which he
details the events in his life from the
time he was retired from the army on ac-
count OF i'll health up to the present time.
II. Randall Webb. OF the law firm Of Webb
&c Webb was placed on the stand In re-
buttal. He stated that he had received
three installments of alimony from the
defendant. OF which sum $3.50 had been
turned over to Mrs. Shufeldt. He then
gave a statement of his fees and expenses
arising from the case.
Court was then adjourned until 1880
today. when the final arguments will be
heard.