The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-12-19
WELCOME HOME.
Dramatic Representation of
Miss Carriers Reception
Of Bathgate.
Mr.. KOESTER'S STAR ACT
Charges and Counter Charges
of Blackmail Enliven the
Proceedings.

restrain a smile yesterday at an anus
ing incident in the Bathgate divorce suit
which he was hearing. The witness on
the stand was a colored girl named Laura
Johnstone formerly in the service of Mr..
and Mrs. Bathgate at Hackensack and
she had just stated
Dat Miss Carter done put her hands
on Mistah Baffgate's shoulders when he
came home"
Explain how Laura?' said Lawyer
Ernest Koester. To his amazement Laura
sprang up clasping her arms around his
neck holding him in chaste embrace and
when her head was on his shoulder she
murmured endearingly:-
How do sab mighty glad to see you"
Witnesses, lawyers and spectators broke
into hearty laugh increased at the horror
stricken expression on the lawyers face
Laura looked happy, she had created a
decided sensation.
The testimony yesterday afternoon took
an unexpected turn when candy maker
named H. j. Tenney was put on the
stand. He said that the girl, Eva Carter,
boarded at his house and Mr.. Bathgate
paid the board within few weeks of her
leaving. Mr.. Bathgate's lawyer jumped
ed
did you not try to blackmail Mr.. Bath
gate?"
Then followed wrangle between the
witness and counsel, stopped with warn
ing from the Court. Another warm scene
| occurred when Francis Maroney of Hack
ensack gave his testimony. He swore
that from his house opposite the Bath
gates, he saw the girl Carter sitting on
Mr.. Bathgates lap, and in passing the
window he heard the latter say he would
take care of her. Maroney was subjected
to a severe cross-examination by Lawyer
Koester, who endeavored to bring out
certain facts in the witnesses life showing
his immoral mode of life at a boarding
house kept by Mrs. Cairns. The wit
ness, pointing to the colored servant at
the end of the room, said that Mr.. Bath
gate was so stingy that the servants had
| nothing to eat for supper and the servant
alluded to sometimes came to him for
| food
Oats lie. neber said dat" exclaimed
| the servant, whereupon the Vice Chan
cellor threatened that he would clear the
room if there were any more interrupt
tions. Just as Lawyer Koester had
finished his cross-examination some one
in the spectators seat gave a slight
! laugh The lawyer wheeled around and
walking up to Lee Atwood, ''her darling
sweet boy" as Mrs Bathgate termed
him, asked him if he had hissed. The
boy turned white and red and stammered
out that it was an accident.
do that again." said the lawyer, land
therell be an accident to YOU
An adjournment was taken until today
| The feature of this mornings proceed
| ings in the Bathgate case was the pecu-
| liar antics of Ernest Rooster, counsel
/ for the complainant, which called down
upon him the censure of the court A
woman was testifying for the defence
\ when Mr.. Koester in a very insulting tone
asked
did you ever hear of that beautiful
| little poem about some lie under the
marble slabs in thee hurch yard and some
lie before the court
Here! Herei I won't allow anything
| like that indignantly interrupted the
court pounding vigorously with his gavel.
Koester simply said ''umm'' and proceed
ed with the examination. Suddenly Mr..
Koester turned and glared angrily at
the witnesses seated in the back part Of
| the room and exclaimed
Your honor there is a woman in the
back part of the room who hissed at me
yesterday and she is doing it again to-
day"
The Vice Chancellor said that the
sergeant-at-arms would preserve order.
Mr.. Haggerty said that the woman re-
ferred to lisped when she talked and was
not kissing, and the incident was closed.
The first witness this morning was Dr.
| c. F. Adams who has been named by
Mr.. Bathsate as the cause of the first
trouble between him and his wife. The
Doctor testified that he attended Mrs
Bathgate when her child was born and
4 called frequently at the house to attend
to the child and her mother. He said he
took another physician to the Bathgate
house and introduced him to Mrs. Bath
gate. That was a physician who was to
take his practice while he was in the
army as a surgeon during the Spanish
American war. He denied the evidence
of Bathgate as to his dancing and sing
ing with Mrs Bathgate.
On December s. 1899, the doctor testified,
Bathgate called upon him and told him
that if he pressed him for bills he would
drag his name in the mud. The doctor
replied that he was not alarmed by the
threat because he was certain that his
mans was too firmly established in Hack
ensack to be disturbed by him.
Mrs. Louise c. Atwood, mother of the
youthful correspondent, said that Avid
Carter frequently called at the house and
asked to see her son. Leland tried to
avoid the woman and said he did not want
to see her.
Francis Seitz, a dressmaker, who was
employed by Mrs. Bathgate. was at the
Bathgate house several months, and dur
ing that time Atwood called at the house
several times.
She did not remember of his calling
there at noon time during Mr. Bathgate' S
| absence on more than one occasion Mr..
Bathgate was generally at home when he
called.
The correspondent was then called He
said that his name was Leland Montrose
Atwood and that he was twenty-one
years old. He is studying in an arehi-
tect's Office. In the fall of 1896 he became
acquainted with Mr. Bathgate and by
him was invited to call at his house and
he became friendly with the family
In October year ago witness heard
( that there was some talk about his vis-