The sun., 1900-06-20
CORRESPONDENTS AGITATED
MRS. POOL NAMES Z ~ HER SCfT
AGAINST HER HUSBAND.
Ne Only Names Two In His Action for divorce
and They Deny the Charges Made Against
Them - Carrie Pools veracity Attacked
Mrs. Pools Suit May Never Como 10 Trial.


iocrcasing. The cnsr Is Of n double nature.
Mrs Pool il being sued by her husband. who
named two mon. a carriage painter and po-
lceman. ~ correspondents. They have been
oul,e calm and unconceraed all the way through
the trial But the seven are the women who
xo-a named by Mrs. Pool in bringing cross
action against her husband, Someof them are
women who were Mrs. Pools piano pupils, and
least one OF them was n servant In the Pool
house They we're very much agitated at the
trial last week, and the agitation OF those who
were present when the trial was resumed yes
terday was not diminished.
LAWYER Wilson Of counsel for Mrs. Pool
arose NJ the clos, Of his evidence In defence OF
Mrs Pool and announced that II the case Of
Pool against Mrs, Pool was dismissed for lack
n, evidence Mira. Pool had decided TO drop hnr
case against her husband. She had nothing
to gain by getting divorce from her husband.
and If she remained his wife she could force
him TO support her. Furthermore. Mr.. Will
son said that his client felt SO badly over the
breaking up of her own home that she did not
want TO mako trouble for the women she had
named as correspondents. The testimony
which IL was purposed to offer against Pool.
he said. was Of highly indelicate character.
II was not 1T for refined ears. II was lt for
no ears at ALL he asserted. and he was not at all
anxious TO bring it out.
LAWYER Connolly who has broad counte-
nance indicating great sorrow for those in af-
fiction rose TO preset. Your Honor" he said.
there are In this court room those who have
been named here as correspondents and who
are suffering under dark imputatons against
their honor and their good names. They are
entitled TO vndicaton Mrs, Jennings nodded
her white lace bonnet above her blonde head
most vigorously in applanding this sentiment.
Five other Correspondents tthe seventh has
succeeded In avoiding the jurisdiction) nodded
back at her. Carrie Pool. the dark-haired
daughter Of the lltigants whose name has been
used In court rather more than the names OF
her father and mother, squeezed Mrs, Jen-
nings's hand and looked her sympathy.
II is my unpleasant duty 10 announce TO the
Court" continued Mr. Connolly in his saddest
voice, that two Of the eStimable ladies' named
In this acton have been left by their husbands
because Of their having been named here. One
of them. Mrs Over. has been left BY her hus-
band since this case was on trial here last week
because Of the pictures of her that were printed
in certain New York newspapers. The hus-
band Of another. Mrs. Won tlsenne. lett her
some time ago.
A number OF people turned around and looked
at Mrs Jennings She was asked by counsel
last week II her husband had not left her on
account OF the case. She answered that he had
not. When people turned to look at her yester-
day she shook her head again as one who would
say, NO" In many ways the bond between
the correspondents seemed to be closer than II
had been.
The first witnesses called yesterday were
the men correspondents. They both denied
the evidence OF Carrie Pool as to their behavior
with Mrs. Pool Both Of them denied cate
gorically that they had ever been guilty OF any
lndiscretions with Mrs. Pool. Wood contra
dIcted the evidence Of Mrs Over, one Of the CO.
respondents. to the effect that he had walked
with Mrs, Pool in a dark street late at night.
Carrie Pool was recalled and asked whether
she had ever said that her father was guilty and
her mother was innocent. She said that she
had never told anybody anything of the sort
MIR. Wilson then asked her a question a, TO her
habits about puing down the shades Of her
room wlHGo" u rs!t. She replied to IL
with sqA, o.. ,,,y. a series OF witnesses
Mrs. Smith which was opposite the Pool house.
Hattie Brugger Madge Kane and Mrs Smith.
their employer, said that Carrie Pool had come
into the store at about the time that her father
and her mother inst quarrelled and that she
had told them that she knew that her mother
was good but that her father was bad. They
said that she later came into the store and said
that she had been to see lawyer about her
fathers and her mothers troubles. She said
that Al . had given the lawyer testimony against
her father. They asked her why she had done
that when she had said that her father was the
one at fault Carrie told them they all testified
that II she stuck to her father who had all the
Doodle" she would not have TO work. but that
II she stayed with her mother she would have
TO go to work for her living They said that
Carrie had told them that the lawyer asked her
II she could lie and that she had made this
reply to him: If you are as good lawyer as
| am liar then you are all right"
There was steadily rising buzz in the back
OF the court room during all this testimony
Miss Pool laid her head on the shoulder Of Mrs
Jennings and closed her eyes and at least five
voices whispered that 1t was simply shame;
a Lizzie Eckert said that Carrie had told them
that her father had promised to give her the
choice Of s25 in gold. gold watch and chain
or pony and cart i she would testify against
her mother. and that she was going to do 1t.
Miss Louise Ileger and her brother. Frede-
rick testified to the same general effect about
statements that Carrie had made about her
bring out that there had been a falling out be-
tween Miss Ilegler and Miss Pool. he asked
Miss Ziegler, why they ceased to 20 together
| took her | couldn't go there any"
stop" shouted Mr.. Connolly.
Go on" commanded Mr. Wilson. IF the
Court peasas | wish the counsel on the other
side would let his witnesses complete their ans
wers
There was a protracted wranCle. after which
IL was spread upon the record that the reason
Miss Ziegler and Miss Pool parted was that
Miss Iiegler found that Miss Pool 3 reputation
was bad, young man named Livingston
Of the morning with regard to her habits as to
pulling down the shades. lie said thai he had.
He was asked whether he had told the truth
ms answer was ruled out on the ground mat the
That the young woman had quarreed with
her mother about II.
Mr, Wilson gave notice that he was about to
attack the general characters of Mrs. Jennings
and Of Carrie Pool. There was great sensa-
ton among the six-out-of-seven., The Court
ruled that he must not carry out his intention
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yeraclty. Mr. Wilson had already called TO
the stand to carry out his announced purpose
Mrs Joseph Livingston. lie turned to her and
SAID.
=, Well then. Mrs. Livingston do you know
the reputation Of Carrie Pool for yeracity?'
4 do" SAID Mrs Livingston, Il have it from
men who have boarded at my house.
What was it" asked Mr.. Wilson.
They all said she wasa very immoral girl
replied the witness promptly
The question was explained and the witness
amended her answer by saying that Carrie was
considered untrlthfM.
:. After making his offer 10 drop the case against
POOL pool Z the case against Mrs. Pool could be dis
called Charles Augustus Pool, the son of the
lusants Charles Augustus didn't know moth
NJ and said that wa-Fll he was going u say;
hh,m 70 talk that way. The boy said he had not
M Wilson asked the boy II he did not think he
@ was pretty smart and the boy said that h., did
not think be was any smarter than Mr.. Wilson
Thought himself Mr. Pool. who does not like
Mr. Wilson and has not hesitated to show 1t
even on the witness stand. appauded the boys
siIs"ers aIrs andloly' aud went into transports OF
Carrie Pool was recalled and asked If she had
e'eF SAID that her father was going to give her
god watch or So or a hor-., aud cart If she |
Soi,d testify against her mother. She said
A. u,l not knew wouldn't got them II he
dld yell me that"
o,Taat,s right. chqekcd Pool from his corner.
Mr.. Pool himself was recalled to give him a |