Sunday morning globe., 1901-10-13

It is probable that Lawyer Wilton ]. Lam
bert, son-in-law Of ex-senator German, can
throw light on the following Mr. Lambert
was attorney for Mrs. Augusta T. Wilson
in her suit for divorce. Presumably at her
attorneys suggestion, She went to Louis
Vile KY. where her husband had been at
work in the Internal Revenue department
for year previously.
There she engaged a somewhat too pre-
vious detective, named Thomas j. Connel,
Of the city's police force, TO assist her Zoo
getting up" evidence for use here versus
her husband Between them they got the
testimony of one Mrs Agnes Book. who
sWore before one commissioned TO take her
deposition that She was the wife of
a railroad man, who had deserted her, and
that for a day and "a night she had acted as
wife TO Mrs Wilson's husband, In a certain
hotel In a Kentucky town."
She was found at Oneonta, ~ Y. where
the same interrogatories, ia substance were
put to her, as made and provided by law
Then she swore that her name was Agnes
Mcclure; that she had never been married
that she was the same woman who had
passed as Mrs Book in Louisville
In the meantime She had sent Wilson, the
defendant, her affidavit, which is here on
file in the case, contradicting her original
testimony at Louisville
She testified that the detective Counell.
and Mrs Wilson had dccoyed her to- room
where, by threats aud by promises of re-
yaard, they had obtained her FIRST testimony.
She was then in direst need, permanently
crippled from rheumatism; without q dollar
and without a friend abandoned by her
alleged husband because for sew
eral years she had been unable TO
comply with his demand for the marital
rites. She advised Mr. Wilson that his wife
had been quite friendly with the detective.
who had dined with herat the hotel au6 had
urged her TO remain owe Sunday promis
z. to show LoI sac 4.t,, D1,il.0 t.c u.td.
tilul tomb of Paul Jones, the disuller, who
now rests In Cave Hin cemetery.
Returning 20 the attorneys of Lambert &
Lambert lawyers some letters 20 and from
the detective Connell passed among them
one "in the following manner"
DEPARTMENT OF POLICE.
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF
LOUISVILLE, KY, Dclcmbcy n. 800
MRS. AUGUSTA T. WILSON,
HaShlUgf0u, n. c.
Dear WadaOl' Your registered letter was
received 18th instant Thank YOU for the
same. enclose you all letters written by
Mr. "W' ann satisfied that he wrote the
letter signed Mrs b., that received
October %. but his hand is disguised. Mr.
Morrison told me that Mrs Book was only
a servant at his house, while his wife was
absent from the city and that he paid her
only small salary, He also told me that
he thought that MI b. had deserted his
wife because she had become crippled from
disease of some kind and ne is satisfied
that he has left her for good Mr. b. is /
somewhere in Illinois, but he does not
know the place Mrs. b. is at Mount Vision, .
n Y, and is known by the name of Miss .
Agnes Mcclure I am at present unable to .
learn who She Is stopping with there.
Mrs. Albert gave me this address. She .
would not tell me II She was going TO come
back or not. / think I win be able In a few
days to get Mrs. Albert to talk, and think
she can tell lots about her If she will. I .
know. So MI w. says you and ] were ON
familiar terms; we'll you know that this
is false, but ] would be satisfied if
it was true. Il mean no harm bv
these words. You can have my evil
dence atauy time, audif necessary will 20 TO
Washington to give testimony in your be-
half and it shall not cost only travelling
expenses and a reasonable amount for the
days or time il will take for me to make the
Trip. I will write you again about New
Year Wishing you a Merry Christmas and
Happy New Year am
Yours,