Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-10-24

A very sensational case Is now on
trial in the Circuit Court OF Marshall
county and some rather raey facts were
brought ont In the evidence offered TO
the jury yesterday.
The case is that of Carl Swan VS.,
James f, b. Wilson. and the plaintiff
asks for $4,000 damages of the defend
ant for alternating his wifes affections.
Benwood. The plaintiff is represented
by Hon. John o. Pendleton and Hooton
and Parsons appeared for the defend
ant.
The trouble originated last July. dur
ing the memorable carnival in this city
On Thursday of the carnival week Mrs
Swan. accompanied by a lady friend,
came mp to this city. and according TO
her story, met the defendant. Wilson.
on Market street They visited one or
two shows and then went to Minnie
Burwinkle's place, whore they had
some liquid refreshments. After see
ing the man Eat 'em alive" and taxi
ing ride in the Ferris wheel. they
boarded car and went TO Bellairc
There they put up at hotel for the
night. They visited McCafferey's
place and retired about midnight Mrs.
Swan and Wilson occupying the same
room. Wilson stayed with her until
about noon on Friday, when he left her
and she remained in Bellaire until the
following Sunday evening. when she
returned to her home In the Navy
Yard, told her husband what she had
done and received his forgiveness upon
promising to sin no more. Wilson
paid all expenses of the Wheeling
Bellaire trip and gave her a IS bill.
Mrs. Swan further said that with this
one exception she had been faithful
wife to the plaintiff and their relations
agreeable since their marriage in MAN.
nington in April, 1900.
Mrs. Swan was married in 1897 to
| Charles Garrison, of Martins Ferry
and was divorced from him a short
time before she married Swan. She
claimed that she had never met Car.
rison since being divorced from him
and that she did not like him ard had
no use for him at all, but number
of letters that she had written IN him
were produced in evidence and read to
the jury, in which she frequently re-
ferred to Garrison as "the only one
love- and invariably signed her name
"Your Loving Gertrude" The letters
had all been written from Benwood
during the present year.
Charles Garrison, the former hus-
band of Mrs. Swan was the star Wit
ness for the defense. He had married
her in 1897 and lived with her for one
year. Then they separated AMI after
awhile he took her from alley G to her
parents near West Liberty. Afterward
she went to Warrington, where he Wis
tied her nearly every pay day. After
she married Swan and moved to Aetna
Vile the witness had frequently saw
her at her home and other places, and
after the Swans moved to Benwood he
often met her at her home as we'll as
at McCafferey's, in Bellaire He had
told Swan of his relations with Mrs.
Swan and he had been thanked for so
doing.
At one part Of Garrison's evidence
the spectators broke forth in applause.
but they were quickly quieted by the
court officials.
A number of other witnesses were
examined. but their evidence was un-
important, relating mostly to the home
life of the Swans. The defense scored
point when Harry Riddle and Mar
shall Furbee testified that Mrs. Swan
told them that she had persuaded Will
son to accompany her to Bellaire.
TIE case will go to the jury before
noon to-day.