The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-14
H0RE TALES OF
CAY PARIS LIFE
storiss Are Told in the Barnes
Shropshire Suit
DEFENDANT RELATES HIS SIDE
HAS BEEN BOUNDED FOR MORE
MONEY HE DECLARES.
DEFENDANT RELATES HIS SIDE

MONEY" HE DECLARES.
,pE -anai-es damour ct nnancel
tho mixture Of romance with
-si5 rssH-of dashing young
-,,sgr and pretty actress. in the
$3.50 swirl OF gay Paris. were aired
I-swa-fc b-FI.ancy in the federal
- room Yesterday during the trial
..s. ganss-shr1pshire suit, COM
- me day before. Snatches from
,-s.a f real life iu the French cap
f-sgrbt with circumstances and
l,s.... .rgh as have seldom been
.-svs5 even by the vivid magma
...,s ~ French authors were present.
,-~ -ragrr panorama. They were
of entering briIIisnCe, pleasure
paris disappointment straitened
.--.-,e.srrae. and actual want I'm
r.,5or a rsugle over debts, pawn
-,., deals and finally a re-enactment
Inc whole affair before O court Of
49, HATTIE Uc,aro Barnes. the plain
.4fr fre suit. sat- pencil and paper I'm
t,r8 .1ufrr down notes here and
go ras-HrE % glance of scOrn upon
u. defendant nnw and again. and one
~ -n1sar 90 the jury as often. The
Fr III Tine defendant clyde Shropshire.
-.-..5 with di-daiu and his voice rang
,itt a harsh scorn that approached
anger
French Law Discussed.
The morning session Of the court was
-,7rsrisI into "a school Of French law,
sss result of the attempt Of the de-
S.rss DO show ihat the obligations
rr-s8 hy Mrs Barnes were outlawed
81 fbe statutes off limitation of the
r-rnrh courts. I'm support Of this a
r1rv of the French Code Napoleon was
p-ssanted. and a passage read stating
ibat debts such as were alleged in the
f4s7 at bar were 0utlawed In five years.
Further O passage was introduced
shovine that pr0missOry notes not
rraperly made iu accordance with the
et-mr laws Of France. were invalid.
The defense claimed that an the notes
81. forth by Mrs. Barnes had been paid.
trt held that under the French code
fAsy were outlawed by this time even
had they not been settled. Attorney ID.
Richards was placed on the stand
90 translate the sections under consid-
grafton and testify as 90 their validity.
They were allowed to- be presented. but
n view of an objection on the part of
the prosecution Judge Marshall or
Ss-sd chat tha objection be argued this
mrrBing. and stated his intention Of
rsrsfng upon it at that time Upon the
relevancy of these laws to the case win
t-usnd largely the outcome of the
present suit
Before the defense took up its case.
ta prosecution introduced several
an tickets and letters showing that
Yrs Barnes had pawned articles in
london while there with Mr.. Shrop-
shire. the money from which she claims
vent into Mr. Shropshire's pockets.
Am0n- these articles were enumerated
six haDdkerChiefs, collar buttons,
combs silk dresses. scent bottles. silver
mounted cigarette case. and various ar
tcles Of feminine parsphernalia-
Defense Is Outlined.
Judge f. v. Higgins. in taking up
Cha defense. said ne proposed 20 show
that Mr.. Shropshire had simply taken
NE. Barnes money on deposit, had
rad her every cent OF it. had given
Der thousands Of dollars besides, but
had been bounded over the continent
for more money. under threats of ex-
posurs ana disgrace.
ol The stand Mr.. Shropshire swore
tat De met Mrs Barnes about Septem-
te- 1885, and within a short tine after
ward was living boz intimate relations
with her in the most fashionable quar-
tar Of Paris. He declared that she
came 90 him iu a business manner with
her money and placed &c on deposit for
safe keeping. and he gave her the re-
lrts simply 90 keep matters straight.
Further he declared that I'm her own
q. artments in the Hotel New York ne
paid her every cent ne had received
from her and tore up the receipts,
throwing them into a basket He had
never seen them until the suit was
brought and never thought Of them
until she wrote him letter saying she
held p-omissory notes against him. He
declared that while I'm Paris he had
spent am OF 5000 a year and went
sHg1t'y into debt on her and himself.
Die bad paid for her apartments in fine
hotels. had sent her piCkaninny band
nome and on five occasions had sent
l-r mother remittances Of 500 al Mrs.
Barnes request He had paid their
nay 90 London. and paid their expenses
On Victoria hotel there. but as their
money ran out he moved to Hampton
Road and then to Houston square. al
ways paying her expenses. He admit
lel he knew she pawued some IF her
0nss and HIS but declared that be
never advised it. and never used the
money himself Tr went 20 defray the
common expenses He said he paid The
rare o America again. and had sent
money to Mrs. Barnes and her mother
repeatedly
Loving Letters Are Read.
AZ this iuurture so-1e letters writ
la F Shropshire TO- Mrs. Barnes were
I.aA a1|rr sins h1r 8s Dear Hattie"
ana closing with. with love and discs
l'. They r0~t8ined 90 the pawn
2 ' The '."o'~y iu London. and con-
.e..1 promises OFF helping Mrs. Barnes
writer could Boo a financial Way.
t...r asked for The loan If S25
.a Which to make "a trip. Mr.. shroD-
t admitted le wrote the letter. but
oa'al ha li1 it fu seIf-protecti1n.
vas bounded Sn by her." ne sid.
s s5' Nerr threatening SO 20 tell my
ABOUT Che affair. that I took that
%. suggesting to her that 7 need
some money as we'll as She"
nomination. Mr. Shr3p-
- admitted trat ne had been living
intimate relations with another We
10. %. Do Paris and had sent her money,
r . sae bad followed him 90 This
p. and he had often told Mrs.
.s That he could not give her
Money because he had To sustain the
h-i woman. He denied that ne had
~ .t.'Hs Tho truth when he said he
q. send The other woman money.
aamtfed THAT ne was infatuated
r Ags Barnes and thought she real
-,ea him. but ne declared that he