The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-04-01
THE lNHU MAN
FIEND.

MI Holly, N. j. March 3l.-Eith.
or May Ella Il. Haines is the victim
OF Il remarkable combination of col.
Incidents Or she is one of tie most am
azing criminals that ever faceda jury.
In either event she Is a wonderful
woman. Mrs. lIaines on the stand to-
day gave the prosecution its greatest
setback by convincingly denying tha t
she ever saw Mrs. John Palfrey until
the woman appeared in Court to tell
the tory Of revolving brutality that
is the strongest link in the chain OF
evidence against the prisoner
The "Woman in Black' most sen.
Sational statement was her denial of
ever having met Mrs. Palfrey before
seeing her On the witness stand. This
completely discounts the Palfrcy
woman s story of having called at the
Ilaine' S house in time TO witness the
ticndish treatment of Gwcndoin by
Mrs. IIaines until the prosecution
Tan prove that Mrs Palfrey and Mrs.
Haines really did meet, il they are
able to prove it all. Mrs llaines
denied this story in direct cxamina-
tiOn by her counsel, Eckard =. Budd,
and Assistant Prosecutor llendrick
son, who conducted the cro,s-eXami-
nation, made no attempt oshake her
Dn this point. The entire cross. eX-
animation, in fact, was mainly de.
voted to an attempt to SHOW that
Mrs. Haines kept the admitted injur-
les to Gwendolin secret from every.
body, including lIaine's himself. In
her direct testimony Mrs. llaincs re-
called numerous occasions upon which
She had consulted Dr. Weller regard
Ing bruises and scars on the child.
Mt. Holly's population sought ad-
mission when Court was opened.
The Court room was jammed during
the morning session, but those who
went out for luncheon found the
doors barred ON returning, aud
only quar,er.hlled auditorium
was !hrIlled with the sensational Il
testimony. 1t was almost noon
when Mrs. lIaines was called to the
stand. She wore confident air us
phe took her seat and began the re-
ciial that wound up with the story
of Gwcndolin's S DEATH told with
dramatic effect by the only person
who knows all about it. Once Mrs.
Haines faltcred and seemed unncrv-
cd. 1t was when her boy Howard,
the "Llttle Boy Blue" he is called,
sighting her Gu the witness stand,
ran from his fathers side, and, in
attempting TO mount the steps to be
with her. took childish tumble e
Just such a fail ohe was telling the
court as her step daughter. Gwen
dolin, frequently sustained.
Take.thc boy oct "tlulek v called
out Lawyer Budd, wko noticed the
quiyer in his clients voice, and the
golden haired lad was removed in time
to prevent his mother from giving
why to lier feelings.
MIS-. Haines made a striking figure
On the stand in her ,ombre attire. es.
peclaiy when the afternoon sun
Htreamcd through the window and
brought her into strong relief, In re.
plying to the queries Of Lawyer Budd
that EMBODIED her story She spoke soft.
", but with great dis,inctncss, dis
playing line command Of words.
Later when the cross-eXaminaton
began she seemed glad to be able to
lake a hand in the struggle for life
aud blocked and lodged questons
that seemed to have called lur dam.
aging admissions.
Bv curious coincidence Mrs.
Haines was called On TO testify in
her own defense on the first annivcr
Sary OF the death she is accused OF
CalSlng.
How old are YOU, Mrs. IIaines
was the first question asked her by
LAWYER Budd.
Thirty.onc.
Inquiry brought out tie fact thai
bhe first met IInnes on April "a,
1899, at the funeral Of his first wife.
Then Mrs. lIaincs told how, after
becoming acquainted with llaincS,
She had called several times to see
Ewendoin at the home Of the Doughty
family. "Gwcndolin was my motive
for calling she declared. 81 several
LINES took her out in the baby coach
before Mr.. Ilaincs and Iwcrc married
On July9, 1899"
/ Gwcndolin was first brought tc
Mrs. uaineS' mntncr'S home, where