The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-28

Not to refer to the past. t2) No Londor
house. but TO keep the cottage. 60 81,
| months trial. If l make her so unhappy
that she cannot stay am to let her di
vorce me.
@ Did you see Lady Hartopp abou'
these terms? A. Yes. l tod her they were
ridiculous. There was discussion, and
at the close she asked me to let her ge
a divorce against me. adding: You know
you can let me if you will; you know
you are guilty"
| Under cross-examinatio ton Lord HartopI
proved to have a very poor memory al
times. II cannot remember" being the
most frequent response. He did recall
some things. as this testimony shows:
| Q. Did you not, in January, 1896, tell
your wife that you had TO make heavy
payments TO woman and ask her to ap-
ply TO her father for the money? A. Ger
tainly not. l never mentioned the matter
to my wife. I had something to psy-on
q settlement-to somebody but that set
tlement was made years before
| Q, Did Mr.. Wilson find you e1.20O to
r-eet this demand? A. The money was
paid off, so i suppose he did.
@ You have testified that Sir John Viii
| loughby gave your wife pearl and a
diamond necklace and that you strongly
| objected. a. Yes.
Q. Is it not true that Sir John and Lady
Hartopp we're playing baccarat that luck
"as against. that Lady Hartopp bought
a charm for luck and gave it to Sir
John, who promptly won $4,000, and that
he gave the necklace out of gratituds? A.
! No; that statement of the case is not
correct.
Upon redirect examination, Lord Har-
topp said that in 1899 he received letter
from his wife. which read: Bundle Darl-
irs: What fun if YOU TAX IS cottage for
Ascot. He ought to let us have it cheap.
as he is staying with us at EPSON. Do
you think we could afford it? l had EGO
| on Holocaust today. Wasn't it dreadful.
i feel very poor now.
Il wonder when Automatics are COM
ing out. or if they ever will.
1T is very nice at Chantilly, but cold.
We are going to be taken to Auteuil. Do
come: you remember how much you en-
| joyed it the last time. Are you going
to send for darling little Jack? I
have ordered a myrtle day dress. because
you like il SO much. All people over here
think Enid lovely. Best love. do come.
l think you ought TO do as ask you
The race was the Derby. in which Holo-
causte broke his leg and was shot Au-
tomatoes are shares. and darling jack
| is dog
From the testimony given by the serv-
ants in this divorce suit, people in high
life apparently do not consider their serv-
itors at all The Gaddesby cottage. which
Lady Hartopp leased. was small and old
fashioned. a room over the kitchen being
made into her boudoir and the only en-
trance to it was through her bedroom.
Alice Blythe, a servant in the cottage,
was one of Lord Hartopps important wit
nesses. Her testimony in part ran:
Q. Was Lord Cowley at the Gaddesby
cottage frequently? A. Yes, very fire.
ouently sometimes in the morning. some
times in the afternoon sometimes in the
evening.
Q. What was his usual custom when he
called at the cottage? A. Sometimes Lord
Cowley stayed to dinner At first he
would go home to dress. Afterward,- when
the hunting season began, he would send
home for his clothes, and dress in the
mauve bedroom. Nobody else would be
present at dinner.
Q. How did Lady Hartopp and Lord
CowIey address each other? a. Lady Har-
topp addressed him as Toby" or "Bobs. =
He addressed her as 'Millicent' and once
or twice as darling
Q. Did Lord Cowley ever take bath
in the cottage? A. Yes. on one occasion
after hunting. / recall that Lord Cowley
had a bath in the bathroom and Lady
Hartopp had a bath in her bedroom AZ
ter dressing they went into the budoir
for little while before dinner.
Q. How late did Lord Cowley used to
stay? A. Until II O'Clock or half past
Q. Were there any sofas in the drawing
room. A. Yes; two.
Q. There was a window from the stair
case In the drawing room; have you no.
ticed anything about that? A. No more
than her ladyship used to pull the blind
down occasionally.
.. Do you remember delivering a tele
gram to Lady Hartopp in her budoir when
Lord Cowley was there? \. Yes. l took
the telegram up. / passed through the
bedroom and knocked at the door. heard
Ter ladyship say Bother" and there
was some scuffling. The sound evidently
came from the couch ] could not see
her ladyship owing TO the screen. His
lordship was excited and not quite him
self
Lady Hartopp took the stand in her
own defense and an admirable witness
she proved. She denied categorically the
charges against her. She declared that
Lord Cowley was on the same footing as
half a dozen Of her intimate friends She
gave the nicknames of these friends. She
said she had known Lord Cowley for ten
or twelve years
Q. Did Lord Cowley advise you about
the stable of Gaddesby cottage? a. Yes.
G. Did he hel pabout the house? \.
Yes
@ What did he do about the house,
A. He helped to put up pictures and
helped TO move the furniture
@ Did he almost help about the gar
den. =. Yes.
O. Was he fond OF gardening? \. No.
.. What did he do \. Oh. he moved
the lawn chopped down the trees ami did
the wedding.
.. Did he take of his coat and set TO
like a workman? A. Yes
@ Did Lord Cowley lunch ana dine
with you frequently, a Yes.
Q. Did he ever dress FOR dinner in your
house A Yes. He send word 20 his
man TO fetch over his clothes once or
twice.
Q. Was he ever in your boudoir when
the door was locked 4. Yes. when he
wa. helping TO move the screen covered