The daily Republican., 1902-12-19
Faints in Court And Counsel
Fear She Will Be Unable
to Testify.
SURPRlSEBY The DEFENCE
Contested Marriage Certifi-
cate is Only q Duplicate,
SWears Former Justice
Stanton.

to 60 OH the witness stanl to-mor-
row in her defence. Her first nus.
band, James Wilson Mcconnell, an
actor, who came half way across
the continent 10 aid her with his
testimony, is staying at the same
hotel. ard gossip that ther may be-
como reunited is prevalent.
1T has been agreed AIR. Nc
Connell said to-day, 'lhat shall
take my son Willis away with me
when go, but he will later be re-
turned to his mother.
II DR.. Charles G iIendrck, who
kept the Bayonne sanitarilm and is
ioint defendant IJh Miss Blggar
on the conspiracy charge. has not
been on good terms with his wife,
as declared by the prosecution.
th,re is every appearance Of a re.
cancellation in that quarter Two
o. his children 10 the court room to-
day ostentatousIy kissed aad caress-
ed their father. Mrs IIenIrick,
too, tainted Il few minutes after Miss
Biggar had been overcome, but was
revived. and sat with her husblni
the rem ainder Of the afternoon.
STANTON ON THE WITNESS STAND.
This was tryin, day for tn. dc
fence. Samuel Stanton, the Hobo.
ken Justice Of the Peace, who says
Il. married Henry NJ. Bennett and
Laura Bisgar on January 2nd. 1898.
and who isalso on trial Oh the charge
o. conspiracy, was Oh the witHc's
stand nearly al! dav. IIis version
OF the fidgc certificate story as
related o.day, is entirely new.
The prosecution has established
tie fact thai the particular cerliIi-
cate dated January 2nd.. 1893. had
not been Autographed until two
years later. This the defence now
admits. Stanton testiies that at
Miss Blgglrs request he sent her Il
new certificate. the one in question,
last spring, She declaring to him
that she had lost the original. SO,
according to this story. he bought
q new form, dated it back to he
dav on which The marriage is said to
lave been soIemn!zcd, and mailed it
10 her. When stanton testified at
Long Branch in September he de.
cared without qualification that
the cerltica.e wts the one lie had
made out a. the time Of the mar
rage.
When Edmuua Wilson took stan.
ton on cross exam alton the witness
WIS put Through L severe ordeal.
Stanton was forced to admit hat he
had told an untruth, either at Long
Branch or to-day. The naming of
Il witness to the alleged marriage
as Anne Weber when her name was
Elizabeth Weber he explained as an
NNlntcntional mistake, and as tor
his giving the age OF Bennett as
seyeuty.two at thc time of the al
lie 1ed marriag: lie blamed Alexander
{. Young.
II wa, making out the ma rrage
return in the Office Of the Board OF
Ueatth. he Said. "anl couldn't
remember bow otl Bennett was.
Nh, sad Mr.. Young, like it
seycnly-lNo and ] aid SO. -
As Il generll eAcuoe for his actions
a. this timo Nesatl he va, lntoXlcat.
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OTHER WlTNr~.Es' STORIES.
WIIia III Leighton formerly en-
. ,yed on Bennett farm at Farm
ngdac, sWorn lie had handed to |
NJ s. I}isgar the letter from Stanton |
las spring con- aiming the marriage |
C'r''!lcIlo, and lI!1t she showed it TO |
b N. lie said he had often heard |
her addressed as Mrs. Bennett"
aud mat she was 50 EuoWn on the |
''tarm.' lie was confronted bv a !
statement tc had signed NOT long
after Bennett dcuth in which he
sai he had never heard her spoken
ot in any other manner than as
Laura Eigsar; that .even Bcnn.u
had addressed her Il, 'NisS EIggar"
Mrs. Met HHr". wLG was for a time ,
house keeper tor Bennett. said NJ iss
B Egar was hHnHl Oh the "tarm'
a. Bennet''s N!le, "lIuw did he
, generally addres, her. Mrs. Nc
Care was aNEcl.
lie gcn"r.s .r i tr.-sn her by
sone endeAitJI ter o. ,Ae replied. |
lo;cpl SIr"cI' manager OF the
Park Hotel II N4III, .4msns, Mich
lu with Eim i register Of the hoteI !
IL whch appeared tue names Of
''llenry NJ HeuH'tt aud wife -
under date o. November l5tl. 1900,
,nd he identified M,ss Biggar as the
woman who WAS at bis hotel with
.:ennelt.
G. +. D;to.ije;er. who once fitted a
\ 'odhn ley FOR Ecunetl. said Miss
bis- was introduced TO him by
j.nncLt bis wi'".
It wa> ltur",! - ,Iirht that the
}TG,ec'lt' n r'"rolS woman
Yiiuess utu r' She came
n morning. .,"' ,cN York. One
}! The aItorir. ) .oy tie prosecution
united ih"I " >urDrls" would be
prHng on rcbH.tal by witness who
v,Uid, he believed. insure the con.
'':tibn Of the alleged cons pirators.
HEfNoLD' ATTEMPTS SUICIDE.
lAward Rcrnods, who testified
es.crday, attempted suicide at the
'enns, lyania Railroad passenger
tation this afternoon. Reynolds
nd his wife. with Joseph Goldye,
serO waiting for train to take
hem % Avtn, where they reside.