Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-26
Mr.. COLLADAY HAS FLOOR
Hearing Will Probably Continue
Through Wednesday.
PRESENTED GEOGRAPHICALLY
Statements by Employees Of Apartment
House Where Respondent Resided
Mr.. Hunts Visits.


No = Justice Gould presiding was occu-
pied with the reading of testimony In the
suit of Charles C. Bassett, for absolute
divorce from Mrs Fanny Rice Bassett.
daughter of former Senator Rice of Arkan-
sas 1t is expected that the reading OF tes-
timony will not be concluded until tomor-
row. and that the arguments of Attorney +.
+. Colladay representing Mr.. Bassett and
Attorney Henry E. Davis who appeared
for Rev. f.. Lawrence HUNT. ,he 49,
spondent. will consume most OF the session
" ednesday.
Taking up the testimony In a chrono-
logical way Attorney Colladay reao Tue
depositions of a number of witnesses. VINO
told of early meetings between Mrs. BaS-
sett and Mr. Hunt. According to the sworn
statement of Hattie Thompson coioreo. d
former employee in the Bassett hoouSehoio'
Mr.. Hunt appeared at the Bassett apart
ment the day after Mr.. Bassett went away
for his summer work for the geological
survey in 1904. and entered the ped r0oh
where Mrs. Bassett was suck IN oeu- Dur-
ing al, of the time that he stayed In the
bed room. she said. no one else was tnere.
Arms Around Hunts Neck.
Another statement made by Hattie
Thompson was to the effect that she saw
Mrs. Bassett put her arms around Hunts
neck and kiss him. She also said that MI
Hunt called upon Mrs. Bassett about two
way testimony was offered from Hugh
Rant a night Waterman at the ALTERNATE
auartment house, who said that Mr.. hunt
called at the Bassett apartment Two OF
three times a week during the spring VI
1901 after Mr.. Bassett had gone away. 1e
snecifed that most of the calls were made
nj night and that on one occasion ne saw
Hunt depart from the Bassett apaI .l IN
between 8 and : o'clock one morning. Inc
night before Dent had taken Hunt IN tne
elevator to the fourth floor or the apart
ment, where Mrs. Bassett's rooms were 10
Gated. NJ
Dent spoke of having taken the "; MI II:
Hunt to the Bassett apartment as iate DIS
II o clock at night and after.
Reading from the deposition OF Henry
CAVITY. jantor at the Albemarle apartment
house. Attorney Colloday quoted one soI
uuon the Bassetts nearly every. day. mostly
while Mr.. Bassett was away. A statemeh'
was read from the testimony gwen, py Can
ty on cross-examination to the effect tnat
1T was not customary for single men 20
visit married women during their husbands
absences in the apartment house.
Statement by Elevator Boy.
Speaking of. a. time when Rev. Mr. Hunt
also had an apartment at the Alternate
on the sevensf noofs Rcsert Forrest. for
nier elevator boy Ia the house. said that
he often carried Mr.. Hunt to the floor
where the Bassetts lived, and that once.
at o'clock in the evening Mr.. Hunt
aiighted ar that floor and did NOT come
down again. at least not until after tne-
witness went off duty at 10 O'clock Iesti-
mony along the same lines was; read from
William Canty, another elevator boy at the
Albemarle whose hours of duty alternated
with those of Forrest
According to the estimony of Emma Dun
can Il dressmaker employed by Mrs Bas-
sett on one occasion, Hunt called upon Mrs
Rassett seven of the eight days when she
was there.
aNIr. Hunt called most every morning
soon after Mr.. Bassett went to the office.
was the sense of the testimony read from
the deposition of Julia Carter, who was
employed by Mrs. Bassett for four months
as cook. 'Once Mr.. Bassett came home
when Mr.. Hunt was in the parior with
Mrs Bassett." the witness declared. and
when Mr.. Bassett came in Mr.. Hunt STOOD
behind the door. Mr.. and Mrs. Bassett
went into the bedroom. and witness opened
the door for Mr.. Hunt to get out.
Frequent Visits by Minister.
Iettie Smith, who was employed as nurse
girl by Mrs Bassett. spoke of the frequent
visits TO her mistress by Mr.. Hunt, and she
said that she carried notes from Mrs Bas-
se,t to Mr. Hunt. when the latter lived on
the seventh floor of the Albemarie. She
said that Mrs Bassett asked her not to tell
Mr. Bassett anything about 1t.
Emma Cant. another nurse girl. former
Iy employed by the Bassetfs, said thar MRS.
Rassett told her not to Let MI baSsett see
the morning mail until II had been inspect
ed or TO keep Mrs. Bassetts letters sepa-
rate Referring to the time when mrs.
Rassett went to New York after her nus
hand had gone away in the summer OF 1914,
Mary Johnson. a servant girl who was
taken to the metropolis with the family.
was quoted to the effect that Mrs. Bassett
went away at night on several occasions
while they were visiting family named
OROurke.
Further details OF the trip to New York
were offered in the testimony of Mary +.
O'Rourke of Highbridge. New York city,
a first cousin of Mrs Bassett.
THE first time Mrs. Bassett was absent
she was away three or four days. including
the nights" Mrs. ORourke said 'On
that occasion she said she was going to
visit some friends by the name of Tillotson.
Another time when she returned after be-
ing absent over night she said she had been
20 Far Rockaway; that she went with Mr..
and Mrs. John G. Carlisle" Two other &C.
casions were mentioned when Mrs. Bassett
remained away over night
John G. Carlisle's Testimony.
That Mrs. Bassett did not spend night
al his mothers house during the month of
July 1904 was the sense of the testimony
of John B. Tillotson OF New York. The
testimony of John G. Carlisle. formerly
Secretary of the Treasury. was read and
statements quoted TO the effect that he does
not know Fannie Rice Bassett. has no rec
election of ever having seen her. and that
no such person visited his house during the
summer of 1904 or at any other time.
At the afternoon session an excerpt of
the testimony of former Representative
Benjamin l.. Fairchild of New York. u
member of the Fifty-fourth Congress.
was read. follows:
On the date which he thinks was the
9Th of July. he giving the year with GER
tainty as 1905, and stating that the day
was either the 4th or the 5th of July In
that year, he and Mrs. Bassett ha da con-
versation In the house of Mr.. and Mrs.
Gibson. Atlantic City. at which no one
else was present.
Explanations by Mrs. Bassett.
"A considerable part of the CONVERSE
tlon was occupied by Mrs Bassett giving
explanations to him of certain Incidents
relating to certain relations OF Mrs. Bas-
sett and Mr.. Hunt and in response II
those explanations from Mrs. Bassett he
finally asked her whether she did not
think Ii would have been far better II.
upon one occasion when she told her hus
band that she feared that Mr.. Hunt had
become too fond of her. she should not
then have, for safety to herself. forbid
den Mr.. Hunt TO see her again. to which
she replied. 1t might
Witness did not purport to give the
o,fire conversation, but upon being asked