The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-11-29
REV, HUNTS LETTER TELLING OF
HER POLITICAL ASSISTANCE,
is READ.
CASE NEARING A CLOSE
Members Of Congress and People
OF the Highest Social Stand
ing in Gotham.

/ Bassett-Hunt divorce proceeding here
are coming to a close, and as the cas-
has progressed 1t has proved to be
one Of unusual interest in the plot and
| counterplot in which members OF con
gress and eX-members of congress
were alleged to be involved; the use
OF the festive dinner to congressman
| 10 secure private leg ,slation, charges
Of kidnapping, flights of the wife
acros the continent and dramatic
scenes in which the alleged lovers
were accused of making the most sen
sational rendezvous behind doors in
private lodging houses, hotels and hos
pitfalls.
ePople of the highest social stand
ing in New York and elsewhere have
been mentioned in the testimony as
the intimate friends of Mrs. Bassett
who was the daughter of former Sen
ator Rice of Arkansas. Most of those
intimate social relations have been
denied, and in fact the testimony from
one end TO the other is a case of You
did" and you did not
1t is expected that the depos ticn
of Mrs. Bassett will be read in the
court tomorrow. After that there will
be some testimony in rebuttal ana
the case will probably be closed CT
Monday next.
In the case of one of the witnesses
the evidence was so palpably rank
that the judge himself declared it was
Enthusiastically That was the witness
who averred that Mr. Bassctt went
home suddenly one day while Mrs. |
Bassett and the Rev. Mr. Hunt were
in the parlor The maid servant saw
the situation at a glance. She engi- |
neered things in such fashion that
the visiting minister slipped behind
the parlor door while Mr.. Bassett and
Mrs Bassett calmly went through the |
room into the bedroom and the minis |
ter made his escape.
The testimony of Charles f. Hast.
ings OF New York was interesting
from the political point of view. In
his testimony Mr.. +, C. Dendict is de-
Hastings. Mr.. Hunt it appears from
Hastings testimony, called on him 20
secure position in the consular ser
vice. II is not 80 stated, but the infer
,ucc is that Mr.. Hunt wanted Mr..
Hastings TO use whatever influence he
lad TO get Hunt place in the service.
Mr.. Hastings testified also that
Hunt mentioned the case of the Bias
;etts and that their affairs were go
ng from bad to worse. Hastings was
he witness who said. as already re-
ported that Hunt said he was to see
Mrs Bassett through this thing if II
ock him through hell"
Whipped Mrs. Bsssett?
lie also first gave the statement
hat MIR. Bassett had struck Mrs. Bias
ett with "blacksnakc." but at the
anne time saying that he loved
very inch of her"
Mrs Georgia Robinson and Mrs.
elizabeth NJ. Rutherford are in the
ecord as stating that Mrs. Bassett
old them i'm the latter part of last
ear that she, Mrs. Bassett. had only
our children.
What about the baby" the ladies
skcG.
Il haven't any baby" said Mrs. Bias
ctt.
Mrs. Rutherford asked. well. theu
What were you doing in the hospital
It Balimcrc?"
Heart trouble" replied Mrs. Bias
cit.
Mrs. Bassett appears as a first class
in a letter written by M
I1nt 10 Mrs Jennie Stone. He says (
n part:
when the chaplaincy Of the Senate
cemed a possibility (for him. Hunt.
lrs. y worked so streuuously and dc
otcdly, my gratitude was very great {
on more than one occasion. after L
rcinG how much more Mrs. y. was
ding than ! expected or desired her
. do explicitly told Mr.. r. did not
-ish her 10 do So much and he ON
repeated that he heartily '
ppruyed uf al be was doing in the
iaite-.-
I'm this letter Mr. Hunt ies'ifies as
, the efforts Of Mr. Bassetf and form
r Representative Fairchild of Ncw
ork. on visit 60 Atlantic City. 10
sidnap Chester ono # the children.
n. Hunt said.
4 saw the chief Of police. the judge
nd q PRESBYTERIAN minister and when
II. B. and Fairchild called in the :
lcrning they we're refused sdmittance
} the house"
Wife, Flight Described.
The flight Of Mrs. Bassett from
ash 'ngton is thus described by her
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