The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-15
frank HUT.H ON
STAND YESTERDAY.
Denies the Sensational Charges
I'll I'll Brought Against Hin BY
I iisss G.. a Paul.
I REEDS LANGUAGE

i f'hc tvnnslrc of al eyes In the Chan
n Gerry Court yesterday morning IN the
RSshLaring of the suit against Mrs. warren
4 hTfs Frank HUH. who was the first W.T.
e th4ss OH the stand. Interest attached 10
"a fH1tt,f especially because nj the preceding
VA EaHy;s session Gustavt,s A. Paul who mar
II sTEiad d sister Of Mrs Wallen, had tcSli-
a Med ana made charges of improper rel'l-
sBsfions between his wife ana HUH.
HUH testified that the role OF in
4 s3,ired husband which MIR Paul saw TT
X 5stt1I play was to him Il proof of his being
II Sinertally unbalanced and said that heaal
Il nevcr been ordered BY Pau to leave his
81 house because of his wife. hut that on.
II tfn contrary, when Paul was arrested on
1 Tic charge OF linacy, he, at tho request
Z gofE Paul, stayed in thethousc and kept his
2ssbbiisinbss going. He stated that there
EAffss;ls no prearanged plan which led him
Il %toh leave Newport News and come to
Richmond.
5sgRfiss Annie Ready, eighteen years old,
next testified. Sllc was followed ly Mrs.
i Paul, who stated that. though she did
not remember whether her husband ran
j Iinth off tile premises with a shotgun or
mot, that he had frequently made her
leave with the same weapon She read
I feXtracts from some OF the love letters
ihera husband had written her at their
ssetparation. most of which we're extreme
V III their terms OF endearnfent. Mrs. Paul
Stated that commission of lunacy had
passed upon her husbands condition and
Ifdecared him insane, and finding to
That effect was produced in court.
s475ss$$Nir G. G. Crump testified that, though
Tho had lived next door to MIR. Paul for
Hpver a year, he had seen nothing about
,SStln to Indicate tllatAhe was insane.
SssJ ohm e. Gayle denied having asserted
THAT The Wallen will was not worth the
Epnner it was written on. In giving her
sstestlmony. Mrs. Wallen. recalled TO the
&stand. said that the statements against
airs. Paul were untrue She declared thai
5s11c was never compelled to carry her
shusband around on account of feeblcness,
S1nd said that she was not ashamed of
8him, and though he wore ragged clothes,
ss,he had an honest heart.
Letters to Daughter
Several letters were read from Mr., Wal
ts1ensto his daughter, Mrs. Louisa Reed, OF
tHl3altimore. A part of one. in which the
aged man gives his IDEAS on marriage, is
Reproduced below:- 1ts nss
Richmond, April -, 1889.
55#5Perhaps l will marry again: If do
&swfll let you know. ! think that when a
.#person takes that step he ought to be
syery careful and watch their points. and
ssGc whether they love them or their
S&1nOney. Il nuI Is lile pEuSILiu am
,Eworking on now If 1t is money they are
5iaftcr will find out and shall control
what I have By having marriage con-
tract drawn up in a legal form and that
ssSXill give me the same power over my
property as have now
J9sssl { the party will not sign 1t. then
sWill know how the cat jumps and ]
will stay as am, That is the only way
STD find out these women. They say they
Ntl6ve you, but you don't know; they have
Ito be tested and ! am going to do 1t. !
sti1nk when l tell her that she will
think "a cyclone has struck her"
assss,,rhe letter is signed Your Loving
FEATHER"
81. Direct Language.
sSsln reply to questions about Mrs. Reed,
MRS Wallen stated that she visited her
3@ohce ana tried 10 raise fuss She told
AIRS Walcn that she had as much right
Tin the house as Mrs. Wallen did. Mrs.
;aWallen told her TO leave the house. Mrs.
much right here as you have. II my
afathcr does not leave will remember
s.tlf; all of his children. ! will have my
sIerenge on you over his dead body. by
sl;od.H Mrs. Wallen stated that on that
2visit Mrs. Reed! behaved disgracefully
after answering n great many questions /
las to the methods of conducting business
gcmployed BY Mr.. Walen and other
fittings, Mrs. Wallen was relieved.
The court, after Bearing Mrs Wallen,
lad journed until ta.m9rraw'ht IL o'clock.
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