The Cairo bulletin., 1906-11-13
.O|GN|TAR|ES TO
TESTIFY IN SUIT
BASSETT CASE NAMING A BROOK.
LYN PASTOR, is SET FOR
TRIAL.
Wife MAKES NO REPLY
To Husbands Charges Which involve
Pastor--He Asks For Gus.
tody of All the Children
Except One.

Washington, Nov. 12.-The suit for
divorce brought by Charles G. Bassett
of the geological survey against Fan.
ME Rice Ba.sett. the daughter of for,
mer Senator Rice, of Arkansas. in
which the Rev. f. Lawrence Hunt.
/ pastor of the Noble Street Preshy.
terian church in Erooklyn, is named
as correspondent has been set for
trial before Judge Ashley NJ. Gould in
the District of Columbia Equity court
November %.
| The trial will involve in one way
/ or another a former member of the
cabinet former member Of con-
gress. the wife of retired army Off
Ger and other persons prominent in
the social and official life of the capi.
tai
Mrs Base who is now living in
Omaha, where she has brought
counter suit, Is not contesting the
present suit. II is beng fought solely
by the Rev, T. Lawrence Hunt, who
is represented by Henry e. Davis, one
Of the best attorneys In Washington
Hunts Brooklyn congregation agreed
to suspend judgment on him until the
conclusion of the case.
Among those who will be brought
into the case are Hilary A. Herbert,
secretary of the navy under President
cleveland, who was a personal friend
of Mrs, Bassett; Mrs. Elizabeth N.
Rutherford, the Wife of Major Ruther.
ford, OF he army. and perhaps Miss |
Helen Cannon, the daughter Of |
Speaker Cannon, who was frequently |
entertained In the Bassett home.
UnfaithfuIness is Charged,
Bassett alleges unfaithfulness on
the part of his wife ana names a mum I
ber of places where he charges his |
wife met Hunt Fl asks for the Gus |
tody ef four children but makes no
claim regarding a fifth child which |
bears jhe name of Lawrence Hunt |
Bassett. This child was born in Balti-
more, March IL, 1905. and the most
important testimony relates to the |
history of its birth.
II will be shown in the trial that |
Bassett left Washington on May IA. /
1904, and that he did not see his wife |
again until June of the following year.
when he heard that she and Hunt and
some of her children wera living in
Atlantic City. In the meantime a child
was born in Johns Hopkin. Hospital,
| "a
named after Hunt.
In the evidence of the applicant is a
G ter sent by Hunt 10 Mrs. Jessie NJ.
Stone, dear friend of Mrs. Bassett.
He wrote: AT the very first | had
10 personal selfish motive in helping
me OF the best Of tn flock God gave
ne TO care for; | had no intention of
lsking her 10 be my wife when she
vas free. But ! have been impress d
With the marvellous character, the
race and strength of womanIiness.
brightness and cheerfulness with
which sha has borne up under the
ierce trial of the past year The fire
las only purified this purest Ia Of
owe and heaven. She is. as you will
'e amazed To find. more glorous ly
retty and serene than he has ever
zen. am convinced that she will be
n except onal power in the social ana
pirilual life of the congregation TO
'hich God will send me in Hir own
es time that ! am going u give love
he right of way. and when she 1. free n
am going 20 ask her to become my
life"