The Washington herald., 1906-11-29
MRS. BASSETT'S SSTORY
TeStimOnyTa Nebraska
Read in Court Here.
ADMITS HUNT VISITED HER
Declares That After Interview an At
lantic City She Decided "That
Never Again Would Husband Have
Chance to Disgrace Her"-Refuses
to Admit Loving Minister.

Henry E. Davis, representing the Rev.
f. Lawrence Hunt, who is named as CO.
respondent in the suit for absolute di-
vorce fled by Charles c. Bassett against
his wife, yesterday read in Justice
Goulds court the testimony offered by
Mrs. Fanny Rice Bassett, taken in
Omaha, Nebr.. October /.
Attorneys for Charles c. Bassett OBJ
jected 10 the presentation Of Mrs. Bas-
sett's testimony on the ground that she
had set up no defense in her own right
against herself and Mr. Hunt Jointly.
Justice Gould ruled the testimony admis-
sible
According to the testimony taken in
Omaha, October i, Mrs, Bassett admits
the birth OF the child, Lawrence. on
March Z. 1903, and she admits also that
Mr.. Hunt called upon her after Mr.. Bas-
sett had left home. Mrs. Bassett decided
after her husband went away May H.
1904 that she would never live with him
again. She admitted that in none Of the
letters written by her to her husband IN
the summer and fall of 1894 did she in
form Mr.. Bassett of her condition Mrs.
bassett said that Hunt visited her while
in the hospital. and that he also called
number OF times at the Morse House
after leaving the hospital. and admitted
that she went with Mr. Hunt her boy
Chester. and the baby. to Atlantic City,
June 20. 1875
She said she wrote 10 Hunt asking him
10 come down 10 stay with the children
while she was away. which he did, and ne
Mrs. Bassett said that after the interviF5
between herself. her husband, and MIR.
Fairchild in Atlantic City, she made up
her mind that never again would Mr..
Bassett have "a chance 10 disgrace her
or her children before the world. That
was the last straw" Mrs. Bassett admits
that Hunt called on her at JEe Narnum.
Admits CnFefulness with Letters.
K is admitted by Mrs. Bassett that she
took precautions with regard TO her mail
10 prevent her husband from knowing
her whereabouts, and the whereabouts Of
her children, after she left Washington
To the question whether Hunt had con
tributed to her support since she left
Washington, in 1904 Mrs. Bassett refused
to answer. She stated that while she hid
her whereabouts from Mr.. Bassett by Civ
ing the address of General Delivery, Bal
timore, Mr. Hunt knew where TO reach
her. She refused to say whether Mr..
Hunt paid the bills al the hospital in Bal
timore. and made a like refusal as TO the
bills In Atlantic City.
Mrs. Bassett was asked the question
whether she loved the correspondent
After lodging the question several times,
Il o.
lated anything that I could call love,
nor would 1 have anything in mind, any
thing Of that kind toward any man while
I am still the wife of another"
Refuses to Answer Questions.
Mrs. Rassett was asked ifiSfr. Hunt did
not accompany her on one Of the trips
from Philadelphia to St. Louis. and also
If. on one Of these trips, she and Mr.
Hunt id not sleep in the same Pullman
car. Mrs. Bassett refused TO answer.
She also refused to answer 20 the ques-
ton whether Mr.. Bassett had not. until
her departure from Washington, the last
of October, sent her S125 out Of each
months salary. She said she had cor
responded with Hunt since she had been
in Omaha Concerning this. Mrs. Bas-
sett said. Il write him when I want 20
and he writes me when he wants TO- and
il is nobOdy's business" She admitted
that Hunt had informed her, from time
to time. what had been done in the Wash
ingtop suit
II was brought out in the testimony
that after she left Washington with the
determination not TO return to live with
him, Mr.. Bassett wrote and urged her 20
return to him, and offered 10 provide a
home for her He besOught her TO let
him know her whereabouts wrote her
a number Of times. Mrs. Bassett was
asked why she did not inform her hus-
band of the birth of the child, Lawrence.
She answered: Because IL was none of
his business. he had forfeited all right TO
know
Didn't Intend to Tell Bsssett.
When asked If she intended to inform
Mr, Bassett in the summer of 1895, Of the
fact that he was again a father she
said, Il did not intend to inform him Of
anything about myself or any of my chill
dren."
Mrs. Jennie Z. Stone, Of this city. was
asked whether during her acquaintance
with Mrs. Bassett. she made any COM
plant TO witness of cruelty or i'll treat
meut OF her by her husband. to which
Mrs. Stone answered Never" She said
that the relations between MI and Mrs
Bassett were loving and cOngeniaL"
Tomorrow afternoon at 1:15 the rest
of the rebuttal viii be read, and It is
expected that the argument viii begin on
Monday morning
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