The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-10-26
MRS. HARTJE TELLS
OF COACHMAN'S
PERJURY
NEGRO SMILES AS SHE TOLD OF
ATTEMPT TO sMiRcH HER
CHARACTER.
BLACK DRIVER ON TRIAL
And the Mliionaire's Wife Indignant.
w Denies His Deposition and ID
Fully corroborated--Sequ
to Divorce Case.


Piltsburg Pa. Oct. 25.-Mrs. Mary
! Scott HaItie, respondent in he sen
sational divorce suit Instituted by her
millionaire husband, which was trlel
| last summer, was a witness t1i after
noon for the Commonwealth In the
perjury case against Clifford Hooe.
! former c0achman for the Har jos.
whose alleged deposition that he had
been intimate with Mrs. Ha7tje
formed the basis Of one Of the allega
tions made BY Mr. Hartie against his
wife.
Mrs Hattie emphatically denied al
of Iooe's alleged statements which
we're contained in the deposition pre-
sented as evidence The mother Of the
beautiful wife of the paper manafa
'urer also took the stand as did har
father John r Scott AIRS IIartie
was followed by a number Of the FER
me- servants Of the Hartje. who
corroborated her story
At the opening Of the case tolay
Assistant District Attorney John s.
tRobb offered the entire record III the
| Hartie case in evidence, ineluiing
the applcatio for divorce, b Il o, pa.
tieulars, Hooe's dep3sitions and every
document pertaining to the cas-. . t
The enormous hulk of testimony siven
by Hooe against Mrs Hartie 10 his
deposition was teal and was obiac
/ tiouable In the extreme Most OF the
objections made to parts of II were
loverruied by the court. Attarnev Fer
gusm was forced 10 admit the depovi-
ition was genuine. Mrs fiattie'a sainer
stated he was present when the depo.
ition was taken and airerward made
The information against Hooe.
Sid He Swore Falsely.
Mrs Hartje On the stand during
he afternoon deBied absolutely the
charges Of Hooe, and told Of Circum
itance that would have made II I'M
possible for them to be true Sha said
D. s statements were malieiousIy false.
When Stenographer Fuiw2od read
he fret clause Of Hooe's story the,
ater's lef hand came to his mouth
md a grin na he'd over his eounta-
nance None could read his thoughts.
but every one who noticed him won
tered whore there was reason for the
defendant to smile.
While extracts of Hoes deposition
ere being read and Mr. Ferguson
was objecting to the introduction OF
lars which disclosed the names Of
! other persons Mr.. Robb leala ed
We propose TO prove that this de
endant was procured 70 make this
adldayit and that # was paid far by
he money of August Hartie.'
The stenographer read from the
deposition that. according TO Hooe.
Mrs Hartje visited him several times
day at the stable aud sat there for
'nree or four hours He sad she
would visit him practically evsry day.
part of the depo it on foll-ws
when she went out there what
would she do2"
Nothing only laugh and talk. She
. would ask about The horses etc"
is that all she would do?"
NO, sir"
Wen. what would she do7'
Xxi me"
would you Kiss her often?"
As often as { coEl4"
Children Played Near By,
Hooe had said 'h' the chidFen
would sometimes b. p.ayins ab'u' on
the outside of rhs stable. he did not
know how many weeks the relation
xisted according 70 'te deposition
"Mr Fullwood l.3 sou report tho
ruesiions and answers iust as they
were sp1ker assal sir. Robb.
Eyes sir ar aered the sten7g-
, rarhor
Mrs Hartie ahHe oa The stand al
.mHted that She won't TO tae stable two
/ or three time a dey 90 look after he
horses and other things. She denied
. being intimate vith Hooe. however.
Were you intimate WITH H0oe2'
asked J. Scott Ferguson. Of counsel
for Hooe
Mr.. Ferguson. YOU knov better
than that" replied Ms Hartse. in-
dienan'1y.
j don't ! cont know wh=ther you
were or not. u IS not for me to say.
You are 10 answer thlt question,
not T."
L wa never intimate with him
said the witness
Two maids SO ALs-r1sarfie c0rro o
rated their mis- resss testimony Ell
gar Raw. the 3etect ve who lo,ated
+ Hooe ia Oaio. toi3 q his cha
through several states and Of me isal
capture
court was then adiou5aea unla %
morrow