Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-19
Sd FRIEND HERE
Fairuhld Of New YOrk al
Divorce TnaL
Arrival OF PAIR CAUSES SURPRISE
Bev. =. Lawrence Hsnt says He 0.
Just Crazy 20 Co
on the witness
stand.

on the wftne..
stand.
TIE question 81 whether washfnEton or
Omaha is the legal dor-Icfle % Ms Bas-
sett az TIE time THE Washington decree was
sp,1 The trial ~ tie ess s.'' before Jadrs
Reflex Judge Redick said Monday after
7 viii not pass upon this matter ~ this
TINE MN further evf dence = for-hc0Uing-
ne y. strict q Colombia and the Ne
is9l-llon y this case. The residence q
this plEfnfff was either in Washington or
Nenrasks- n that fact were definitely e.
llllshee tbs matter could - easily dis
posed q and quickly Either this court OF
the Washington court has iurlsd-cton- but
"hlcn IS yet % Be determined
The Bassett divorce trial proceeded Mon
Gay morning in Judge Redick's court with
two new actors on the scere. They were
Charles 9. Bassett. defendant IN the suit
and. eT-CunEressrnan Ben F'airchild OF New
York The latter was In court. but Mr..
Raszett remained at his room IN the Ter
Grand ard maintained a silence that was
truly golden
The ARRIVAL a these two figures who.
aside from Mrs. Bassett and Rev. z. law
reroe Hunt take the leading roles in the
case vas evidently a surprise % Mrs.
Bassett's side. Last Friday Mrs. Bassett
on TIE witness stand had implicated Ben
Fairchrd as being the root Of much o.
the trouble between herself and her hus-
band when she entered the court room
Monday morning and saw M. Fairchld
seated By the side Of her husbands attor-
neys she gave n distinct start of surprise
Rev. Mr. Hunt shook hands with her and
she was Immediately called 70 the stand
Mr.. stout went over the testimony regard
Ing FaIrchfld He Introduced six letters
written By Mrs. Bassett 10 Fairchild- tend
ing 70 show that she regarded him as Only
a friend All were friendly letters. ad-
dressed % Dear Ben" In one she asked
for loan Of *. saying the rent was due
ard would have 10 be met Mrs Bassett
insisted she had always regarded Fair
child az her enemy in spite Of this She
said this feeling dated from the time Of
her honeymoon. and that while she and
Mr.. Bassett were In New York. Fairchild
said 10 her in reply to a remark OF hers
REGARDING his intimacy with her husband;
You don't seem TO understand that M.
Bassett and are 50 intimate that We only
need one wife"
Could Not See the Joke.
she said she related this 70 her husband.
UAA ne Ollg AAAl l-E4 La 80 NA---- ------
stand Bens jokes
Mrs Rassett rested wei over Saturday
and Sunday and was able 70 80 through
the cross-exaruinat3on with only one short
resi- during the morning she stopped once
and took a dose Of medicine which was
brought to her. Her temper had also i'm
proved. though her attorneys shook warn
inE fingers several times when she exhibited
the preliminary symptoms Of an outburst
The patience OF Mr.. Stout was considerably
taxed by her persistence in lodging some
OF the questions
Mr.. Stout presented to the courts notice
the certified copy Of the decree received
from Washington giving Mr.. Bassett an
absolute divorce. This was considered
merely formal and the court announced the
evidence in The present case would have 10
be received before the question Of Jurisdie-
ton could be determined
There were several tits between the at
torneys during the morning. Mr.. Stout pro
testing that Mrs Bassett's attorneys were
unduly anxious that the whole truth should
not be known this was particularly insisted
upon when the question OF the renting OF
rooms al Atlantic City for MIS- Bsssett by
Rev. Mr.. Hunt was brought up The court
ovzrruled the objection. Mrs Bassett said
abe knew DR.. Hunt had rented the rooms
a. tie private house in Atlantic CITY. They
were adjoining rooms. but she said she
didn't know where Dr Hunt stayed
Talked Divorce 20 DR.. Hunt
She admitted during the morning that she
had talked with Dr. Hunt and MS mother
EsEarding her divorce. and that Dr. Hunt
Ia carried messages between herself and
Oz-secretary Herbert while she was in the
hospital Al Baltimore. subsequent 70 leav-
ing her husband she denied Dr.. Hunt ever
made any love advances 70 her.
Though Ms. Bassett regarded the place
where Ben Fairchld sat during the morning
as only a vacant space. Rev. Z. Lawrence
Hunt saw something very tangible there
The eyes o. the two men met several times
and then there was a prolonged glare
When asked b. q reporter what the stand
ing o. Mr. Fzirchld was. Rev. Mr.. Hunt
started 10 give it in no mild terms. but
then suddenly changed his mind and asked
not % be quoted. because Il might be put
down to malice on his part Rev Mr.. Hunt
who was not permitted by Mrs Bassett's
lawyer 10 take the stand in the Washing
ton case. declared today be was anxious
20 testify.
I'm Just crazy 70 SO on the stand he
said 70 The Bee reporter IN tel them a
few things when 1 set the chance wrote
my hearts blood out 70 get Mrs Bsssett
70 come % Washington and 90 or the
stand. but her attorneys wouldn't let her
come
Letters an Evidence
The trial went on very quietly IN the
afternoon almost the entire time being
consumed in introducing nearly 10 letters