The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-21
MRS. BASSETTS
MANY LETTERS.
HUNDRED TO HER HUSBAND IN
THREE MoNTHs-NEARLY
EVERY ONE REFERRED
TO MONEY.

TO MONEY.
OMAHA, Ncb.. Feb 21.-Inithe Bias.
Bett divorce case a letter, written by
Rev. e. Lawrence Hunt % d friend,
in which he spoke OF his intention to
ask Mrs. Bnssett TO marry MIN when
she Is free from her husband, was of.
fered In evidence. but was withdrawn
to be resubmitted at the proper time.
In this letter Mr.. Hunt says:
at the very frst j had no selfish
NATIVE in helping one Of the very best
OF the flock God gave me TO care for.
] had no Intention Of asking her to be
my wife when she is free, but I have
been impressed with the marvellous
character. the strength Of womaall-
ness. the brightness and cheerfulness
with which she has come up under
the fierce trial Of the past year. The
fire has only purified this purest,
clearest gold of earth and heaven.
Il am SO convinced that she will
DO such an exceptional power In the
social and spiritual life of the congre-
CATION to which God win send me in
his own best time that i am going to
give love the right Of way, and when
she is free ] am going TO ask her to
be my wife,
Half a dozen times Bassett's attor-
neys scored Mr.. Hunt. They said that
Mrs. Bassett was asking this divorce
because Hunt wanted her to do SC.
The Rev. Mr.. Hunt was the NOV.
ing spirit which brought about. this
divorce" said Bassett,s attorneys. Or
ders on the Washington Postofice To
deliver her mail TO Nj. Hunt, and o
to her husband. written by Mrs. Bas-
sett. were introduced.
The first half-honr OF the court was
given up to introducing letters show
Ing Mrs. Bassett,s friendly relations
with her husband during the summer
of 1904. although at that time she had
decided never to live with him again.
Nearly every letter contained a re.
quent for money pr acknowledged the
rereipt Of money.
Mr.. Bassettis attorneys showed BY
Mrs, Bnssett In the cross4examination
that much Of the trouble was due to
lack of money, and that her attempt
at suicide was because Of her remorse
over her own extravaganza.
III you We're here tonight | would
ldsa you. hug you, loys You, dance for
you and make You Happy wrote Mrs.
Bassett to her husband, and then
went on and asked him for more mon.
ey.
The defense attempted to get be-
fore the court the length of time after
Mrs. Bassett left her husband until
the youngest child, Lawrence, nam.
ed for the Rev. Mr.. Hunt, was born.
The court ruled out this Testimony,
but said 1T would be accepted later.
Mrs. Bassett testitled that she did not
notify her husband that another child
was expected. o did she notify him
when the cnild was born.
1T was none Of his business" she
said.
When Mrs. Bassett was asked IL the
Rev. Mr.. Hunt had not paid her ex.
penses at the birth OF little Lawrence.
Mrs. Bassetfs attorneys made a
strenuous fight, and STAYED OF. the an.
swer for the present. The question
will be answered later.
Mrs. Bassett was the most prolific
letter-writer who has ever appeared
in an Omaha divorce court. The de-
Tense has put In evidence more. than
200 of her letters to her husband. One
hundred Of these We're written within
a period of three months. Almost ev.
cry letter of the 200 dealt with the
finances of the family.
Judge Redicis excluded from the evi.
dence a letter going to show that Mrs.
Bassett n the Rev. MI. Hunt made
a trip together to 81. Louis in 1904.
The Judge announced that this evi.
dence would be permitted to enter la.
ter. II brought up a / the proper time.
The letter win be submitted to-mor-
row.
1t vas brought on that one of the
whippings which Mrs. Bassett re-
ceived from her husband was because
she insisted IN going to the Rev. Mr..
Hunts church one night when he Oh
jected.
NATURE SPARES
The stricken nos. r,on, g..