The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-25
Summoned by Defense, He
Sits Through Hearing
of -Four Hours.
THREE SENSATIONS
AT FIRST SESSION.
Announcement Made That Miss
Fleming Has Made Confession;
Claim That Miss MacCaus-
land First Offered Testi-
+. nony; Miss Fleming
to Marry.

to Marry.
Ew YORK, July 24.-with
N Frank J. Gould. the million
I'M aire, in court, the hearing OF
the alleged conspiracy to man
ufacture divorce evidence
against him was begun this afternoon.
He had been subpoenaed by the law
yers for the three prisoners in the
case-Mrs Ben Teal. Miss Julia
Fleming and Detective Mousley-and
for nearly four hours he sat beside
his counsel listening to the remarkable
testimony that was given.
There were three sensational de-
yelopments in the case. The first came
when Lawyer Carper. who appears for
Miss Julia Fleming, announced that
his client had made confession. The
second came when the lawyers for the
defense stated that they intended to
show that Miss Mabel MacCauslan. the
;mlliners apprentice, who, accused the
defendants with having bartered with
her to sign an affidavit against Mr..
Gould, had gone to Mrs. Ben Teal with
a story that she had evidence against
Mr.. Gould which she wanted to sell
to Mrs. Goulds lawyers, and she
thought Mrs. Teal could tell her who
10 go to. The other sensation was
the announcement that Miss Fleming.
who is still a prisoner In the Tombs,
is TO be married tomorrow.
Miss sIacCauslnn's Story.
Mrs. Ben Teal. wife of one OF the
most prominent theatrical managers
in America. and the principal figure
in the case. was accompanied TO court
by her husband and two women,
friends. She was stunningly gowned
and tried to bear up bravely while
Miss 1iaccauslan was telling her story
Of the alleged conspiracy. But, by the
time the hearing was adjourned for the
day, she was on the verge otscollapse.
At the opening of the hearing As
tatstant Dfstrtct Attorney Hart In
formed the cburt OF Miss Fleming's
confession. He said that he had also
obtained statement from Miss
Blanche Hale. young woman who will
later figure In the case, corroborating
Miss MacCauslans affidavit. He said
that the statements OF Miss Fleming
and Miss Hale would not be used at
the present hearing, as he considers
that he has enough evidence to war
rant the holding OF the prisoners for
trial.
After counsel for the defendants had
tried to- have their cases dismissed and
had failed Miss MacCauslan was put
on the stand.
She said she had first been called
to Mrs. Teal's apartments on matter
Of business on July 18th, but that the
Gould case was not discussed until her
next visit on July 18th. when she met
Miss Julia Fleming. + was on this
occasion, she claimed. that Mrs. Teal
asked her If she needed any money! and
when she said she did, the witness
stated that the alleged plot to manu-
facture evidence against Mr.. Gould was
sunfolded ito her.
All of Affidavit False.
The witness swore that she was to
get $500 for signing the affidavit.
Then, asia climax to the girls testl-
mony. the prosecutor asked her wheth-
er all that was in the AFFIDAVIT was
true or false. and she dramatically e1-
claimed: false"
mont Hale said that he could show that
Miss MacCauslan went to Mrs. Teal
with story that she could aid Mrs.
Gould in her divorce suit. and asked
Mrs. Teal for advice in the matter.
@ An adjournment was taken until
Tuesday, .las. sa
An Important Witness.
The district attorneys office. It ts
understood, considers Miss Frances
Blanche Hale. the hatrdresser, who.
lives. at the Hotel Lincoln, nearly az
valuable a witness as Miss MacCauslan
When Miss Hale reached the Hotel
Lincoln she said:
sss..I have had greater temptations Of
fered to me for giving perjured evil
dence than any Of the others have.
What the amount Is and who the peo-
pie are cannot say, as 7 have been
requested not to by the district attor-
ney. lS IA
..when these plotters first called on
mo with their proposition. hold them
firmly I swouldn' lie for any, sum. I
should think they could have seen ]
meant It. They perslst ted In annoying
ME, however, until finally I became
angry With them. No self-respecting
woman could have been otherwise.
AS for Miss Fleming she is inno-
cent. know. 1t is too bad, for her
friends are not wealthy enough to
hail the poor woman OUT" i4
Miss Fleming to he Married.
e ID 80
Miss Hale Is attractive. with large
blue eyes and a wealth Of brown hair.
Friends say they cannot ina CINE why
any one should have ever sbroached
any schemes to her. She lives quietly.
and Is the sole support Of her wi owed
mother. sa A \. 1i. s. ss3F 4ssIs
|. 1t was ruynored yesterday that Miss
Julia Fleming chafed because there
was delay In getting bail for her. while
those with her were able to obta In re-
|lease. Il She was said to have declared
she would tell everything & she knsw
about the case. but In the Tombs last
night she denied this report amp phatl-
Ically, 4 sSsg gs8 ssss5s Il
~ has hurt an thor worse than
me" ."5s said th yo un 6 wo ma n, waste
have been narried IN three wssks. but
my ftanose II noble, ant hal Estood by
me assR true 90 4 steol. Il Until l8 several
mon this ago II lived near Chicago ltb
rela tivss. hen M oaEps East n to sst
reed 1of my dln