The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-28
BUMPS QUESTION!
FAIL TO ThlP
ROSA REM
Pretty Little Kentucky Girl Indi<
nantly Refutes Attorneys Innu-
endo Of Improper Conduct
With 'Dr." Adams.
Parties Thrusts, Not With skill sno
Tact, But With Clear, ConvineiaG
Unequivocal Answer.

All morning. Wednesday, Rosa
REM, complaining witness against
John A. Adams. on trial In Judge
Connolly's court on the charge Of lur-
Ing her into fake marriage. parried
the almost cruel ss-Questioning of
Attorney Frank Bumps, not with SKIN
and tact, but with clear. uneQuivocak
answers. and an occasional indiguant
refutation of nome innuendo about her
conduct with Adams, skillfully shaped
into question. Always, In Attorney
Bumps questions, there was an In
situation that Rosa had been guilty
OF gross indiscretions. In the various
places where the couple stopped While
on their way to Detroit. But each
time. she fatty refutcd the suggee
ton. -y..-s- -..
"You left your home. expectins 70
marry Mr.. Adams? He always spoke
OF marriage in his ietters?" asked
Bumps, getting an Affirmative reply.
did you ever mention marriage In
your letters to him?' he continued.
IL never mentioned marriage. but i
spoke of being with him always. ana
/ wouldn't do that without marrying
him." the gIrl replied. 1870 -
Asked II she had shown Adams' let
tiers to her mother, Rosa said uhe had
not, because her mother couldn't read
English. Attorney Bumps then asked
Rosa why she had destroyed Adams
letters to her.
Didn't Attorney Stricken tell you
to destroy them, 90 that you couldn't
testify to anything that you wanted to
without being afraid of having the let
tiers produced?" was asked.
mo, sir" said the witneBs, prompt
| ly, II neves had such q talk with At
torney Stricken. II destroyed the let
tiers because Mr.. Adams asked me
to-"
Rosa's frat romance, with one Cliff
ford White, 70 whom che was engaged
after going with him for year. was
brought up.
/ Didn't you plan to run away anu
marry him?" Bumps asked. s,s,
+ She denied It.
/ When your engagement was brok.
en- on. didn't you threaten to bring
suit to force White to marry your
was asked, and denied.
Then Bumps took up Rosa's trips
with Adams, step By step.
- He asked her IF Adams hal not
helped her to wash, and take down
her hair. when she arrived IN the
Palace hotel, Cincinnati, travel stained
and tired. -
why, certainly he did not" the
witness said. curtly. With the same
spirit. she denied Bumps insinuations
that her conduct wirh--Adams in the
hotel was not proper. Rosa admitted
that she had not decided on marriage
when she reached Cincinnati. II just
went to look him over. and see
whether he was as he represented him
celf," she said.
"If he were, you wanted to marry
him?" asked Bumps.
| We'll, wasn't going to ask him.
RI he asked me to. was willing"
| Every question about her move
ments during her weeks stay IN Co
lumbus was a blunt attack ON the
girls character. but she refuted every
trsinuation with q decisive denial
"You posed as his niece In Colurn-
bus?" Bumps asked.
HE said | was; | didn't" was the
reply.
Didn't you call him uncle?"
II did not"
yet you never protested to anyone
that you were not his niece?"
81 was never introduced to anyone.
IN the week was there. never spoAe
to anyone but Mr.. Adams"
Adams kissed you and Rugged you
in his room?" she WAS asked.
Yes" she blushingly answered.
And you kissed ard Rugged him."
Eyes. did" shortly. but not as
much as he kissed me-"
Again Bumps tried to get her to al
nit that Adams had made improper
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