The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-22
STRAIN IS TELLING
. ON MRS. DILLON
Three Days Heckling by Clever
Lawyers Gonfuses Witness-.Don't
Remember Her Frequent Answer.

On the stand fer three days under
cross examination At the hands OF four
OF the cleKercst lawyers in Detroit.
Mrs. Hugh Dillon Is showing the effect
oi The constant fle OF questions, aud
al Friday mornings session OF the
trial OF Hugh Dillon against Craig.
Wright a. Walker. ct al, she became
Dadly confused. and frequently sought
refuge In the answer. ~ don't remem-
Der"
Mrs Dillon was being cross-exam-
med about the fire sale which has cut
cuch an important figure in the case,
ana which she says was run entirely
by Adolph Fixel credit man for krolik
d Co, and Mr.. Corwin. credit man FOR
Burnham. Stoepel d Co. Early In the
trial she charged that Mr.. Wright. one
or the insurance adjusters, selected
three cases OF the best goods I'm the
store, and took them away with Flxcls
consent, she continued TO argue. Fri
day, that FiXel ran the sale. and that
she and her husband had nothing To
say.
In an effort To show that Mrs. Dill
Ion ran the sale. she was asked about
some goods bought 10 help out certain
departments and 60 brighten the store.
Didn't you order some goods 10 re-
place lines destroyed" she was asked.
mo Fixel ran everything.
Were such goods ordered"
Eyes. | believe there were
"And Fixel ordered them?"
Certainly. He ran everything"
Mr.. Gcer drew from his pocket bill
of goods ordered before the sale start
ed The goods had been purchased
from Burnham. Stocpol 4 Co
Did YOU order this hst?" he asked
Mrs Dillon.
mo. didn't" size answered. "Fixcl
did"
DO YOU mean To say that Fixel or
dered these goods from Burnham.
Stoepel & Coz"
Mrs Dillon saw she was trapped,
and hesitated. and Judge Mandel an
-nnunced recess -Eixel is employed
ny Krolik & Co. and of course. would
not send an order TO another firm.
Most OF the morning session was
taken mp trying to get from Mrs. Dll'
Ion n statement OF their financial
standing just before the fire. but the
multitude OF questions mixed her up
so badly that little Roadway was made.
Notwithstanding thai she has be
come confused under the rain OF que@'
lions. Mrs. Dillon Is a remarkable wn-
man. In response TO questions from
her own attorney she said she had had
little schooling. having left school
when IL years OF age. She was mar
ried at II. and had never had an OPP
portunty Of Attending business col
lege. Despite this little schooling, she
was sole manager OF her husbands
business. They ran a large store III
Merrill. Mich. for several years, ana
then opened a store in Detroit. MIS-.
Dillon was I'm charge of both THESE
places. bought the goods. paid DIS
and looked after all the details. she
said her husband was floor walker.
They still nave the. store in Merrill
which is said TO be n prosperous con
Germ.
Now. Mrs Dillon. didn't you meet
Mr. Fixel after you learned that your
loss had been adjusted, and say TO
him: oh. Mr. Fixel. I'm so tckled'
Mr.. Wright got us $4,000. leaving the
store AT Merrill clear | feel as II l
ought to 90 out and get Mr.. Dillon
new pair of breeches and let him run
tho business after this.
This question was put 10 Mrs. Dil'
lon Thursday afternoon The specta-
tors roared with laughter but the
laugh was not loud enough to down
Mrs. Dillon's indignant. NO.