The evening world., 1909-02-24
MISS CAUSLAN
PUT ON RACK At
MRS. TEAL IS TRIAL
Lawyer for Stage Managers
Wife Tries to Show Witness
Set Trap for Client,

The trial OF Margaret Teal, wife OF
Ben Teal. stage manager, went on
to-day before Judge Foster In Part v.
Of General Sessions, with Mabel Nc.
Canslan on the stand under cross-eX-
animation by Mrs. Teals counsel, Col
Robert ], Hare, regarding her story
that Mrs Teal and Harry Mousley, a
private detective, coached her to tell
perjured story Of having seen Frank j.
Gould in Bessie Devoes apartment.
Mr. HARE seemed to be directing his
examination with the general purpose
OF proving that Miss McCaulan was an
migrate. Mrs. Teal, who was attired
most becomingly In a black cloth dress
was much pleased with Mr.. Ha!res
work.
Miss McCauslan said that she had
recently been employed at Danbury
Conn as book agent. but that she
was now living with her sister at No.
307 West Twenty-frst street. Col
Haire asked II she had not regarded
Mrs. Teal as a particular friend.
Il had known her several months"
said the girl.
Sought Favors From Her.
O. You sought favors from her right
up to the time you caused her arrest,
did you not7 A. Yes.
O. Were not YOU trying TO entrap
Mrs. Teal all the time? A. No
Miss McCauslsn acknowledged that
Mrs. Teal introduced her to Florenz
Ziegfed. Lee Shubert and other leaders
Of dramatic art In New York. She said
she had taken meals at Mrs. Tears
house.
Mr. HARE secured admissions from the
girl that she had advised two persons to
whom Mrs. Teal owed money to go TO a
lawyer named Katz and begin suit
against her.
Did you ever go to Lawyer Katz
or Sachs and say that they ought to
put Mrs. Teal on the Island for a year
or two?"
The gil was no. obliged to answer
She said that she had been known as
Miss Conklin' and that her sister had
written TO her under that name. Also
that she used the name Miss Dia-
mond" for one day, and that under
Mrs. Tears advice she took the name
OF Winter for stage name She
said that she had never been known
as Miss Miller
lan's testimony Mrs, Teal was moved to
laughter, and at one time her outburst
OF m!rth was heard all over the court
room.
The girl admitted that when she made
out an affidavit falsely setting forth
that she had seen Frank ] Gould leav-
Ing TIE room Of Bessie De Voc she
out telling him that It was all untrue.
Q. Didn't Mously ask you II the
statement was correct after you made
Il? A. No; he just read 1t to me and
then handed It over for ME to sign.
Mousey suggested that in. my testi
Mr.. Gould leaving Miss be Woes room
lightly dressed, and that saw him re-
enter the room and that I heard wom-
ans voice when he went back"
Mrs. Julia Fleming .McCabe, who as
Julia Fleming was indicted along with
Mrs, Teal, and Detectiye Mousley, tes-
tilted this afternoon. she told the jury
OF the alleged effort made by Mrs. Teal
to get her, Mabe McCauslan and
Blance Hale, a hairdresser at the Hotel
Lincoln, to draw up and sign false
affidavits, to be used against Frank j.
Gould In the divorce case.
Mrs. McCabe said the only support
she ever gave to the plot to get the
false affidavits was when she pro-
duced pictures Of Gould and showed
them around.
Isn't Mrs Teal a good friend Of
yours" was asked.
mo. she isn't good friend, she
isn't even dear friend said the wit