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Charges Against Holden

Charges Against Holden
Against Mr. Holden Mr.. Matteson
brought the charges that he and Mrs.
MattesOn had visited various local no
IelS together. and that he had called
upon her at her home on Brown street.
The records OF the divorce case show
ths- Dr. Stutz did not answer any OF
the charges against him. nor did he ap-
pet personally or by attorney when
les mony was taken. during which
members OF M NatJeSon's family tes-
titled that Dr- StutZ had confessed his
relations with Mrs. MatteSOn 10 them.
and that Mrs AIztteSou herself admitted
her indiscretions-
The testimony OF the servants in the
AattesOE household LAYS hare a series
O. accusations against the physician
church worker which covers period OF
several years.
Gives Damaging Testimony.
some or The most damaging testimony
was given by Patsy Scott. Of AIexan-
dris. Va She declared that she had
been IN the employ OF the EIattes0ns for
more than two years. and that in such
capacity she first saw Dr. StUtz.
she declared that sire was in the habit
o. telep honiuS for HIN two or three
times each dav- wherever the physi-
clan came, she said, Mrs. AIatteson
would ask me 10 take the children
downstairs and keep them for her until
after he was gone"
The doctor used to come around two
an3 thee times in a day. she testified.
tIe =-OIld come around in the morn
Ing the testimony continues. when he
would start 10 20 oCI, he would stop IN
the automobile, then he would come in
ard he would come back in the evening.
a.CCL O'Clock, and sometimes he would
come in the afternoon
Edward g NaIteSon, a brother Of the
husband testified that DIT. Stutz had
confessed to him. following a confes-
sion which ne said Mrs NaJteson made
TO hun, IN the presence of other wit
nesses in a hotel IN Frederick. Md
y rs shortly after our return trip
10 Fredericksburg and Gettysburz. I
went 10 his house. the husbands
brother testified He admitted his re-
iaIiOnS with Mrs NatreSon and he
wanted me TO Intercede for him with
my brother giving him enough time
so that he could make arrangements 10
clean up his business and get out Of
town He said that he was afraid Of
his life, and he wanted me to intercede
for him
Cause Of the Confession
The confession which Edward @
MatteSOH swore his sister-in-law made
TO him IN Frederick was an incident
Of an automobile trip which they took
IN August, 1913 On this trip were six
passengers and two chauffeurs, among
whom was Mrs Isabel G. NattesOn, Ed
ward G MattesOn's wife
The confession was brought about,
says Mrs Isabel 1Iatteson- through an
accusation made Dy William = Matte
son. at the hotel in Frederick. Nd, fol
lowing a, difference between him and
his wife
The story Of the domestic dissoIu-
ton Of the MatJesOns, written as II
has been IN the records OF the District
Supreme Court does not follow solely
Sne trend Of the ordinary suit for sepa-
ration There Is another side 10 the
MattesOn story. Il has 10 do with FIVE
little children the eldest boy OF
Gaven -ears-
9hroul-hout the testimony of the serv-
ants came the recitals of how the
smaller children the youngest of whom
Is but three years old. would escape the
care Of the servant In whose charge he
had been placed and run 10 the door
OF the mothers room, 10 beat with
chubby fists on the locked door. and
stare with eyes which did not under
stand whv 3r1ittance to his mothers
room was Gb--sd him
Neglected Her Household
That Mrs 8Iatteson did not take good
care Of her children toward the last
was the gist OF the testimony given by
Mrs Isabel NIa1tesOn- she declared IN
her testimony that the condition Of the
beds in the house was pretty bad from
were not neat looking at all
Patsy Scott testified fully on this
point. declaring that she had never had
any trouble with Mrs 1IatIesOn- but
the reason left her was because she
put the children all on ne She would
so downtown and spend the day and I
couldn't stand IL
Louis r Holden was chiefly ImpIi-
Gated in the marital troubles Of the
MetteSOns through the testimony con-
corning the confession of Ms Matte
son in which she Is said to have brought
Holden's name Both Edward @ Mat
teSon and mis- wife testified that their
siSter-in-law confessed that she had Wis
tied a hotel near FOuT-and-a-half and
Floral Parade Episode.
During HoIden's testimony he dis
closed a hitherto closed chapter IN the
fight which Matteson had made TO pro-
tect his home Holden himself declared
that one OF the occasions when he say
Mrs. Mstteson was on July u. 1903. Just
after the floral parade. in which she
day Holden SAYS. MattesOn came TO his
house on Monroe street and invited
Holden tn ride with him
sfT. MatteSOn took him 10 his house
on Brown street He had never been
there before. he said, nor since. Mr..
AFatteson ushered him into the house.
Holden took a chair in the parior. while
room and took large pistol from
desk and invited Holden into thar room
He went, he said because Mr.. Matte
son had him under the ewes of the gun
1Fr Natteson said. Go and stand over
there I have q matter 10 reckon with