The Topeka state journal., 1911-04-18

| days there Immediately after the suit
was filed She said ths relations be-
tween Cooper and his wife were not
lalways pleasant and tolG of the trou-
BILE when someone is said to have TAX
en- money from Mrs. CooPer's trunk
! Mrs. Cooper said,'' the witness
testified, that she would look in the
| face of the dead man who took the
money and that before the New Year
| The witness also recalled state
ment by Mrs. Haley in (which she re-
GREETED the marriage of her daughter
| to Cooper, as she felt responsible for
the match.
Mrs. Smith was again called to the
stand. She related with emphasis her
attempt to borrow $50 from Cooper ito
complete the erection of monument
to her daughter" She recommended
John as "a generous, kind old gentle
man, and a dandy good friend. But
Mrs. Smith had few endorsements Tor
the plaintiff.
The plaintiff was called to the stand
in rebuttal shortly before noon an
denied several statements made by the
defendant. She was not in the best OF
humor this morning and told the court
about the hardships she endured IN
the IA months she lived as Mrs. John
G.. Cooper.
Both sides rested shortly after noon
and the remainder of the day will be
devoted to arguments of counsel.
Three Ante Nuptial Contracts.
After John G. Cooper left the witness
stand late Monday afternoon, the ue-
fense spent much of its time estap sIu
ing facts to offset the claims OF the
plaintiff regarding the ante nuptial con-
tract and Coopers parsimonious treat
ment of his wife. w. s. Martin, an
Overlook attorney, testified that ne
drew the ante nuptial contract foT
Cooper and on cross-examinat1on ao-
mitted that substantially the same con-
tract had been prepared when Cooper
contemplated his marriage to the
! "countess.p
Martin told the court that before Miss
Haley signed the contract, that both he
and Cooper had explained to the wo-
man in detail just the property the de-
fendant owned. He said the woman
seemed highly satisfied and very will
ingly agreed to the terms. After the
contracts were signed, he testified. one
copy was given to Cooper, one to his
wife and Martin kept copy He said
the property was discussed freely in the
Cooper home before the marriage and
that Mrs. Haley. Cooper's mother-fn-
law had expected to take charge of the
Monroe street property as boarding
house.
How did you happen to come to To-
peka?' was asked on cross -examina-
ton.
MIR. Cooper had written me a week
before to come responded the witness.
when did he mention contract of
employment for Miss Haley?"
Il can't just say when,
How many of those has he used on
other women?"
Two or three to my knowledge"
Hadn't you drawn an ante nuptial
agreement for him for the 'countess?' /"
asked McKeever.
"I had
wasn't it substantially the same as
this one?"
1T was"
Now, why didn't you list the pro-
ments?"
"WeT. it is sometimes done but isn't
the best form
Now, as a lawyer, don't you know
it is the only fair way?'
Counsel for Cooper objected to this,
but Judge Whitcomb over-ruled the
objections. Martin then said he con-
sidered one form as fair as another.
Didn't you fear that if you listed
the Cooper properties that she would
not sign the agreement"
mo I didn't think of that"
You say Cooper told you to be
fair?"
He did"
But you didn't draw this contract
from the memorandum while Cora
was present ?"
How many ante-nuptial contracts
have you drawn for Cooper?'
About three. I think"
Mrs. A M. Edison was called after
Martin left the stand She said she
husband. The night of the wedding.
Mrs. Edison testified. Mrs. Cooper
worried for fear her brother would
not attend the wedding. She told
Mrs. Edison that her brother didn't
believe she was about to marry rich
-I5 I,a4 e,I,1 tn6 To
vince him. Then one night Mrs. Eid-
son went to the Cooper home and
Mrs. Cooper stayed in her room the
entire evening and did not receive her.
She never returned.
Mrs. Florence Ferguson was a
friend of Mrs. Haley and said she was
sure Mrs. Cooper and John were in
love when they were married. She
went to the Cooper home the day af-
ter the baby was born. AS she was
on the porch, someone locked the
door. Mrs. Ferguson went home never
to return.
O. NJ. Lyons was a frequent visitor
at the home. He said Mrs. Cooper
once told him over the telephone, "Ly-
ons, if 1 had hold of you I'd wiring your
neck" He thought Mrs. Cooper OBJ
jected to her husbands dealing in Tex
Johns Texas experience had been rath-
er expensive and that perhaps Mrs.
Cooper was right.
Several witnesses were called to show
| that Cooper allowed his wife to buy
goods at the stores on his credit. These
parties testified that Cooper extended
this credit before leaving for Texas
| trips and that while John was in town,
he usually bought the goods himself.
| The Coopers usually paid cash and Mrs.
| Cooper was loath to ask credit except
when her husband was away from
! home.
|
r.ationaI Academy of Science Meets.
! Washington, April 1S.-With Sir John
| Murray, of the famous Challenger ex-
| pedition. as one of it's guests of honor,
| the National Academy of Science is to
begin it's annual meeting of three days