The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-14

LOT anu WAS Always COllIPiotAAiAS e--~
cursing about something"
Here Mrs. Cooper identified a dilapl-
dated straw hat. which Cooper 1nslstea
should hang on the family organ ~ I
was lined with cobwebs and smeareo
generously with tobacco juice;
Tell just what clothes John ever
bought you"
ssWelI, he bought me one hat, two
shirtwaists, two calico dresses, two
pairs Of shoes, two suits OF unoer-
year and two pair of stockings tnat
cost six cents each"
How much did this all amount TO!
Just $24.07.''
Then Mrs. Cooper stated that one
day Cooper found an old corset in one
of his houses. 1t had belonged to a
Cooper is said to have taken 1t nome
and told his wife to wash 1t and wear
it. He said it was amply good. Wnen
she refused, Cooper became enrageo::
Mrs. Cooper named NUMBER OF
young girls of questionable ages VINO
insisted on calling her husband over
the telephone, who came to the house
to see him and often wanted to borrow
money. She produced letter from
Alice Hubbard of Ottawa. who Wanteo q
to come to the Cooper home while the
teachers association was In session.
She came, although Mrs. Cooper OBJ
jected. The Hubbard letter was made
a part of the evidence
Inc cOInpldlIldUI Sdlu lCA
threatened to turn herself and baby
from the house and give them 81,
which he said would be all the court
required. She said Cooper refused to
buy castor oil when the baby was sick
and complained bitterly of the $33
doctor bill when the infant was born
and told his wife that DIR. Edison of
the life saving station would have
done the same work for $40. But Mrs.
Cooper refused to have Edison about
he orar7iSaS Ar the PlnSR of the di-
rect examination Mrs. Cooper gave a
detailed list of the properties which
her husband now owns.
Didn't Know of Husbands Wealth.
Much of the early cross examination
was intended to bring out the fact that
Mrs. Cooper knew thoroughly just
what property Cooper possessed and
that the agreement was satisfactory
and understood by her at the time it
was made. But she refused to admit
these charges. She admitted that she
once worked in an Usage City hotel,
but that while there heard nothing OF
Cooper. She denied that both her
mother and sister had tried to enter
Cooper.
''Why did you want to marry Coop
er. then ?' was asked on cross examin-
alton.
because I wanted a home for my
self and mother"
wasn't this property one of the in
ducements that entered into your de-
| cision?"
Mo-
Didn't you discuss the matter of
his property thoroughly when the
agreement was made and before you
married him? %
mo. 1 thought his property on
Jackson was all he had"
Didn't Mr.. Martin read you the
contract and didn't you see the sched-
ule for property that was made?''
yes, he read me the contract and
l thought at the time that it was all
right; but didn't know of the other
| property"
Weren't you satisfied?''
''Yes, at that time
| How did you expect Cooper to
make a living for you if he didn't
have other interests %
| II don't know
Mrs. Cooper declared that after the
ante-nuptial agreement was entered
| into, that her husband asked her to
sign deed in blank. She refused. The
| woman said that Cooper's relation tc
| her before their marriage and for a
month after was the most cordial
Then trouble started. 1t is probable
| that Mrs. Cooper will be on the stand
the greater part of the day. There
are a number of other witnesses both
| for the plaintiff and defendant and the
case will not be concluded before Sat
urday night.
Evidence in the case is being heard
by Judge Whitcomb of the second di-
vision of the district court Both
sides waived a jury.