The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-17

! sidcring. Before Frank came back
who was going to tie her? They have
, never said that John would do it. But
they tried to prove he wrote that
Walker letter. but they didn't We
smashed them on that
John could have found his sister
at that time. Why didn't he scheme to
hold hcr? why should he wait to
catch his sister by telephone when he
could have cnught her with his hand
an hour before? Whenever you start
n suspicion 1t Is easy enough to work
ua case against anybody. John Rat
cliffe could have stopped his sister. per-
hGDs. by holding her with his glitter
ing eye. like tho Ancient Mariner did.
50 much for that. If they have proved
any conspiracy yet I have failed to
see IT."
Then Mr.. Meredith referred to wal
ker, saying that he had put all the
burden and the odium on Mrs. Walker.
and had said that she suggested tho
change In their program, the marriage
In Richmond instead OF Washington.
The Walker family did everything
for them" said Mr.. Meredith. Wal
hcr seemed to be without initiatives.
They got into the automobile and
went down To Seventh and Broad
Streets, and there Mrs. Bauer did all
the talking. 1 never In my life saw
such dumb. driven beasts Neither OF
They displayed no affection for each
other. They seemed not to have eX-
changed n kiss during the whole day.
That Is fact And when they get
back from boswell ne puts the odium
OF not wanting TO come back on her.
and says he appealed to her TO come
back lie is always showing the bur
den on the woman.
They Did Not Want Him.
There WAS nothing cNtraordinary in
the Ratcliffes not wanting him in their
home. And does he try to take her
to her fathers homo? Is he ashamed?
Why didn't he say. I'll take my VITO
there. and I'll stay with her until she
is ready TO come back with me" How
does he spend his time here after get
ting back from the trip. Docs he men
tion at all taking his wife to her home,
after advising her to como back? In
stead. he takes her 10 his home and
10 some boarding house"
Mr. Meredith went through the
events OF Franks home coming. and
said he would make one request. FOR
the Jury TO put themselves IN the place
OF tho family
When the two families met MT Sev
enth and Broad Streets ~ said that
the only conduct there that was un-
natural was that OF Walker, who
stood like dumb creature. without
demanding that he be allowed to go
nome Win MS Wlfe. Why didn't he
say, Yes. I'm going along. and | shall
stay until she comes out ana tells me
what she Is going to do. especially ar
ter he believed she would be tried? NV
friend spoke OF her affection for her
husband, and she says she said Tat n
Ta-ta" Was that Il sign OF her love?
Men must be satisfied with n great
deal less now than they used to be-
Walkers Love Letters
Mr.. Meredith said that tho plaintiff
had construed the fact that Mrs Walk
or wasn't kissed when she rot home
as being unusual and suspicious. lie
SAID that there was no necessity for
sucf salutation, rs they had all seen
each other in the morning. He thought
that If she had really loved her nus
Land she would have returned TO him
when Frank offered to take her back to
Walker. He said that all her actions
went 10 prove that she didn't love her
husband, ana that she told him she
didn't love him.
And then turn and look At Walker,
and sec what he did when his wife
went to Pittsburgh. He sat down with
his family. writing his wife love let =
tcrs. keeping copies OF them, and ask
ing his family how what he wrote TO
his wife sounded. Imagine II man do
ing that lie sent her $50 and She sent
IL back. and denied his charge that she
had been Influenced by her brothers
She must be believed he said FOR
her conduct would have been different
II she had loved her husband"