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shnlI do L. entirely on my own rcspon-
sibility and rs n result of my own will,
utterly unlnfuenced by them or any
OF them. The statements In your let
ter of June II, rejecting upon the mo-
ttves of any person persons ether
fhnn myself, are absolutely unwnr-
rantcd and unjnstidabIe.
81 nIso wish to deny that 1 mndc my
Acknowledgements of any Kind whntso-
ever to you when In Pittsburgh.
al return, herewith certified check
FOR $40 on American National Bank in
closed In your letter on juno Il.
yours very truly,
"BETTIE RATCLIFFE."
Did Not Recall Letters.
mere was discrepancy between his
evidence and that OF his wife. The
latter had testified that her servant,
Ellen. had been at the Ratclifre home
on the Saturday night following the
marriage. Mr.. Ratclife was certain
that the servant was At his home i'll
Richmond. on that night. He said that
Walker had come TO see his sister at
his home. but he couldn't recall having
ever played cards with Walker at his
own home.
That gone beyond recall. too?'
asked Ar. Wendenburg, Everybody
laughed.
Mr. Ratcline said that he had no
recollection of sending two letters By
special delivery to Pittsburgh on Jure
II. Mr.. Wendenburg asked that Post
master Edgar Allan, Jr.. be summoned,
ano that he bring his records with
him Dir. Allan will be Put on thu
stand to-day. 1t was said.
Mr.. Wexford rcstificS.
Attorney James Mcdonald Wexford
vent on tho stand at his own instaac
To tell the part he took in the case
before suit was brought He said thar
no did not act as a legal adviser until
no was employed, which was after the
young woman had definitely declared
that sho did not want 10 live with her
fushand. and wanted to get separa.
ton OF divorce. There was rather n
sharp clash between Mn Wexford and
Mr. Wendenburg Is to how The divorce
could be gotten. Mr.. Wexford said
that he knew that a divorce gotten IA
u foreign state would not be worth Tbs
PAPER 1t was written on. and that rs
- advised Mrs. Walker. lie said that
he advised her that she could leave
town. but that she must not DO III
drced to do so. lie admitted that no
was prepared FOR an emergency. as
any lawyer woIid be- he said. IIn
suggested that Mrs. Walker leave town
for thirty days, after which the casc !
night be reopencd for reconciliation.
j. III. Duggins. % the Southern Manu-
featuring Company, testified that FRANK
re tclffe had as;sed him II he couid
get y rts,ion as travelling salesman
for n man named Walker.
Mrs. Wadsworti, was replaced on the
stand to tell If she could remember
when Mrs. Radcliffe and John Ratcline
came TO Pittsburgh to visit Mrs. Walk
cr. She couldn't recall tho date. az
there were no circumstances 10 TX st
In her mind.
DO you want calendars" asked
Mr.. Wendcnburg TN get you q Vir-
ginia calendar IL It Will help YOU
II don't know that thero Is any lif.
ference between y Virginia caicnslassS
and any other" replied AIRS. wads- 4
worth quietly. She was accused,
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hands on my head, and said. II Grant
comes here, I'll shoot him."
she tolc Of the arrangements 10 get
MIR. Wexford to come. and then of the
appointment with Grant Walker at 8
o'clock that night There was no more
tall, or the matter them and. after din
ner. they went to John Ratcliffes
house, where Walker came at o'clock
Mr.. Walker came at o'clock, and
we shook hands. said, Grant l
have made mistake. and / ask you
10 release me But before ] said to
John that I didn't want TO see Mr..
Walker alone. because was afraid he
would shoot me, but he snd that n
man who would marry a girl like Mr..
Walker did. was too much OF coward
TO shoot any one. When Mr.. Walker
came he asked to gee me alone. and
John stepped into the next room.
asked Mr.. Walker t. release me. 7 told
him I was going away. II in thirty
days am still OF the same mind. will
you release meT asked him, and he
said. No. | can't do IT..
Walker Does Embroidery Work.
John came in and handed me
package. 1t vas my rings, and
gave them 10 AiT. Walker I sent him
back his embroidery work"
What lie embroidered for your"
asked Mr.. Meredith
Yes"
"Ia he an cmbroiderer?"
Yes. lie does quite n little en-
broiderint."
she related ;hcn The circumstances
surrounding her going &c the Wads-
worths', in Pittsburgh. AS an after
thought she added to her previous
statements by saying that Mrs. Bauer
had suggested that she and her hus-
band 20 to Petersburg for the night.
after they had come back from their
interrupted honeymoon Frank ana
Walter Radcliffe went with her to
Pittsburgh, the latter being on his way
to Cleveland.
she remained at the Wadsworths rs
guest until August, when she OH
tained employment. and then paid
board. She said that she resumed her
maiden name. as Mr.. Wexford had told
her il would be all right. Coming to
the visit OF her husband she said
Opposed TO Divorce.
Mr. Walker said. I have travelled
500 miles 10 see you. and + want O
iinal answer 1 said 10 him, I don't
love YOU, and 1 don't want TO live
with YOU There was q Ions argu-
inent. and then the witness resumed
He said he had gotten Mr.. Wenden-
burg. and told him not to take any
steps he would be sorry for. dis
cusscl getting q divorce, and asked
him 10 release me. and he said. Not In
q thousand years He said that peo-
pie didn't think much about divorced
women, and told him didn't care"
Mrs Walker denied that she had said
Frank Radcliffe would tic her IL he
knew she We're about TO be married.
and said that lie had not influenced
her before the marriage. She asserted
that she wrote the much -tallled-of let
ter herself, at the dictation OF Mr..
Prltchard, and that she sent Il copy to
Mr.. Wexford
Tho direct examination was finished
at IA" o'clock, and court adjourned
for dinner
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CROSS XAMINATTON
BY ATTORNEY WENDENBURG

Court convened at 3:15. and Mr. Wen
denburg took the witness In hand
Mrs. Walker" he asked. when
Were YOU twenty-five years old?'
"On August 90. 1918"
did you help in the family support,
and did You pay your share for the
telephone"
81 paid SIS month for my board.
and 1 did the sewing, ironing. washing
and other things"
DO you remember saying that your
people had no good reason to object
your share OF the family expenses"
mo. didn't say that"
She was not sure when her mother
and brother came up 10 Pittsburgh to
SEQ her.
When vas itT' asked Mr.. wcnden-
burg.
I'm not sure, hut 1t was before Mr..
Walker came up"
How do YOU reconcile that state
ment with that of John Ratcliffe, who
said that they came sup after Grant
returned" Mr.. Wcndenburg asked
her.
II hardly know how to answer that
question"
We'll, when did they come upr'
uOil L KNOW Wncn my mOtner ana
brother came. but I said that they
came before Grant came" she said in
sistently.
Did you receive two special delivery
letters on Saturday morning, June 1872"
No"
Enrly Visits from Walker.
Did you receive special delivery let
tiers that left Richmond on the S:30
O'Clock train on Juno 14?'
Did you get any special delivery
letters on June 10 or Juno 1872"
mo. SIR
Did no one ever send you special
delivery lettcrs?"
II don't remember" Later tho witt
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ness said that she did occasionally re-
ceive special delivery letters.
Mrs. Walker, your husband began
counting YOU as sweetheart about
hiteen months before you were mar
ried. didn't he?"
He began coming to see me then.
You were fond of him then. were
You not, Mrs. Walker?'
u thought I was"
He used To come by Your office
nearly every day. didn't he. Mrs. Wal
kcr?"
Toward the latter part of our en-
gaSemcnt he did"
He was very fond OF you, wasn't
he. Mrs. Wall<er?"
He said he was"
You knew he was, didn't you, Mrs.
Walker?'
81 took his word for It,"
He took your word, too, didn't he ~
Il can't answer for Mr. Walker"
You were devoted to him. were Won
not. Mrs. Walker
II thought So"
Looked ut Furniture.
DO you remember the pleasure you
had when you were looking at some
furniture with him?"
Il don't remember any pleasure"
Was it pain you had, them
NO"
DO you remember telephoning to
Mrs. Schlciser. telling her that YOU
wanted TO speak TO Grant but that YOU
couldn't speak TO him over that
'phone?'
Yes"
What was ii that you wanted to tell
him?"
II don't remember"
Us this tho little token of your
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You discovered that when?p

Walkcr?"
No"
You discovered that when2"
Kiss Made Her Realize All.
AT his house. When no attempted
to kiss me I thought OF what | had
done. L realized what 1 had done. 1
don't lovo him"
rs that the only rcason?'
"All j can think Of"
This revelation came to you at his
housey"
There was nothing after that?"
"No, sir"
hen you telcphoncd home. didn't
you beg them to let Grant comeY'
II didn't beg them. 1 asked them"
Why did you want him to go with
your"
y thought it the proper thing to do.
he was my husband"
You asked again ut Seventh and
broad that Grant be allowed TO 20
with you. didn't your
Il don't remember"
Rcndy TO Send Out Cards
While you were on your wedding
tour. before tho telegram came. YOU
were writing out LIST OF your frionds
10 whom to announce your marriage.
wero you notI''
Yes. sir"
Even after you got back. you added
to that list, did you not!"
NO, sir"
WHY did you tell Mrs. Bauer that
your people wouldn't givo you your
clothes?"
Il don't remember saying it."
What Is the first thing Frank said
to you?" -"
"Ho said; Botty. what havo you
done to your mother?'"
anything clsc?'
"Ho said that there would be no
haH way between us. He said Il would
by either Gran, or them. That IS all
no said I took my rings on and put
them on the table"
you made your choice that morn
ing-tho morning after tho marriage?,
Yes"
Nothing had been said about 1t up
to then?"
Nothing relative to the marriage or
TO Grant"
III you hadn't gotten tho telegram,
where would you have gone?"
L suppose to Washington"
Walker Did the Kissing.
1ou were happy on your wedding
trip. were you not, Mrs. WalkerT'
L was not especially happy"
Was there anything to mar your
pleasure before the telegram Gamer"
II don't remember anything else"
Was there anything to mako you
unhappy"
We'll. I wasn't very happy on tho
occasion"
Was that tho first time he kissed
you, Mrs. Walkcr?"
No"
Before any attempt to kiss you was
made, was there any objection to him
them
No"
You often kissed each other before
didn't YOU Mrs WaIlecr?
Mr.. Walker kissed me-"
Now you tell the jury that after
your husband attempted to kiss you
that you lost your lover"
Yes. 1 realized that I didn't love
him rs wife should love her hus-
band"
Didn't you put your head on his
shoulders after the marriage?'
NO"
II am finished with tho Witness"
announced Mr. Wcndenburg Mrs.
Walker left the stand at 4:42 o'clock.
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John RATCLI LIFE RECALLED
TO STAND AS COURT OPENS

john Radcliffe went OH tho stand mt
the opening OF the morning session,
and was cross examined by Mr.. Wen
dencurg. There was fire between them
nj tho start. the witness asking Mr.
Wer denburg to put his questions more
simply and less bosterously. Mr.. Wen
dcnburg replied that no thought he
could take care OF his end. After he
had ELECTED from the witness the sour &c
o. his information about the wedding
M Wendenburg asked him If he gave
his sister his good wishes on her re-
turn. Mr. Radcliffe replied that his
good wishes were not in order. that
his sister had not consulted him
did you consult her when you we:e
marr!ed?" asked the attorney.
NO. but told her. She was ono
OF my bridesmaids" Later on the Wit
ness. In telling how he received his
sister. said:
II extended her kiss, something l
rarely do with any one"
Asked as TO whether he remained at
his mothers home after finding her so
i'll, he replied that he did not, on &C
count OF his business, as he explained.
My business deals with funerals and
weddings" he said. IF my mother had
go on just tho same. as there We're
perishable things TO go out"
No Objection 10 walker.
lie said that he had had no OBJ
lection TO Walker. He told again OF
the conference. i'm which the girl gave
up her husband. He said that there
was then no talk of divorce. but af-
forwards Mrs. Walker asked IL she
could get divorce in Richmond. or
whether she would have to go away.
How was Il divorce to be gotten"
asked Mr.. Wendenburs. when neither
side had done any wrong?" Mr.. Nero
dth objected, and Mr.. Wcndcnburg
said lie wanted to get at the scheme.
Mr.. Ratcliffe said that lie had moth
ing to do with employing Mr.. Well
ford, that he was employed by Mrs
walker
y business letter was introduced into
tho evidence to be compared with a
typcwritten letter sent by Mrs. walker
from Pittsburgh to her husband saying
that she had not been influenced by
any ono against him. The plaintiffs
claim that n certain defect in the type
writing machine showed that the letter
had been written by John Radcliffe on
his typewriter in Richmond. Both
letters bore the same date, June Is,
when. In his direct examination. the
witness had said he was at White Sui
phur Springs. Ho explained the same
ness of the dates by saying that nc
always answered business letters on
the day they were received in his Of
fee, that the business letter was re-
ceivcd in his Office on June 10. and he
answered II as OF that date when he
returned from White Sulphur Springs
The letters were given to tho jury for
examination.
Signed It "Dettie Ratcliffe."
The letter in question follows:
"Pittsburgh. Pa,
"June Is, 1913.
"Mr. Walker:
'I wish to say to you that your state
ment or intimatiOn In your letter to
me dntcd juno ~, 1913, that Influence
IN being used by Erapk. John, allie AMI
mother 10 keep me away from, you IN
absolutely wrong, the fnct being TINT
whatever I have done. am doing, or
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right. n sentleman?"

right. a gentleman"
"a heightened gentleman"
NO. Not since he brought this suit"
mere was laughter, and Judge Crump
raped for order.
habits?''
Yes. lie seemed 10 be So"
Tells Why He WINS Hurt.
Why was not everything all right.
after your sister came back?"
feit very much hurt, hurt that sha
had not told Inc about her marriage"
Did you give her the assurance that
II would be all right In good faith"
Yes"
Yet, afterwards, you told her it was
her husband or 'us'?"
Yes"
DO You think that was treating her
right"
1T was treating her as right as she
had treated me"
You We're trying TO even up then.
We're you?"
NO. Not even up"
We'll. what did you mean when you
told hcr it was her husband or you?'
Well, l had practically raised her. ]
was the closest OF the family to her
and | thought If ahc would do that J
might as well tell her my feelings. and
let that end it,"
What sort Of feeling? Did you have
any resentment"
NO. j was very much hurt"
His Feelings Had Changed
rs that what you meant bv saving
that everything would he nil right?"
stated that everything would be
NIL right. When she got there I have
told YOU how ! acted My feelings had
changed. Before that handnt thought
OF the marriage"
Would YOU have welcomed them if
they had come home?"
II would havo received them. We
ace working on suppositions now, are
we not2'
NO" replied Mr. Wendenburg. "I
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do you keep calling up|"
Stunned by Telegram.
Telling OF the receipt OF the tale
gram saying that her mother was dy-
ing. the witness said that she was
stunned at first. She denied saying that
II was one or Franks tricks 81 said"
she testified. ~ this Is joke. II is a
pretty serious one. ] called up Aunt
Amanda, md she said that Il was all
right and that II was not necessary for
me TO come back. l called up Louis,
and he said 4 advise you to go on and
never come back" After their return.
they went TO Miss Jcnkins's. on West
Grace Street a friend OF the Walkers
wnere they remained fifteen or twenty
minutes. Then they went To Walkers
home.
1T has been testified" said Mr. Mere
dtth. that YOU placed your arms around
Mr. Walters neck when YOU got TO his
home. Is that truce
NO. did not put my arms around
his neck. He attempted TO kiss mo,
and l drew back; and lie said TO me,
You belong to inc, and have the
right 10 kiss you In a short while
Frank Radcliffe called up the walker
residence over the telephone, and Mrs
! Walker answered. She and her brother
exchanged the usual greetings. and she
asked. who is responsible for that
telegram? I don't know he said. 1
have been trying TO locate you. Mamma
asked him, and he said, No. l don't
think so Mammas condition is serious,
and strangers might excite her"
Met Them In Broad street.
Then she told OF going to Seventh
and Broad Streets with her husband
and the Bauers. of meeting her broth
/ ors there, and OF their deciding TO re-
fuse the offer OF the Bauers to so
home in the automobile and going on
r,,..f Il - I,n
her brothers shook hands with the
party. and that they were polite.
While on the street car she said that
Frank asked her why she had done it.
Sho was met at home BIZ her sister
anc slsterin-law. who greeted her in
the usual manner. and then she went
upstairs TO her mothers room, finding
her lying down on the bed.
DO you know me- asked her,
and She said, Yes She seemed TO be
in n kind OF stupor. and was very
helpless. 7 lay down beside her, and
rubbed her head" There was no more
conversation between them. She said.
Later she went down in the dining
room. where she met Frank and John
Radcliffe.
Took on Her Rings.
Frank said 10 me. Betty, what havo
YOU done? He said that there would
hG no halfway business between
Grant and them. Re said, IF you want
TO 20 back | will take YOU. II you
V ent to do that there will be no
/ question about IT 7 took my rings
OF and put them on the table. asked
him If II would be necessary To see
M attorney, but he didn't know. Then
I asked him II he would take me to a
sanatorium. He said No Then /
/ sked him IL he would take me to New
Orleans or 10 Atlanta with him, and
lie snid he didn't think he could. I
said. Take me somewhere and he said
ne would help me.
"My father came in and put his
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! engagement asked Mr., Wendcnburg
rs he stepped forward and placed the
J ring In Mrs. Walkers hand. She looked
ut 1t without apparent emotion.
| II don't remember"
Wasn't 1t fitted on your finger, Mrs
Walker?'
! 81 helped select It."
do you remember your wedding
ringT'
Yes
Weren't they moments OF happiness
when you put that ring on?"
No. didn't feel any. 1 had no
| feelings ut all"
WAS there any reason for your being
| scnscless?'
NO"
You could boar. couldn't you. and
see?"
Yes I can't account for it"
Didn't Want to Tell Mother.
DO you remember on the Same day
that you bought tho engagement ring
! seeing Mrs Bauer at Miller & Rhoads ??
Yes"
Do you remember her telling you TO
/ confde in your mother?"
/ Yes. She advised me to DO 3d."
why didn't you tell your motherr'
| because 1 didn't want to-"
| "Why?'
because didn't. I didn't want my
family to know"
why didn't you want your family
10 know?'
There was no reason. didn't want
them to know"
do you remember tho marriage
ceremony"
II DO not"
You don't remember the minister
marrying your"
"fIo said something. 1 don't know
what he said"
You knew You were being married.
did you notf"
! Yea"
do you remember taking hold of
Grants hand?"
Il don't remember whether I took
hold OF his or whether he took hold
of mine"
DO you remember. Mrs. Walker. say
Ing. i take you, Thomas Grant Wal
ker. TO be my lawfully wedding hus-
band. In tho marriage. ceremony"
NO. don't remember saying that"
MI. Wendenburg repeated other pas
sages TO Mrs. Walker, but she remem-
bered none OF them.
Could Not Remember worda.
Didn't you promise and covenant to
be unto him a loving and faithful
wife?"
81 don't remember any of the words. /"
you intended to be loving wife,
did you not. Mrs. walker7"
II didn't think OF It."
You had all Of your senses then,
did you not. Mrs Walker"
II hope So"
You could hear and see. could you
not, Mrs. Walker
Why. yes"
Tho attorney repeated other pas
lsages Of the ceremony in an effort to
enlivcn her memory She turned to
! him and said:
II don't remember"
! Did you appreciate the obligation ?"
NO
Why"
Il didn't realize what 1 was doing"
But you knew what matrimony
meant. did you not?"
Il thought knew"
You said. I do In response to the
Questions. did you not?"
Il don't know what said"
But you thought after being mar
ried 1T was your duty to inform your
mother"
Yes"
you do not love him now. Mrs
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am working on what operated in your
mind on that occasion"
When did YOU change your inten-
tions?' asked Mr.. Wendenburg.
When l was upstairs with my moth
er. L d.dn't think she would be her
scli IL she lived. When l came down
had changed"
''nid you intend that remark about
her taking you OR Grant as a persua
sion?'
II simply left It to her"
You don't consider that n threatr'
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no did not"
What did you mean?"
Il meant what said. that it would
be either Walker or u.s."
Why didn't you let her go her own
way""
Il wanted her to know how I felt.'
Replying TO Il question as to why he
took Il street car homo instead of the
pr offered automobile on the night of
his sisters return. he said that he pre-
ft,rtG tho automobile
Court adjourned at 6:25 O'Clock.
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again. and she said. oh. Betty. why
do you keep calling up|"
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"Mr. Walkers:
'I wish to say to you that your state
ment or intimatiOn In your letter to
me dated juno ~. 1913, that influence
IN being used by EraDk, John, Allie and
mother 10 keep me away from you IN
absolutely wrong, the fact being TINT