South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-10-23

turn. She asked the doctor If she
couldn't come any more and he said
The house belongs to her. she has all
the say After she had gone the doc
tor was very angry and he gave me
the most awful calling down 1 have
ever had in my life. He said that if
ever did such a thing again he
would not live with me any more.
Odd she ever come back after
that? A--No sir.
Q-Mrs. Carman, you had dicta-
graph installed in your house on
June so? Ayes sir. did
Installs Dictagraph.
Q-When was the dictagraph in
stalled in your house Mrs. Carman
A-AIay 10.
Q-Why did you have the dicta-
graph installed? A-For this reason,
l had it installed because I was suspi-
cious of the doctor. On occasions
had been out with him and his friends
jocularly remarked, asked him how
his girls We're, and that they wished
they were in his position and could
stay out all night and sag they were
on a case or out on business. I heard
such things until l got sick and tired.
/ had seen something in the papers
quite often about a dictagraph.
decided that if l we're suspicious OF
the doctor I could find out If they
were true. I am not a Jealous woman
as the newspapers have tried TO de-
scribe me, but L wanted to hear for
myself and not think such things Of
him merely on hearsay or suspicion.
Q-When did you first see him? A
dictagraph? Al do not remember
just when. but I had been reading
so much about them in the newspa-
pers.
Q-Do you recall Mr.. Boissonault
who testified at this proceedings?
Ayes sir.
Q-When did you first see him? A
On May 1 in his Office. He is en-
ployed as a salesman by the General
Acoustic company.
Renting the Dictagraph.
Q-Mrs. Carman, will you tell us
in substance what was said on the
! occasion Of your visit to Mr.. Boisson-
ault? Al went to his Office and said
I wanted TO get an instrument that he
m ght be able TO sell me. I said
wanted him TO show me something
like a photograph, as 1 expected the
machine was like that. He said he
had nothing like that and showed me
what he called a dictagraph. I asked
him the cost Of IL and he said 800
He then called girl from the other
end of the room and said he wanted
To demonstrate how they were used
The girl went TO the other end and
then he showed me how they worked.
He said one, two. three, four, five, six
(This was said by the witness in the
ordinary tone Of voice. Then he
went, one, two, three, four five. six
(this the witness spoke in q lower
tOne) and then ne said one, two,
three. four. five. six (this was said by
the witness almost in a whisper.)
After that he turned TO me and asked
me what my business was / did not
expect TO be questioned like this and
l said the first thing that entered my
mind. II was that L was a dress
maker and wished to overhear what
my employees OF mine whom 1 sus-
peCted of stealing were saying We
then sat down and he asked me to
draw a rough outline of the house
showing the room. This I did, telling
him that the Doctors office was the
sewing room. and that my room was
my Office. l then asked him how long
| il would take to install the machine
and he said that it would take quite
little while. / hold him we had
a big family and 1 did not want the
other members OF the family 10 see
what / was getting because I didn't
want anybody 10 know about IT, Then
he told me OF some OF the places in
which they had installed such dicta-
graphs and told me that everything
/ said 70 him. and the installation OF
the machine would be held as strictly
confidential by him and the company
He told me of the difficulties that had
been overcome in placing the ma
chimes and that nothing would be-
come known. He said they worked in
absolute secrecy. asked him how
secret. He said anything | say 20
him was confidential. / said very