Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-29
WOMAN 5 LOVE
SHINES FORTH
IN WILL TRIAL
Devotion Of Mrs, Julia NJ,
Slaab to interests of Her
Husband Conspicuous Fea-
ture of Celebrated Case,

The love Of Mrs. Julia Nicholson
staab for her husband. her Zeal and
devotion to his interests, her untiring
labor In his behalf and her Intense
LOYALTY to him. arouslng resentment
in her breast whenever u word was
spoken against him even bv his own
father. were the high lights in story
told ON the witness stand yesterday
which proved. from human interest
standpoint. the most absorbing tea
turc SO far Of the trial of the StaaD
will contest.
II was q pleasing contrast to the
atmosphere that has pcrvaded the
ease from its beginning week before
last. Denunciation. determinations. Bit
ter charges have been the rule in
this remarkable case. Brother has
denounced brother, aud almost with
Gut exception the witnesses on both
sides have had ugly tales to tell. II
was like letting a breath Of fresh air
into close and stuff room when
Mrs Staab's story was unfolded to
the Jury
Net that the witness pumed her
self IA any smallest degree upon an
excess Of wifely and wumanly Vir'
tues. on the other hand, she denied
husband was due to loyalty on her
part. and insisted thai it arose from
d better knowledge OF the true facts
than anybody else could possibly
have. In a simple. straightforward
manner, she told the story of her
married life. Whatever bearing it may
or may not have on the case being
tried. it eripped the interest of all
who heard il from the beauty Of the
tale it told.
Helped In the business.
Mrs Staab, slender. graceful and
possessed Of the soft voice that is
typical of the hieh-bred southern wo-
man, stated that she was born in
Athens. Ga. and that she had met
Arthur Staab while on a visit to rcla
tives in Santa Ie when little more
than a girl. Later he had visited her
in the south, and a courtship follow
ed which resulted in their marriage
in san Luis Potosi. Mexico, while
Mrs. Staab was on another Visit 70
relatives
Mrs Staab told of the estrange-
ment between her husband and his
family on account Of his marriage 20
Gentle. and gave an account Of
their life after the marriage up 70
the time that the contestant went into
the laundry business in oklahoma
CITY.
From this time on the story was
one of hardship. of skimping to make
ends meet, and of the most desper-
ate financial need There was not
enough capital to start with. said the
witness, and they were in trouble all
the time ON one occasion ii had been
necessary for her to pawn her rings
in order to get enough money to meet
the payroll During this time she was
actively helping her husband in his
business acting as bookkeeper and
cashier, keeping the checkbook, pay
ing the help. meeting the bills ana
having general charge of the office.
They worked on Sundays and at
night and on some occasions until
o'clock in the morning, to keep things
going. She did this she said, to save
office expenses
Hostility OF Father.
Mrs. Staab told of remittances
made to her for her husband by the
late Abraham Staab, and of a visit OF
the latter to oklahoma city. She
also told of visits that she made to
the home Of her father-inlaw in Sam
Ia Fe
ON all occasions when Arthur's
name was mentioned, she said. his
father spoke most bitterly Of him,
called him a fool, thief and a liar.
declared that he was not to be de-
pended upon and told the witness
that she was fool to stick to him as
she did. When she attempted to re-
monstrate and to say a word in her
husbands behalf she said, the elder
Staab made her hush" On cross
examination she asserted that she
doubted the sincerity of Abraham
Staabs declarations of affection for
her, because he spent most Of his
time hurting me by expressions Of
hatred and contempt for my hus-
bandit
Abraham Staab, she said, had been
most cordial to her had shown her
many kindnesses, and told her that
If she ever were in need she could al
ways find home al his house. Dur
ing the latter years of his life she
said her father in-laws cordially to
her had become more pronounced
Mrs Staab also stated that her re-
lations with all the other members
of the Staah family had been most
friendly" up ito the time of the pro-
bate of the will Of Judge julius
Staab Since that time. she said none
of them had spoken to her except
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