Evening star., 1915-04-12
Denial Is Emphatic.

Mrs. McNabb most emphaticaNy mega
tived all the questions propounded by
counsel for the defense by which it
was attempted to connect improperly
her name with J. C. McMillen and
others. The plaintiff said she has
known for year that attempts would
be made to blacken her character 1t
was to refute such charges she said,
and to exonerate her in the ewes of
the public that she had insisted that
Mr.. McMillen come to Washington as
witness.
1t was not until last Good Friday
that she had seen hotel registers on
nature of Mr.. McMillen on the same
date. She declared that McMiilen will
be able to explain away the imputa-
tions when he takes the witness stand.
Before exhibiting the hotel registers
on which both names appeared, Miss
Freebey asked the witness il she knew
Sam" Bettes. an itinerant preacher
one Harry Bushnell. a newspaperman
Robin Walker. a bellboy, and r. r.
Goodell, whose occupation was not
stated
Mrs. McNabb said she had no more
intimate acquaintance with the preach
er than with other clergyman in the
vicinity. The newspaper man, she said,
was second cousin, and she was as
intimate as with many other relatives
She was never intimately acquainted
with the bellboy she declared, but he
married her maid and she knew him
well for that reason. Referring to Mr.
Goodell, she said. everybody in the
neighborhood knew him, and she was
e neighbor.
Miss Freebey then inquired as to the
whereabouts Of Mr.. McMillen, and
learned from the witness that he is in
the courtroom the witness replied that
she did not see him.
Registers Shown Witness.
Counsel showed the witness the reg
lister of the Hotel Policeman, Florence
Wis. under date OF May IL, 1910, and
after having her identify the hand
writing as much like Mr. McMillens."
inquired:
Were you not stopping there with
Mr.. McMillen.
Yes, took lunch there with Mr.. Nc
Millen and Mrs. Eachern," answered
the witness.
Did you not stay there with Mr.. NC
Millen as man and wife," next inquired
Miss Freebey.
NO. and you know that I did not.
with Indignation.
register of the international Hotel
of Sault Ste Marie, Canada, for June
"a. 1911, was also shown the witness
She insisted that Mr.. McMillen, whom
she met on the train, had registered
for her. They stopped between trains
and had lunched only, witness stated
Mrs. McNabb also denied that she
called alone on Mr.. McMillen while he
was i'll at the Hotel Luddington in
company on the occasion OF her visit,
which followed a stroke Of apoplexy
sustained by him. The witness yolun-
teered the statement that she would
not have hesitated to go alone. as Mr..
McMillen was friend of long standing
to her family and to her former hus-
band.
Not Living With Wife.
The witness admitted that Mr.. Nc
McMillen was not living with his wife
and that she was not acquainted with
Mrs. McMillen. Mrs. McNabb said she
knew his son. daughter-in-law and his
grandchildren.
Miss Freebey announced her cross.
examination completed. Attorney
Charles Poe asked only a few questions
on redirect examination.
He brought out the alleged statement
by the millionaire defendant that his
attorney was little bit on the mar
ket." Mrs. McNabb also told that she
had requested Mr. McMillen to come
to this city to testify in order that her
character might be relieved Of the as
PENSIONS which she expected after
hearing of the existence Of their name.
in these hotel registers.
The witness seemed to be exhausted
at the close of her testimony and sank
listlessly into a chair placed by ths
court crier for her Immediately be.
hind her counsel. She eagerly drank
4 glass of water which was handed te
her.
The seat taken by the plaintiff hap.
pened to be next to one occupied BY
Willard Kinney. eldest son of the de.
fendant. The defendant has not ye,
mo rod In court