The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-08

Carlisle attorney TOT nun
ter, asked the plaintiff who "Scrappie
Hunter vas and she replied mat IL Was
her dog. the one | love best The at
torney hen asked her To explain "A pos
tai card show ing a picture OF a banquet
,ahle and addressed to "ScraITie hun
ter. skiing ~ you wSIldn't like To start
eating all the victuals on the hh'e:
Counsel asked if she didn't address II
20 "%Scrappi.'' a. a pretext when she
really meant Hunter.
NO pretext at all Mrs Hunter re-
piled. Il often wrote 20 my dogs. and
was not the only one In the house
hold with that hobby. Mr.. Hunter. too,
has often written to the dogs. yes. he
has"
Mrs. Hunter said that OF the nighi
befor. her husband left her he accused
her Of remaining too long In AN up
stairs room with kerfoot. When we
retired 7 wanted 10 kiss him good night.
as had always done when We we're
on good terms she said. but he told
me 20 get over Oh my side OF the bed
and I did"
When Kerfoo, took the tan he de-
MED tina, he and Mrs. Hunter had lone
anything improper. He said that be-
tween November. 1914. and January.
1915, she often discussed with him her
| husbands changed attitude toward her
and said he had put her to one side and
| told her to go her way and he would go
his. She told him the following month
that "she was unhappy and wished she
were dead" She never asked him 20
bring about a reconciliation, he said.
Kerfoct said he never had any init
nation that Hunter was Jealous Of him
| lie went to New Orleans to get the d.
vorce evidence for Mrs. Hunter becaus.
ne thought she was In a b a way and
had asked him to do so.
lie was your brother.in-law. YOU
best friend. and you lived In his hous"
Yet you undertook the Journey asket
Mr.. Hunters attorney.
Correct"
And you have never been ASHAMED
Of IT,"
II am not. I gathered that Huntel
was bound to break his wife's spir,
and force her to acknowledge his mis-
tress. and AS ] didn't rant her To h
driven TO suicide l undertook to ge
the evidence for her"
Hunter Told Him "a Get Out.
The examination revealed that on.
night at the dinner table In the Huntr
town house at 1T East Thirty-seven:l
street, after Hunter had learned thu
part Kerfoot had played against him
although kerfoot still remained II mem
her Of the household. Hunter and K"r
foot were smoking together whel
Hunter suddenly said John, you drive
me TO a very disaYrceable duty, whic!
II you had a grain of honor or a sparl
Of manhood you would have made un
necessary. You would have left befor,
now. In consideration OF the convc
sations % have had In this house thu
spring with Nan ! wish you would 2.
out OF here. How soon can you go
Tomorrow or the next day.
KerfoOt said he could 20 that night
and Hunter said. IAN right" A few
days later kerfoot wrote "a letter Il
Hunter. which he sent by IA messenge
and awaited for an answer just outsid
the house. The letter said
DEAR WILL: II IN possible you ma
agree with me in thinking thirty year
Of friendship would be more worthil.
closed by a frank talk than by silenc
which doubts and misconceptions woul'
continue to foster. II so. ! will come IN
DO not misconstrue me. have no ex
cuses or apologies to offer. l acted IA
! did this spring deliberately.
~ was fully conscious Of the techni
caliy dishonofable light In which m,
course placed me. and had you no
spoken when you did I would have main
tanned my attitude until the first d
May. had no personal end to serve.
love Nan dearly. hut am not In low
with her. ! had to choose between sec
ing her driven to suicide or acting as
did. and ! would deliberately make tn
same choice II ! had TO choose again.
believe II would he worthier Of the pas
and better for us all to talk II over.
you do not think 80, however. at leas
will have made this explanation {
the facts which ! feel Is due to you an
to myself. Sincerely, JOHN"
Kerfoot's offer for Q talk Wa not ac
copied BY Hunter.