The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-21

money!
Ayes.
Odd Mr.. Reid give you pearl'
A.-No.
Odd he give you diamond
A.-No.
Odd he give you any articles OF Jew.
elry then except the vanity case and the
brooch?
Ale did not.
Q.-You are sure OF thatr
Al am sure.
Q.-Who went to buy the vanity case!
Al did, when ! purchased the other
things, as Mr.. Reid told me ! could.
Q.-That was while Mrs. Reid was at
Atlantic City?
Ayes.
Q.-You showed it to Mrs. Topping at
the lunch time?
Ayes
Odd you think Mrs. Topping was the
kind Of woman who would stand for her
father giving presents like that to young
ish woman?
Ayes, Mrs. Topping told me herself
that she was delighted. that her father
was very nice. and said she was not sur
prised; she said. There is no two fathers
like him"
Q.-she did not say. 1.-THE sooner you
get out Of the house the better"
A.-No.
Q.-She did not say, There could not
be two mistresses In one house.?
A.-She never said anything like that
Mrs. Topping Is a lady and was always
very, very nice.
Q.-Instead of showing any displeasure
when she heard her father gave you the
$4,000 present she was pleased?
A.-She did not say tpat. She said.
There is no two fathers like him.
Odd she say that she thought It was
suitable for a modiste and q milliner to
wear a pin Of that kind?
Ayes.
Q.-You told us this morning that Mrs.
Reid told you right out that YOU should
use her boudoir and sleep in her bed?
Ayes, she did.
Q.-She even told you to use her things?
A.-Everything that she left.
Q.-This very chemise you put on she
bought from you?
Al don't remember II she bought 1t
from me. 1t was plain white. I don't
think she bought 1t from me.
Odd you not say this morning In CIV
ing your testimony that when you went to
the house you forgot some Of your under.
clothing?
Ayes, did.
OIL want to be quite simple with you
and ask you just what you mean? How
can a person forget their underclothing?
A.-Well, live very near, II I forgot I
could 90 back and get some. I did forget
put everything In my handbag and for
got to put the lingerie.
Q.-Do you mean you did not have q
change with you, is that It?
Ayes.
Q.-But you did not forget any Of the
lingerie that you ordinarily wear?
Al did. I did not have any lingerie
at all.
Q.-1n other words. you did not have
any chemise?
Al had some on me, but had to
change 1t after my bath.
Q.-You know that you would. accord
ing to what you have told US today you
were expecting to stay there over night?
Al expected to be there for the time
Mrs. Reid would be away. all the time.
every night she took.
Q.-Yet you did not put that In your
bag?
A.-well, went to my shop every day
so I knew I could get some.
Q.-Mr. Reid came to luncheon in his
dressing gown that day. didn't he, at one
o'clock?
Ayes.
ON other words, when Mrs. Reid left
the house with you he was in his dressing
gown; when you returned, according to
what you have told us here to-day, you
had your bath, you put on some Of Mrs
Reds lingerie, and you did not see Mr.
Reid until one o'clock at luncheon, and he
was still in the same dressing gown?
Al didn't see him.
Q.-When he turned up about one
o'clock he was still in the same dressing
gown?
Ayes, he was dressed the same as the
morning.
Q.-Meantime you had changed your
lingerie. Would you tell me- without me
appearing to be indicate, why a lady
should change her lingerie at Q o'clock in
the morning?
A.-When got up in the morning did
not take bath In my house because I
had to 60 to the sixth floor to take bath.
1t was an old-fashioned house. That morn.
ing Mrs. Reid told me to be on time and
I did not have time to take a bath and
jumped in my clothes and went right away
to Mrs. Reid. When change my clothes
] generally take my bath every day. That
Is why took a bath when came back to
the Reds house and put on other clothes
for luncheon, then I went out to my shop
and came back to assist at luncheon at
one o'clock.
Q.-But this Is what want you to tell the
Judge: When you were there you knew
you we're going back to the shop, which