The Washington times., 1922-07-09

made. They were very nice about
II and said l could continue until
the first of the year.
Attorney Ward then swung 10 the
domestic troubles between the evan
gelist and Mrs. Trotter. other than
the numerous arguments they had
over the birth Of the mission love
baby"
Q.-Now about those bathing par
ties with the girls that plaintiffs
counsel has referred to? How did
your wife reprimand you. as you say?
A.-Well, she used to go in bathing
with us, and when she didn't she
would stand on the shore and watch
us constantly. and when | would get
near one of the girls she would repri-,
mand me in ways hard to bear.
Q.-What would she say? A.-Oh,
she would pick out certain women
and say I was fresh" with them.
And then sometimes she would stand
at the window of the sun parlOr
watching us with powerful glasses.
Q.-Were there any other occasions
when she would quarrel with you?
A.-Oh, yes. time and again. For ex-
ample. l would be working in my pri-
vate office. and. looking up. would
find her watching me. I never knew
where she came from. She would
just slip in without a sound and
watch me. On one occasion ! was
talking with a woman when I hap
pened to open the folding doors and
there found her watching me
through a crack.
Q.-Were you doing anything TO
justify her watching you through the
track? .A.-No, sir.
Sunday Night QuarreIs.
O-What about those Sunday
nights in your home? You fire.
quently had quarrels at home after
the Sunday night services? A.-1n
say so.
Trotter repudiated the confession
the wife alleges he made to her.
The evangelist's attorney then
turned his examination to the talks
Trotter and his wife had just pre-
vious and following the birth Of
the Mission Love Baby"
The questions that led to the
reputation Of the alleged confes-
sion Of parental responsibilities Of
the mission Love Baby" follow:
Q.-You mention Mrs. Trotter'~
efforts to persuade you to confess.
Tell us about that. A.-Oh, she
was constantly after me to confess
to her. She said II I didn't she
would write to the mission board
and expose me.
Urged Me to Confess"
Q-How often would she say that? 4?
A.-Every time we had a quarrel.
First she would say, confess to me
and I won't tell anyone" Then she
said she would be satisfied II con-
fessed to one member of the board.
Then Mr.. Walker said II I would
confess to him he wouldn't tell n
soul.
Q.-What did you say? Al said
1t simply can't he done, I'll never
confess to something I never did.
Odd you ever confess to her?
meaning Mrs. Trotter) A.-No,
never had anything to confess.
Trotter and his attorneys appeared
elated when the plaintiffs counsel
introduced letter by Mrs. Trotter in
August Of 1918 to the evangelis:'s
assistant in which she said she was
sorry for the things she had said
against her husband and that maybe
| Mel was right after all" and she
was "off' her head.
Read Wife's Letters.
The letter. dated Chicago. August
20, 1918. follows:
Rev. w. S. Colgrove.
| CITY Rescue Mission,
Grand Rapids. Mich.
MY dear Mr.. Colgrove:
Your lettor came this morning
and I was very glad to get It, for
your letter Is just like you, always
trying to help everybody. am 80
glad that what I have said has not
caused you to lose faith in Mel
"He is a wonderful man and has
a great message and can preach
like no other man. am sorry, in
a way. for what have said. But
prayed over It 70 hard and I love
him so that felt must speak to
some one, and think the Bible
tells us to do just what did in this
matter.
Her Heart Broken.
II will take your advice and stay
away from home. I think Il q 1T,
tie hard to turn a woman out under
such a cloud, with nowhere to lay
her head-sick and broken.hearted