Evening star., 1926-11-18

something moving around there. but
it was dark"
WAS that your testimony" asked
Case after he had read the transcript.
YES" replied the witness.
You owned a farm of about 81
acres on Hamilton avenue" continued
Case.
YES"
You were sworn DIS Jane Easton.
what Is your name?"
II use both. Jane Easton and Jane
Gibson. People got to calling me Mrs.
Gibson after moved on my farm and
l never said nothing.
But didn't you take title to the
farm as Jane Gibson?"
Sure"
IF you took title as Jane Gibson.
how do you explain what you have
just said?"
Simpson was bobbing up with OBJ
jections to nearly every question and
he made this one stick. The question
was overruled.
How did you get the name Jane
Easton?" Case continued.
That's my marriage name"
you mean you married a man by
the name Of Easton?"
Yes"
"When?"
Can't Remember Where.
'In 19---" said the witness as she
put her hand to her head as II trying
to remember.
I'm 1919" she said finally.
"Where?" asked Case.
Somewhere in church," the worn-
an replied.
"Where?"
'I don't remember"
Simpson was overruled in an cb-
lection.
I'm what city or town." continued
Case.
II don't know" she replied.
I'm what Slater"
Jersey"
'Under what name We're you mar
ried?"
Simpson was sustained in an OBJ
lection. after Case had argued that
the records could not be searched to
establish Mrs. Gibson's identity un-
less this were known.
Her Maiden Name.
"Your maiden name was Eisleitner,' -
Case continued after conference.
II never used the Els part"
Wasn't that your fathers name:'
Yes"
Under what various names have
you been known"
Simpson objected and was sustained,
but the witness had put In You know
them now
Case, in arguing that this should
be allowed. said: This is a witness on
which the State apparently Is going to
rely heavily. We think we have the
right to have her identified. There
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known, and we should like to have
them brought OUT
You were known as Mary Lett
ner?" Case went on. There was an
other objection, but the witness had
said: THAT was my maiden name,
/ had right to use it.
Case then went further in an at
tempt to prove that the woman has
used many names.
Were you known as Jane Easton?"
Case asked.
Il had a right to Easton. married
him." answered the witness.
Were you known as Jessie Easton:"
my hubby called me Jessie"
'Were you known as Anna King"
"No."
Fails to Identify Photo.
Mr.. Case then showed the witness
a letterhead bearing the picture Of a
woman. Mrs. Gibson said she could
not identify it. and the letter then
was marked for exhibit.
The doctor who sat continually at
the left side Of the bed felt Mrs. Glib
sons pulse and a nurse bent over
her. Then the nurse called Simpson,
who spoke to Mrs. Gibson and then
announced that she wanted to cor
rect her testimony as to when she
married Easton. She asserted the cor
rect year was 1900 and not 1919.
"How many husbands have you
had?" asked Case.
"One that i can remember
answered the witness.
Were you not married to Fred
erick Kissoelring on August 13. 1890,
in the city of Paterson, n. J.?"
The witness replied in a low voice,
her answer sounding as though she
said. II don't remember"
did not Frederick Kissoerling OBJ
tain a decree Of divorce from you