| Show victoria woodhull in a london court references to the beecher bliden litigation contents of two books in the british NOW Mrs Martin after the names of the donor of the alleged libelous Libe loue works some pertinent questions asked by the court london feb 23 the case of sirs john martin formerly victoria woodhull against the trustees of the british museum was heard in the high court of justice before baron hollock today mrs martin some diroe ago obtained an order from he courts directing the trustees of the museum to divulge the names of the donors to the museum of two books relating to the beecher tilton trial mrs martin in her petition declared that the first of those books imputed thai she a Victoria Woodhull had published libelous and obscene literature second the book supported Sur ported to contain statements made aring the beecher tilton litigation which she claimed reflected apon her in court today sir webster represented the tiff he sad the books contained imaginary interviews with woodhull in which she was quoted as stating that had been her lover that she bad lived with him for three months and that be had called her the queen of prostitutes waa charged in geee interviews with blackmailing kev henry ward Beech erand her counsel asserted that the interviews made a similar charge against wood hulls ibister sir It ichard read extracts from the borka of woodhull advocating purity between the sexes unluckily the counsel continued the xuan whom woodhull left in control of her newspaper in new york inserted unknown io her some disgraceful articles sir richard said tuat woodhull Wood bull until she met martin lived a life of struggle and suffering mrs martin took the stand and said the interview published in a chicado paper in 1872 and copied into a book donated to the museum and which was one of those which she complained against bad never occurred the statements made in the interview were false when asked whether she bad ever been guilty of immorality mrs martin said that from 1870 to 1887 she was daily before the american public and no chares had ever been made her character sir charles Il the attorney gener al who appeared for the trustees of the museum severely cross mrs martin in regard to her life as stock broker and actress in san francisco Kc plying to these questions mrs mar tin said that the prosecution against her in the united states on a charge of sending obscene matter through the mails had resulted in her acquittal the government being forced to abandon tho prosecution as a result of public opinion when questioned in regard to rev henry ward beecher mrs martin said that if the beecher ohton case was tried again in london she must have time to prepare her case after considerable testimony was taken the case was adjourned |
