Mr. Howe then asked if the counsel had closed his case, but received an answer in the negative, as there were more witnesses to be examined. Mr. Howe stated that he was sorry that the case was not closed, as before he desired to commence a cross-examination he would take all the evidence to be exhausted. His case was a revival of one which had already been settled at the General Sessions, and bore on its very face the evidence of a malicious prosecution to injure the character and spotless reputation of a lady whose profession brought her constantly before the public, and whose good name became thereby part of her business capital. He regretted it, therefore, that the counsel for the complainant would not exhaust his case, as it made it necessary to adopt a course of procedure in his cross-examination that he should have preferred not to have done. The counsel for Mrs. Bethune persisting that the cross-examination of each witness should go on in regular order as each witness appeared on the stand, Mr. Howe then proceeded by asking the witness her name. My name is Eliza Bethune. Are you married? I am. To whom? Mr. Bethune. What is his first name? That is not your business. Counsel appealed to the court, when the magistrate said the question was a proper one, and she answered: My husband's name is Bethune. His first name I do not choose to give. After further questioning, she at last replied: My first husband's name was John Bethune. What is the name of your present husband? That is not your business. Is he here in court. He is. He represents me here. What is his first name? After a great deal of cross-firing the answer was elicited that it was George Bethune. Were you ever married to George Bethune, the one who is now in court? Objected to by counsel. Justice Shandley: That is a proper question, and must be answered. That is my business. He has been my husband for over ten years. Were you ever married to him? Objected to. Objection overruled. I have answered already. I have answered all I am going to do. Justice Shandley insisted that she must answer the questions, but when she still refused, almost in a defiant manner, he rose from the bench, and declared the case dismissed. His action was received with rounds of applause from the persons assembled. CHAPTER X. A MARINER'S WOOING. _Captain Hazard's Gushing Letters--Breakers on a Matrimonial Lee Shore--He is Grounded in Divorce Shoals_.