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.