New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-28
MRS. WINANs OR oKEEFFEl
HER cRoss-ExAMINATIoN CONTINUED
HOW SHE BECAME CONVINCED THAT SHE WAS
ROSS r. wINANss WIFE.

| HOW SHE BECAME CONVINCED THAT SHE WAS
ROSS R. wINANs's WIFE.
The trial of the suit entitled Alice Winans
against Ross r. wnans." for separation and almony
WIS continued yesterday before Referee Nash MIRA
winans or Mrs. OKeefe again accompanied by her
sister, Miss saaned. and Mrs. Thorne Mr.. wInans
wore light plaid suit He has the saow face peculiar
to tho student and scattering side whisker He
had with him several friends. some from Baltimore.
among them ex-Mayor Latrobe, brother Of the to
whom Mrs oEeefe says Mr.. winans introduced her a.
his wife In London In 1871.
Ex7Judge Curtis, who made his first appearance al
Mrs oKeeffes COUNSEL made lively breeze for lawyers
Carter Choate AMI Ledyard, Mr. winanss counsel. By
requesting that reporters be admitted to the hearing
He SAID that his client entirely willing that such
course should be pursued she had no desire 70
oeal any features Of her from the public" Mr..
Carter objected and Mr.. Nash said that he had already
passed upon the question and could not rescind his i
cisOn.
The crossexaminaton of Mrs. OKeene by Mr.. Choae
was then resumed The sawyer went into elaborats
analysis OF the paper copied by her. purporting to be
resignation Of all her claims against Mr. Winans To-,
100000 The only new feature elected was that when
she signed her maiden to the documents and let
ters after her alleged marriage with Mr. Winans was
she testified when laboring under the misappre
hension that not his wife, She had at that time
been advised by Lawyer Schey OF Baltimore that the
marriage. was invalid. When she went TO Baltimore Mr..
Winans gave her $3.50 In cash ana a draft on Brown
Brothers. Of this city, for 81 $50. This part
hotel this civ and Chicago she said
money was to pay that indebtedness She knew nothing
OF her mothers transactions with Mr. wnaas until after
they had She did not authorize her mother
sign the receipt 81 $50 papers, and In no
she party proceedings carried on BY her mother
Mrs. Okeefe stated that she was not aware Oh ner
real legal until 1877 after her separation
from OKeefe She was then goyerDess In the honss
OF Lewis L. Delaed who became interested In her story,
it, and Informed her that in his opinion she
was the wife of Ross WlnaBs, and had in no respect
lost her legal status such.
Mr. Winans formally admitted that since bis relations
married twice. first Miss Ludlam, OF Baltimore now
dea and then to Miss Whistler formerly OF TINS city
niece the artist Whistler OF London The cross ex-
animation OF Mrs. OKeefe was then concluded The re-
direct examination will be taken up at tie next nearing
ExJge startled the lawyers OF the opposluDn
by another effort to put an end 70 wnaf ne caea star
chamber proceedings" He offered to vacate the order
OF reference to put the the calendar TOR trial
and to hearing down for the third Monday Oh
June for trial by Jury This offer Messrs Carter,
ChOate and Ledyard respectfully declined. Ihereupon
the referee the hearing until Wednesday next
Mrs sarah A. ThOrne, boarding house keeper OF NO.
$50 Fffth-ave who will appear witness for MIS-.
OKeehe said yesterday that in june 1871 later MIS-
OKeehe had returned from her visit TO her mother 10
Chicago going the St. James HoteD, Mr. Wnans Vent
10 her house. then No. 10 West rwenty-fourthss 10
secure rooms himself and Mrs. WiDans introducing
her TO Mrs Tborhe his wife. He said that In conse
quence of the Illness OF his father he wished the marriage
10 remain secret aud that therefore be and ais wife
would be known there Mr. and Mrs Ross X WILLIAMS
Mr.. Winans always called the p.annf MS wire, MIS-
ThOrne said AMI she introduced 70 the otner
boarJiers in the house.