Morning journal and courier., 1889-01-12
TMR COURT RECORD.
Superior Court - Civil Side - dge
 AndHaUa.

Andrews.
 The hearing in the divorce case of Col. Rutherford Trowbridge against his wife was continued before Judge Andrews yesterday. Hilton E. Doolittle stated that the defendant wanted $2, 800 to carry on the case, and he again referred to the defendants using spies to track Mrs. Trowbridge and the co respond ent in the case.
 Prof. Platt remarked that usually but $50 and $100 had been granted to counsel in or- der that woman attacked by her husband in such manner should be provided with suitable funds for defence. He said Mir. Trowbridge was allowing his wife $150 month. MT. Platt objected to MT. Doolittle's use of the word spies as attached to several of the plaintiffs witnesses. He was forced to admit that the situation was such that it was necessary to employ these persons. As to the case itself, there is nothing in it which demands an extraordinary allowance such as the one asked for. The plaintiff had not gone to any extraordinary expense, and in order to prove this he proposed to disclose the nature of some of the testimony which the plaintiff would introduce. He believed it was his duty to inform the state attorney that the telephone in his office had been prostitut- ed. When I first conversed with my client he informed me that it was 8 peculiar fact that he could not use the wire at all. He left the matter to me, and the result was a written order sent to the proper authori- ties to have the wire tapped. This was done, a telephone was placed in private room and any conversation going over the wire between the office of the State attorney and Trowbridge residence could be plainly heard. The parties carried out their engage ments. Although MT. Doolittle was fre- qnently called up from the Trowbridge resi-: dence, another voice answered the call, and another tongue spoke. These conversations were frequent, and it was over this wire that the parties interested made their engage ments and carried them out afterwards. ou can judge of the length of these conversa- tions when I show you verbatim report, copied by stenographer, of the converse" tion of only one day."
 Here Mir. Platt lifted up a book of type written manuscript and remarked that this was the record of one days conversation, and added sotto voice: "This continued several weeks"
 Prof. Platt further said that Mir. Trow- bridge was voluntarily giving his wife $150 from her house she received $9OO annual rental-from these two sources receiving al- together $2, 700. He objected firmly to the petition for large allowance as uncalled for.
 MT. Doolttle replying, said the plaintiffs counsel sees fit to characterize the persons employed ss detectives, rather than spies. MT. Doolittle called them spies. To disprove their testimony it is necessary to go into con- siderable expense. We cannot summon wit neesesses from other States, and are obliged to obtain their depositions. MT. Platt speaks about the use of the telephone in my office. That wire belongs to the Superior court and the Common Pleas court. If the other side tapped that wire, as they say, and listened to cons versation, I say that it was worse than keyhole spying. Mz. Doolittle then criticized Mir. M. F. Tyler of the telephone company | for allowing their wires to be tapped. He | added: Trowbridge is rich and the $15O a l month he now gives his wife is fortune compared to the niggardliness and penurious- ness that he practiced from the first day of their married life. Mrs. Trowbridge has no property except her personal wearing apparel and the small income she receives"
 Mir. Platt defended MT. Tyler from any connivance in the tapping of the wire, and said that he did nothing but what legally he was obliged to do. Even the telephone of- fees employees were ignorant of the matter.
 Judge Andrews intimated, that Mir. Tyler could take care of himself He said he would order an allowance of $500 as long as the all lowance from MT. Trowbridge remained as at present. A weeks time was allowed by the judge for payment.