The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-12-17
CONEY VS.. HARVEY.
1t is Testified that Harvey
Said He Loved Mrs.
Coney and Intended
to Marry Her.

After recess yesterday, the trial of
Warren NJ. Coney's suit against Villa m
A Harney for s25.000 damages for the
alienation of his wife's affections was con-
tinued before Judge Knapp. Pretty -s.uch
the entire afternoon was devoted TO read
ing the evidence given before the Chan
ceIlor In the proceedings which gave Mrs.
Couey an absolute divorce from her hus-
band. This testimony was submitted by
Counsellor Linn as evidence on the pa IT
of the plaintiff IN the present case. Read
ing from William A. Harney's testimony.
that gentleman Is reported as testifyfng:-
u have always loved my wife and love
her now although she is a Jealous won an.
My business brings me ie contact with
many ladies and il my wife happens to
see me walking or talking to a pretty
woman she becomes Jealous and imagines
am In love with the woman. / have
sou twenty aud daughter nine years
old. When Mrs. Coney consulted Coun-
sellor Cowies she engaged MIN; did not.
but engaged Counsellor Newbold. Mrs.
Coney says l gave her about $500; that
may be; could MOI say. kept an ac-
count OF my payments to her until they
reached 500. and then went it blind"
ASKING DIVINE GUIDANCE TOGETHER.
Counsellor Linn here read letter from
Harney to Mrs. Coney's mother in which
Harney explains that Mrs. Coney is in
jured innocence and says
''She is good and pure aud am good and
pure too. You would think SO could you
but see US kneeling down together asking
God TO guide and protect Us. ]
am better man for knowing Nora "
Continuing reading from the testimony,
Counsellor ii mn brought out this:-
Don't Mrs. Coney nave any income
besides what you allowed herr"
''No sir;" replied Mr.. Harvey.
''If that be true do not you think that It
was extravagant for her TO pay $50 week
yougp
II thought 1t was little rash at times
but sanctioned It for good reasons"
A letter from Harvey TO Mrs. Co Dey's
brother was then read. In it Harvey
says:-'I told Nora she must co nfide
everything in me if she desired me to be-
friend her"
"You said" read Mr.. Linn, that you
were a better man for having known
Mrs. Coney; IN what way were you
betterf"
Il stopped drinking"
How did that happenf"
"When she went TO a hotel to live / ad-
v1sed her not to drink wine, aud she re-
piled, i never do; don't care for it, and
then she added, Why don't Won take
this advice to yourselfr"
"And you didg"
81 never drank again until after Mrs
Coney went South"
did not you drink wine at the dinner
with her and Mrs. Mckenna at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel?'
Il did not; there may have been a bot
tie of wine on the table for Mrs. Nc
Kenna, but did not drink any"
Were you not intoxicated that day
when you left the hotelr'
mo, sir"
ibid you ever give Mrs. coney any
presents?'
"I never did; gave her money to pay
her fare TO Texas with; Gertie Mcdowell
went with her to Texas"
why did you visit Mrs Coney at the
hotels she stopped att"
Because felt great interest in
her."
Coney TO return TO her husband and to
be reconciledH'
81 believe he did"
TO OBEY THE DICTATES OF HER HEART.
And what did You adviser"
Il told her to obey the dictates of her
heart"
You and Mr.. Cowles did not agree on
this snbjectS''
mo, SIR"
''Did not you aud Mrs. Coney once go to
New York together?"
Eyes, sir; | went with her TO the ele-
waited railway station, bought a ticket for
her. dropped it in the box and left her."
did yen see your wife theres"
eyes. sir; she was disguised with a
heavy veil"
This concluded the reading of Harney's
testimony and Mrs. Irene Willis was
called to the stand. She SAID she lived at
No. PA York street and had been ac-
quainted with the Coneys since they
boarded on Grand street She fir equently
took dinner with them and once attended
party at their house. The relations of
husband and wife were al ways very
pleasant. Mrs. Conev went away
March 3, but before she did so Mrs. Nc
Doweli called on me and told me what
she proposed doing.
~ sent word TO her not to act hastily
After they had gone Coney came to my
house and acted like a wild man. He
wanted me To help him find his wife
told him she had gone to Taylor's Hotel,
and he weut there and tried TO see her,
but could not"
ibid you see Mrs. Coney theres'
Il did; she WAS crying bitterly when
went to her room. | tried to persuade
her to return and forgive her husband;
for il he had erred many others had done
so before him, and he might never do so
again. She continued 10 cry, and said
she feared Mr.. Coney would shoot some
one-that be would shoot her. When
left her that time she was partially per-
suaded to return TO Mr.. Coney; she half
promised she would"
The court here adjourned the case until
today. When Mrs. Coney, now Mrs.
John Holmes, leIt the court room Mr..
HQrnar went with her