The morning call., 1891-12-06
AN ACTRESS WOES.
Sensational Testimony in a London Divorce
Case.

LoNnoN, Dec. 5.-MISs Florence St John.
an actress. has brought suit against her
husband. Duplany Marius, for absolute di-
yorce. She charges cruelty aud unfaithiul-
ness. bliss ST. Johns suit is a counterac-
ton brought 10 offset a similar suit inSti-
tuted against her by Marius. He alleges
that his wife had certain re latiOns with Ar
thur Cohen, sub-editor Of the Financial
News. Marius asks no money damages
against Cohen, but only asks the court to
ria him of his marriage ties. Miss st. John
charges that since her marriage To the de-
fendanthe has treated her Ia the most cruel
manner and has been unlaithful.
Sir Charles Russell appeared for the petit.
TONER and c. L. Gill for the respondent
Mir. Gill admitted the charge of Unfaithful-
ness, bat asserted that it had not occurred
until after Miss St John had deserted her
husband. Sir Charles Russell stated that
MaTius and Miss st. John fell in love when
they both were married persons. They so
far forgot their duties TO their respective
partners that the procuring of Il divorce by
Mira. Marlus and another by Miss ST. John 5
husband was rendered necessary. After
these divorces were granted MIrius married
Miss st. John. The couple did not live
happily, and scenes Of whence were fire.
gu ~ between them. Finally, III Septem-
Der. 1883, Marius knocked his wife down
and 50 abused her that had it not been for
the fact that her brother was in the house
there is no saying how his violence would
have ended. After this trouble they no
longer lived together as man and wife.
MISS ST. JOHNS STORY.
Miss ST. JohR was ctlled to the Witness
box and said she met MariuS in 1879. after
he had been divorced from his wife and she
from her husband. Sac married him in
1885. In 1886 4 child was born to them.
She had much reason to. complain of
MariuS' ntemperate habits in 1887 and
1888, When drunk he was very vicious and
insulting. The witness gave in detail a
number of acts of cruelty on the part If
the respondent Miss ST. John denied she
told man named BOniSh that If he APP
peared IN court III this case she would have
him arrested for theft. She said she only
asked him if he was going to repay the
money he mad stolen from her. He denied
having stolen tie money. The witness
stated she was very fond Of her hus band.
When at Nice she wrote him daily. He
which she had not kept She had COM
planned of the indecency of her husbands
eX pTeSSionS,
DINED WITH COHEN.
The witness admitted that she had dined
with Arthur Cohen in public places. He
was very kind to her, and her husband
made no objection to Cohen'S visiting and
giving her presents; on the contrary, he
rather encouraged him. She said she was
not Is years OF age when first married.
Size went 10 Monte Carlo with Lady Eusuon
Cohen was there also. but not with her
Afterward she went with Cohen, MIR
Wertheimer and Lady Eustoa to Nice
Cohen gave her jeweiry just as other people
did. She did not tell her husband on one
occasion, when he threw a watch at her,
that she would visit Cohen as much as she
liked. She denied that she was in the
habit of using obscene language and testified
that she hau received atfectouate letters from
her husband after their separation implor-
ing her to return to him. She admitted
writing to her husband, stating that she
heard he declared that she had been on
friendly terms with Harry Marks. the pro
prietor Of the Financial News. she had
not thought him base enough to make that
assertion, out man named Harvey and
Captain Blythe told her that he (her hus-
BAND was trying to blackmail Marks. Cap
tain Blythe told her that Colonel North (tne
nitrate king said that Marks would BE- glad
10 injure him. AT this point the court ad-
1gurupi