The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-16
THROUGH THE FANLIGHT.
TESTIMONY FOR WILLIAM H. PLAT IN
Hrs DIVORCE SUIT

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Ex-Gov. walters sss, the Co-respopdeut.
Not In Court-Dolngs nj the Lone branch
Hotei-Esorts 20 Avoid Publicity.
The trial Of the suit Of William II. Plat
against Minnie Da T. Plat for absolute divorce
was begun before Judge Osborne and jury In
the City Court in Brooklyn yesterday after
noon. When the suit was brought few
months ago strenuous efforts were made to
have the case sent to q referee. and when
these failed. to have It disposed OF
In this county. Lawyer Horace Graves
who appeared for the plaintiff. as well as
Lawyer Charles j. Patterson. the counsel for
Mrs. Plat, Joined In the original application
to have the questions at issue decided with rs
little publicity as possible. It was only after
the Court refused to countenance any secret
proceedings that the name OF the respond
Ont was disclosed. He Is Martin B. Waller. sou
OF Ex-Governor Waller Of Connecticut, and Il IL
thought consideration for tho feelings OF the
latter induced counsel to unite in the request
to have the testimony taken before a referee
According to some recent statements made
by Mrs. Plat. Ex-Governor Waller had for some
time been negotiating to have.a settlement Of
her disturbed family affairs reached without
resort to legal tribunal. She has declared
that the Ex-Governor was willing to pay her
$50 a month provided the divorce proceedings
were kept from the public. and that she has
letters in her possession from him making
such promises.
Mr.. Plat is nearly so years old. fully fifteen
or sixteen years older than his wife. They
were married about six years ago. and they
lived happily apparently until year or 30 ago.
Mr.. Plat is retired engineer in the navy. and
for the past fifteen years has had An easy
$500 year job in the Navy Yard in Brooklyn.
MNd Inf 10 80 a.
Dealer James O. Fisher. She is Of medium
size. has dark brown hair and eyes. and q
plump figure
Young Mr. Waller Is interested in Con-
necticut brick company. and he came to
Brooklyn. from time to time. on business. Il
was on one Of these trips that he Is said to
have made the acquaintance OF Engineer Platt's
wife. Quickly succeeding this acquaintance
trouble occurred between Mr.. Plat and his
wife. and in May last they agreed to live apart.
1t was not. however. until month later that
Mr.. Plat suspected his wife OF infldelty. and
Esh e dsns
the the ailegauans. and explained that she had left
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had ll-treated her. and she also intimatcd that
ne mad sh9 ~ more attention to another
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testimony which could be- introduced. Mira
ndsnaoa 0 Of the s &ssI uhsa %h
sppesS aarlSF the tslai: ali e7Iorts 50 far e
sectwa him with subpoena having been inef-
Plumber David D. Covert Of 1.e55 Fulton
sq and Rs
sns e. Sapt; %ynsss tcns Y bss g chs Hossi
pany with an unknown man: The couple
pay any spess aas to ,he%
He'd He did i not see them again that night. Atm
Pstt taken together. was then shown mt to A the
witness. and he said that to the best OF his be-
s the WITH in s S Dt r.. and Sd .hs The
sn yP Ne P1 t. the hotel and not under drso
W; W; Cox. clerk Of 301 Livingston street.
testified ta9 that he stayed ct the Long Branch
and an at hote TheS
e h; IL cGEsS SssSss r. isSSSs
was going on In the opposite room.
A diagram q the rooms and corridor was
mar manner In which he made his obseryatiops.
when he also saw Mrs Plat and the sans san i man
there. The couple occupied the same room
they had occupied on the previous night The
witness identified the picture already exhib-
tho hotel.
In his cross. examination the witness adj
points from the afildavit he had made when
the proceedings were first instituted. and his
only explanation was that It was an oversight.
the hotel with Mr.. Cox. and he related his OBJ
seryations through the fanlight substantially
as the latter had done.
It is understood that evidence will be pro-
dpced to-day to shoy hat Mr. Waller and
Rockaway Beach last summer as Mr.. and Mrs.