The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-06-15
pRooKnYN,s SENSATION.

A ADivorce Suit which stIrs Up the Upper
social Circles = Ex.aIayor HOwelps
Daughter the plaintiM.
New YoRK, June 14-The suit for alb
solute divorce instituted by Mrs. Lille
s. crary, the fayorite daughter Of ex-
Mayor James Howell, Of Brooklyn,
against her husband, William p. Crazy,
q New York broker, was brought to
trial before Judge Osborne and q jury
in the Brooklyn City Court yesterday
afternoon. Mr.. Crary, his wife and tho
correspondent, Miss Wilhelmina Turn.
stall, q niece of Mrs. Howell, were in
court. Mr.. Crary was represented by
man looked after tho interests d Mrs.
Crary. All the parties concentrating
case have been prominent in Brooklyn
social circles for years, and the COURT
room was crowded with spectators. Mr..
Howell listened to the testimony with
great interest.
Mrs. Crary was the first witness
called. She testified to the fact Of the
marriage, and that she left her husband
on December 2S, 1890, when she discoy-
cred her husbands intimacy with her
cousin.
Three servants testified to various
acts Of indiscretion on thepart OF Mr..
Crary and Miss Turnstall. They said
no always kissed her when he arrived
Mt Westport and when he WINS going
away. They also said that he spent
great deal OF his time in herbedroom.
Then Miss Turnstall, the corresponds
cut, took the stand. She is rather Q
handsome brunette, about thirty-two
Yeas old. She was dressed entirely in
looked greatly worried and came near
breaking down two or three times while
giving her Testimony. When she frstS
took the stand the lawyer had to wait (
FIVE minutes to ollow her to compose
herself. She said she went to live with
Mr. Howclls family eight years ago. Z
When Mr.. and Mrs, Crary moved to No.
All Washington avenue she went with {
them. Then Mr.. Crary began to pay
attention to her and frequently hugged Z
and kissed her. He came to her room
several times late at night and knocked
on her door, but she would not admit
him.. Finally one night in April, 1880,
he got into her room and remained
there all night After that he freqnent-
ly went to her room late at night.
These visits were continued after they
had moved to Plaza place.
At Westport that summer she said
Crary also visited her room after every
body had retired for the night. When
they returned to Plaza place Mr.. Craryi
continued paying attention to her. The
night OF December %, after they had re-
turned to tho city, Mrs. Crary entered
her room and found her husband there.
Mrs. Crary screamed and brought o
maid servant TO witness her husbands
plight. Crary then left, the room and
tho three women remained talking.
Crary came back later on and wanted to
apologize to Miss Turnstall, but his wife
ordered bin away.
u stayed at the fiat that night" she
continued, "and the next morning went
to Mr.. Crary's office. He was not there,
and left message for him. ! re-
turned to tho fiat, and that afternoon
Mr.. CrarY. called, and took me away in Q
carringe. On tho way to the. Grand
Central station he asked me ito live with
him in fat in New York. l told him
that would il he would not return to
his wife. He said that made no differ
ence as plenty of men in New York
kept two establishments"
Yesterday, alter Miss Turnstall went
through rigid examination, tho court
granted tho decree OF divorce. Miss
Turnstall's painful confession did it.