New-York tribune., 1891-03-05
TURNER ON THE STAND.
JAMES NJ BLOOMFIELD'S SUIT FOR DIVORCE
THE NAME OF MISS GUERNSEY WITHDRAWN
FROM THE CASE.

divorce being brought by James VI. Bloomfield
against his wife. 1t was the second day Of the triai
| Mr. Bloomfield IS a member Of the jewcry lrm ol
Richard Oliver u Bloomfield of No. % Joln-st., this
city. Mr.. BlOOmfclds wife Martha i the daughter OF
.iclard Oliver the senior partner Bloomfield charges
Ms wife with infdelty and names Thomas NJ Turner.
| broadway cotton goods merchant correspondent
| Nr Turner is member OF the Union club. HIS WIG
| Is now abroad The Turner's and BloomieldS have
handsome houses in lonkcrs and are well known in SO
| cicty there
| 1t wa, after 10 O'Clock when Judge Dykman took
| the bench. Mrs bloomfield in court. She wore
a veil which partly concealed worried expression on
| her face. Iicr mother, Mrs. Bloomleld sat by her
side Mrs. Shields Mrs. BoOmied'o sister, sat near
! her. Mr.. Turner also sat Mrs. Bloomfield. Dr.
Hgbert Guernsey. WHO Is a well known physician III
| fiiih ave, Wa, present with hi, wife AID daughter
| Florence. Mrs. Bloomfield brings connteT-ciarSe
against her husband and Miss Guernsey rs the
| correspondent
John L. Ill., for the prosecution, recalled Theodore
f. studcy to the stand. Mr. stdley said that he was
| absolutely sure that he Turner and Mrs. Bloom.
ied in tho same room in The Hotel st. Mare in this
city, at O'Clock on the evening Of July lie
wntchng from a house the opposite side OF the
street.
Mrs. Minnie Oliver Lester n sister Of Mrs. Bloom
field. was then called. Sho testified that she and
turner's mother visited Mr.. Bloomclds Hat in Forty
ionrth-t. They told Mrs. Bloomfield She was DOING
wrong in leaving her husband and children she had
done Mr. Turner not there when they called.
Witness noticed in OF the OF the hat some
furniture which used to be In Mr. BlOOmhcds house In
lonkcrs. She identified it readily for she had often
seen II in Mr.. BlpJmteld, house. She said tIat
Turner's picture and portraits Of twO of his children
were also In this size furthermore testified that
she noticed two pair, OF Mr. Turner'S trousers neat,
folded up on bed She was questioned how sho
knew they Mr. Turner's trousers. She said that
Sho recognized them he had worn, and further
more Mrs. Bloomfield told her they were ms.
Mrs. Lester offered Mrs. Bloomfield a home Mrs..
Bloomfield promised 10 accept. but did not do The
wltuc-, AT another time took Mr,. Bloomclds children
to sec her. She again demonstrated with Mr.. Bloom
Held for living She did The latter told her that
,hc had to live in order to live at all Mr.. Lester
was by this time much affected and taken 10 the
judges private room.
Charlie, ~ Davis. the owner OF the nat-house in
Forty fourhs testified that in July last Turner and
Mrs Bloomfield rented the Hat of him under the name
Of Oliver and wife lie said he never knew hs
tenant by the Turner until the scandal Wa, pub.
l,Aci In The new papers. lie gave more testimony
c"FrD0rang the testimony Of Felix Iubb, the Ianitor.
regarding the aectonatc behavior Of the couple which
caused Il STIR among the audience.
The next witness called A. q. Bennett. the pro
pr1ctor the Franklin House Of Tarrytown. lie
testified that June - lst two women arrived al
The hotel aud said that their husband, would be
there The men soon arrived and registered II. l..
Reed and w.ic' and Mr.. and Mrs. SHOW Mr.. Len
nett subsequently, recognized Mrs. Bloomfield a. Mr.
hc,d AID Turner Mr. Reed
Joseph II. Dcltrch private detective. was next
sworn. He said he was employed by Mr.. Bloomfield
10 collect evidence against hi, wife. To a question
put to him to hi, pay he said that he received =,
a DAY and hi- expenses. The witness said that on
June = last he went to Tarr aud there saw Nj
LIp"inicd, the defendant. and Turner and another
man and woman. lie said he did not know who the
latter were. lie examined the register found that
the people had registered above stated. DIETRICH
said that he recognized Mr.. bloomfield and Mr. Iur
ncr by photographs Of them as furnished to him by
Mr. Bloomfield lie sat opposite the four person, at
the table at suppcr. on another occasion the witucss
followed Turner from ioukcrs to New York When
Turner left the train Forty St the wltncs,
followed him TO the Murray lIll Hotel Tic witness
saw Mrs. bloomfield standing IN the wnd0w. She
| recognized Turner and waved her hand to him. Tur.
ncr responded TO her recognition by waving his hand
hcrchicf and tipping his hat
After Dietrich had closed his testimony, the paintin
rested. At this point Mr. lin asked the court to
grant permission 10 the jury to examine the register
oi the Franklin House in which Turner had registered
the name Of Mr.. and Mrs. II. l.. Reed Thl, was done
Mr. Howe, In opening for the defence made an ap
peal III behalf Of his client. lie requested Judge Dyk-
| man to instruct the jury to find decision of not
guilty TO several Of the issues charging Turner and
MIS-. Bloomfield with adultery. 10 the second Issue
Judge Dykman granted the request Mr.. Howe said
That he would show how loving wife and mother had
been bmtay used. and had been forced 10 live with Il
man who habitually was intoxicated. Mr. Howe en-
deivorcd to show that Miss Florence Guernsey, name
had been dragged into the Ly Mr.. bloomfield ana
not by his client.
The Court then, upon the recommendation Of Messrs
iilll and Howe, allowed the Lame of Miss Guernsey
To be withdrawn from the suit. Mr. Howe then called
MI. Susan T.. Shields, Turner'S sister, a, the first
Nliicss for the defence Mrs shield, created little
amusement by her pcrtncss in te>tifyns. and upon
cross examination answered Mr.. Inn ia sarcastic
manner. She said that she ncshlor Of her
brother In lOnkcrS. She testified to calling at
i't Of Mrs. Boomncld's in Forty f,urhst. New York.
hnt d!d not see her brother there. she said that Mrs
bloomfield was one OF her most intimate frienoa aud
mat She had known her since she was fOnr years old
NJ. lin asked her when she began giving n.ppant
answers, and If she realized that verdict against
Mr>. Bloomfield would reflect uuch dishonor upon her
brother and his family! The wituc,, said that she
knew her brother not guilty Of any acts Of I'm.
P"prcty which would east amy reflection upon MS
character.
Inc nest witness called was Gilbert II. Turner,
brother ol t'c 60 respondent When runner TOOK me
stand he bccamc lie said hc was Intimately
acquainted with Bio mtcld. several times since Do
ociibel l70D. ~ company With hioomr!d ne hid vi,
ii"l disrepuablc hOu-c- in new York tliS. ihc Wlt
hess also testified that hr wa married man ON one
occasion the witness and IiOomcd hld gone ~ can
10 = house ~ Twenty i"nrtl>t IuIhtr lod no"
iloomh"ld drank wine with the people IN II hpH',
The witness sad ta, lac clt the house, bui HIoomhcm
remained.
The ncN witness called wa TLomas VI. Turner. lie
said taat hrtwa, IN the cmplUy of Ia, father IN the
cotton duck .Lu, mes. He knew loOmrciG and h-
Uu .JItuc : lat he went hd~lu'>N Trip 10
irtt-burg. Re wa, away from June : To june - |
lie could NOT account however. for " week between
he I'D and the 18th 10 whc,c he hid spent ms
time II was the Intention of Mr. lill q show thli
Nlr. Turner did not 90 his Western irip Nr. nH |
wanted to show that June ., WHEN IWncr Ieit |
lOGkcr, Mr.. EOomiFrd also left the c'tN. lhc VIZ !
ness admitted going TAITyown on June -; llc |
.a!d that the people with him and Mrs BO0nhcld Werr
y II. Evans "A business man living IN lFuOhlyh, au,i
Turner's pretty typewriter and stenogfapher Mr' I'M
created q little nltrimrn IN the COur room bl a7MIS
Turner II hi, ~cnogra phcr took her typewriter WIN
her The witness further testified tlat he drove Iioh
T1,ytown with Mr. bloomfield u far A. hlnsNbHdee.
They then went New York. wheI" tncN arrived ht
midnight The witness said that MIS- bloomfield ac
fraved tho cNpensc, of that trip. ON cFOS~eNahllha
tion he ~ad that the snow entered upon the ,rs'Hr