New-York tribune., 1891-03-06
WHO IS WILLIAM II. CLAFLINi
MR. HILL SAYS HE Is MRS BLOOMFIELD.
TURNER'S TESTIMONY CoNTRADICTED BY HENRY
:. SNOW.

rr-RNEH'S TESTIMONY CONTRADICTED BY HENRY
:. SNOW
The courtroom in White Plains again crowded
Yesterday al the trial OF the suit Of James NJ Bloom
cola 4or divorce Mrs. Bloomfield sat her
col and wore a light brown dress a tailormade
,octot with m0usccoored collar and black hat
when Judge Dykman opened cOurt, Mr.. Hill said
tho, he would suspend the cross-examinaton Of
11oras NJ Turner until the testimony Of Henry sanger
c,ovr NJ Brooklyn was taken. Mr. snow, after being
s,vor said that he had come witness because his
name had been brought into the He said that he
and ,Ir, snow were in TarrytOvn on June IS. They
,onped al the Franklin House. He did not see Turner
tborp and he not acquainted with Mrs. Hlcom-
cold He did not have a room at the hotel and was
much surprised TO learn that room No IA was on the
noi.er a. having been assigned 10 him. He did not
, this fact until the register was shown to him on
tho witness stand. lie positively declared that he
ala nor hire the room or occupy II. lie and his wife
rturned 10 New-York the O'Clock train that even
ing.
The evidence Of this witness produced sensa
non as il conradicted Turner and Mrs Bloomfield on
I t,or4ar; pouts and is contrary 10 the statement
,aAe tr Turner that snow and his wife had room
., the FRANKLIN House on the evening Of June IS
Mr. Hill then resumed his crosSeXaminauon oi
Tprner. the correspondent. Turner SAID that on
August last he drove from New-lork 10 blaAcs Cor
ners and also to Mount Kisco. He stopped al ho'eI
with a man named Cahin. They were not registered
witness drove TO Dover Plains. stopping at various
places on the way.
Another sensation was caused in the courtroom
ben Mr. Hill tried TO force Turner 10 admit that his
Cafn friend really Mrs. Bloomfield IN male attire
The witness admitted that at LenoX and fttsheu'
Mass he registered his own name and also CIaihh ;
at a hotel Mr.. Hill referred 70 Caiiin as she W.
HoA said he desired to correct Mr. Hll in mentioning
a "s She for "he" Mr. Hill intlmaed that he knew
Ohio Mr.
his finger at Mrs bloomfield in a dramatic manner and
said he proposed 10 show that she was the person VINO
was Turner's companion at that time
Mrs Bloomfield blushed and looked uncomfortable.
Mr. Howe tried 10 stop Mr. Hill. but the latter went
on and said: We prepared TO show that MIS-
Bloomfield left the fat in Forty fourhst New orK IN
male attire and accompanied Turner about the country
in his travels We will further prove that she smoked
cigarettes and behaved In an unseemly manner"
The cross-examlnatiOn was resumed when Turner
continued 10 relate his trip between NeW-iorK ahd
North Adams Mass, with his companion. William H.
Clafin" The witness was questioned Closely d u t'e
hotel he had stayed at but his memory was deIecu'e
in This respect On Decoration Day ne admitted meet
ing Mrs Bloomfield by appointment at kingsbndSe.
Mrs bloomfield was waiting with her carriage and
they were driven YOnkerS. Turner admitted mat nc
got out of the carriage before Il arrived at MIS- boon
fields house. Mr. Hill asked The witness II ne ad ever
Xork lie replied that he had been there twice. lie
was there FIVE years ago and again about TWO yeas
ago lie was accompanied by friend cach ulng'
Tuner was pressed by Nj Kll - tell the name Of s
romnaron but he declined 20 do 80. lie sad tht w
ner,oD referred 10 was acoua.ned with The LComnehs
The witness said that both '.r. and Mr. bIuoMhcIu
came to him for advice In gcsard TO Their donesnc
troubles. =, -t,..... a ,ro-o
Two letters were introduced in evidence ana Were
said IN be in the handwriting Of Turner ara slEheu d!
Mrs bloomfield. These letters were 20 her MoiAef-
in.iaw and declared that she left the house t'Ie
would be pcace there. II was 80 J. m "heh Mi.
H finished his cross examination. After some iu1hci
| ra direct examination bv Mr. Howe, Iurpg stepped
down from the stand The court then adjourned uAul
| this morning.