The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-05-21
MORE CONEY-HARNBY.
This Case Goes on Forever
Like That Celebrated
Chestnut, the Brook.
BUT IT'S A MUDDY STREAM
Mr. Coney Again Asks $4,000 For
The Loss OF His Laie Wife's
Alleged Affections.

That glorious ami pestilential case Of
Warren M. Coney against William A
Harney TO recover $4,000 damages for the
alienation of his wife's alleged affections
Is again in court. Most Of the details Of
this case are unfit for publication. but the
affair is thrust under the nose Of the pub
lie SO persistently that a newspaper is
forced to notice it.
Warren N. CoDey is an undersized man
with a very large mouth and a struggling
growth Of side whiskers. He is neither
rich nor handsome. At tie time he
claims his wife transferred her caresses
20 Harvey he was purchasing agent for
the Pullman Car Company. His wife.
now Mrs. Homes, is u dark-eyed and
black-haired young woman, well devel-
oDed. graceful aud accomplished. she
will not be present at the trial II Harney
can dispence with her testimony
Harney, the alleged Jersey Don Juan,
is familiar figure TO every one in this
city. He is real estate agent, with some
money. and lives in good style on Grove
street. He Is tall. graceful aud good
eonversationalist. his reputation has
been well established as connoIsseur OF
feminine charms.
MR.. HAREEY's DEVOTION.
About three years ago Mr.. Conev. who
lived in a costly furnished house on York
street, had reason to believe that his wife
was growing weary of him.. She at the
same time ha positive proof that she was
not the sole object OF his affections. Then
Mrs. Coney left her husband Coney
claims it WAS done at the solicitation of
Harvey Mrs. Coney and Mr.. Harney
went TO Taylor's Hotel, and then he, in
true Christian spirit. procured a lawyer
for her.
In the same spirit of charity Mr.. Har-
ney paid the lawyer, who was Mr.. Z. S.
Cowles. Mrs. Coney told Mr.. Cowles
that she desired divorcs and Mr.. C0wles
advised hel to reconsider this determina-
fion and to effect a reconciliation with
her husband. This Mrs. Coney refused
to do and she later substituted another
lawyer fo- Mr.. Cowles, whose consctep-
tious scruples would not permit him 10
take uD the case. The divorce pro-
ceedings and the suit for damages
need not be reviewed here. Ii Is enough
to say that the damage suit was tried at
the last term of Court. The trial lasted
several days. and more filth was brought
out in evidence than had been disclosed
In that Court IL five years. The jury
were unable TO agree on q verdict. They
stood six for and six against.
Mr.. HOMES STRONG STOMACH
During he trial Mrs. Coney established
the fact that she would not rtQuire any
y
Ia the way Of board bills, for she claimed
that she had r,sarriea " Y ss.ssss - css,-
cinnati, and Mr.. Homes, the alleged new
object of her affections, was in Court with
her, and he listened calmly TO disclosures
that might well have driven a sensitive
husband insane. Not SO with Mr.. Homes,
for he and Harney and Mrs Coney
Homes appeared 10 be on excellent
terms.
A new trial was applied for as soon as
the jury was discharged and the trial be-
gan yesterday.
Mr.. Coney testified substantially as he
had done on several other occasions.
Counsellor John Lind then began the
reading OF the testimony that had been
taken at the last trial He began with
Harney's evidence. which consisted OF a
detailed account of the troubles Of the
little woman and her hotel experience;
together with that OF Gertie Mcdowell,
the so-called maid. who knows ali about
the visits Of Harney to the cosy York
street home, the hotel and the hotel bills
aud many other things. Mr.. Harney's
evidence included those tenderly sympa-
tnetic letters which have given the gen
tleman his present high place among the
masters of epistolafy literature.
THE STORY OF RING
It will be remembered that Mrs.
Coney Homes at the last trial testified
positively that Mr.. Harney did not give
her ring. Newly discovered evidence
was introduced in this particular, IL was
taken before Commissioner w. III. Clark
son of New York on March 90 1891. in the
presence Of Counsellor Linn, who repre-
sented Couey, and Counsellor Beekmau,
who looked after Mrs. Coney- Homes
The witness who was examined by the
Commissioner, and whose evidence was
submitted to the Court today notwith-
ha So nf ff,er
Collins on behalf of HarneY, was Clara
T. Whitman of No. f25 West O1e Hun
dred and Twenty-hfth street, New York.
She testified that she became acquainted
with Mrs. Coney when both lived at No.
81 WAYNE street, this city. They had
each fat on the same floor. Mrs. Whit
man was housekeeper for Mr.. Merritt.
who had wife living in some other por-
tion of the glone, but witness did not
know where. She had lived with Mr..
Merritt as h0usekeeper ten years, but she
denied that she regarded him as her hus-
band, although she was frequently called
Mrs Merritt.
she said that one occasion Mrs Coney
told her she had been driving with Har-
ney in New York and he had given her q
beautiful bouquet Witness testified that
Mrs Coney told her that Harvey gave her
the diamond ring, studded with rubies,
which Mrs Coney testified she had
husband gave Der. Mr.. Whitman fur
ther testified that Mrs. Coney said Har-
ney gave her two sponges and nail
brush.
Counsellor Linn, to emphasizs the ring
testimony. read a letter written BY Mrs.
Whitman (Merritt) after the former left
her husband and went to Taylor's hotel
The letter (after stating that Coney had
purchased revolver 10 shoot ber) beg
ged Mrs. Whitman not TO SAY anything
about the ring"
Mrs. Whitman further states that Mrs.
Caney gave Harvey a silver match box
which cost 50. and which Harney at the
last tr ial swore his brother gave him.
Mrs Coney told Mrs Whitmen that Mrs
Harney was jealous OF her and followed
her in New York, and that once Mrs
Coney escaped from her pursuit by going
into dry goods store and on smother oc.
casion by hiring cab. Mrs. Coney told
witness that she received two and some
times three letters day from Harney.
She showed witness one.
"It was all about love" testified Mrs.
Whitman. The letter was burnt By Mrs.
Coney."
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