The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-09
Mrs. sREGORY,s ALIBL
Testimony that She Was ut Her Brother'
mud Not "a The A.inr GOrsc.


TRENTON. June S-The taking VI evidence In
the suit for divorce brought hy Benjamin c.
Gregory against his wife. Leah Letson Greg
DRY. was resumed before Nice-Chancellor Bird
In this city to-day. Mrs. Gregory attended the
nearing in the afternoon. She was stylishly
dressed. Although she sat within n few feet
OF her husband she did not look at him. Mr..
Gregory is supervising principal oil the public
schools OF Trenton. He is slender. frail-look-
ing. and pale-faced. On the witness stand hc
showed considerable nervousness He tes'i-
He'd that no received message on tho evening
OF Dec 81 last. AMI that he went at once to the
Astor House in New York. reaching there at
o'clock. He remained until nearly o'clock.
and then went to Newark for Charles Cotterell.
who was acting us detective.
He reached the Aston House again with Cot
terrell about I o'clock and rented room l4O.
which adjuined 142. which. he said. Mrs.
Gregory and Simon Sickel were occupying.
He was joined later in the day by Detectives
Neal. Reynolds. and Fuller About o'clock
in the afternoon Mrs. Gregory and SicEel left
in arm: AR. Gregory swore lie snw the wo.
mans face. and that, She was his vile
Mrs. Gregory and Sic kei and seeing them leave
Mrs. Grrgorys boarding house in West Forty
o%rtlh stree; street on H. nigh, 9" lee 81 ae iHl
Ernphed to Mr.. Gregory late in the night.
willie tho couple were Stili in ne hotel He
hnrk to New York again in company with Mr..
GREGORY. occunird room l4O from about $ in
ths mITln d in AID nSop, the room
also Swore e. following thcm the same night
to 2lt Lexington avenue. which, PLACE they
The, next afternoon. when Mrs. Gregory and
SlcEel came out and entered u carriage.
The defence opened, this afternoon. Thomas
Letson. brother OF Mrs; Gregory. lives at ~
3%ns yGs ST T He Gs e tSr Mrs.
at his house. He remembered her. presence
distinctly because, the family are Nfethodists.
aud had attended watch night services to-
Mrs. Emily Letson. the wife OF the foregoing
witness. ana their son. Thomas. corroborated
Mrs. Deborah Brady Of Long Branch. a sister
MIt tsss ice has h5S TO ses9
Grcsory III in Il" Trcnt Ss Mr GTeso % tod
to get a divorce, The witness chided him for
his wife was altogether too extrnvaEant, and
lG Bray ns ba hs tS%
in South Orange Mr.. Gregory threw his wife
down the cellar stairs because she was unable
through illness to attend a musical rehearsal.
mother upbraiied hi for his brutality. lie ad
mttcd the Iee,.. and said that hc was sorry he
Mrs ti rSs 'y the defendant. was row called
She testified that she had always loved he;
hushan and still continued to do so Since
their renewal t. Trenton. however. his whole
him. lie had frequently told her that lie didn't
want her. and last July. when they separatcd
and he accompanied her to the cars he
marked that it gave him great pleasure to SEQ
her or RetorrinG to his alleged brutal treat
mcnt. Mrs. Gregory said he had q hasty and
violent temper and several times had choke
ard beaten her. and more than once In conss-
1uenre Of his maltreatment she had to sum-
mon physician.