The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-09-20
SHADOWS ON WEDLOCK
More Disgusting Testimony
BY the Detectives in the
Ham Divorce Suit.

reassembled yesterday afternoon after re-
cess. George Weber. another shadower
In the Ham divorce case, was placed
upon the stand. He was q forbidding
looking man with a silly expression, a
long straw colored moustache and face
covered with blotches. He testified that
he had bean employed by Vein, the pri-
vate detective, who had testified in the
morning. to find out something about the
way Mrs. Ham was living in her Madi-
son avenue fiat. He made the acquaint-
ance of girl on the street, and took her
to Mrs. Hann's fiat. where Mrs. Ham let
them have one of her rooms.
Judge Morrow of Belvidere, who ap-
peared for Mrs. Ham, cross-questiened
the man closely. but he stuck to the main
details of his story.
SHADOW INDEED.
Edward Breen, of No. 152 East Ninety
seventh street. New York, a tall thin
man, with drooping red moustache who
appeared to be pretty well advanced in
consumption was the next witness. He
said that he was a collector of rents,
DEBTS or any other account. He also filled
In his spare time Swallowing people,"
although he was not detective. He had
been employed by Mr.. Ham to shadow
Mrs. Ham. He did not know Mrs.
Ham, but Mr.. Ham furnished him with
a photograph of the woman. He watched
the II euse and on January 16 saw Mrs.
Han come out and proceed up addison
avenue to 1l6th street. There she met
man and walked with him to the
Third avenue elevated station. The man
frequently took hold of her arm
and pressed it. He seemed to
ne tying to persuade her
to do something. Finally when they
reached the elevated station she bade the
man goodbye. saying she would not dis
appoint him, and went upstairs to the
train. Breen says he followed her and
she left the train at Forty street
and took a cross town car to Sixth ave-
nue.. She walked down Sixth avenue to
FortieUh street and entered the house at
the corner of Sixth avenue and Eortieth
street. Breen followed her and saw her
go into room on the first floor. The
house was a large apartment house aud
the side door on Fortieth street was open
so people could come and go as they
pleased. Mrs. Ham went into the place
alone. Breen says he waited uutil late
III the afternoon before Mrs. Ham came
out and when she did she was accom-
panied by man.
AN AFTERNOON STROLL.
On the next day he was in front Of the
Madison ~avenue fat when Mrs. Ham
came out with lady and gentleman.
They walked up to 125th street, where
they took the cable car to Ninth avenue.
There Mrs. Ham bade the lady and gen
tleman goodbye and TOOK the downtown
train. She got off at CourtiaDd street
and walked to No. 102 Fulton street
Judge Moro wobjected to any testimo-
ny about No. 102 Fulton street, as nothing
was alleged about the place in Breen's
bill OF complaint That was all he had
shadowed the woman.
On cross examination he said that he
had a mortgage for SOL on the furniture
in Mrs. hann's flat which Was given him
by Mr.. Ham which he forecIosed, and by
virtue of which he undertook to take
possession of the furniture but did not.
He served the papers in the suit upon Mrs
Ham. Mrs. Ham said that her husband
could have his divorce If his suit was
based on the ground of desertion, but If
it was for infidelity she would fight it for
the sake of her children.
Judge Morrow subjected Breeu also to
a rigid crofs examination but did not
make him change the essential features
of his story.
THE GRAY HAIRED MAN.
The complainant then rested and Judge
Morrow called Eugene K. Fasset, tall
fine looking gentleman who answered the
description of the gray haired man who
always met Mrs. Ham down town &C
cording to the testimony of the shad-
overs.
Before he testified Vein was recalled
and asked If Mr. Fassett was the man he
had seen go into the house at Sixth ave-
nue. and Eoriieth street with Mrs. Ham.
Your divorce detective is wary man,
and after looking Mr. Fassett over with
an impudent gaze Vein said that he
looked like him though he could not
swear positively.
Mr.. Fassett testified that he was
travelling salesman for western manu-
factory Of school furniture. He tried to
sell some school furniture to the school
on Hasbrouck Heights of which Mrs.
Prouty, sister of Mrs. Ham, was princi-
pal. He met Mrs. Prouty in Mrs. Hann's
Mrs. Ham. He introduced his wife to
Mrs. Ham and Mrs. Prouty and they
frequently visited each other
FLAT CONTRADICTION.
On January II, the day Breen says Mrs.
Ham went to No. 102 Fulton street. he
took the two ladies by the cable car. as
Breen says, to Ninth avenue and
125th street. Then they went into
a restaurant and had dinner.
They were in the restaurant some time
and then they all took walk. He de-
clared thet Mrs. Ham was in the COM
pany all the afternoon and it was impos-
sible for her to have done what Breen
says she did.
Willard Cutler. son of Morris favor
ite son who was not nominated for Gov
ernor, cross-examined Mr.. Fasset at
length and the case was adjourned until