The evening world., 1893-10-10
CHAMPION J|M's WIFE SUED.
But Romeike Gets No $3.50 from
Mrs. Ollie Corbe.t
Said She Ordered Press CIippiuSs
on New Orleans Fight.

striking display Of two entirely different
types of beauty was afforded in Pnrt II. of the
City Court, Judge Ncubcrgcr presiding, this
morning, when the case of Romcike VS.. Cor.
bctt was called.
Two exceptionally handsome young women
faced the jury, one bcwitching blonde Of the
purcst type, the other n Junoesquc brunette,
suggesting in her rich brown coloring the soft
cline Of Andalusia.
The blonde was Mrs Olive or Ollie Corbett,
the extremely fair defendant. The brunette
was Miss Blanche Howard, leading lady in
% The Dago' company last season She is u
witness.
The action was brought by Henry Romcike,
who conducts n bureau of press clippings, to
recover $105 for clippings of newspaper ac
counts of the Corbett- sullivan fight at New
orleans. furnished Mrs Corbctt The de
PENDANT is the wife Of Champion James J. Cor
bctt.
David Gerber appeared for Mrs. Corbctt and
and James Henderson and Charles Goedgier for
Romeike. The first witness was Adolphus
Lewis, manager of Romcike's business He
identified a contract signed by Mr.. James J.
Corbett calling for all notices of the fight from
to Ss paid Sio on sept. ii and the balance
on the fulfllment of the contract
This contract he testified, was signed by
Mrs. Corbett in the Coleman House. He re-
but this she said she was liable to do, rs she
had but IS in her pockctbook. She said that
If he would call the following night she would
pay him 500.
The next day, after a talk with her husband
who said such a price was exorbitant, Mrs.
Corbctt wrote as follows 10 Romcikc:
81 will have to .countermand the, order for
your services in furnishing me with my hus-
band s notions Mrs Cortctt thinks the price
exhorbitant and refuses to pay for it.
Iours, &c,
(signed.) Mrs. JAMES CORBETT
Mr.. Romeke was called to the witness
business, and said he sent Lewis to Mrs Cor
bett In reply to request from her for rates OF
her clippings. The. work of clipping, Mr..
Romcke said, had all been done when Mrs.
Corbetts letter cancelling the order reached
him. At the close of Romcike testimony II
recess was taken
Attorney Gerber, for the defendant. at
the afternoon session moved for dis,
reasons In his motion. Justice Neuber-
ger. denied the motion. Mrs. Corbett
took the witness chair at l,45. AS she
faced the jury the fluffy blonde tresses,
which nestled beneath her cute walking
hat, made vivid contrast with her
dark eyebrows and long black lashes.
She gave her testimony in a rapid pos
MIR. Lewis called at the Coleman
House" she said, at go o'clock on tn.
for the matinee. Besides Miss, Howard
Mrs. Mandlebaum was in the room.
He told me the price would be 5000 and
| said it was eXorbitant. He then said
'How's 1892"
/ still refused to sign contract I'M
I'll ! saw my husband, and l told him
so. He said nothing would be binding
unless l had 500 down on the following
day, and that no work would be done
en- the clippings until that amount was
paid. He said ! might as well sign the
erect until they got the money any
how.
So to get rid of him l signed. That
night Mr.. Corbctt told me 1t was too
much to pay and SO | wrote the letter
canceliing the contract. My husband
dint think they were fair in dropping
from 500 to $3.50 at once. l never
received a single clipping, but on Sept.
:. 1892, l was served with a summons
in an action for the recovery of the
amount of the contract"
On the croSs-eXamination by Attorney
Goid2ciger, the witness grew a trihe
recv.sh and tapped her carefully nod
feet ontinuous!y on the floor Her big
blue eyes looked steadily at the law
Yer and a. times they snapped fever
ishy.
Miss Haw ard followed and said she
was an actress at present al liberty and
was a guest of Mrs. Corbatt. at As
bury ark. She beamed massvely on the
every respect Mrs. corbett's testimony.
The case Closed at this point. Argii-
ments began al >, 10.
The jury retired at $50. and twenty
minutes later returned with a verdict
FOR the defendant.