The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-04-19
BOTH MAKE DENIALS.
Lawyer Warren and Donna Ma
dixxa Contradict Servants.
Latter Give Strong Testimony in a
Suit for Divorce.
lie Admits, However, that Once lie
Kissed the Actress.

Inc trlal or the sui OF NTs. Minnie l.
Warren for an absolute divorce from her
husband. Lyman L. Warren. n lawyer.
was begun before Judge McAdam in the
Superior Court to-day.
The pair were married in Athens. Pa.
Jan. 3. 1883. and lived happily together
until April. 1890. Up to this time they
had been boarding at 81 West Thirty
fifth street.
Mrs. Warren alleges that her husband
made disparaging remarks about her to
the other boarders and when she up
braided him she alleges that he said
he would make her life a hell.
Mrs. Warren then went to Long
Branch, and upon her return says she
found letters in a woman's hand max
The writer. Mrs. Warren declares, was
Liiyon Beardsley,, Lilyon Smith and
pGnnf his Answer the warrrn denies the
charges. and intimates that his wife
showed a preference for charles +;
Bacon. the former law partner of
Lawyer Abe Hummel appeared to-day
for Mrs; Warren and Warren n, CON
Minnie was present with her maid.
Mrs. Daniels. or Donna Madixxa. has
engaged Col Robert Ingersoll to take
care OF her side of the side. and stoutly
denies the imputations made against
Mrs. Warren was the first witness.
and she testified substantially to the
charges made in her affidavit alleging
| improper relations between her husband
and Donna Madixxs.
Berthe brewster a colored maid, next
took the stand, She said she had lived
with Mrs. Daniels and her mother, Mrs.
Beardsley. when they kept boarding
houses at 100 West seventy-sixth street
ri Ghf
was shown a diagram OF the hitter
house and snid II was correct. She said
that Warren had occupied one alcove In
the parior and Donna Madixxa another
alcove. These alcoves were only sep
aratcd by curtains. Warren's daughter
occupied room directly opposite the
parlor.
The girl said that one morning she hap;
penel to be passing through the hall
and saw Donna MadiXxa come. out OF
Warren's room. on other occasions she
found hairpins In Warren's bed. and once
a ladys handkerchief. She also saw tha
pair go out together and saw Warren
kiss the Donna.
Matte sheridan, who lives at the
Park Avenue Hotel. said the diagram of
the Fifty fourth street place was cor
rect. and showed the location Of War
ren's ard Mrs. Daniels sleeping apart
ments; She knew that they were very
friendly.
nat 'i"' at 2os '' West Firty.fourth street,
also recognized the diagram. but knew
little of the relations between Warren
ad M Msrln "H Mas her ns HSr Ma
Isaac T. Never. a real estat" dealer,
testified to having rented the rat 10 MrS'
Warren 'i then took the stand. lie frs,
cmphatically denied that there had ever
been any discriminating CONDUCT between
himself and Mrs, Daniels. He said he
vent to live with Mrs. Daniels with his
laughter, and that q. II Gay. an artist,
and Robert Rykaff: also boarded there.
He denied BERTHE Brewster's story EN-
phatically with regard to the portion
tbout Mrs. Daniels having been In his
He said he had only been out with her
upon one occasion. and only kissed her
once, that being when he left for Eu-
In answer to Mr.. Humel's question,
regarding his honor. he said he thought
he was an honorable man. He said there
had never been any improper relations
between himself and Mrs. Daniels;
Then why didn't you state that IN
r your answer 10 the complaint, and clear
n defense!ess woman asked Mr. Hum
mel. r.
and my answer was made in biz hurry
Donna Madixxa then took the stand
lions absolutely denied the accusation:
against her. and the evidence OF BSrtiC
brewster and others. She admitted
having said that Warren was he'
MIR Hummel then began his cross
examinGtion,ani in.a very few minutes
had the actress very badly confused
She admitted having been married &
two men named Abbott and Daniels
and that Daniels had secured divorce
from her.
lis /; not fact that that decree wa
granted on the ground that you ha,
been intimate with another man?
| asked Mr.. Hummcl
/, The witness flushed. and n bite
parry of words took pace. Mrs, DAME
VI refusing II give a dlrec; answer. Sh
! said she had not begun an action u So
y aside the decree, hut had begun a par
" tI,ion suit. 10 obtain n portion Of Dan
iels's property.
A recess was taken at this point.
Child Drowned In rponN River.
wILLIAMsBRIDGE, ~ V. April is.-W'llili
Eeade-, thrce years old was dTownei In II
Broux River yesterday afternoon, He was the 50
Of william Dcader OF this place, The child an
some compSnions went cut In row-boat and n