New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-22
SANFORD GIVES TESTIMONl

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WITNESSES IN HIS EMPLOY REPEAT HIS
VERSION OF THE ST. CLOUD AFFAIR.
END OF THE HEARING IN THE SUIT TO REOPEN
THE DIVORCE cAsE-JrDGB MADAM GIVES
A LESSON IN PRONUNCIATION
To COUNSEL.
! Judge McAdam. of the Superior Court yesterday
continued his probing into the charges made by Mfs
Walter s Sanford that the divorce secured against
her by her husban! Walter :. Sanford. the theatre
manager. was secured through her coiius'on anu Oh
the frauds practised by the husband The witnesses
were George l.. Harrison. John A. l'"nhy ana Joseph
iceland who were present on March ast whei
Mrs Sanford and the man Klmball are alleged 20
have visited the Hotel -. Cloud together Harrison
is Sandforl's bookkeeper Feeland IL treasurer VI
Nibio's Theatre and I.sahy is the advertising man
ager for the accused husband.
Judge McAdam recalled Mr.. SANFORD to clear up
certain points given on Thursday
Yesterday asked the Judge. Al never saw her
until met her in this courro9m {esieraa AZ, CO.
respondent at your suggestion A-N"t al all
Lawyer Tratel then questioned Mr.. Sanford
GLOW did you know that your wife was at the
St Cloud Hotel? Al received telephone mes
Where? A, my Office in the Metropolitan
V"From whom? A woman named Mrs. Hall
Q-Who is she? Al don't know never saw
Q-How do you know her. A-01y ihrog gsi.os a
and s i he SAID d !, Vas shame mai should be mad
such dummy o. He -ussesied that h. ~gu,d
GaiS% my % sa SssR he P@'ed e & Sdi
n nam Mrs Hail on the cas- Any cGmmupca,iSn .
received from her he .aid w"u,u o a., TN n,
S Sish T TO be i known in the case
Odd you ever receive any TELEPHONE messages
on March :? A-Oh yes lots 81 them. AMI hay"
followed them up but never encceeae d In Obtain
c"Mght it not have been your wife who iee:
phonei to you The wife 50 testified, Al should
have recognized her voice had she been nj the
Q"wni you swear /, not she who teiephonei'
A.-Most positively
Thu, finished sandforf. testimony. Mrs. Sanford
was then recalled She said that at the time she Is
alleged hy her husband 10 have been visiting him
AZ his theatre two years ago FOR the purpose o.
securing money from him FOR giving him divorce
she was actually NJ St Thomss ". l. where she
had gone FOR her health She said that the hrs'
time she me. Dr Ramus was while 81" "as iVng
AT No 2,7 ives, Twcntleth-st. He came t. mo.
said she and told me tina, must TAX" him into
my house or else he would ~ t. my husband ana
swear that he had been intimate with m" ana mus
give my husband divorce. took him mo my
house He paid great attention 10 me and wanted
me TO marry him. but told him eireaiy had
husband and could not DO So
Mrs sandiorI then testified that Ramus said to
her one night: say SANFORD. you nre fool These
peopie are tonsprlng against you TO get Walter a
divorce from YOU You had better be careful They
have Dean futile. Of Goshen: Emma Goodwin. Mrs
Han and Jane Newcomh on 20 you. and there VIII
be a dickens Of Il time n you don't look out"
Mrs Sanford said that she replied 20 Ramus mat
she dli not believe him
o Did Mr. Sanford ever importune you Tor
divorce? A-Oh. Yes. often.
O When A-Why. while | was III at 81.
vincents Hospital he came 20 me ana SAID; Mary.
We can now never come together. We can never
more he else than friends Why don't you con
sent that ! shall have divorce? VIII CIV" yon
$500 You can 20 20 England and start life anew"
I told him that ] would consent TO give him
divorce. provided ne Jet me have my chI,l. He
repliel: "Oh you have the brat
''Oh strike out that word brat " said Judge
McAdam 'There'is reason that that poor. limo
cent youngster should be dragged into this case or
But. Your Honor. brat Is a word used In polite
society" said LAWYER TraiteL
80 you stu reiterate. Mrs. SANFORD" said her
counsel. that the 81. cloud dhe LAWYER pro
Why do you call IT Saint clew, counsel?' inter
rupted the Judge. 1T Ia not Cew, II Is Cloud.
C-.e-w spells clew. but c--o.u-d spells cloud"
Il know, Your Honor but II is pronounced clew
in French"
oh; let us have I, In American. II You went
Clouds Roll BY you would hear It ! say H.
They would not sing. wait TIN the Clews Roll
BY
in the laughter tina, greeted this sally the wit
ness answered. yes"
George J.. Harrison then called 10 the stand
Mr ' sandford to The Hotel ST. c!oud and described
the meeting between the husband and wife Har-
rson denied that Sandfurd had hung out handker-
chief from the cab window on the night q March /.
SANFORD. NJ said. got out 81 the cab IA block away
from the house. and could have done 90.
John A. I.eahy and Joseph Fee.and. OF those who
made up the party March 3. corroboratel Har-
rison in every detail Fe,:and said that at his sug
gestlon Sanford went 10 the West Thrtieih-st.
police station TO get policeman to break into the
room occupied by Mrs. Sanford, but the sergeant
said 1t could not he done without a warrant.
The last witness called Miss Sarah A. g )od.
OF No. ri, West Twenueth-st.. where Mrs. SANFORD
lived She said she remembered the cab incident
and the handkerchief. Mrs Sanford having a.'ed
her attention 1t. She said that she had never
seen Sanford before. but maintained that ne was
in the cab. Co.one. Price brought the fact that
the witness was told by Mrs Sanford that Mr..
Sanford In the cab
Judge McAdam then c.osed the hearing. and gave
counsel until Monday to hand In briefs.