The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-04-19
BOTH MAKE DENIALS.
Lawyer Warren and Donna Ma
dix1a Contradict Servants.
Latter Give Strong Testimony in a
Suit for Divorce.
He Admits, However, that Once He
Kissed the Actress.

The trial Of the suit of Mrs. Minnie c.
Warren for an absolute divorce from her
husband, Lyman Il. Warren. lawyer
was begun before Judge McAdam in the
Superior Court to-day.
The pair were married in Athens, Pa,
Ian. 3. 1883, and lived happily together
until April, 1890. Up to this time they
had been boarding at 81 West Thirty
nfth 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 hell.
Mrs, Warren then went to Long
Branch, and upon her return says she
found letters in a womans hand max
The writer. Mrs. Warren declares, was
Lilyon Daniels, otherwise known as
Liiyon Beardsley, Liyon Smith ana
Donna MadiXXa, the actress.
Lawyer Abe Hummel appeared to-da%
for Mrs Warren, and Warren CON
5ucted his own case. HIS daughter
Minnie was present with her maid.
Mrs Daniels. or Donna MadiXHa. has
engaged Col. Robert Ingersoll to TAX,
care of her side Of the case. and stoutly
denies the implications made against
Mrs Warren was the first witness,
and she testified substantially to the
Improper relations between her husband
and Donna Madixxa.
Berte Brewster, Il 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 sseyenty-siXth street
was shown a diagram OF the latter
house and said IT was correct. She said
that Warren hah o @E9up1a HRs "S01s
alcove. These alCoves were only sep
arated by curtains, Warren's daughter
occupied a room directly opposite the
The girl said that one morning she hap
pened to be passing through the hall
and saw Donna MadiXxa come out Of
Warrens room: on other occasions sh,
found hairpins in Warren's bed. ana once
a lady's handkerchief She also saw thu
pair go out together and saw Warren
kiss the Donna.
Matte Sheridan. who lives at the
Park Avenue Hotel, said the diagram of
rect. and showed the location Of War
ren's and Mrs. Danelss sleeping apart
ments: She, knew that they were very
friendly.
Laura CO The tontress Of tn
also recognized the diagram. but knew
ard Mrs. Daniels. The latter had once
said Warren was her hrother-in-law.
Isaac. T. Never, a real estate dealer,
testified to having rented the fiat to Mrs.
Daniels Warren going her security.
Warren then took the stand He first
emphatIcally denied that there had ever
himself ana Mrs. Daniels. He said he
went to live with Mrs. Daniels with his
daughter, and that q. II. Gay. an artist.
and Robert Rykoff. also boarded there.
He denied Bertie Brewster's story EN-
phatically with regard to the portion
about Mrs. Daniels having been in his
He said he had only been out with her
upon one occasion, and only kissed he:
once, that being when he left for Eu'
rope.
Ia answer to Mr.. Hummel's question
regarding his honor, he said he thought
he was an honorable man. He said there
between himself and Mrs. Daniels,
Then why didn't you state that ir
yonr answer to the complaint, and clear
defenselcss woman asked Mr.. Hum
81 was getting ready to go to Europ,
and my answer was made in big hurry
Donna Madixxa then took the stand
and in response to Mr.; Warrens s 9nI mn,
against her and the evidence OF. Berti,
Brewster and others. She admitted
having said that Warren was he'
't Mr.. H riHwl then began his cross
examination and in very few minutes
had the actress very badly confused
two men named Abbott and Daniels
and that Daniels had secured divorce
from her.
rs It not fact that that decree wa
granted on the ground that you hat
been intimate with another mani
asked Mr.. Hummel
The witness flushed and a bite
parry of words took place. Mrs. DAME!
refusing to give a direct answer. Sh
said she ne had not begun an action to Sc
ution suit, to obtain a portion of Dan
iels's property.
4 recess S ,,, was taken at this point,
MRS. Daniels resumed the stand afte
questions she said she had discharge
Bertie brewster for drunkenness. Sn
az Bath Beach, and had introduced Mis-
warren as her niece. She had repre-
,e' Mr.. Warren as her brother-r
p, IA YOU ever sit around the Kingsto
rats In a wrapper and smoke cigar
eues., asked Mr. Hummel
certainly replied Donna. Il oft1
Smoke cigarettes"
Cigars, too" asked Mr.. IIumme
A ANi in a. the pre- pTesepce Of Esntlem"n?"
M THIS point Judge McAdam said tina
r rs,I" II was ayPirst the rule for tie GO
nnr r.. 70 be represented by couns
.nl !ngersoll to take any part he 'ns'
wish to Gel. Ingersoll. VINO hal ju'
ennlFrel the room, bowed his THANKS,
.,Mdgsle MNron, cook, employed
s snt insane Pavilion on Wards ISLAM
s SAD she had worked for Mrs. DAME
...h ihertie brewster alleged she wa
We're hut saw 10 familiarity hctwet
warren and Mrs, Daniels. A. {. Paine
poarIer or Mrs. Daniels, testified sui
s'ahtlally the same.
Gsorge H., Gay testified that he ha
W. pparIned at 2CS West Fiftyfourth stree
4 lie denied the statement made by Bert
brewster that she had been employe
ttnnr months by Mrs. Daniels II
,urther said that he never saw anythr
nrpropet. either at the boarding -hoU'
VI al Bath Beach, between Warren NJ
aA,.,naXander NJ Lowry, an electrical
s sn, that he knew plaintiff, defcn'
a oft ana correspondent In the case. AZ
otuen called Mt .OS West Fiftyfourt
'uist. lie never saw anything improve
Minnle r; Warren, the beautiful min
teen-year-old daughter of the defendau
Sds next called. Warren's voice gre
s4ller as he began Questioning he
SMhe told Of having gone to board vii
ME Daniels, She impressivey swo
ddmdt she never saw any improper COT
iels ' '"'"'' al" -u''' -"
r, Hhe denied ever having told Mrs. Wa
rem ehf ner stepmother that she was goir