The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-07
WHEEDON'S STORY.
He Admits That He Rugged
Mrs. Bentley, But 1t
Was In Amateur
TheatriCa1s.
DENIES THE ENGAGEMENT
All Talk of His Marriage Was
In Fun = Testimony
Completed.

The hearing in the Bentley case was
continued before Chancellor McGin in
Chancery yesterday Afternoon with
George Wheedon as the principal wit
ness.
1t was last New Years eve that Mrs.
Emily Bentley told her children that she
intended to marry Mr. Wheedon. Tee
three Oldest, Gilmore, Emily and Peter,
believed her and brought suit to have
her removed from the charge of the es-
tate left by their father. A temporary
receiver was appointed and then the
older children brought suit to remove
the younger children from their moth
er's guardianship. John and Eugenia
brought separate action asking that Dr.
Rector be appointed their guardian.
The only two children who remain
true to their mother are Richard and
Parker. The latter is the baby of The
family, and it is through him that they
seek to have their mother removed
Since the matter has been brought into
the courts Mrs. Bentley has been loud
in her denials that she intended to mar
ry Wheedon, and says her announcement
on New Years eve was only jest
MRS. BENTLEY C0RR0BORATED
The first witness was Herman E. Tim
mer, a saloon keeper residing on Bergen
avenue, near the Bentley mansion. He
denied that Mrs. Bentley had ever sent
to his place for been or any kind OF
LIQUOR. Patrick Fitzpatrick, the head
gardener, testified that he had never
heard Parker, Mrs. Bentley's youngest
son use profane language, and the ooy
was with him quite frequently. Annie
Moriarity. a nurse in the house, said
she had never seen Mrs. Bentley drink
beer, brandy or whiskey.
In his testimony Wheedon upheld the
story of Mrs. Bentley that she never in
tended to marry him and that her an
| nouncement that she would do so, nlade
on last New Years eve, was only
Joke II became acquainted with Eli
more and Emily Bentley in 1885, said
| Wheedon THAT was before Gilmore was
married to Warren Dixon. Later l be
came acquainted with Mrs. Bentley, and
as she and 1 were interested In amateur
theatricaIs, we began to know each
other we'll"
New Years eve, Wheedon said he was
asked by some member of the company
present to rehearse an act in the play
--'s > WERE ONLY ACTING.
1.-THE part was a love scene, said ne,
land Mrs. Bentley and performed the
Wheedon then rehearsed the story of
his arrest on warrant by Peter sent
ley aud gave . corroberstion or the
evidence given by Mrs. Bentley and her
other witnesses Under cross examina-
ton by ex-Mayer Collins, Wheeden :
mttted to having reheaysed Aegs Dl,
version several times he also admitted
having hugged Mrs. BENTLEY, but claim
ed the hugging was provided Ser in the
play.
He denied having been familiar with
Mrs. Bentley, and swore that she never
fed him with sweetneats from the fam
ily Christmas tree.
Questioned about beer drinking Vince
don said he never drank beer with Mrs.
Bentley until DR.. Rector came to the
house He said that Parker was never
sent for beer but that DR.. Rector got It.
Wheedon also denied drinking claret or
whiskey at the Bentley residence. He
admitted having keys 70 cabinet IN
which the whiszey was kept, but sa1d
Mrs Bentley gave him the keys to tn-
sure the scbriety OF the guests.