The evening world., 1894-09-20
She CHARGES FRAUD.
Wife Of Manager Walter S. San
ford Tells Her Story in Court
Conspired with Her Husband to Give
Him Evidence for Divorce.
Judge McAdam Says All Parties
May BE Imprisoned.

A motion was made before Judge Nc
Adam to-day by counsel for Mrs. Mary
ID. Sanford. the divorced wife Of Walter
8. Sanford, the manager of Niblos The
atre and several travelling companies
to set aside the decree of divorce which
the latter secured March 80 last on the
ground that the divorce was secured by
conspiracy. connivance and fraud on the
part of both Sanford and his wife.
The arguments and the testimony Of
witnesses disclosed what Judge Nc
Adam described as the most remarkable
case that had ever come before him, and
he said that II. when all the witnesses
are heard, he believes the charges true,
he will see to 1t that the parties to the
conspiracy and fraud are punished.
II the charges are proven Mrs. Annie
b. Clark, Daniel Kelly the Treasurer
of one of Sanford's companies: George
l.. Harrison and Thomas Lahey will all
as Mr.. and Mrs. Sanford.
Mrs. Sanford Is willing that her hus-
band should have divorce but she Is
unwilling that he should have their six
year-old child. In order to establish her
claim to the child she has also made
the charges of conspiracy and fraud In
securing the divorce.
When the motion and the charges first
came before Judge McAdam he post
poned the hearing until this afternoon
and ordered that both the plaintitf and
defendant he present in court.
Lawyer Bernard Traittel, counsel for
Mrs. Sanford, opened the case by de-
claring that he believed the divorce Sc
cured by Sanford to be one of the great
est frauds ever practiced upon court
of justice.
He admitted that his client was a party
to the fraud, but said she was partly
excusable, because she lacked knowledge
nf the Rravity of what she did and also
that she was in dire need of money.
Mrs. Sanford, who Is brunette, about
thirty three years old, was called 10 the
stand by Judge McAdam. In reply to
the Judges questions, she said that she
was at the st. Cloud Hotel March last
with a man named kimball, and that
arrangement with her husband, In order
that he, with witnesses, might catch her,
and get a divorce.
Continuing Mrs Sanford SAID .s she
night, and that she had been introduced
to him by, Miss Annie Clark; She said
she offered him SIS to go with her to
her. She explained to him that Mr.. San
ford understood the matter and would
make him no trouble.
He agreed, and they started for the
Compton House. as that was the place
Mr. Sanford and she had agreed upon
She took another man, who Kimball in
troduced. SO that 4 Sanford should play
improper happened between Kimball
and herself.
They were refused admission at the
Compton House, as the clerk refused to
with them, as they wished. She then
sent message to her husband. saying:
st. Cloud Hotel at o'clock" . ,s
Then she went to the st. Cloud, ana
Klmball and she stayed In room to;
gether until she was sure her husband
| would be in the corridor, and they came
downstairs and Sanford pretended to be
| indignant
Afterwards Mrs. Sanford said she was
| served with the summons In the divorce
| suit and when she saw the suit was also
for the custody of their child she OBJ
Sanford, she said told her thai, was
a mere Formally. and that he dion I
want the child. but would put II IN
Mrs. Sanford said her husband gave
her $500 and a play. and promised her
$50 month. for her allowing MN no 10
said she was a married woman when
she met Sanford and that before her
marriage had been an inmate IN
She said Sanford knew. her history
and furnished the money for her to Sc
cure a divorce from her first husband
Mr.. Sanford. when called to the STAND;
| denied all his wife's charges. He sald
that she had offered to, give him evi,
dence on which he could get dlvorce
IL he gave her IS, 900 He said he refused
this offer and waited to catch her,
which he did on March g.
Mrs Annie p. Clark, the next witness
swore that she had introduced klmbal
to Mrs. Sanford. and had told him be.
forehand he could make SIS by acting az
correspondent In a divorce case. MRS
Clark said she saw Mrs. Sanford pay
Kimball the money.
Mrs, Clark also said that Sanford and
his wife had made previous arrange
ment of the same sort as that OF Marct
and that she was to be caught al
The Ashland House, but the man that
was TO go with her backed out.
Justice McAdam continued the case
until tomorrow to hear other WITNESSES