New-York tribune., 1896-05-29
F4CETIOUS MR.. ROY.
HE MAKES THE SPECTATORS IN FED
ERAL COURT LAUGH AND SHOCKS
COMMISSIONER MORLE.

Assistant District Attorney Roy Is something OF
humorst He likes occasionally to take a iah
out of the opposing side. and did so yesterday Il"
case which up before Cornmissiohei Nio.e'
John /. Deverny. lawyer, who represents -"''.
Titus wife OF Captain Irving Titus, commander OF
II n Flagers steam yacht In SUIT LOT al
legged slander brought by Mrs Titus against Mrs
Minnie j. Sparks, the wife of the engineer OF 'he
Star Theatre, threatened to have Annie Dear'
coIored woman who was testfyIng. arrested for
subornaton OF perjury. Mr.. Roy grew facetious
at that point. and said:
eyes that's right You VIII get II "heie ''0
woman got the beads"
"EhY' said Mr.. Devenny, looking up IN sur
prised manner. whats thatY'
TN the neck. OF course" replied Mr. Roy.
Mr. Devenny looked panied. and Commissioner
Morle peered over at Mr.. Roy, shocked at the sug-
gestion OF so much levity In the Federal Court. a
laugh went I'D among the few spectators present.
and before II had subsidized Mr.. Devenny seemed 10
have forgotten his threat
The case has been up since last March. 1t has
been frequently adjourned Mrs Titus ana Mrs'
Sparks used to be good friends as part OF 'ne test"
mony showed yesterday. but trouble arose. JUST
how It is not clear One day In March captain
Titus was not only surprised. but shocked. to re-
ceive letter containing the statement 'iiat ms
wife was untrue to him. He showed IL 10 her III
stantly Naturally Mrs. Titus became furious. AT
first she could not think that anybody would be
she consulted a clarvoyant. The c'airvoyah' ro.eu
ND her eyes. pushed back the flowing sleeves OF her
pink robe and thought hard Then sne roIeu her
eyes I'D again, and in frenzied manner went U"
into n trance Mrs Titus waited patiently during
the best part OF long half-hour. WHEN '"e e'
yoyant came to again she said
"s,ster. YOUR traducer is a woman with dark ha'r
ord dark flashing eyes. She seeks your ruin she
uould mart YOU from your husband. to whom you
bava been married for eighteen years
THAT was enough for Mrs. Titus. She also
thought hard and speedily came to the deciSio"
that the description fitted Mrs. SPARKS eXacuy'
straiehtway she had Mrs Sparks arrested on
oh,rge ~ criminal slander Mrs Sparks thereupon
declared her Intimacy with Mrs Titus at an end
I'M. she was forced TO give bail In order TO be free
The case has been postponed two or three ''"'.'
on account OF Mrs. Sparks's Illness Mrs opafhS
was III yesterday. and So after some testimony
elected from Annie Dean. colored woman VINO
works by the day. and who Is friendiy 10 oo'n
women another adjournment was taken ineic
ware several women In the Dstrct-Attorneys room
and few men, An effort was made on the part o'
Mrs Titus to have the witness swear 10 an iuehu-
fcation Of the handwriting OF the letter Inc VIII
ness said she couldn't Identify It. because she.
couldn't read. Then the witness related now Mrs
Titus had tried get her to say In court that she
recognized the ch,rography as that OF Mis-. Sparks
But the witness explained further that her chlureh
read 10 her all letters which she ever received
When Mr.. Devenny. questioned Mrs. Dean, me me
statement was brought out that at "A later PERIOD
Mrs Titus went to Mns. Deans house and said to
her: -.
''Wlll you do me the favor to swear that this Is
Mrs Sparkss letter? II you are afraid OF losing
days work tell YOU that II will be made up 70
Won many times over" But Mrs Dean stu de-
murred Later on she testified that Mrs. Titus said
that Captain Brewster and Mrs. TItus'e sister had
seen the letter and said that Mrs Sparks wrote II.
At this point Mr.; Roy said; oh think this stun
Mrs Dean said she asked Mrs Titus what Mrs.
Sparks had done against her, and Mrs. Titus re-
pied ~
well. I've got enough against her to kill her.
We are going ou; tonight; but shan't Jet her
know anything about this letter yet" This wac
shortly before Mrs Titus visited the clairvoyan..
George Titus the fifteen year old OF Mrs Titus.
was examined for few minutes. bu. gave out moth
ing important.
'We think this Is about enough for this wit
ness" said Mr.. Roy impatiently. and Mr.. Devenny
said he thought so, too. The examination was ad-
journel until Mrs. Sparks RECEIVERS from her present