The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-06-24
MRS WAuDLG'S STORY
Remarkable Testimony in the
Smith Divorce Trial
Today.

Wandle of the Equitable Building. Who
was on the witness stand yesterday
afternoon, before Vice Chancellor Pitney,
in Chancery Chambers, giving testimony
in the divorce suit brought by William
p. Smith, of No. 100 Grant avenue, against
his wife Minnie. Wandless daughter.
Wandle, so his son-sn-law says. is re-
sponsible for taking his wife away from
her husband.
During the detectives direct examine
ton by Counsellor r. Lawrence. hi said
that Smith had carried his 'sthings''
from the house in Orient avenue in a
wheelbarrow. One little w~fseesbarro
had removed ALL Smiths belongings. But
when. Counsellor speer began to cross
examine on this point the little wheel
barrow turned out to be a very remark
able vehicle. BY the lawyers prodding
Wandle admitted that this humble but
useful ~wheelbarrow had stacked on it
one antique oak suit OF three pieces, one
dining table, chairs, n ash bedstead, one
spring mattress, n hair mattress,
another table, writing desk, rocking
chairs, pillows and holsters and a few
other things, all of which this wonderful
elastic wheelbarrow managed to con
tain.
Remarkable w~heelbarrow that, OBJ
served the Vice Chancellor, and every
body smiled.
When Q took Mrs. Smith 10 Green
wood Lake and stored her furniture, you
both had no intention of coming back
to live with Mr.. Smith," asked Mr..
Speer.
No. | think not. She said she would
not go back to him. replied waadle.
"Did you notify Mr.. smith?s asked
the lawyer.
NO..
why did o allow Smith to go on
paying SIS a month rent for the house
when you knew you were not com.ng
back?" asked Vice Chancellor Pitney.
but Mr.. Wandle evaded the question and
was about to talk about something else
when Mr.. Pitney said tartly.-
You must let your MIND travel in the
direction of my question and NOT switch
off,"
After "a few more questions coun-
seller Lawrence called Mrs. Smith to the
stand. she is a young, dark complexioned
woman and wore glasses. Her a ewes
flashed when she had to pass her has
band. She began her story in such in
audlbie tones that counsel omplai ned
thai they couldn't hear.
Il don't wonder" remarked Vice CHAN
cellor Pitney, Il cannot help # n the
court OF Chancery is located in a place
W1lere passing drays and wagons InaIse
II impossible TO near. The noise nearly
axe me crazy"
MRS, Smith told of tho 5o+. -
marriage, but didn't know precisely when
she was born When she related the
deserton of her mother by Wandle and
tne ns~uoseasent meeting with him after
sne burst into tears and covered her
race. Wandle cried too. Mrs. Wand1e
VINO sat n the rear seats of the court
.opnl, looked at the pair with unmis-
tdMdpie Chances Of scorn and CONTEMPT.
MT. Lawrence urged the witness to
control her feelings. and after ! fau,
MINUTES she resumed her story BY de-
q. her home life and saying that
ways quarrelng. At This assertion Mrs
Wandie and Mr.. Smith locked at each
otner and almost laughed outright.
m one sal "a nat her husband gave her no
marriage. "A kind lady friend" sun
plied her with clothes, clothed the chit
aren and loaned her $3.50 to remove her
1t being then late in the dav tho cross
morning. A tiis
Nothing of any Importance was ELECTED
*, IFS and at Its close
ed his case. =
a %rebnttal. Miss Tillie Knobloch was
f faetiv.a 2 y # ives who discovered De
u~nmistakably compromising position in
Wandle,s bedroom. She was positive Sba
s sa1, as to the position OF the parties and
r. r 4 E. NNo
far as the covers of the he'd Permitted her q
20 see. Wandie, she saiG. took his break
VS. Wand n SIN smiths rs house regularly. Both
meals. pAspeie eie
William Smith was recalled to rsbut the
ing poolrooms. He had enter taSyq thasa
places on three occasions. Wandle tnokS
him there. Smith said he never SIS vea
9ul late at night as a rule and did not
Mrs. .Wandle,', cried Counsellor speer.
and a tall, slim, refned-iooking woman
n deep mourning took the witness chair.
wife of Detective Wandle. ain wb ann
she has brought a divorce suit for deser-
lion: IN a low voice She said tha her
affer Their marriage.
We were very happy together until
that man came to- the house" She said
botnirnng to her husband, who hid his face
Now madam interrupted the Vice
Chanceller, tapping the desk with his
Winirg her eyes with her handkerchief
winch she held to her race, she said THAI
Wandle would come regularly to visit his
and stay until midnight eiocA
on one occasion She said to me that
nsr father wanted her to meet him al
aYen eiu ao begged her not to 60. and
I told her what kind of a man har fafhar