The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-14
THET WERE PAREBURsr WOMEN
Detective w~aidmau's Testimony IN her
uard Cohen's Divorce salt.

Elliott Sanford. Chief Justice Of the Su.
prcme Court in Utah in 1883 and 1889 under
appointment Of President Cleveland, had an
action on trinl before Justice Smyth OF the Stu
preme Court yesterday for an absolute divorce.
Mr.. Sanford, who was years ago chief clerk
In the law Office Of Abraham II. Lawrence. now
Justice Of the Supreme Court, has had q large
business In reference cases. He was arrested
in May, 1894, in the monkey house III Central
Park on n complaint OF Policeman Higgins OF
assault, but he was discharged by the Police
Justice and subsequently had Higgins
''brokcn."
Sanford was a widower when on June 10,
1887. he married tho defendant. who was
Sarah G. Snltaire. She procured a divorce
from him In Massachusetts on the ground OF
descrtion, on his default, and married Elias
Millikcn on Aug. 10. 1895. She Is living with
Millikcn in Augusta, Me. SandfoId was
served by publication only In that action and
as lie did not appear in II he contends that the
decree is not binding upon him in this state.
In the present action he charged the de
PENDANT with intimacy with Elias Millikcn.
The defendant did not appear In the action.
Sandford's grown son, Edward r., by his first
marriage testified for him yesterday. Young
sanford said that the defendant is his cousin.
He testified that he had visited the defendant
in November, 1895. Mt Augusta. where ho
found her living with Millikcn. Decision was
reserved.
Mary =, MsGksr, who nd is PLAYING vi, a ft teian
TO get her case In ahead so she could go TO the
afternoon performance, was plaintiff before
Justice Smyth in an action for AN absolute
divorce from George Meeker of the song and
dance team OF Mcekcr and Mckittrigk. ono
OF the witnesses was Mckittrlck, who testi.
fed that his partner had lived for, "A week at
lIurley's Hotel, Philadelphia, with Minnie
Girvin. His wife stopped at the hotel soon
attcrward. and when Meeker heard sho was
there he tore the leaf out Of the hotel regis.
ter in which his name appeared as registered
with Minnie Girvin. Proprietor Hurley also
gave evidence. =. decree was granted.
Bernard Cohen, II furrler, sought a divorce
before Justice Giegerich, from his wife Carrie,
senate her 20 as To get evidence for a divorce.
They were married In 1850. He accused her
OF intimacy. with Alphonse l.. Durane, also
known as W. W. Wolf, AN electrical engineer,
at the Hotel Princess, on March rs. 1890, In
n counter claim she CHARGED him with init
macy with Emile Won Kattengcll. an opera
for alternating the affections OF her husband.
\ hall boy testified that she was A. the no.
tel with Duranc that night. and So did Nathan
J; Waldman. a Travelling snlesmnn, who s@id
Parkhurst In the Lcxow investigation as IA de-
%tecttve. Wnldman said that the plaintiff was
with him at the hotel that night. and that
when Mrs. Cohen came down stairs. Cohen
rushed at his wife. She exclaimed: "tor
Gods sake. save me- Waldman interposed
and assured her he would protect her from her
husband.
on cr~oss-examination Waldman admitted
that he had obtained evidence against this
hotel for Or. Parkhurst. When counsel
for Mrs. Cohen remarked that II was strange
that he should go to the hotel with strange wo-
men. even to oblige John w. Goff or DIR. Park
hurst. he said:
men. went with Dr. Parkhurst women"
The case went over until to day.