The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-28
ALIENATED LOVE.
Mr.. Warren Suing Mr.. Fumes for
$4,000 Damages.
Fourth Time the Case Has Ben Put on
Trial In & urt.

After many times going from the CAL
endar of tho Common Pleas Division of
the Supreme Court tecause of cases be-
gun the day before the case OF Alya f..
Warren VS.. Arthur Il. Humes. which was
today the last on tho calendar, in the
same division, got trial.
The case is one very familiar to the
judges of both divisions OF the supreme
Court, for tie trial begun today Is the
fourth one. Just before the opening of
the case Judge Wilbur asked James A.
Williams, counsel or the plaintiff. To let
him have the rescripts. Mr.. Williams
asked his honor which orc no desired and
tho reply was, "Oa, let me have them
all ="
Then when Mr.. Williams was stating
tho case To the jury and had told the
mem bers Of tho panel that tho case was
first BROUGHT into court in 1892, he said /:
You will observe, gentlemen, that this
case is no sDring chicken. Again the
counsel before he finished his opening re.
marks in the long drawn OUT battle grew
poetic ard told of love dying out at tho
window.
The suit is brought by Mr. Warren
against Mr.. Humes to recover 5000 for
alleged alienation of his wife's aifec-
tions. Jures have in various ways viewed
and estimated the extent Of MIR Warren 3
injuries and still different colors have ap-
peared in the case on tbe occasions when
10 was reviewed by the Appellate Court.
The marriage between MIR. Warren ard
is wife, Relln, was not lacking in roman
tic features, for neither party knew the
countenancc of the other except as the
kindly disposed photographers hnd dealt
with them. They lived about half of q
continent apart, but correspondence was
orened through an agoncv and the letters
sent by the two heretofore strangers tn
each other grew 10 oArnostneSs and attrac-
tiveness. Photos were exchanged ana they
proved satisfactory and the date tho wife
"a. be would leave her hnmo In Ohio was
duly sent TO Mr.. Warren aud he, after
consulting ready pnthfinders fixed on tho
hour she should reach Worcester. Mass. ,
from tho west, and he was at the depot To
meet her.
The first meeting was a happy one for
the services OF minister of tine gosrel
were secured and the parties were mar
RED. They went Immediately after the
ceremony To fine home that MIR. Warren
had lifted UP Tor his wlfc In East PrOVi.
denco. This was In Deccmber 1857, and
winters and summons came and went and
notwithstanding chang, outside every
thing remained happy aud unchanged in
the Warren homestead until tho spring OF
1880, when husband ana wife decided on
moving 20 this city.
llt hiIlt Vultt dlU QncNtUlILl eNls'
tence was enjoyed by Mr. and Mrs. War
rcn in their new home here until the
August after thoy joiucd the lifo OF The
city. Ono day In the latter month Mrs.
Warren went Go Crescent Park with somo
other laul9s and thcre she met the dcfen
dant Humos. The latter spent reason
able portion II the day at the shore resort
with Mr.. warren aud her friends aud IN,
arties ali returned 10 her home at ren
sonnblo hour Whorc is little diffrronc,
ot cpinion as 20 the facts OF tho case uT
10 this point hut from this point OF
mother the plnluti6 nCr defendant 'agrecc
as 20 what took place
The plaintiff claims that his WHO tolC
Mr. humcs tnat she WAS % married woman
and tho 20 enlant denies thas sac 50 IN
formed htm and further claims he was no
aware Of tho Fact TIL about tho time IN,
pros'nt suit was brought rho plaintiff
accuses tue defendant OF grossly improper
conduct with his wife aud Cf having tnkcI
the furniture away from his, the plaintiff :
nOirc.
Mr.. and Mrs Warren have since tho cas-
was entered in Cuurt bcou divorced and
about year ago Mrs. MdrTgn married
man who has no interest in the trouhll
between Mr. Warren aud SIR. Hmnes
Page q Owen are attorneys for Mr.
Humcs.