The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-01
DIVORCE CASE.
MRS. BNDTo0T7's PEEPS ar HER
HUSBAND AND MES. KADsKORfH.
Mrs. wnaswort says she FIRST Wet the Endi-
cots In Piainaeld Church work-Nnrs.
Endicott lacked HavoiP Rnire-Sarn. wadu-
worth Advised Her to Read Tho san.

Mrs. Enasworth says she FIRST Wet the Endi-
colts In Piainaeia Church work-Nnrs.
Endioott Hacked HavoiP Raire-sarn. waas-
worth Advised Her to Read Tho san.
Interest in the trial OF tho Endicott divorce
suit at Newark was augmented yesterday by
diagrams made by q civil engineer to illustrate
just how much Of a room could be seen by n
person looking through q certain keyholo. The
keyhole in question was that Of DIR. Endicott's
Office door in tho house In Fourth street, Plain
field, formerly occupied by tho Endicotts.
Harry Van Emberg was the engineer who
made the diagram, and tho defence employed
him. Ho presented O diagram Of the room with
dotted lines diverging from the keyhole show
ing the visual range or fold Of view. On cross
examination he said that he could see clearly
within the space marked by the dotted lines.
but admitted that he could see obscurely be-
You'd those lines for some distance on either
side, and under better conditions of light the
range of vision would have been considerably
enlarged. When this admission was made the
oxamination.stopped and he was told to go back
and take another peep, even IL he had to use a
fash light.
This testimony was asked for to refuto Mrs.
Endicott's testimony that she looked through
the koyholo and saw DIR. Endicott and Mrs.
Wadsworth in q compromising position by his
desk.
Thorc was a long argument about tho letter
from Miss Wells which Mrs. Endicott tore up
after agreeing with. Charles Endicott, her
husband. Lawyer Craig Marsh set up that DIR.
Endicott had never seen the letter and conse-
The Vice-Chanccllor ruled that 1t should not
BE-, 90 ADMITTED IN evidence; Lawyer MeGarter
best of his recollection what It's contents were.
NJ hnn In want hnnE NN hA- aha a Ill n N
stroyed the letter. His memory Of the con-
fonts of the letter was:
Suspicion aroused in the family about me. i
have carried out your instructions and will
Mrs. Endicott was recalled. She said tho
suspicion is aroused. I dare no. loave, Sat
Put instructions. am almost wild and wish
in the handwriting Of Miss Wells Miss Lou
Use Al: wells Il one Of the co-respondents named
Endicott and elected the statement that q pair
Of ,women's overshoes were. found In the doc
tors bedroom one day and that when she asked
sisters, She accepted tho tor 'a as true Te's until
2 few days later. when abe got 4 letter from
belonged to her daughter.
saw Martha 6l E SShassn t, the woman %TII S %h b sA Wo che
house SaG 90 on e;net oSsssi Sss at The H hom SS az Me-. crane GSos.
non. she reiterated her testimony, adding
Us was then called by. MI. Marsh to, show that
seen DR.. Endieott. and Miss Woodhouse as do.
seribed. Mr.. Curtis admitted on crosse1amina-
iinstieation Of MI. MarsS. and that he. did not
R RnsIN,o Whether tn any change h had been made IN the nc
room since the alleged Kissing episode.
AZ the afternoon session Mrs. Carrie L. weds;
l WORT fhA rfnN ~ raa nn1
70 the stand; She is fne looking. and wore q
blue suit with a jaunty hat trimmed with black
spoke in measured tones. She now lives with
h t husband sha and In this city; She began by SAYING
Endieott through church WORK. She was a
% phTsisIsn OF s 8 eo%p Mite s dfsspr.sd to M find & anew
physician. and he attended her when the last
child was born, besides treating her for asth.
always, of q purely professional character, and
never ~ word or deed did he treat her disre.
began in iss4, whom tho Endicotts moved into
their now house, she said.
ye asho and wrs ses s9sa5s 20 r shan ! rrs X ,s at 5ssss ten IN
70. and resretted that abe did not know mors
about affairs. She lacked sdrofr fdire. used
to talk to her about literary matters, and she
aid she regretted that she could not talk as
zine articles and tho literary criticisms in The
.MTS- WauSWOrtn was OOtn Qramat1C anu em-
phatio In denying that there had been anything
WRONG, In her conduct with the doctor, and, she
said that she had no recollection of the Incl
dent in which, according to Mrs. Endicott, the
doctor put his arms around Mrs. Wadsworth's
neck and kissed her.
81 don't recollect why / went to tho doctors
office that day. I met him In the office, and q
few minutes afterward Mrs. Endicott called
him out. A few minutes later Mrs. Endicott
asked mo into the parlor and said in the pres
ence Of the, doctor: I don't want you ever &c
come into this house again. I asked what she
say 4 don't understand I said. What dc
"I mean that I do not wish you to enter this
house again / repeated the question in my
surprise, and she said, That's all Well ]
said, Il shall not call again, but Mrs. Endicott
at this moment, l am the best friend you evel
had She followed me TO the door and 70
quested me not TO tell Mr.. Wadswort about
the episode, but / told her that 1 never kept
anything from him."
Letters were exhibited by Mr.. Marsh to show
that Mr.. and Mrs: Wadsworth were not un
happy In their marital affairs, as was asserted
by the plaintiff, and then the case was ad
tourned for the day.