The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-09
ENDICoTT MAKES DENIAL.
Az OF MS WIFE's cHAReBS ARE
FALSE, HE SAYS.

-. rice. chnnceiior Rules Out Testi.suy In.
,,,sea 70 show that nars. Enaicots Was
ADDICTED to the Use Of Haerphins-Bv. Rndi-
aft say ne Never Kissed Mru- waaswerth.
mr. George w. Endicott was the chief wit
,.s, for the defence yesterday in tho suit
hrourht BY his wife for u divorce In tho Chan
..rv Chambers at Newark. He made emphatic
s.ri,Is OF every allegation made by his wife.
Ma denied,that he told his wife that Mrs. wads.
,vorth told him that she was unhappy or that
ho had ever seen her In tears, and made q simi-
lar denial In regard to the story that Mrs.
Wadsworth had sent him q copy Of "Jane
rvre" with marked passages. He said that ho
I'D boon horseback riding with her upon four
occasions and that others accompanied them
each time.
DR.. Endicott gave the names Of the persons
Who had accompanied himself and Mrs. wads-
worth. He won't on to state what his custom
was In receiving patients at his oficc. He do
MED the keyhole episode, told Of by Mrs. Endi-
colt, and said that he had never hoard Of It
uptil he heard It from Mrs. Endicott's lips In
the present trial.
Mrs. Endicott says sho saw Mrs. wads-
worth, with her arms around your neck, kissing
you. What is the fact about thati' tho wit
moss was asked by his counsel.
81 remember an occasion whom Mrs. Endi-
colt says she saw Mrs. wadsworth kissing mo,
because she came to the Office door and said:
George, l want TO see you,' " answered tho
doctor.
Did Mrs. wadsworth ever kiss youi"
'She never did"
Did you ever kiss Mrs. wadsworthi"
II never did
DR.. Endicott denied that no had ever received
q letter from Mrs. wadsworth In which the
latter said that life was pitched in q minoe
key for he's. All her letters were OF q pro.
fessional nature. he said.
Dr.. Endicott c%mphatically denied that he held
his wife's hand over the fire in the kitchen
range and madc hcr drop u letter, and said that
1t was a physical impossibility. as his wife was
the stronger and would not submit to any such
treatment
"It would have been utterly impossible for mo
10 drag her through the hall as she described"
he said.
He denied that hs ever told his wife that he
hated her and loved Mrs. Wordsworth, but ad-
mittcd that he said he would pay Of q mort
gage on the house and refurnish It when Mrs.
Endicott agreed to behave herself. He said that
In the Murray Hill Hotel, and that he had in
He explained plain %i the episode o. being IN eaGgh, on The 9
m Il ,' and had met Miss woodhoase i IN the
fesryhouse. He said that he saw Miss Wood
house and Mrs. Endicott embracing in his house
o day or two later.
An effort was made to introduce testimony
to show that Mrs. Endicott.was addicted to tho
Vice-Chancellor DR.. Endicott broke down and
could not answer when his counsel asked him
to tell about q trip to Mays Landing in 1891.
and n recess was ordered.
He had completely recovered when the court
reconvened after luncheon, and said that the
trip was on the occasion OF his mothers death.
Objections were made when he tried to tell about
having twice found his wife nearly dead from
When asked about the dismissal OF Frances
Ford, the Doctor said: II told my wife that
Frances Ford was a spy and that ! would not
have anybody in my employ who was spying
that she was engaged by Mira. Endicott to watch
him, and she refused to be dismissed by him.
The witness fatty contradictod the statements
made by Frieda Frlcke and said that he had al.
ways regarded her as q child while she was In
The letter alleged to have been written by
! Miss Wells from Asbury Park to DR.. Endicott
hp. Or. Endicott said that prior to the time
Ibis letter was received he had arranged hi.
JAMS for his vacation, and did not change them.
De went to Atlantic City first, and from there
two weeks, He then went to his home in Plain
field. He. denied that he saw Miss Wells dur
ing this time and declared that the insinuatior
nade by Mrs; Endicott that an designation had
Wells during his vacation, which designation
was foiled by the intercepted letter. was entire
ly untrue.
DR.. Endicott admitted having made conflict
ing statements about q visit to this city wher
he was away from homo two nights, bat said
that he did SO to prevent gossip, and his object
was to keep his wife from knowing that he was
consulting his brother about their martha
troubles.