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HER SEVEN TO HIS TWO.
CO.RESPONDENTS, THAT rs TO SAY
nv TEE POOL DIVORCE CASE.

nv rHE POOL DIVORCE CASE.
All Other Topics Eclipsed In Ancient E"aa-
| hethtovu. n J.-Mr. Pool and His Daughter
T.lI About the Alleged Goings-On Of hrs'
Poo, with q Cop and . Carriage Fainter
The Pool diyorce trial, which was before VICE
Chancelor Stevens in Newark on Thursoay aho
Friday OF last week, has stirred up Ehzaoetn as
thoroughly a. that sedate town permits i'seii
10 be stirred up. The Pools arc
middle aged couple They have daushtor ~
years old They were married In 1879 ana tney
lived, 10 outward appearances, at peaoe Win
each other and the world untn 'uhe'
1897. In 1897 Mrs Pool announced mat
she had been miserable all the ume
she had been married and that she wantea
separation from her husband. She goth uhoer
the agreement by which tho separation was ar
ranged Mr. Pool gave his wires mother
house 80 that Mrs Pool should have homo.
Mr.. Pool Is a carriage manufacturer. lie u
man OF some means and has long been pronh-
nent In the affairs Of Elizabeth. He was once
an Alderman OF the city. lie sued Tor an
absolute divorce In the fall OF lsse'
mentioning one Hess policeman, and nan
named Wood, who had been painter In thS
Pool Carriage factory. as correspondents, Mrs'
Pool met his charge with one about four times
as serious. She named seven correspondents
IN her cross bill Tho list OF sevsn included
servant who had lived with them before tho
separation.
When the case opened at the afternoon ses-
sion of the Vice e-Chanc cellor's court last Thurs
day pretty much all Elizabeth that had
the time to be over in Newark listen.
thArs
been postponed several times becaute
Of Mr.. Pools disability caused by ial
last summer which made him for time
irresponsible. He has quite recovered ms
faculties. but has not quite the control OF his
emotions which he had before the ACCIDENT
Most OF the attendants at the trial we're women
Most OF them. II they were not openly the par
tlsans CT Mr.. Pool. were at least ready
TO rejoice at any untoward turn IN the
case for the interests OF Mrs. Pool. because
they were 30 terribly indignant over the naming
OF those seven correspondents. II any one or
two OF them had been named. they say. there
might have been some reason in II. but 10
name persons so well-known In society with
others who never had any claims to the
recognition OF the society editors OF the
Elizabeth dailies was a great big shame.
The friends OF the seven correspondents
named by Mrs. Pool gathered with intent
TO applaud everything which went against her.
They found that applause isnot encouraged In
court rooms, even when the matter under con-
sideration has so much Of personal interest %
1t as has this divorce case.
One Of the correspondents was not present.
She was Mrs. William Il. Button. The SUBJ ena-
server who went out TO find her was lured into
q place OF entertainment and was piled with beer
until the object Of his search lost interest for
him. so the story goes. Meanwhile Mrs. Button
had left her home and the Jurisdiction OF the
court, 10 which she will not return until tho
matter has bee, adjudicated.
Those who went to Newark from Eliza
beth to be entertained found amuse-
ment and interest IN plenty. The case was
called late on Thursday after the walters had
been In Newark since early morning. Theycon-
soled themselves for the apparent delay that
was to come by visiting every del artment store
in Newark during the morning and shopping
vigorously 1t was observed. however. that not
one OF them brought a. much as a package OF
pins back to court.
Augustus c. Pool. the plaintiff in tho action
was the first witness called. Mr.. Pool said he
had not been able to procure witnesses OF his
wifes wrongdoing until within year or two and
that was why he had at first consented 10 sepa-
ration instead Of asking for divorce. Now. he
SAL he had evidence. And want to say, he
added with great dramatic effect, that have
in front CT me the man who dsgraoed my
home" He rose and addressed the whole
court room beginning; ladies and genue-
men"
Mr. Pool was suppressed by his counsel Mr..
Connolly. and the court. Mr.. Wood. the core
spond,nt, sat In the front row Of spec
tators and seemed to enjoy the agi-
tation of Mr.. Pool q great deal, Mr..
Pool called the attention Of the court and the
spectators to MIR. Woods glee. On cross
examination he gave Mr.. Wood cause for
further smiles. MIR. Wilson. Mrs Pools lawyer.
asked him whether he was not good deal ex-
cited over the case. anyway.
Ask me a decent question" responded
tho witness in no gentle tone. and
III answer IT," Mr.. Wilson approached
him with soothing smile. Don't" shouted
Mr. Pool. Get back, I don't want to see YOU
constrained at this point to impart 70 Mr. Pool
some informatio abour the behavior usually
expected Of witnesses. Mr. Pool promised 10 be
You we're poor when you started out in
Nfef' asked Mr. Wilson minut, or two later.
None Of your business, said the witness
with prompt cheerfuness that was suggestive
OF the Mayor Of one Of the greatest cities OF
the United States.
Mr.. Pool testified that he was in the habit Of
using profane language about the house, but
insisted that he had learned all the bad lam
guage he ever knew from his wife. He ad-
dressed the audience at some length on the lib
erality Of the allowances he had always made TO
his wife for household expenses.
Carrie Pool, the twenty year -old daughter
of the Pools, backed up her fathers testimony.
She said the, painter was always around
the house whenever her father was out
OF II In 1895. she said. when Pool was
So SSass %e' beors Ssl BACK II a4s
H5"dd with an H. sns isa 'As nag Fool
several occasions. Court was adjourned before
from the vi,ne.s chair her grandfather. David
J.. LOCKER, stepped up 10 her and asked
How. much. did you get paid for that, testi-
mony'" Miss Pool hared up in a
this side Of the case for telling the truth" she
said, but goodness only knows what sort OF
thing you folks will do TO win the case -
Then she wept copously and ran to
done nobly, Mr. Connolly did his best to re-
store her to q state OF calInness while the seven
minus one. and their friends marched out. feel
ing that they had not come TO court In vain.
The few who had STAYED away on Thursday
because they did not think the trial was going
TO be worth while were stirred up by the reports
of those who hadgon over 10 Newark TO be pre-
on Ftday 9nGe pdn more al were
mony and told more of the visits that Wood
made to her mother. He vas always inth
house. she said.
"Where?" she was asked.
Kitchen. paror. dining room, bedroom" she
Policeman Frederick Hess was in the house