The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-12-06
jury Gave u Verdict i'm Her Favor
Without Leaving Box or Hear
ing All the Evidence.
TWO FAIR CORRESPONDENTS.
Witnesses Described Occurrences
and Scenes at Clarisse Agnew's
and jerome Edwardy's Rooms
When We'll Visited Them.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
SeI YORK, Dec. 5~.-ScanGalOUs stories
affecting the good name OF Ciar1sse Asne|.
now tn. wife of Daniel b. Reed, presIOcnt
Of the American I'm Plate Company, anu
OF MISS Jerome rdwaTdy, an actress. IN
trOduced as evidence IL tne Supreme Court
,C-Gay. resulted in a verdict against Henry
Goodman We'll. defendant IN Il suit for tS-
sOluIe divorce brought by his wife, May
Evauceline We'll.
SJJ.ro to Withdraw tine suit which he has
iow lost. Mr.. We'll is 4 millionaire stock
broker, well known in st. Louis and New
York.
After hearing Witnesses tell OF the spicy
adventures MIR. Well had with the two CO.
respondents named, the jury brought IN u
verdict without leaving the box.
Wells Attorneys
But the tales compromising the two young
women, both ncted beauties, did not FUR
A. H.. Hummel and Francis J.. Wellman.
counsel for Mr.. Well, contributed their
share by declining to proceed when Judge
MCAdam said the trial must go on. ana
leaving the courtroom.
OSing TO their absence. no defense was
offered.
In her complaint. Mrs. We'll. who was for
lnerly an actress IL one of Charles Froh-
mans companies, and was known as MAY
Z, Wood. naEed seven correspondents. but
all escaped the notoriety of figuring in the
trial save the two named.
The sensational part OF the trial BEGAN
when Lizzie Wiche. a colored woman.
former employed at No. 10 West Six,.,
third street. by Miss Edwardy. was called
TO the stand. She said she had worked for
Miss Eiiwardy from February, 1895, until
Septsn5cr. Miss Edwardv was rehearsing
for the play Of Monte Carlo" the wit
ness said. when she began her duties q
maid.
Scenes I'm Miss ~Edwnrdy's Rooms.
The witness testified that she knew
Henry q. We'll and In telling about 2 VISIT
Eiwariy in August. 1888. the girl said Der
mistress was at breakfast when We'll called
and invited her for a ride through central
Park. Well. she said. sent her out TO get
a carriage. and when she came back Miss
Edwardy was in scant costume:
Was she in the presence of Mr.. Weir
"Oh. yes" was the reply,
Did YOU ever see any Improperly De
oh YES. sir. saw Harry kiss and hug
Miss Edwardy and once he sent me out 10
get a bottle OF champagne. After trey had
drank this. Miss Edwardy said: KISS me
Harry and Harry kissed her
Frank Wiche. the husband of the previous
witness. also 2ave some damaging testl-
mony against Mr.. We'll.
called ON Miss Aguew.
Anna Low. another coIorpd servant. testi-
fed that she had worked at the apartment
in West Sixty-third street occupied by Miss
Edwardy. and that Miss Ciaris'e Asnew also
The servant then related Il story OF n call
MIR Well made on Miss Agnew on the night
OF the Arion ball in 1855. when he remained
in n room with her about an hour and Il
half. after which Miss Agnew came out clad
very scantily.
Your Honor, / have much more evidence
In this line" Mr.. Osborne (Mrs. Weifs coun-
sch said at this point, but / think the jury
has heard enough"
~ should say So" remarked the judge
wi. h emphasis. Then. addressing the jury.
h. asked: "IDo you wish to retire.
The foreman said he thought the jury
could render a verdict from their seats,
which they dill.
After me verdict was announced. MI.
Humnel. counsel for Mr.. Well. said:
the matter stands, We Were simply
forced out af the ease. In the absence of
our witnesses We could 10 nothing but with
draw. The testimony WAS such as only
servants could give