The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-15
Explanation is Made by Mr..
Howell and Mrs. Greens.
ADMIT WENT TO ROAD HOUSE
None Of the Popularity Of the 0iVorct Case
Has Diminished Some Interesting Tes-
iImpuy Given IN RshuiiaL

Monticello. y. T., Dee. l5.-None Of the
popularity OF the Greene divorce ease
has been lost since Il opened Men. wo-
men and children in great number. rush
To The court honse 10 hear the testimony
Mrs. Greene was called in rebuttal OF
the charges brought against her and the
testimony of he witnesses Of the last
three days. She denied he charges 0t
immoper conduct with the IIev. MT.
Howell
She admitted that Mr. Howell had
called on iicr at her home In Monticello
frequently perhuns three times week
She said she had never given hrr hired
man. Charles Mflient, 81 20 watch FOR
her husband or father, and give th- SIX
nal while she ana Mr. Howell were to-
gethsr.
She said she had frequently written
notes 70 Mr.; Howell, inviting hiin 70 ten
mis- parties. but those were the only notes
she had ever written 10 him.
USED AN OIL STOVE.
In reference TO the testimony OF two
witnesses. who said they raw her leaV-
ing the vestry at ] o'clock in tho morn
ing with Mr. Howell. she said n WAS a
base lie.
The trees she had ordered trimmed.
which witnesses ola imed was to give
better view OF Mr.. IioWell'- windows, Shc
said. were cut away by The advice Of her
father.
No signals. she said. had ever passed
between her ano Howell from their back
windows, neither at night nor at any
other time
The only explanation she eouls give of
The window scenes was that she has an
oil stove I'm her room and the instru.tisns
Maid 10 turn thc light low and let ~
flicker out and she frequently did that.
and while IL was going Oat went through
gymnaslic exercises. which perhaps had
thrown reflections on the window.
John Goodsel a Brooklyn photosra-
pher. followed Mrs Greene ON the stand.
and exhibited two photographs. one of
Mrs tfcenc's boarding house, aC No. 100
Quincy street. Brooklyn, and the other
picture OF Mrs Greene and Mr. Hcweli
Ths Rey' David 7. Howell WIS next
called. and his testimony was composed
sf denals. lie said he had never acted
improperly III oany way with Mrs Greene.
was never at her home alone with her or
at the church
he frequently went through gynnasuc
exercises with two chairs in his room he
fore retiring FOR the night. but had never
sirnalled Mrs. Greene from his window
or seen any signals from her window.
TESTIMONY IN REBuTTAI..
lie said he had been with Mrs Greene
in New York city. and Brooklyn. had met
her az the ferry and they had al different
times gone To H. Steadman's road house.
in the old Bergen road. usually about
o'clock and returned between I and 8.
Charles Barnum. editor OF the Repibli-
can Waterman. Of Monticello. was then
called and testified that il WAS impossible
To see from Mrs GreeneS window To
Howell's window I'm tho daytime but no
had never tried at night.
Former Sheriff David :. Avery swae
that be li.id seen lights in Mp. Howolfs
and Mrs. Gresnes windows at night and
had seen figure moving in Mrs.
Greene's window which he thought was
that of a woman.
Ira kinnfc. who was employed in New
York city. testified that he was riding in
n car at Twenty-third street, New York
city Ia August. 1ssS and MIR. Howell and
MRS Greene were in the same car and
that when they reached Tire Firth avenue
hotel they got of and went ia Mrs
Greene denied ever being Ina ia. Fffth
avenue hotel.