The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-06-25
She LOVED EDDIE
Sensational Testimony IN
DR.. Whites Suit for
Divorce.
TOOFREE BEFORE SERVANTS
Many Witnesses Tell the
Court of Mrs. Whites
Imprudence.


Imprudence.
! Vice Chancellor Pitney in the Court Of
Chancery this morning began the hearing
in the case of DR.. Wallace White against
| his wife, Mae White. In his bill the
| Doctor charges his wife with inidelity
and names Eddie link, formerly a.drngs
clerk in the employ of Druggist Weis-
mann as correspondent Wesmann's
store is under the apartments in which
the Doctor lived. at Palisade avenue and
Shipper street, West Hoboken. DR.. White
is well known physician in West Ho-
boken and the case has created consider
able interest in that community. The
court room was crowded with West Ho-
bokenites this morning and the majority
of them by far were women. They were
of all ages and one of them carried
baby in her arms. DIR. White was repre-
sented by Senator Robert Hudspeth, while
Henry S. White, James A. Gordon and
Robert Gilman appeared for Mrs. White.
DIR. White was sworn and said that one
day he intercepted letter from link to
Mrs. White. On the strength of this he
accused his wife and she confessed that
the letter was from link in an envelope
which she had addressed to herself. She
also confessed that she had been to the
Hotel Vendome with Edward link. She
also said she wouldn't give links little
finger for the Doctors whole body. She
loved link because he was more of
man than the Doctor was. Upon that
~, 1aft \; To live
with his mother in the same house. The
Doctor said that his wife continued to
live in his apartments until after the Doc
tor had filed his bill for divorce in Janu-
ary last
On cross examination DR.. White said
that his wife had confessed to him be-
cause she thought he would forgive her.
Lawyer Gilman, who conducted the cross
examination tried to get the doctor to
tell the exact words that passed be-
tween him and his wife, but the doctor
would not depart from generalities.
The Vice Chancellor finally interrupted
to say that if the lawyers went on that
way it would take a week to try it. He
told the doctor that he must tell exactly
what was said and done.
Then Mr.. Gilman asked the witness if
his wife said how many times she had
been to the New York hotel. she said
she had beer there once a week since
March, replied the doctor. The doctor
denied that he had lived with his wife
after her confession.
Mrs. Charlotte Young, of No. 662 Pal-
sade avenue, who admitted that she was
of an inquiring nature, testified that she
saw Mrs. White and link go to New York
together. Mrs. White made confdant
of her and received letters from link at
her home. Mrs. White told her that she
loved link.
did she tell you anything else?' asked
counsel.
The witness hesitated and said she did
not like to say out what she said.
Vice Chancellor Pitney then told the
counsel in the case to gather around the
witness as he would not require her to
speak UP so that all in the court room
could hear her The witness was a wo-
man, he said, and she should not be en-
barrassed by being compelled to speak
out
s'This is case that might have been
tried in camera said the Vice Chancel-
lor. "and don't know that I should not
have excluded all but the principals and
witnesses from the room.''
He didn't however, but Mrs. Young
spoke so low her testimony could not be
heard The purport Of her testimony was
that Mrs White had confessed to
her her relations with link. Witness
told Dr. White of his wifes confession
She is fourth cousin of the Doctor.
Mrs Charles Heitman, who was enl-
ployed by the Whites as a servant before
her marriage, was the next witness.
When she took the stand Mrs. White, who
had been sitting among the spectators,
came within the railing and took a seat
beside her counsel.
She is an attractive looking woman and
was tastefully dressed. Her face flushed
scarlet as her former servant testified,
and she famed herself vigorously.
Mrs. Heitman testified to seeing link
and Mrs. White hug and kiss each other
IN DR. Whites home. She also testified
to seeing Mrs. White and link together
in bed room under compromising CON
ditions.
Charles Heitman who is employed by
DR. White as coachman, and WHO mar
ried the preceding witness, also testified
to seeing link and Mrs. White together
in the DOCTORS apartments.
Several witnesses were produced on tic
part of complainant and all testified to
seeing Mrs. White and young link in
compromising positions and that they
frequently hugged and kissed each other
in comparatively public places.