The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-04
She FOLLOWED
her BROTHER.
Mrs. Morse Testlfiss Against
Mrs. LydslI Whitehead.
BROTHER IS CORRESPONDENT.
For Lore Of Him Mrs. Morse Says She
Followed the Couple 70 Hotel 10
Lexington Avsnus
BROTHER IS CORRESPONDENT.

New York. April 4--only a few feet
apart, Mr.. and Mrs. Lydell Whitehead
sat in Part IL of the Supreme court yes
terday and saw the SKELETON OF their
married life ratified and danced. marion
cite fashion. before the gaze OF a crowd
ed court room.
Lydell Whitehead. Wealthy. pale and
ald-headed. sat just across the counsel
table from his wife, whom he was suing
for divorce, naming John Frederick
Thomas correspondent Thomas Is a
brother-in-law OF Farmer scott. the
orator.
Mrs. Whitehead is tall and pretty. She
Is dark-eyed and quiet.
Thomas Il. Day, who has charge of the
swings i'm Central park, was the nrst Wit
ness. He identified the correspondent
and said he had seen him and Mrs.
Whitehead in the park hugging and kiss-
ing each other.
owen Delaney, park policeman. was
the called. The policeman said he knew
the defendant and correspondent by sight,
had seen them together in the park and
had noticed that their actions were ex-
tremely loving.
Morse. the widowed sister of John Fred
eriCk Thomas. Mrs. Morse squared
around i'm her chair to race the verbal
ordeal from Mr.. IIummel
She said she had noticed a certain in
timacy between her brother and the de-
fendant At a theatre party.
"
about your brother and Mrs. Whiteheady
A. Yes. Then first time | noticed any
thing In her conduct unbecoming 10 a wS--
man was their going to various parts OF
pers. This was in May. 1900. In Elm
hurst. and ii happened in the saloon par
lor, in the drawing-room parlor and In
walks through the village. | have seen
them In isolated corners holding hands.
-. What do you mean by holding
hands? A. l do not think there is any
q. What next did you see A. One morn
ing she asked my brother to take her into
Q. What did he say? A. What could
any gentleman say? lie took her l saw
her later I'm Mr.. Whitehead's homo; We
We're all due at the elder Mrs. White
heads TO dinner The bell rang. | was
In the green room, I'm direct view. My
brother entered. Mrs. Whitehead put her
arms around him and kissed him.
@. Where did she kiss him? A. oh. on
his mouth. ~
Here the twelfth juror rose and asked
II Mrs. Morse was friendly with her
Yes" she replied, II love him devot-
ediy."
questions, said that on several occasions
she had followed the couple 10 hotel on
Lexington avenue, near Twenty-third
street.
on cross-examination Mrs. Thomas
said her brother was a speculator.
q. Why did you follow your brother?
Whitehead because it was delicate and
dreadful subject. =
Q. Inform the court just why you fol-
lowed him.
Then turning to the jury Mrs, Morse
replied I'm low, expressive tones;
II knew that my brother was married
and the father OF a child and was being
pursued by this woman. and was az
that he would be blamed for breaking UP
a household. .Ft.t-na
IL have never seen n wife deport herself
I'm that way before. l followed to see II
she was merely fiirtatious. or criminal
wanted 20 see If she was fit person 10
associate with a family where young chill
dren were being raised. " l