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FALSE" CRIES
MRS. CAKES.
Shs Denies ths Statements
Made BY Lawyer Bacon.
SECOND TRIAL OF DIVORCE SUIT
PsiltIsnar Is The Elderly Millionaire Francis
J. 0akss-Cuhan Tenor Singer Del Sol
Is Named as Correspondent.
SECOND TRIAL OF DIVORCE SUIT

New York. Feb. l9.-The oakes divorce
case was called for second hearing yes
terday before Justice Scott in the su-
preme court.
The principals in this suit are well
known. The plaintiff. Francis j. oakes'
Is about so years old and Is a millionaire
His wife. Adeline Estelle Sullivan Oakes
il a handsome woman of 81 or there
abouts She was an actress. senor Ma
rie del SOL. a dashing Cuban tenor IS the
correspondent.
The testimony given at the first trial
showed that Del Sol was a visitor at the
Oakes home with Mr.. oakes consent, that
Mrs Oakes went 10 Europe. fellow
passenger OF Miss Halle Erminie Rives,
and was met there by Del Sol, and that
later Mrs. Oakes was frequent visitor
at Del Soils studio In this city
The only direct evidence In the nrst
trial to show that the relations between
the two were other than platonic was the
testimony OF Mrs. Oakes maid, 10 the ef-
feet that Del Sol kissed her mistress In
Liverpool. This was denied by other
witnesses. This incident OF the alleged
kiss is believed 20 be the pivotal point
OF evidence.
Mrs Oakes wore yesterday magnin-
cent leopard skin coat which she removed
clal emotion except once. when Colonel
Alexander s. Bacon. Mr.. Oakes counsel,
in addressing the jury. said that Del Sol
had been arrested In Europe for preying
upon women, Just as he had been preying
upon the defendant.
THAT is false" exclaimed Mrs. Oakes.
risine 10 her feet. How dare you make
such a statement?'
Her lawyer. A. ii. Hummel, drew her
gently back into her chair and quieted
her with few words.
The principal witnesses yesterday were
Bernard j. Weyman, elevator boy at the
Miller building. and Celine Remezy, Mrs.
Oakes' former maid.
Weyman, who said that he was not only
the elevator boy. but was also night
watchman and the man in charge of the
cleaning In the Miller building. testified
very glibly on direct examination as TO
Mrs Cakes frequent visits TO the studio
OF Del Sol.
del Sol told me once" said the wit
ness. "that II an old man came around
looking for him that that man was the
husband OF the woman from the Majes-
tic. and that he would shoot him (Del
SoD, or he (Del Sob would shoot the old
man
The court ordered this TO be stricken
out and directed the jury TO ignore H.
On cross-eyamination by Mr.. Hummel
Weyman admitted that he had been In
the pay OF Mr. Erskine, OF counsel for
Mr.. Oakes, from the beginning of the
troubles, and that he had served subpoe-
mas and collected evidence for Lawyer
Erskine
CelInc Remezy. Mrs. Oakes' maid, gave
her testimony In quiet way, but every
sentence bristled with innuendo. She
told OF Del Soils visits TO Mrs. Oakes at
the Majestic when they first became ac-
quainted. and then of the trip to Europe,
when Miss Rives. the much wgslted wit
ness, was the guest of Mrs. oakes.
MRS. Oakes and ! were the first Off
the steamer I'm Liverpool" she said
and Mr. Del Sol was at the foot of the
gangpiapk. He shook hands with her
and kis-s-s-s-ed her"
The first evening in London Mr.. Del Sol
and Mrs. Oakes went out.
They returned very-very late" pur-
red the witness. "It must have been I
o'clock. She had said that she was going
"a the theatre, but of course | don't know
where she went She told me 10 go 10
bed. and that II she needed help she
would ring for the chambermaid.'
The maid then explained that Mrs.
Cakes wore on that evening a waist that
hooked up In the back. and which Mrs.
OAkes could not unhook without assist
ance.