The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-01-10
0akss Forced 10 Write DoCH
msnt Generating His Wife
FRENCH MAID so TEsrlfIES
Mrs. 0akss proauuucss ihe Statement q
Lie and Is Raped 10 Order by
,As Court.

New York. jan ia baser conspir-
scy than this has never been hatched. and
ihis is not the first time IN the life Of this
Jnillionairc that he has been mixed mp In
domestic complications" said A. II. Hum
mel, attorney for Mrs Adeline Estellc
sullivan Oakes. when he opened the case
Tor the defence yesterday in the suit that
Francis j. OakeE. millionaire. has brought
against her FOR bsolutc divorce. II was
in Part II OF the supreme court before
Justice TruaN
Airs Oakes is young and fair: Mr..
oakes is beyond the meridian As they
confronted each other IN court the wife
cast occasional plances at her husband.
IN the background was their nine-year"
old child Paul sullivan Oakes. who calls
his father Papa and affects not "a no
lice his mother
I'VE will show" continued AIR. Hum
mel "the causes of the actions for di-
Norce that nc has taken against wife No.
]. against wife No. and against wife No.
3 and we will show that this man ~
conspirator."
MIR. Oakes angrily arose from his chair
and il looked as though there would be
scene but he was calmed by his attor-
Neys.
"But with al his board OF gold Mr..
Hummol went on. he has not produced
q witness who has given any evidence
against his wife, We do not deny that
There We're no chickering's hut the fact
s. that Mr.. Oakes introduced his wife
10 Del Sol a music teacher and con-
cert singer who became friend OF the
family visited them at the Hotel Ma
jcstic ana went to the theatres, and whom,
lpon the suggestion OF Mr. Onkes, when
his wife went 20 Europe In 1900 went with
her as her escort
PERsrADED By PISTOL
celnc Rcinezy. Mrs.. oakes French
maid resumed the witness stand when
the trini was taken M. She told Of the
marital difficulties of Mr. and Mrs. Oakes.
and gave Il somewhat dramatic retital OF
a quarrel between them over he atten-
14ur- uaid 20 the wife by Del Sol.
.Master Oakes." said the witness, was
very angry. and the madame you
know with shrug of the shoulder
''well madame. she Just pull leetle
p,estol from her gown and she level II
~ Monsieur oskes head, and she say.
'Sou write"
.'Nhat aid he writeq' inquired Mr..
1iumnci.
"Oh. we'll. hc had a peestol. a vera
prctty pcestol at his Temple and he
write what Madame tel him.
ARD what was thatI
rOh. he ipst cXonerated her from any
charges OF being other than a faithful
wife
Mr.. IIummel got the witness TO admit
that Mra OalSes. pistol in hand, loft tire
room 60 got the paper and ink Tor the
.iocumcDt
~sIr. oakes was not afraid of De lectlc
pccstol said Tho maid He 1ust sat
on the fautcul aud waited for Mime
oakes ANA the prestol 20 come back.
ITS a lie," exclaimed Mrs. Oakes. ris-
ing from her seat behind Lawyer Hum
mel It's an infamous fasehoodN
Justice TruaN raped for order and
Mr. Hummel quieted Mrs Oakes
DIDN'T BURN THE LETTERS.
Bernard j. Wyman. an elevator boy IN
qhe building an which del sol had his
studio said that Mrs Oakcs was a frc-
uteni visitor Wvman admitted that he
had furnished tho attorney for MIR Oakes
with scraps Of letters That he had found
in Del Soils waste-paper basket.
What were you paid for these scraps ?"
ucma nded Mr. HuInmc
"A dollar and = half, was the reply
That's all.' said Nit Hummel
Francis j oakes, Jr., a son of Mr..
pakes. was questioned as 10 certain fur.
niture which IL was alleged that Mrs.
Dakes contributed to Del Soils studio.
hui the justice would not allow the ques-
fipn.
Dr Edward J. Roderau said that Mrs.
oakcs had frequently called upon Del
SOL while he was critically ~. al his
anartmeuts in West Forty-hfth street.
-Its lie again shouted Mrs Oakes.
aud again Justice Truax had 10 rap for
order
Mile. Remezy recalled. said she once
took sg0 an cash from Mrs. Oakes 90 Del
SOL and that Mrs Oakes sent word 30 hir,
that he was 20 pay his little bills and
get q BIN for three months rent and she
~fonld pay Il.
sifRPRIsE FOR MRS. oAKBs
Mrs Oakes then took tho stand IN he'
svn behalf she said she lived az the
ltfth Avenue hotei she denied that she
had ovor been guilty of any impropriety
with Del sol fier son Paul, she said
had always wsided with her until he was
'hidnappe.
On cro-s cNaniinatlon Mrs. Oakes said
fer husband took desperate fancy tC
Del Sol and asked him % meet her a
The pier IN Liverpool.
After siie had denied that she he'd evel
had Other Than proper relations with De
Sol tolofsl Bacon rather startled her n,
preducinr a hill w which We're numerou,
entries of whskey and cigars. Thes.
items Mrs. Oakes finally admitted wer,
probably for Del Sol and his brother.