The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-26
SMITH OWES her A LIVING.
JURY SAYS MRS. LANGERS (GN-
TRtCT rs AL RIGHT.
Verdict Means 1900 Month Tor Life for
the Woman whom lie Took 10 Europe
Abe Humnici Makes Him Tell the
stor, of That .iournc, In court

The CITY court Jury which had been try
ing the sui, Of Mrs Julia LANCER Of $50
seventh avenue go inst Warren y. Smith,
wealthy business man, brought in q verdict
a. so'olock last night in favor of the woman
for $3.50. The full amount she claimed. Mrs.
LANCER sued to recover two iT-tall,ne
of a liz. allowance of $500 a month, which
she said Smith promised her last January.
" hen he returned with her nom European
trip aud told her that he had dee iu'd rot
TO marry her
Her victory in this suit, which was brought
merely 10 establish the existence of her
alleged contract and her right of recovery.
means, as the LAWYERS on both side- de-
I! car,d Yesterday, That she can nov ~u-
! for "A .im that would represent her liia in
| rerest III an income of s. 900 a year AZ he
! it. only %. ana rcnarAa bly, healthy looking
| this sum would probably smo,int TO well
over $4,000.
The feature of the days proceedings was
| the .cro-s-eXamnation Of the defendant,
| Smith, by Abe Hunmel. Smith had taken
| the stand aud denied absolutely that he
| had ever promised TO marry the plaintin
! represented her TO be his wife, or promised
| her s;Uoa month for life instead Of rnarriag"
| lie said that he had me, ner in house n
| IVES Forty ninth street. and on single
! nights acquaintance had taken her on "A
| trip To Europe. becaus. she eNprc sscd
| Willingness To GO, and he rather liked her
/ When tney returned. he said, he had prom
Used TO lake car" Of her until she could
| make other arrangements.
| With this in view, solely that she might
! not be iucou ypu,enced for lack Of funds
| tie had given aud sent her mone y ON several
| occasions. probably 81 500 ia all
! When Hummel took the defendant in
! hand the court room nerved Itself for
| seil-ation.
! Q Mr.. Smith. is i. your habit 10 take ont
\ -1atn m a
| adl"- whom Won have only met that night;
| \ Well. -om'tim"~.
| q And tho occasion of your dining Mr.
| Iang"r nas not tho first time Won had done so3
| 4 No very likely had done it hofor".
OF the class to which YOU want TO make out
to EUROPE ! Wei, 70
q You have rooms in the Rutland. rep
utahle apartment house,, 4. ics. two rooms
and hath on the ground floor and larger
| apartment on the fourth.
| q Why two apartments? l. the ground
/ floor the ~" devoted exclusively to rccev-
nag y2ar ady friends at H,sSn nero 80 n ii,
didn't YOU, \. Yes, Mrs LANCER came there.
and w.l some others occasionally
nsI I for l%ch purroic9 A. 10. -ir
| O Now. Mr. Smith. you have place in
Workers, A. Ycs 81. Andrews, whole
! house.
sd, FH1 s m % ,ss Mt ,5s FcuS ouO'
Q, And Q ,uit" ia Paris? 4 ie>. at
Q Now. how many, other women besides
rhs paintin have lived in your rooms: \.
@ You we're extremely fond OF the plaintiff.
| weren't you? 4 Well. ! should say fond.
| q Fond enough TO call her Nour darling
littc Julie" and to discus your family affair,
| and relations in your letter to ner, weren't
YOU; \, Yes. ! >upno," so ,,,,..., .,
sends TO a vrcou, di>rspu'ahle Woman,
such ~ You would m1kr Ter on' ,, to 6"a
| mover .Dh-iderci her such, hN any nirah-.
Won NO WOW were T, Known l' a. Mr aud Mr. smith
h SAINT a Ho % oi"py IN, No. s Ir r %~y"r and
didn't the hotel employees look on you a.
man aud wife \ We wer" together. bnt
never represented her as my wife, or as Mr.
@ When you photographed her on one oc-
| Clsion there how Id YOU address the tele-
gram? 4 Well, to MIR. ". smith. be-
Thank YOU. Mr. smith ,at, , now ven ju%n
most fashionable part OF Pans \ be-
&C" @ Va. the plaintiff known there 80 Mr.
| Smith, your wife; \ NO. as Miss or Mr.
6 You often pu,chs .Nd thing together,
wer" ~ aeg' TO me-. 70 NJ smith ,,..,. ..no
Al , Of ' tsr, T. Asr W- Nn 'n ,nE om"
wS9h go ,p" 10 Mont t|Tl9." wgsrs dit You
''ty 'a Ini roa dia ' vow rSs,or. Mr.
ard MIR W sutherland We stayed there
| n week
for your return trip You bough, the ticket-,
didn't YOU \ Yea. in Paris. ,>he, elected
room 70 IN. instead OF tvo singles
Q And what nlmc@ 9rT"ared OF The pas
''GrH You ,, me, iG T rf G ron ' on Board
and Capt Behrcn-' \. Yes, We slt ~ III"
O, O. How dd people adore, hcr? \ 4,
@ BID You Introduce her a. such? \. No
c,n But na 70" M hsv"F sm eRg'a TO- 'p' d CS
' 9 aud though N: travelled eyery snrre
never represented her to be your wife; y
q You ~ you wanted to, provid" for
her until she could max" other arrange
m"ut> VIII. dit Non mean ~ thHlt
Well, wanted 70 break thg Thol" thing o.
her down easy
Mr.. Hummel then wen, into an analysis
of the Humorous letters sent 10y smith
10 the plaintiff, both before and after the
alleged breaking of In one OF these.
dated two weeks after Inc had written that
he would allow her $500 n month, he told her:
Mako any friends YOU like. my dear
Julie, man or lady, | know you cant stay
alone. When | am going 10 call Oh you
! I'll let YOU know before hand. Mean while.
Your allowance will he sent regularly"
Questioned on the moaning of his refer
cncc TO her making friends" Mr.. smith
| replied
We'll. ! meant that her receiving atten-
| tions from other men would not make me
stop her allowance"
Thank YOU, MIR Smith" said Humme!,
u don't thnl I'll ask you another quc>-
| ton"
On the redirect examination by Lawyer
! Carlisle Norwood, Smith said he had met
Mr.. Lar ger as late a. last August at the
| Grand Union Hotel Saratoga, but she had
never mad. any demand on him for money
| after he had ceased sending her any IN July.
| until he got a lawyers letter IN SoI'cml or.
| Tie othor witnesses introduced by MIR.
| Norwood We're not allowed 10 toll muoh
| The real Mrs. Lar ger, the vi low Of Ioa! NJ
| Taugcro 500 Lexington avenue, identit' Il
| the letter. printed yesterday. in which the
| plaintiff urged tina; o." or the other Of them
| give ~ LANCER preferably the real wife.
| The plaintiff say> hat LANCER married her
| without telling her he had wife living