The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-21
Mrs. Cakes D,nles Forcing Lei
Tor From Husband With Pistol
SHE NEVER KISSED DEL SOL.
Eyes We're Full Of Tears Whlls Sh, Contra
dIcied the Testimony Of Witnesses
Against Her.

New York, Feb. 2l.--"My tears were my
only weapon exclaimed Mrs. Adeline T..
S. oaizes. wiping her eyes, when her law
yer, A. H. Hummel, asked her yesterday
II she had obtained. at the point OF re-
volver, her husbands signature 10 let
ter declaring that he did not suspect her
OF any improprioty.
Mrs. Oakes had taken the witness stand
IN her own behalf In the suit brought
against her for absolute divorce by Fran
CTS j. Oakes. on trial before Judge Scott
and a jury. I'm the supreme court She
had denied with great emphasis that she
had been guilty OF any offence that would
entitle her husband TO a divorce.
As she nodded her head TO accentuate
her denials the great white plume on her
hat waved IN rhythmic cadence with her
words. She kept her veil down TO hide the
tears that welled in her eyes when she
referred 10 the accusations made by Mr..
Oakes.
She was a noteworthy figure IN a law
court, with her Partisan gown OF a deli
cate brown cloth and the sparkle of her
jewels. She had left her elaborate cloak
OF leopards skin. with an ermine collar.
and her ermine muff. surrounded with
tails. on the counsel table by Mr.. Hum
mels side when she went forward To tes-
tify that she had never allowed Mario Del
ing lessons. TO kiss her Her vehement
contradiction OF the intimations made by
Mr.. Oakes' witnesses was very dramatic.
And you would not have cared IL you
had never seen Del Sol again?' inquired
Judge Scott sympethetically. when she re-
ferred TO the tenor's departure for Eu-
rope soon after she had met him.
"Indetd. | was wholly indifferent" she
replied. She told OF her first meeting with
Del Sol. OF the great interest taken by
her husband In him. and. as TO the alleg-
ed kiss. said she had left the steamer
with her son. Miss Halle Erminie Rives.
and a maid. and she had merely extended
her hand to the tenor.
Great stress had been laid on the asser-
ton that Del Sol had been in her room
I'm the Majestic. She said her husband
had been extraordinarily Jealous and to-
ward the latter part OF the time that they
lived together he had abused her for ac-
capting any ordinary courtesies. She had
spoken OF this to their friend, Mr.. Err
skine. now lawyer for Mr.. Oakes, One
OF these conversations was I'm her bed
room.
WAS Mr.. Erskine alone with you in
your bedroom" cried Mr.. Hummel with
mock horror.
YES" she replied. The lawyer was
alone with her and was begging her to
overlook Mr.. Oakes' conduct. urging that
his brain was affected. She said Mr.
Oakes after his furious assaults on her
Gained down and told her to continue
her lessons with Del Sol
She was still on the stand when an adj
journment was taken until this morning.
When the trial opened Celine Remezy,
Mrs Cakes former maid. said. in reply
to Mr.. Hummers questions. that she had
seen no actual improperly on Mrs.
Cakes part. Mr.. Hummel called as wit
10 h, II Arthur whn
when Mrs. Oakes landed In England.
and who was sure that she had not kissed
del SOL md George Gordon Battle her
former attorney, who said one OF the wit
nessts against her had called on him and
made a demand for money.