The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-01-08
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Correspondent In Divorce Suit
All but Cornered by His Wife
While Visiting Principal.

New York. Jan S.-Mrs. Elizabeth B.
Christie. n tall and attractive blonde. at
tired in black and wearing a picture hat
sat I'm the supreme court before Judge
Clarke and Jury. and listened with eVi-
dent interest as testimony was pehs
given telling OF the friendship that exist
ed between herself and Wells H. Wrisiey'
a married man. formerly connected Win
q large department store.
Mrs Christie is being sued for divorce
by her husband James IL. Christie
salesman for lace house OF this city,
oil account OF her relations with Wrisley.
She says her husbands accusations are
groundless and she retaliates by making
charges against him because OF his atten-
tions 10 a Boston woman.
Mr. Wrisiey Is attending court and Civ
ing his support TO Mrs. Christie TO refute
the allegations made. She Is represented
by Frederick B. House, while l.. Larlh
Kellogg appears for Mr.. Christie
Mr. Christie was first warned or MS
wife's doings by Mrs Wells III. Wrisley.
who wrote him in November. 1873, that
her husband who had always been "A true
kind and loving husband, was one OF Mrs
Christie's victims: that she had forced
her attentions upon him. accepted ms
lavish expenditure OF money and robbed
her and her daughter OF everything dear
on earth--a happy home. Mrs. Chrisue
was formerly an Albany belle ana was
accompanied to court by her TWO sisters
who are equally pretty
Edward Max. formerly elevator poy ih
en- apartment house. In West lllth street.
where Mrs Christie had lived testneu
that Wrisley often called there. He had a
key TO her apartments.
Mhen Mrs. Wrisley called there one
Nra
given instructions not 10 allow any one
Il come % her apartment. Ne refused
IN take her no. She then ran ~ the
stairs. and he Immediately whistled up
the tube 70 tell Mrs. Christi, she wls
Going TO have an unwe'corlc visitor lie
terrified that Mrs. Christie replied tat
Wlisley had left her rooms by way or
tNa fire escape and that mis- clothes were
in the dumb waiter and to tell Wrisley so
Max went TO an apartment under Mrs
Christie's which was unoccupied. ana
found Wrisley there in his shirt sleeves
lie nut on the rest OF his clothing and
left I'm n hurry. The witness later saw
Mrs wrisley in the apartment OF Mrs
Christie.
other evidence was given TO the effect
that during August, 1899. Mrs. Christie
was at Stanwix hall. Chatham N Y,
with Wrisley. John s. German told her
then that she was being followed by a
detective. and she replied that II was
n shame that man and his wife could
not travel about together without being
spied on.
James j. Daily. private detective.
who shadowed Mrs. Christie and Wrisley
on July 6. 1899. testified that he followed
the couple 10 Mount Morris Park one
summer evening and watched hem while
they spent two hours tn ,re. lilo SAID
they were husging and kissing each other
during that tire repeatedly, so oiten
that he could not tell the number OF
times.
During the two houfs that they werc
there would you say that they weta hug
glng and kissing Zach other every ten
mnutes?" inquired Mr.. House. on cross
examination.
eyes. sir" replied the witness.
Would YOU say they were kissing each
other every five minut persisted the
lawyer.
NO. sir Not quite so oftcr." was tn
answer.