The evening world., 1903-01-06
Hearing In the FIRST Of the
X Christie Counter Divorce
stits 70 Begun Before Justice
Clarke and a Jury.
YAM ELEVATOR BoY's STORY.
says Mr.. Wrlsley Fled from Mrs.
4chrlstIe's Apartment When Mrs.
\ Wrisiey Called and His Clothes
Followed by Dumb-Walter.

Another step was taken to-day to-
ward clearing up the remarkable coun-
t~er-divorce suits which Mr.. n Mrs.
James II. Christie have brought against
q other. In these actions the amaz-
ing total OF si~xty-three different acts
OF m~isbehavior are alleged.
It 10 the husbands suit that now oc-
eupies the attention OF Justice Clarke
ana q jury and q cloud OF witnesses
were called to prove the frequency of
Mrs. Christie's visits to Wells II. wris-
ley. one Of the correspondents named,
In the latter's ONCE. Their testimony
established nothing more than the fact
OF the ~friendliness which existed be-
tween Mrs, Christie and Mr.. Wrlsley.
Mysterious Snap shots.
II was expected that certain snap
shot photographs said to have been taken
BY d private detective, and showing Mrs.
Christie walking with a mar at a sum
mer resort. would be offered in evidence,
but Mr.. Christie disclaimed amy knowi-
cage OF these snap shot pictures to-day,
and Mrs. Christie declared to an
evening World reporter that they are
~
They are fictitious pictures" said she.
They are OF some other woman, 1 don't
know who, n any one can see Il Is
not Mr.. wrisley with her." -.
William ]. Moran, a bookkeeper In
the big department store of which Mr..
Wrl9ley ts manager, corroborated the
testimony OF office boys. stenographers
ana clerks, that Mrs. Christie visited
that gentleman almost daily at the
store, sometimes staying two hours. He
also testified that he once took a lady's
bicycle up to Mrs. Christie by direction
OF Wrisley. but he did not know wheth-
or Mrs. Christie paid for 1t or not.
L. Latin Kellogg was added to the
array of counsel for the husband to-
Aay. making q force OF three against
Fred B.. House and Samuel II. Koenig
ever, had the advantage OF championing
Q remarkably attractive woman, young
and Innocent In appearance.
George NJ. Wallace, store detective re-
lated how In September, 1899, he varied
bis business of catching shoplIfterss
oy shadowtng Manager Wrisley under
Wallace told how. on three occasions,
he followed Wrlsley till the latter met
Mrs Christie; once at a Forty-second
street rus store, again at the Grand
DAY OF the Dewey naval parade. when
they met at Seventy-second street and
Columbus avenue. walked On to Central
. secluded Corner Of the park isn0n an
: Each time, Wallace said. Wrisley
was back ut the store at 5 o'clock. On
saiu, rs %rIsley 20 ,e hts ts ssps stoTs ws,,aSs
That was early IN October.
Mrs. Christie In Agitated.
The fair face Of Mrs. Christie flushed
end her big blue eyes blInked hard DUR
Dr. tkfa recital. Haa4 -
Fred B. House cross-examined the de-
tective, He drew out that on Dewey
twenty minutes sn IN tie cs Snt1lsiiie PARK sas
shade and spent two hours at Hams
restaurant In Columbus avenue.
,b The M Sstes GSri,t isM IA he Z ala .1,,I not a,, know y,
Q hospital near where these things oc-
"But Mrs. Christie and Mr.. wrIsley
csaling nothins, didn't theyY
Wallace said they did.
How about the bushes7' asked Mr..
Nj. House protested. and Mr.. Keilogg
Edward Max, OF No. 12s East One
Hundred and Ninth street. elevator boy
e. The Elise, No; 2oe West one Hundred
frequent visits OF Wells III. Wrisley to
Mrs. Christie there.
HE used ed e csms often in he sum
I1tN - lH1If III Ha4Q nv L16 HkGI~
orally came at 6'o'clock and stayed till
somewhere around midnight"
Ever remain all night7' asked Mr..
II think so. on. one occasion..
There was. &. ~hlllabaioo about the els-
yator boys think 70" and finally jus
s sss H'i iaTys sSsu cot ' sfis in anStS ses sss.
Wa ' by long aay- / saw wrIslsy
next morning att o'clock. and i saw
MI Max shs sssiS t6 s5tter On th Z saturday IN july.
lsss Mrs Christie told him 20 allow
.Tsn them I'm net a. hcms" she said.
Ing. Mr., Wrisley was In Mrs. Christie's
apartment when q woman Canes tail,
slIm-yell not 80 very thin. lust al ordi-
5 waStsd g s zee irS. carist Ess VIZ When sAf {
told her Mrs. Christie was not at home
she gave me quite q argument 80
s.ee stsrted up the stairs called up
who said she was Mrs. Wrisley was
MTs. Christie blew II down through
s ape tune Ras OK e i %s ss e SS i Nor open q M shs
'Wrtgiey could get out, as he was COM
Ing down the ~firs-escape.
ne vas sending bis clothes down on the
Mrs. Chrisiie's faee wore a frightened
expression AZ this relation. and Christie
seass 1Ains. Bey Diaa's KNOW.
Under cross-sxamination Max admit
ted that he die not know that Mrs.
Christie had with her at the Elise two
children and a servant, M he did not
recall that she often blew down
through the speahdng-tube" 10 him Id
bring the baby carriage out Of the base
lie didn't know that ! Miss bsclan-
EIdge visited Mrs. Christie for several
whether Wrigiey called TO sec Nre.
ChristIs or Miss Bechinridge. go
rWell, 20 far ~ you could observe,
Nrs. Christie's conduct WAS that OF 4
perfect lady, wasn't il9. demanded M.
House; Ana the cowsd slsssioF boy
Then M. House had Mrs. Donovan
tile pretty defendants even pretflor Nd.
taf, stand up IN tho back Of the collfl.
room. emilinE and blnahing IN 4 brett,
.Did not this LADY spend a veoi. WIN
her sister m the Elise In July, iS93f" n.
hundore0 ~ the witness. -
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