Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-16
GARTER, BOTTLES,
BONE OF CONTEST
WARRINGTON DIVORCE BRINGS
OUT WARM DETAILS
Husband Says His Wife Denied Him
oood-by kisses-she lntimates
That He Transeressed
often

A mysterious but handsome garter
studded with gold buckles and spark
ling diamonds, a mysterious collection
of beer bottles, a still more mysterious
present of roses and a most mysterious
floral box alleged to have been con-
cealed beneath a bath tub in the War
mington home, formed the chief bones
of contest in the suit for divorce
brought by Mrs. Mary Warrington
against her husband In department 0
of the superior court.
Yesterday was the second day of the
trial and 1t Will require all this morning
before the case can be finally settled.
Warrington, who is a railroad en-
gineer, was the chief witness in his own
behalf yesterday. He Is contesting the
case, and although he alleged that his
wife had always been good woman
and that he had never called her hard
names, he admitted that he had quar-
relied with her because he thought her
actions indiscreet during his trips away
on the road.
Finds Gen-Studded Garter
Finally Warrington stated that he
had found a garter in the top bureau
drawer, He had first been attracted to
1t by the sparkling diamonds. and then
when he showed it to his wife he stated
that she denied owning 1t and said it
belonged to someone else. w
Miss Maude Warrington then took
the stand, and she was asked whether
or not she had ever seen the famous
garter
"Garter?" said the young woman with
a look of shocked surprise. "Why, 1
have never heard of a garter or seen
one, that is 1 have never seen that gar
ter" she said with becoming blush.
Further allegations were made by the
husband that his wife had refused to
kiss him goodby on his trips away on
the road.
He further stated that his wife had
been friendly with Tom Hays of River
side, and then when the afternoon ses-
sion of court was called Mrs Tom Hays
appeared in court and seated herself by
the members of the Warrington
family.
Some of Friends There
There were more than score of the
intimate friends of the family and all
wanted to tell what they knew about
the case but because the defendant had
not filed a cross complaint little or no
evidence was allowed to be given con-
cerning the eruptions at the Warming
ton home.
Both the girl and the boy testified
against their father and at times they
man who sat there so quietly and who
looked at his children, whom he had
cared for during their many years of
life, with a sorrowful expression.
Later Warrington alleged that his
wife had been spending an evening with
a number of friends, some of whom
were we'll known railroad officials of
Los Angeles and their relatives. and
that she had imbibed four cocktails,
several glasses of wine and then topped
off with a few drinks of whisky, after
which one of the men present wanted
to kiss her and she was more than
ready.
There was a storm of refuting evil
dence against the allegation as against
subsequent intimation that a local
railroad official had told Mrs. Warm
ington not to let his wife know he had
called on her, since he was supposed TO
be at the Jonathan club.
Then the PLAINTIFF evidence began
to get strong and allegations were
made that Warrington did not fire.
quent the right kind of places along
the route of his duties.
The first evidence to be produced was
against certain saloon in Yuma
known as the Arizona club. The at
torneys wanted to know of one wit
ness whether or not there was gambling
in the saloon. The witness admitted
that there was and further stated that
there were many dancing and singing
girls there and that some even went
so far as to sit on the laps of the vis-
itors.
When the attorney, however, asked
the young witness If the women did
not go about with pongee dresses on
and nothing else, the witness demurred
and said that he had never felt them
to see.
The case was continued until this
morning and the court then adjourned.
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