The San Francisco call., 1906-07-31

the object OF his coming belnSs II Is
some financial questions that would be
involved by the awarding Of the boy
TO his mothers custody. For awhile
Reno imagined that Dixon was Corey,
and disillusionment served TO empha-
size the towns disgust.
ONLY FIVE WITNESSES.
Mrs. Corey. Miss Corey. Master Corey
and two citizens OF Reno were the
only witnesses called and their testi-
mony was 10 prove that Mrs. Corey
had been willfully deserted by her hus-
band; that she came 10 Reno for her
health instead OF with deliberate IN
tent TO take advantage Of the six
months residence law, and procure
diverce; that she was entitled 10 the
custody Of her son simply because her
husband had shown by his acts that he
was not entitled TO it. Counsel on
both sides employed an "eXcuse-me-
for-asking" tone while interrogatin
the ladies. Even the precipitancy with
which Summerheld said That's all.
after Miss Corey had expressed her
opinion OF New YOrlEs wealthy men
was quite Chesterheldian.
Redding's opening address for the
plaintiff stated the entire case in such
forid periods as 10 give Reno the only
compensation 1t received for the sew
eraI throw-downs referred TO. After
must not permit their Judgment TO be
biased by what they had read in the
newspapers he said:
We will show that this case is an
instance where material prosperity has
brought unhappiness The genius Of
a man in the great art of handling
ether men. in dominating the forces
around him with an iron viii. in oper-
ating great industries and producing
gigantic aresults, has utterly failed to
teach him how TO properly or decently
treat a gentle, faithful loving wife.
Married twenty-three years ago. al
most children at the time, for twenty
years they lived in Pennsylvania. con-
tented and happy as the average mar
ried couples OF course they had
'tiffs and petty quarrels. What mar
ried people do not? One Of the sweet
est things in life, gentlemen, is when
we kiss and make up with our wife
after one of these little squalls on
the sea OF matrimony."
WEALTH WRECKS HOME.
Then the eloquent attorney told of
how the Coreys prospered and. in 1903,
removed their residence to New York,
cold and distant toward his helpmate
Then she knew the old life was
gone forever" said he, and that the
crisis was at hand. so she was more
or less prepared for the blow when il
came She knew the stern. determined,
self-centered nature OF the man. When
he said to her on May ], 1905: I sail
for Europe tomorrow, ] am leaving you
and VIII never return again. she
realized that the end Of the old days
had come"
Redding then opined that no such
brutal and ungrateful desertion OF a
wife has occurred in history since
nearly hundred years ago. when the
great Napoleon similarly put away
Josephine.
Mrs. Corey's loss OF forty pounds of
flesh, as the result Of her husbands
conduct, was dwelt upon at length, and
great emphasis was laid upon the fact
that the husbands mother and sister
stood by the wife. Not Until the at
tOrney announced that Mrs. Corey had
selected Reno as q residence place be-
cause of its unequaled social and cli-
matte advantages did the jury seem TO
show real interest. So palpable was
the hit thus made that the success was
dOndled. SO 10 speak
With her steT-in-laW she came
West, said Redding, and in San
Francisco friends told them OF Reno,
its people and its climate. and they
came here. Gentlemen, they have re-
mained here ever since, but not with
any definite plan of divorce in the
plaintiffs mind. She loathed the idea.
She liked the place so well that she
leased q home for a year and, gentle
men, she renewed that lease for an
other year, until the fall of 1907 And
she has made important property in
vestments here"
Again the jury sat up and took
notice.
RENO To BE HER HOME.
She settled down here" continued
the attorney with her servants and
her belongings and she brought her
son here soon as his term at school
in Connecticut ended. She viii tell
you that she has received nothing but
kindness and courtesy from the good
people OF Nevada. It's the only place
she can call home and she has no
other place in view"
After declaring that his clients only
reason for suing for divorce was her
desire TO escape newspaper notoriety.
Redding explained that everything a
billion-dollar corporation did was
news" and she could not be left alone
But" he continued. the good peo-
pie OF Nevada respected her. You may
not have twenty story buildings here.
but you have twenty hearts, and
she has had nothing but kindness from
you. There is no large amount Of
money or property involved in this
case. Inc lnOuefn napoleon OF industry
is fair and square in money matters
and no issue on that point is raised
II money were the one issue we would
not be here today. My client would
say to you in her own way that which
has been said so beautifully elsewhere:
Here shall l lay me down and nurse
a bleeding heart"
MRS. COREY ON THE STAND.
Mrs Corey, attired in black hat,
white waist and blue skirt, took the
stand and swore that she never gave
her husband cause for his desertion of
her. Gently prompted by Attorney
Craig, she went on to corroborate in
detail all that Redding had said anent
Corey's complaint Of conduct and her
own reasons for coming West Yes.
the climate OF Reno agreed with her
and she owned a mine in Nevada and
had men employed developing it. She
and Corey did not part in anger; he
Just told her that he was going to
Europe and would not live with her
again, and she knew IL would be use
less 10 argue with him. He stayed in
Europe several months and never COM
municated with her. nor had she seen
him since the day he left her in New
York, where she occupied apartments
in the Lorraine. on Fifth avenue.