Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-07-21
WOMEN OF P|TTSBURG
ATTACKED BY LAWYER
AaPlis's Counsel Makes Grave
Charges Against Society In
The Smokey City.
uPH0LDs HIS NEGRO WITNESS
Asserts Thht Many Other Persons
Have Sinned as Well as the Wife
of the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. EN-.
phaticalIy Denies Base Accusations
Made by Coachman.

ney j. Scott Ferguson. of counsel
Tor Augustus Hartic, in his suit for
divorce. staitlcd the spectators in
the court room today during an i'm.
passiOncd argument against the nd
mission as evidence of the dcposi.
tons of Clifford Hooe. the negro
coachman and correspondent in the
suit with the following words:
1T doesn't do 10 say that This man
Hooc us ncgro-God knows there
is many an intelligent woman who
has sinned as we say this woman
has snned. History is full of ii.
II repeat many women high in
life socially, and in this community.
has sinncd as this woman has done"
This statement caused a sensation
In the city tonight
Crooked Methods Used.
Charges. Of crooked methods made
by both sides were still another fea-
ture of the sensational Hartje di.
vorce case during it's hearing to-
day. What are apparently series of
legal victories for Mrs Hartjc. the
respondent in the suit, also marked
the DAYS session and eliminated in
the admission Of the confessions of
clifford liooc, the negro coachman
in which he is said to have declared
that he lied when he swore that he
l.,ii
spondent
With the offering of this confess
sion and of other documents today
the case for the respondent wa; prac-
tically closed although Attorney John
Freeman of Mrs. Hartje's counsel,
told the court that he might hnve
some new matter to present later.
Detective Put on the Stand.
Detective Ray. of the Perkin,
agency told of the arrest of Hooe in
Ohio and of his being brought back
to Pittsburg where he made his con.
fession. Attorney John Maroon. of
Mr.. Hartje's counsel put Ray through,
rigid cross-examination In which
he tried to show that Hooe was made
drunk and coerced by the detectives
into making his confession
Superintendent G. B Perkins oil
the detective agency told practical
ly the same story as had Ray and
he was put through an equally trying
crOsc.oyamtpa tinn
Woman Dcnounces Deposition.
Mrs. Mary Scott 'Hartje, the re.
spondent, testified that she was pres
ent when the first deposition OF The
negro coachman was taken and that
what lie said there was "outrageously
false
Alderman King testified that Houc
was not drunk when he made his
confession.
E%Therei was terrific battle Of ar
gume'.C when counsel for Augustus
Hartje tried to get stricken from
the case the evidence concerning
Hooe. given by John L. Wclshons
Hartje's close friend and the wit
Desscs who followed him.
Wife Attacked In Court.
Attorney Ferguson led the argu.
ment for Hartie and bitterly ar.
raigned Mrs Mary Scott Hartje. At
torney John M. Freeman, chief of
counsel for Mrs. IIartjc. replied
sharply and Judge Robert S. Frazier
ordered that the evidence he con-
sidered and made part of the case.
Attorney Freeman resumed his
ventilation of the Clifford Hooe cpl
sode and his attempt to show that
there was conspiracy between,
Augustus 'Hartje, and Hone, his for.
mer coachman.
Mrs. Hartje Denies Charges.
Mrs. Hartje went on the stand and
denied with blazing eyes the chargs