Evening journal., 1907-11-23
new WORKERS In
DIVORCE CASE
Wright c. DiZer Secured a
Decree This Morning in
Superior Court
TESTIMONY OF ESCAPADES

Walter Massey. William Herdman
and Herbert Ward. Of New York and
Newport. r. l.. were named as co.
spondents in the divorce case Of
Wright c. Dizer VS.. Nellie e. Dizer.
In which a decree nisi was granted by
Superior Court this morning after Will
liam w. Knowles. counsel for Mr.
Dizer, had proved that Mrs Dizer had
been unfaithful to her marriage coven-
ant The hearing disclosed visits by
Mrs Dizer to New York boarding
houses and the st. James Hotel, WASH
ington, with Messrs Herdman and
Massey, and her election from the
New YORK house after Herdman had
been found in her room there. Al
though Mrs. Dizer was represented in
court by Daniel o. Hadings, counsel
did not make defense. Mrs. Dizer
did not appear
Mr. Dizer. who is a commercial
traveller. living at No. 23i5 Market
street. swore to his marriage with
Nellie E. Moore In this city, on October
20, 1902. They lived together az vari-
ous places here until March 13. 1904.
when uopn his return home from
Western trip Mr.. Dizer was Informed
by his wife that unless he took her 70
/ live at No. gO5 Delaware avenue shc
would leave him. Dizer told the court
that he could not afford to make a
homo for his wife in that section OF
the city. whereupon she left his home.
and has been seen but once by him
since
IL came out that Mrs. Dizer had
sued her husband laJer for support.
and that W until this morning no had
paid her $50 a month IN accordance
with an order of the court
Dizer Identified the photograph of a
petite blonde Of middle age as that OF
his wife
New Yorker Tells Of Eseapadss.
Then Mr.. Knowles called Winfield L.
Rosenstein who said ne was real
estate merchant Of No 2fS West
Forty-nfth street. New York. TO tho
stand 10 testify concerning Mrs.
! Dizcr's conduct in New York.
"ln October OF last year." MI.
. Rosensteln swore. Miss Nellie a.
: Dizcr. as she was known 10 us, came
: TO live at our private boarding house,
; at No. 40 West Tweuty-third street.
She told us she was from Virginia She
was very much sought after by mon
during the five, weeks she spent IN the
house." Then Mr.. Rosenstein declared
that Mrs Rosensteln learned one nizht
that Miss" Dizer was entertaining a
man IN her room. He was ordered
out Of the house. Subsequently Mr..
Rosenstein said he found Herbert
Ward in the woman's room and on
the next day he ordered Miss Dizer
from his house. Mr. Rosenstein said
the divorce respondent was everywhcre
introduced as an unmarried woman
and was entertained lavishly He
said she was "a drinking woman"
Miss Rosie A. Cover a decidedly
, pretty brunette, who said she lived al
! the Rosenstein apartment in New
York went more freely into Miss
Dizer's New York escapades Miss
! Cover said her acquaintance with the
, respondent covered a period of ten
years. She, although like Mr.. Rosen-
stein, understood Mrs. Dizer was an
unmarried woman. Then she told OF
a midnight scene IN Miss" Dizer s
apartment IN which Herdman figured
"They were in rom together Miss
I Cover supplemented her testimony with
the statement that she had also seen
Massey and Mr.. Johnson In com-
promising positions with Miss Dizer
In July 1906. Miss Cover said, Mas
:, sey and the woman went to the st
y James Hotel, in Washington. Other
: trips 10 Philadelphia and HARRISBURG
q bv the woman and some one Of the
y correspondents were referred TO by
Il Miss Cover.
.'Shc drank" Miss Cover swore.
70 "Oh yes, have seen her intoxi'
e Gated" the pretty witness declared JUS
% before identifying the photograph O.
p Mrs Dizcr.
G This being all the testimony the cour
q desired, the decree was granted Die
I who was accompanied in court by hi
aged mother, who early in the cas-
testified TO the marriage of her Sol
to the woman.