The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-20

Money Compromise Not COnsldered-- Case Reiug Heard by Judge shumway in semi-Private Manner--GeOrge H. Horton Testified That He Saw Mrs. Norton Leave Oneco Hotel in Conn pany With a Man and That She Stag gcred - Spectators Excluded - Too Great Rush.
 The Norton divorce trial was resunl- ed before Judge shumway in the su- perlor court yesferday. The same in- terest was manifested in the proceed ings as on the first day.
 Judge StMnway excluded everybody from the court room except the law yers, witnesses and newspaper men, as the crowd who wished to enter the court room curiously to hear the testi- mony was too large, Students made desperate attempt to gain admission, but they were firmly denied admission by the court officials.
 It was claimed yesterday that Mrs. Norton wants her husband, and claims they both love each other Her coun- sel, MT. Goodhart, claimed that all she wanted was her husband, and that she wanted no money consideration.
 Edwin Futile, the hack driver who told last week about having Mrs. Nor ton as a fare on some occasions, was the first witness to take the stand and was examined by Attorney Hull, coun- sel for the plaintiff. and cross-examin- ed by Attorney Goodhart, counsel for the defendant. MT. Goodhart, counsel for the girl, emphatically denied that there had ever been overtures made to her from the father of the boy in the way of none tary consideration for allowing the di- vorce case to go on the docket as ex- parte. All Mrs. Norton wants is her !, husband" said Mir, Goodhart. She would not accept a money consldera7 tion, and it will be impossible to prove that she married Norton with any scheming motives. She has In her pos session letter after. letter from Norton, written months before the marriage, asking that she marry him, and in the most endearing terms declaring his love for her. My client was made aware, as soon as Norton was taken from college and sent to Europe, that there were de- tectives on her track to get just such evidence as is being marshalled against her in court. She was advised upon her every move, and her trip to Hart ford, where she remained some time, I was not for sinister motives, but mere ly to escape, if she might, the contin- uAl bounding and shadowing of private 1 detectives.
 T am confident that she did not commit herself in any way and, all though she might have been imprudent on several occasions in attending din. i ners in the face of her knowledge as to the efforts of Norton's father, we can prove there was no statutory breach"
 1 Carl Lindesay (colored), of Hartford clerk in the store of Wise, Smith com Ipany:
 Mrs. Norton was saleslady in oul cloak department last April for about three weeks"
 He showed the time slip for April 1i Indicating that she was not at worh ', that day,
 Michael Cummings, a hotel keeper ol Hamden:
 Do you know Mrs. Norton?"
 q nave known her a year and half Sho hoov3 i,, ,oa,, ,,loaoV
 With whom?"
 With her husband They registered as man and wife there in January 1906"
 I Has she been there since then?"
 Yes, with a party some time las spring.
 With other men? ?"
 T don't renember.",
 Did you not remember in the offict of Lawyer Kenna last Thursday thar she was at your place three times las spring with different men?"
 No"
 George R. Gillian (colored), waiter at Morris Cove hotel
 Do you remember the day of tn, Yale-Harvard boat race2"
 No"
 Did you hear there was one?"
 Yes"
 "On the day you heard there was on! did you see Mrs. Norton at the hotel?'
 "As near as I can remember thu date"
 What time of the day?"
 About o'clock in the morning. Sh was there with party, Including an other woman and two men. They cam in an auto"
 What did the people get at your ho tei?"
 Their breakfast"
 Benjamin Stevens, cab driver:
 Saturday, May 5, hack, Jessie Bur ney Jack Lueey's, a, m. What doe this mean?"
 "The call came from Jack Lucey's a that time"