The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-07
THE NORTON DIVORCE CASE
JENKINS, FATHER AND MOTHER
 ON THE STAND.

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 Direct ContradictiOn-Mother Pro-
 duces Diary to Clear Her SOn-Misz Degnan Gives Testimony Along the Same Lines--Breexy Talks by COun-
 seI Over Introduction of Letters.
 James R. Jenkins, representative of the town of Unionville in the general assembly, and father of George Jen- kins, the correspondent in the Norton divorce case, created a sensation in the superior court yesterday by stating that at the time that Detective Louis J. Webb, working for Norton, said he had followed MT. Jenkins and Mrs. l Norton about the streets of Hartford, the young man was, instead, seated in l his home in Unionville, and Mrs. Jen- kins, the mother of the young man, oorroberatei the testimony, and Jen- l kins himself on the stand told story that contradicted all the serious points in Webb's statements. His story was | lOlQ Ill d SITdlSIllOI NdIN lllclllliSAJ d4lb impressed all those who heard it. At one point in his examination, where he testified to letter from Mrs. Norton, in which she referred to a telegram from her husband, and said the lat | ter would thank Jenkins for his kind- ness to her. Mrs. Norton burst into tears. One part of the story, where he testified to being told by strangers that job was being put up on Mrs. Norton, was especially contradictory, and went in deep.
 Mrs. James Jenkins of Unionville, mother of George Jenkins, was the first witness in the Norton divorce case yes terday. She was put on by Mir. Good hart to corroberate the statement of Jenekins that he was at his home in | Unionville on April ', the night on which Webb, the detective, testified he I followed him and Mrs. Norton to Polls in Hartford.
 Mrs. Jenkins, woman of about six ty, produced a diary, which she said l she invariably kept written up from 1 day to day and on turning to the date in question state that her son had ar | rived at his home at o'clock in the | evening of April '. Webb testified he l saw him and Mrs Norton in Hartford at 7:15 D, m., and again at il o'clock. Mrs. Jenkins also testified to seeing her son in Hartford on other occasions, which are involved in the case.
 Representative James R. Jenkins of Unionville, father of the young man, was next called. He said he met his son on the evening of April T. and that the latter got home about 9 o'clock, and that they sat and c9nversed for some time. He did not leave the house un- til about 1 o'clock the next afternoon, at which time he went back to Hart ford He also testified to meeting his son in Hartford on Good Friday.
 William T. Birney, a brother of Mrs. | Norton, was next called, He said he was a stenographer at Winchester's, where he had been for ten years. At I present he was private secretary to Purchasing, Agent Shepard. He said he was married and had one child. He said that daring the past year he had never seen Mrs. Norton intoxicated, I although he had had her under his ob- servation.
 Mir. Hull asked: Did you at some time deny your sister access to your home?"
 No" said MT. Birney.
 Haven't you had trouble with your sister about this verey case?" again asked MT Hull.
 No snapped Birney, and was ex- cused.
 George Jenkins was then recalled. He was chewing gum and his answere Iwere indistinguishable, and he was ask ed to remove it. He then testified as to Washington, the blind witness, visit to his room after Mrs. Norton had left, las testified by others. Washington asked him, he said, to open a bottle of wine for him. MT, Jenkins stated he had opened the bottle with an imple- lment, not corkscrew, which he then had on a key-ring Mir Goodhart tried to get the implement in as an exhibit, but on objections by Mir. Hull it was ruled out. Jenkins said Washington l came back later and asked for cigar cite. He gave him one, lit a match for him and Washington then went out. He said Mrs. Norton had visited him and asked him to call her in the morn- ling. He did so and then went to break fast
 Jenkins then detailed his movements lall day Good Friday, and in an argu- ment between MT. Goodhart and MT. Hull the former stated it was to direct Fly contradict what witnesses for Nor ton had testified to as regards Jenkins movements.
 As to his walking out with Mrs. Nor Iton and going into a saloon for beer, Jenkins admitted such had occurred, and said he had bought three bottles of beer, which he took home with him and placed them on Mrs. Norton's win dow. He then went to a nearby res- taurant and bought two egg sandwich l es, which he and Mrs. Norton ate, with the beer, in her room. He said he did this because Mrs. Norton had not eat en all day and said she was hungry. MT. Goodhart asked If he had kissed Mrs. Norton on the walk home, as Webb had testified he had, and Jenkins Ialmost shouted "No!"
 MT. Goodhart asked about his move- ments on Easter Sunday. Jenkins said he got up about o'clock and met Mrs Norton in the kitchen. She was going to church and he asked if he might ac- company her, as he would like to hear the boy choir at St. Peter's She al- lowed him to go, and they got back