The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-06
THE NORTON DIVORCE CASE
ENDEARING LETTERS FROM NOR TON TO WIFE READ IN COURT.

TON TO WIFE READ IN COURT. But Judge Has Not Decided Whither They Will be Admitted as Evidence Jenkins, the Correspondent, Claims an AIibi on Two of the Occasions in Which Detective Webb Claims to Have Seen Him With Mrs. Norton in Hartford.
 The Norton divorce case was resumed before Judge shumway in the superior court yesterday. When the judge as- cended the bench few people were with in the court room, and those present were interested parties, in the shape of lawyers, witnesses, etc. In the after neon nearly every chair was occupied : The most importan features of the day were the reading of several letters from Norton to his wife, all of which were in the most sincere and endear- ing terms. In one he says. Even though I cant be with you, dear, think of you, dear, and love you every day. We must do our duty like lit tie soldiers trusting that the sun will shine some time" The others were written in tone that seemed to point to the fact that young Norton really loved his wife. In this connection Lawyer Goodhart in addressing the court said that he would endeavor to show the court that the suit was prac- tically the suit of the family of Nor ton.
 Another feature of the days testi- mony was that of Jenkins, the core spondent in the case. He claimed an alibi on two of the occasions in which Detective Webb claimed that Mrs. Norton and Jenkins were together in Mrs. Norton's room in Hartford, and claimed that he would produce evil hence to show that on one of the oc- casions named by the detective he was at his home in Unionvllle, where his father, who is a member of the leg islature resides.
 Attorney J. P. Goodhart was the in- quisitor, as he was when the trial clos ed last week, and he went all over the ground that the detective on the direct examination covered in shadow ing Mrs. Norton.
 Mrs. Norton was as usual in court yesterday morning, sitting next to her counsel, and Edwin Kenneth Norton, her husband, was also in court, he sat, as usual, back in the spectators seats. The man named as correspondent, George Jennings, was also present yes- terday.
 Thanks to theedict that has gone out that the idle and curious would not be admitted to the court room, the num- Der of this ilk sitting in the court yes- terday morning was fewer than on other days of the trial.
 The examination of the detective by Attorney Goodhart was minute one, and seemed to be largely for the pur- pose of testing MT. Webb's memory and memoranda.
 Tn the course of the cross-examina- tion the witness answered MT. Good- hart rather sharply, and the lawyer re- marked that such temper was un- called for.
 q submit" said Attorney Hull, coun- sel on the other side, that the tone of the counsel is calculated ii roil the witness"
 "Oh, well,' retorted MT Goodhart, s'your actions the other day, when you slammed papers on the table were as bad as the actions of the witness. I know my insufficiencies and deliquen- cies, but I don't like to have you bring them out in public"
 "This has gone far enough,55 was the comment of Judge Shumway
 Did you have any suspicion of mis- conduct between Mrs. Norton and MT. Jenkins?"
 NO, I did not" was the reply,
 Witness said he had once in his pos- session letters addressed to Mrs. Nor ton. He got them out of dress suit case In Mrs. Nortons room in Hart ford. The case was opened when he took up the letters.
 ''Any one with you at the timer"
 "Mr. Litke was on the lookout
 ''Did you read those, letters?'
 "I did"
 What did you do with them?"
 CT can't recall whether I mailed them to MT. H. A. Hull of Mir. c, H. Hull"
 How many letters were there?"
 "There might have been anywhere from ten to twenty-five
 "Have you seen these letters since?"
 "No"
 MT Hull here told MT. Goodhart that he would produce the letters,and they were produced.