The star and Newark advertiser., 1908-06-11

HAD WORKED FOR
SLEUTH AGENCY
Gregory introduced Her TO Man
Named as Correspondent in His
Office, Mrs. Burtt Says.

Mrs. Catherine T. Burtt had her inn
ing today in Vice Chancellor Emery S
court in the suit for divorce brought
by her husband, Robert Burtt, alleging
the statutory cause. Her attorney made
Chief John Gregory, of the Gregory
New Jersey Detective Agency, and his
son. Francis j. Gregory, admit that
John Marshall the correspondent in
the suit, had been in their employ to
get evidence against men and women.
Francis Gregory said he introduced
Marshall to Mrs. Burtt in her own
house.
Chancellor Emery said, after
hearing several witnesses for the de-
fense, that the complainant must pro-
duee Marshall in the suit as a witness.
Mrs. Burtt's attorney, too, said he
wanted Marshall in court, and the
chancellor told him to prepare a
subpoena and have Gregory serve it.
After the paper was handed to Gregory
the attorney for the defense said to the
court
Told to Get Marshall.
He wanted So for his work in get
ting Marshall here"
It think you had better go and get
him. Mr.. Gregory" the vice-ehancellor
remarked. "Ill see that you will be
paid for your services. But enough has
come out in this case today to make
it necessary for the complainant to
produce Marshall in court"
After Chief Gregory said. he did not
call Marshall into court because he did
not need him, and did not want his
evidence. for he would not incriminate
himself, he admitted that Marshall had
been employed by him to get evidence
in the Mole the Rousall and other di-
vorce suit To many questions Gre
CORY replied. 81 don't remember"
Francis Gregory testified to several
instances differently from what he did
yesterday, and in other divorce suits,
as the attorney for Mrs. Burtt showed
by affidavits Gregory had signed, and
Gregory admitted that he called at
Mrs. Burtt's house with Marshall,
and said he asked him once, to get
evidence against Burtt.
Mrs Burt went on the witness stand
in her own defense. She denied en-
phatically the allegations of the
Gregorys and their men. She swore
that a year ago she employed them to
procure evidence against her husband.
Gregory wanted $50, and she gave him
500 He and his father she swore,
afterward quarreled with her and used
strong language.
ut was in his own office that Francis
Gregory introduced me to Marshall" 3"
she swore, mot in my home"
Mrs. Burtt's son, Robert, jr, IL years
old was a good witness for her. So
was Miss May Sullivan, clerk in a pure
food store, who knew Marshall and
never saw any freedom between him
and Mrs Burtt.
Chief Gregory, who went out in
search of Marshall, brought back a
young man with red hair. The vice
chancellor directed that Marshall be
taken out of the court room and kept
in the corridor until he was called as
witness
A few minutes before court took
recess for lunch Chief Gregory re-
ported that Marshall had left the room
in which he was told to stay, and had
gone away. Vice Chancellor Emery
then said he would issue an attach
ment for Marshall and have him
brought TO court.
In the first suit Burtt brought
against his wife for divorce, Vice
Chancellor Stevens, in dismssing the
suit. said i'm his decision that the only
evidence against Mrs. Burt was that
of the correspondent, not corroborated,
but on the contrary, fatty contra
dicted by the witnesses he named. A
copy of the finding of the vice-chan-
cellor dismissing the suit was in court
today.