Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-14
.LEMP ANSWERS WIFE
ContradictS Her Statements
on Witness Stand.
DENIES ALL WRONG-DO|NG
Says He Never Struck Her and Never
Taught Son Atheism.
ADMITS HAVING HER WATCHED
She Read Antenuptial Agreement,
He Declared-No Lump Sum for
Her, Announces Court.

| ST. LOUIS. Mo-, February 13.-A fiat
denial by William ]. Lemp. jr.. Of thu
| sworn statements Of his wife and the as.
| sertion by Judge Hitchcock that. II he
| sees fit to grant q divorce with alimon!
to Mrs. Lemp. the money will not be
| awarded In lump sum. but In monthly
| or annual allowances, were features OF
| the divorce which has been bringing the
domestic affairs of the Lemps into public
| notice. when trial Of the case was re-
| sumed today.
| Mr. Lemp swore to exactly the opposite
Of his wifes testimony in most instances.
About the only point he admitted was
| her assertion that he had hired detectives
to watch her.
He denied that he had ever struck her.
abused her by word or deed. told their
son that there was no God or derided the
Roman Catholic Church to the boy. He
asserted that his wife had read and
| knew the contents of the antenuptial
agreement which she signed. although
she said that she did so in ignorance OF
its contents.
Lemp was still under cross-examination
when the court adjourned until Monday.
Mrs. Lemp's Case Closed.
Mrs. Lemp's case was closed by depo-
sition from the secretary of the brewing
company giving estimates of the values OF
Lemps holdings and by the introduction
Of the nuptial agreement. which Lemp
signed In the presence of Archbishop John
j. Kahn of the Roman Catholic Church
October 81. 1899. In this document the
defendant agreed that all children born of
the marriage be baptized and educated IN
the Roman Catholic faith.
The first witness on behalf Of Mr.. Lemp
was Mollie Edwards. who formerly lived
In T,OlliS h,1f m lives In New York.
Pearl Ritchey had testified that while she
was living at the Edwards house Will
liam ]. Lemp came there. This was after
the marriage of Mr.. Lemp.
The Edwards woman testified that
Pearl Ritchey never lived at her house.
Il have known Mr.. Lemp sixteen or
seventeen years." she said. He positive
ly was never in my house after his mar
rage"
Testimony contradictory of other wit
nesses for the plaintiff concerning Lemp's
alleged midnight visits to various places
was given.
Lemp on the Stand.
Then the cross-complainant was called.
In an even, dispassionate manner, Lemp
fatty contradicted the sworn statements
Of his wife regarding the signing of the
second ante-nuptial agreement between
the pair. He also denied her testimony
that he had struck her, knocked her
down stairs or otherwise abused her.
Lemp asserted that his wife read the
paper which she said she signed while
ignorant of its contents. He denied that
he had covered up the document so that
she could not read the terms Of the
agreement.
He declared positively that he did not
present to her any paper which would
leave her free to train the children re-
| ligiously after they were seven years
| old. and said that no such agreement
| had ever been discussed by them. He de-
MED that he had told his son that there
was no God, or had spoken disparingly
to him of the Roman Catholic church
or religion in general.
The only allegation which Lemp ad-
| mitted was that he had engaged a de-
| tective to watch his wife. He said that
| he had done this only after he|discovery
| of 1.-The dear little pal' letter which Mrs.
Lemp acknowledged writing. after ex-
| planning that 1t was intended merely as
| decoy for her husband.