The Detroit times., 1910-01-19
NITNEssslYsMR
CHRIsIY BECAME
INTOXICATED
Father of Howard Chandler Christy
Testifes That Artists Wife Was
Under influence Of Liquor
More Than Once
Famous Model Admits She Drank
a Littler-Child Will Decide
Between Parents.

GAINESVILLE. Ohio. Jan. 1s.-Not'
withstanding the unsavory evidence IN
troducsd in the habeas corpus proceed
ings Instituted by Mrs. Howard Chand-
Ter Christ TO gain the custody of her
daughter Natala. the child will hoif
the balance in deciding whether she
shall be taken from her artist father
according to a statement made today
by Judge Smith
II intend 10 see Natalie myself,
declared Judge Smith. she will Tell
me what she wants to do-whether
she would rather stay at her fathers
studio at Duncan's Falls or go with
her mother to New York. Surely she
should have some voice in the matter
Mrs. Christy visited her daughter AT
the home of Attorney f. A. Durham.
Christys chief counsel, last night. The
artist was there when she arrived, but
withdrew. When Mrs. Christy re-
turned 70 her hotel she was in evi-
cent high spirits.
Natalie says she wants both How
ard and myself said Mrs. Chrisiy
"Sne says nothing can induce her 10
change her mind II means that
will get my little girl part OF the
time-all | have ever asked"
Today Mrs. ~hristy admitted that
she drank "a little" and gave some
reasons why she should
MY husbands dispositions accuse
- 4, fnly .H. arL.
I don't deny IT, | did what any hos
pitable woman IL New York does OF
course | crank little, why shouldn't
i? II | am NforceI TO, | shall have
some interesting things 10 tell about
how l happened to be sent TO the
Kelley institute al White Plains.
n. Y.
Frank NJ. Christy, father OF the
artist. today, related incidents in the
life OF Mrs. Howard Chandler Christy
while she was guest at his farm at
Duncans Falls last summer.
He testified that Mrs. Christy was
intoxicated more than once when she
came home from GAINESVILLE. She US
nal.y drank at night. he said At one
time che was with a party on the
Muskingum river When the whole
crowd was drunk" he continued
Once the witness said. Mrs. Christy
and Perdy. the chauffeur. were miss
ing from the studio and he instituted
search.
Il found them in q fence corner,
he said The chauffeur was lying on
the ground Mrs. Christy was stand.
ing and beer bottles We're lying all
around
Continuing his testimony Christy's
father declared his daughter-Inlaw
was often profane.
"Once at the dinner table, he said,
she got up and shrieked al Howard.
Damn you, I'll kill YOU and rushed
away.
The lie was passed BY the lawyers
while the elder Christy was on the
stand. Attorney Taussig. counsel for
Mrs. Christy. accused the defense o.
leading the witness. Attorney Durham
replied hotly: You're liar" The
court reprimandei the lawyers
Mrs. Christy. mother OF Howard.
said on the witness stand that she had
discovered Howard.s wife talking TO
Perdy from her window one night. The
chauffeur was on the ground below.
Il made Perdy leave our farm" de-
Stdttu hTo Auii5lH. ne was idAlll-
lar with Mrs. Christy and was making
our home a perfect purgatory. Once
I found Perdy andDmy daughterin-law
n the studio alone. She was on the
window seat and he was advising her
% rub her head with salt He seemed
to know what TO do for her In such
cases"
Throughout this testimony Mrs.
Christy pressed her lips with tense
Angers and tears rolled down her
cheeks Liars liars" she mutered
)vsr the shoulder Of her counsel
On the stand yesterday Christv ad.
mitted most OF the charges against
him. but insisted that since he took
ip the Christian Science faith two
years ago. he has reformed. He chal-
lengad anyone 10 find in the past two
years anything that would prove an
argument against his being an ideal
guardian for the girl
A feature Of the proceedings was
the Introduction Of the two letters,
from Mrs. Christy to her husband.
both OF which reveal in a remarkable