The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-02
GRlDLEY LETTERS EXCLUDED FROM
 THE EVIDENCE Husband Alleges He Found Large Package Written
 to His Wife BROKER NEVER INTOXICATED And Especially Not On Champagne, Which He Seldom Bought, He
 Testifies
BROKER NEVER INTOXICATED

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 took the stand, reciting his doings from | the cradle to the present time, how in
 October, 1903, he met his fate by mar
 rying Virginia Whiting when he was | but 16 years of age. She was on a visit to his mother at his home in
 Great Neck. Long Island. Going on a drive. they ended at the home of a 1 Methodist minister. He believed in
 his wife until one day in searching a l trunk he found number of letters written to her bv Heintz Gridley. of i Elnlira. The letters bore the date | from the summer of 1904 to Jan. "A, | 1905. Gridley is named in Halls cross | complaint as one of two co-respon- l dents.
 | An effort was made by Attorney ] kenealy, counsel for the defense, to have the letters introduced as evidence, | but Attorney Cummings. counsel for
 Mrs. Hall. objected on the ground that | they were written to his client prev | ious to her removing to this State, and While she was under the name of V1r- ginia Hall. The court refused the ad- mission of the letters at that time. i This morning just before the noon | recess. Attorney Cummings asked of | MT. Hall:
 After you read the letters. did you | continue to live as man and wife?" The answer came back. "Yes'', be- | fore counsel for Hall could object. The court ordered the answer stricken out. Judge Wheeler from his desk handed | a bundle of letters to the clerk, tell ing the latter to lock them away safe ly until he would call for them. ] In speaking of the finding of the let ters, Hall said this morning that he showed them. after they were discov- | cred, to his wife. who answered him with Those are my letters. you have no right to see them" Hall stated that he admonished his wife about the contents. and accused her of wrong doing with Gridley, which she admit ted, saying that she was sorry. Dur ing this testimony Mrs. Hall. who was seated beside her attorneys, became a little excited and exclaimed, 'I never did"
 Hall further stated that he brooded over the matter, and often woke up in the night, crying. At one time his wife saw him in one of these crying spells. and said, Don't worry about him, I never intend to have any, thing to do with him again.
 Hall was asked, this morning, by his counsel. if he made practice of drinking champagne before break fast. He replied, that only on one occasion had he taken any cham pagne in the morning. This was not there was no breakfast at the Hall home that morning, he said.
 There were number of receipted bills shown in court, and offered as evidence, showing that Hall had pro- vided for his wife and children, and that they had considerable credit in stores in New York and Greenwich With the cross examination Attorney Cummings brought out that there were no bills for liquors. From memory Hall receipted bill after bill he had paid for liquors From the Larchmont Yacht Club fast summer he had taken home over s67 worth of wet goods; from the Indian liar Dor Yacht club, over $50 worth; while he mentioned other deliveries. champagne, dozen half pint bot ties. There was also a little item from the Manhassett Bay Yacht club of Port Washington, l.. I.
 'I understand you to have said that you were never drunk in your life ?'' asked Attorney Cummings.
 'I never was,' came back the re- ply from Hall.
 Do you remember when you went to the theatre one evening in New York, were you not drunk that even ing?"
 .I was not"
 Do you remember the occasion in that automobile ride from one of your many yacht clubs that you had to be held in the auto by Mir. Lock
 
 "I don't remember any occasion when I came home in an auto with either MT. Lockwood or MT. Beales."
 Will you say there was no such occurrence?"
 1T don't remember any such oc- casion."
 "You have said that you did not come home one evening, and that you did not place a skillett on your head, dancing around the house?"
 'I don't remember"
 Was there an occasion when you came home, and placing your fur coat in your arms danced about the room holding the coat as if it were a baby?''
 ''I never did such thing.
 Do you remember when Mr. Lock- wood found you asleep in the chair, sleeping off a jazz"
 T did not sleep in any chair''f
 All these questions were asked by Attorney Cummings, as Mrs. Hall in her direct testimony had related such OcurrenceS.
 'I understood you to say yesterday that you did pawn a necklace belong ing to your wife. and that she knew of it at the time?'' "Yes.''
 That was an heirloom in her fam fly highly prized by her?'
 ''No doubt of it.''
 Have you ever taken the necklace out of pawn?"
 Never"
 .'You also pawned her engagement ring and a few wedding presents?''
 "Yes, with her full Knowledge
 "She has asked you for the pawn tickets Did you give them to her"
 .No, never did? I knew she did not have the means to get the goods out of pawn"
 Hall explained that he had intended to get the jewels out of pawn just as soon as he got other moneys which he expected. but when the money did not arrive there were other expenses. such as loans and rents which had to be attended to. On the necklace Hall got but $50, though he received a leg acy about that time for $4OO.
 Hall is an heir, in trust, to con- siderable property, left by his father, subject to the life use of his mother l He is allowed s1O per week by the trustees for the estate and has often i, drawn on from the estate. In the l summer of 1907 Hall received $10,OOO 1 s2. 331 of which went as counsel fees | and advancements by his counsel. leaving $6,669 for himself With this l he purchased home for s. 900 in Cos Cob, putting 1,500 in re- | chased a boat a horse and an auto ! mobile. Again. since the suit has | been started, he has been advanced | s3 300 by the Eagle Insurance Co. who | are trustees for his fathers estate. | This has almost been disbursed in his | own defense, counsel fees dispositions | of witnesses and other matters
 Do your eyes become crossed when |