Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-06-17
DRAM, ON STAND,
DENIES He EVER
MARRIED WOMAN


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husbands Junior by eleven years. and
after she had told about that she ex-
planned that he had told her that some
time in the future the certificate would
be corrected, as he did not care to make
the marriage known on account of his
mothers illness.
Coming down to the time when an
alleged attempt was made on his part
to divorce her, Mrs. Dram swore that
while she was in England Fred D.
Smith, a legal emissary from Dram.
called upon her.
"What proposition was made by
Smith?" asked Elmer King, her coun-
sci.
THAT 1 get a divorce from him. That
made me feel so bad that / decided
to go back home from England"
What did Smith say"
He said, Leave the baby and /
said. Never, never!' Then he gave
ME on a slip of paper the am of a
place where l could leave the child.
The mother added that she met the
same Mr.. Smith afterwards In Dover,
in this state, and he said that 1t was
the best thing for her and her child to
get a divorce, but h fatty refused
to entertain the proposition.
On another occasion, she swore, Dram
tried to induce her to burn all the let
tiers she ever received from him.
Mrs. Dram Near Collapse.
While Mrs. Gram was on the Witness
stand she was several times on the
verge of a nervous collapse and she
-. - 4--..-. - ~ than nDna
called down" by the vice-chancellor.
Oram's counsel had put a question
to her about Smith, Grams legal
emissary, and she started to talk back.
Don't argue with the lawyer" came
from the court with a sharp tap of the
gavel. Answer only the questions put
to you"
"Gentlemen. gentlemen, stop it," ex-
claimed the vice-chancellor on another
occasion, when both lawyers tried to
talk at once, and then, turning to the
witness, he said:
And you, madam, just listen to the
questions and Just keep your
mind only on the questions that are
asked. Don't have your answers relate
to other circumstances
Dram was called to the stand shortly
before noon, and in denying the mar
rage was asked:
During your relations with her. was
there any conversation about your
marrying herr"
"She asked me If I would marry her,
and I said NO. Then she asked me
again, and I said / would not marry
her"
Did you give her any reason?"
IT said / did not want to marry her.
That's all.
81 told her once when we were out
driving he added, "that we had bet
ter quit, and she said she thought not"
Referring to the trip to England, he
swore. that this was at her own sug-
gestion, so as to get rid of the child,
and swore that Smith was not In
structed by him to endeavor to get a
divorce. 49, it3
"Why not?" asked his lawyer.
Because there was no marriage"
promptly replied Dram.
WAS there any arrangement made
at any time by o to marry her under
her name or any other name?'
mo, sir. We were out driving one
night and she said she would marry
me under any name, immediately go
away and keep the marriage secret. I
didn't agree to the marriage, only to
her going away"
witness denied, categorically and
with some vehemence. that he was in
Hoboken December 81. 1895, the date of
| the alleged marriage, that he knew
the Rev. DR.. George C. Houghton, now
of the Little Church Around the Cor
-..p NE--lx1 tbAa vanfnr nj Trim
ity Church, Hcboken, whose name Is
on the marriage certificate, and that he
signed his name to 1t.
After being put through a severe
cross-examination on general issues by
Mr.. King, Dram was asked three times
in succession:
as Marion your chiid?"
81 object to answering you" was the
angry answer.
you must answer directed the
court.
Dram hesitated, glared ~Hercely
through his eyeglasses and said;
well. l don't know"
what is your belief" insisted the
lawyer.
"She may be-"
do you believe SOP"
"No; / am not sure"
Dram went so far as to deny that thu
initial wv" of his name stood fol
Williams, and said that he simply
made IT part of his signature when a
young man so that his initials as 9
whole would read Two" instead OF
ITO"
tact DOEcN,T EYpECT