Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-30
Sickler Denies Charges.

Gambler.
Sickler Denies Charges.
Harvey e. Sickler. 1.-THE gentleman of
tho suppressed name" and the .'myste-
rious Mr.. Blank of the carrier days of
the trial was called to the stand by Mr..
Van Wyck.
Mr.. Sickler roundly denied all the evil
dence of Mr.. Gamblers friends and de-
| teciives about Mrs. Gamblers visits to
his apartments. He also den ed the testi-
mony of the Great Northern Hotel en-
ployes about his kissing Mrs Gambler in
the hotel corridor, well as the testi-
mony about hueg;ng her on motor trips.
Would You tell if you kissed Mrs.
lGamber?' asked Mr.. Littleton.
Yes" answered Mr.. Seeker. with his
first show of hesitat on.
| Would you tell If you had been guilty
of misconduct with her."
No answered Mr.. Sckler
That's ALL said Mr.. Littleton.
Mr.. Van Wyck jumped to his feet in
tent on overcoming the effect of this
answer.
'You don't mean TO say, do you, that if
you had been sworn q ". tness you would
periure yourse f?' he asked
at snt necessary for me TO perjure
myself" sa d Mr.. Sickler.
We'll you wouldn't perjure yourself
if you had been guilty of misconduct
with this woman, would you?"
81 Won dn't admit it, replied Mr.. Sick
Ter, stoutly.
Mrs Gambler Contradicts Testimony.
Mrs. Gambler, neatly dressed in a light
lilac linen suit with white lace trimmings
and wearing purple hat with purple
veil, also denied the detectives testi-
mony. She said she had never been
kissed by Mr.. Sickler nor Rugged by him.
\ y,I ;r;ti III ort,, rfc oil
and declared she had never been to the
Abbaye and didn't know where 1t was.
She also contradicted the testimony OF
Mrs. Hannah P. Adams of Belfast, Me-,
and Mrs. Avis Morrison of Springfield
Mass. who testified they had discussed
her attitude toward her husband with
her and obtained admissions that she
didn't love him. She denied that the
women of the party had commented on
her indifference to her husband at Ober-
ammergau.
II should have considered it rude she
said. They were practically strangers
to me-"
Mr.. Gambler had woman friends other
than herself before her marriage to him.
said Mrs Gambler. She said she stopped
him when he wanted to read to her let
tiers he had received.
Il told him that l didn't want to hear
what his lady friends had to say. or to
hear the contents either of business or
social letters said Mrs. Gambler He
|
him to read his letters to me and have
me read mine to him. l didn't CONSIDER
that necessary.
Mrs. Gambler Weeps.
Mrs. Gambler wept twice during the
course of her examination by Mr.. Van
Wyck. once when he asked her If she
had not expected to have children as the
result of her marriage and again when
he asked her whether she had not always
conducted herself as a proper woman
should behave. She answer ed both ques-
tions in the affirmative. Her testimony
that she had never refused TO carry out
her marriage contract was the principal
subject on which Mr.. Iittleton cross-ex-
amined her. The representative neid IN
his hand her affidavit on the alimony ap-
plica tion
I'm Paris, didn't your husband ask
you how long the peculiar SITUATION
| was going to last, and IL there was
any real reason why the marriage con-
tract should not be carried out, and
| you answered No." asked Mr.. Little
| ton.
question and didn't you understand
that had reference to the carrying out
of your marriage contract?
II understand it had some reference
| in that direction, but there was no
clear indication as to what he meant
And In Vienna. didn't he say that
he didn't understand your attitude, and
! ask IL you had married him intending
| to live apart and whether or not you
| expected to have children-the very
question you broke down moment
ago."
YES" whispered Mrs. Gambler, after
| Mr. Littleton had reminded her he was
| consulting her affidavit in the alimony
proceedings.
And yet you say you never refused
to carry out your marriage contract:
Il do replied Mrs. Gambler.
Allowance Before Marriage.
Mrs. Gambler said she had been get
ting an allowance Of $50 q month from
her mother before her marriage, with
extra allowances for clothing in the
winter. She denied telling any one
that she had married to relieve her
parents of her support. to avoid work
ing or to get a home in New York.
Mr.. Van WycK and Mr.. Littleton had
a long argument in the afternoon.
when the testimony was concluded.
Mr. Littleton wanted to have the an
nulment suit brought by Mr.. Gambler
decided on the record taken in the
separation action. Mr.. Van Wyck in
4 sisted that the annulment action be
heard before jury. Justice Pendle-
ton said that both cases had been sent
to him for trial. and he doubted his
right to have the annulment suit tried
over again before a jury. He gave
counsel time to prepare briefs on this