Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-01-11
HOWARD {. GREIMS
Tells STORY OF
WRECKED HOME
Husband, Suing for Divorce,
Names Local Stock Broker
in His Action.
POSTAL EMPLOYEES
WITNESSES IN CASE
Much Evidence Is Taken on
Questions at Issue in
Separation Suit.

When Howard e. Greims. an auditor
n accountant, of POI York street, Jer-
sey City, was called to the Witness
stand before Vice-Chancellor Stevens, In
Chancery chambers today, as the COM
plainant in his action for divorce
against his wife, Mrs. Jennie e. s.
Greims, of 6s6 Warren street, he first
told of his marriage and the various
towns in which the Greims made hteir
home before they got to York. Pa.
where their marital troubles culmin-
ated. Witnesses from that town gave
sensational testimony about her alleged
~wrongdoing.
II was in York, according to the pa
pers in the case, that David Young, IT.,
a local stock broker, and a son of David
Young, formerly head of Newark's
street railway system, conducted him
self in such a way with her that MIR.
Greims decided to appeal to the courts
for a divorce. Young Mr.. Young was
formerly manager OF street railways in
York and Mr.. Greims was the auditor.
1t was in this way that the corespon-
dent is said to have made the acquaint-
anee of Mrs. Greims that eventually led
to the breaking up of the home.
Young, ever since the suit was started
has vigorously denied all improper reia-
tons with Mrs. Grelms.
Have One Child.
Mr.. Greims is 80 years old and his
wife is about the same age. and the
couple has one child, Marjorie, 4 years
old.
Mr.. Greims then went on to tell of the
various towns in Pennsylvania and New
York where he lived and detailed stays
in Birmingham, Ala, and Memphis and
Nashville, Tenn. 1t vas In the last
named town that Marjorie was born.
The couple finally move to a hand
some house, 17S North seventeenth
street, East Orange. Then their
troubles became acute. and she Went 10
New York, while he made his home in
Jersey City.
Sensational testimony came from
Ephraim s.. Huge ntugler. assistant
postmaster of York, who followed
Mr.. Greims. He first swore that ne
had seen Mrs. Greims In Its streets and
around the corridors OF the ~postoff1ce.
Once" he swore, II saw her go Into
a certain building in Beaver street. She
was followed by Mr.. Young"
The assistant postmaster was sharp
~ cross-examined by James r.. Null
ligan, counsel for the woman In n
case, but nothing new was evolved.
Another witness from York, Wal
lace c.. Grim, stamp clerk of It's
postofice, also told about meetings he
said he beheld between Mrs. Greims
and Mr.. Young apparently coming from
a local park. While he delivered mail
10 Mrs. Greims, he said in answer to
counsel for Mr. Greims. he did not
know whether any came from Mr.
Young.
Another clerk of the York postofice.
J. w. Bruhouse, swore that he knew
Mrs. Greims by sight, but she did not
receive her letters from the general de-
livery under that name. 1t was under
a name tina begins with ST." he said,
bur he couldn't remember the rest OF
1t. Mrs. Greims's maiden name Is
Stanney. This clerk was also sure that
he saw the woman and the Younger
Mr. Young so together into a house in
North Beaver street. where they re-
me'ne1 for some time.
Mrs.. Sarah e Day, a regress, cram
-fermaid of q York hotel. told about
fsving seen Mrs. Grein7s and Mr..
young ticking together while Mr.
Crei,ns was away or business and
heard Mr.. Young call up Mrs. Greims
on the telephone.
Miss Hazel Johnson, also n neeress,
f. and also from York, a nurse girl, who
'occa sioneli y locked after little VI r
jorie Creims. then told Row she carried
letters two or three TIRES a week from
the p~ostoffice for Mrs. Greiras that she
knew were signed Friend Dave" In
soroe of the letters there was money.
"And Mrs Greims once accusel me OF
taking $40 from one Of the envelopes"
Indignantly added the nurse girl. "Of
course / didn't do It."
He Even Kissed Her.
"At one time ! saw Mrs. Greins anff
Mr.. Young together In a room in a
hotel,'' the negro nurse testified
further, land he kissed her"
Anything happen at any other
s1me?'
YES, sir" was the ready answer