The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-03-27
Tragic Silence in Court as Witness
Swears Away a Woman's Honor

For the first time In the Henry
divorce trial, which has been
the court house sensation for four
days, woman's honor was definite
ly brought into the light today.
ida May Henry, the woman, white
and cold as marble, only a twiteh-
ing lip betrayine the storm inside,
her father bent forward covering
his face in his hands. her mother
equally immovsble as the daughter.
while the whole court room, hungry
for the spicy, half gay, half serious
story OF crossed love, sat shocked
into silenee--this was the setting as
n. A. 0ibbon, a witness, told in
straight, plain words the story.
II had been half comedy before
the flirtations Of married woman
and a married man, the drives
through the park, the kisses, the
hidden meetings.
u was tense tragedy today.
And all the court room knew IT,
. WITNESS SHOWED ANGER.
Deliberately, positively, angrily
almost, oibbon swore away the
woman's honor--snd the mans.
u happened at Laurelhurst on a
sunny May afternoon in 1909, said
Cibbon, now a grocer al 50th ST.
and 18th av. NJ. e., then a deputy
assessor.
He had appraised one house and
was taking an unfrequenteo path to
another when he came on the
couple, not 10 feet away from him.
CALLED KELLY A NAME.
~ had known Kelly for 10
years" said the witness. II was
angry at the man, at the loss Of my
faith In him. He was a man en-
trusted with the care OF thousands
Of dollars. As they started TO 90,
started after them and | called
Kelly a name.
"keiiy only turned to look al me
then hurried away. The woman
caught UP lap robe she had with
her and ran to the waters edge,
where they had boat waiting"
"1ow did you happen TO come to
court with this story7- asked Mrs.
henry's attorney.
81 happened TO tell a lawyer
friend about II during a discussion
we had about morality and ethics.
He told Mr.. Henry's lawyer"
That Mrs. Henry visited the Sc
attic National bank with Kelley
frequently. was the testimony of r.
r.. Upper. who Ia one OF the tellers
.lhere. He told OF her dropping in
see Kelley on many occasions.
She would never come near
.. \ Il 4.
couid not see them.
Upper also testified that during
the last year Mrs. Henry dressed
as well as the richest woman client
who ever visited the bank. He
asked Henry how he managed IL
on a salary that was under 500 a
month. he said, and was told that
Mrs. Henry made her own clothes.
Upper stated that on visits to
his home by the Henrys, IL was Mr..
Henry who took charge of the chill
dren.
K. X. Riley. auditor OF the Seat
tie National bank. and Thomas Nor
Ian. who had known Heffry in Mon
tana and Seattle. testified TO the
good character of Henry. o. l..
Rose. deputy assessor, was called
TO corroborate Gibbons statement
that he appraised all Of the Laurel
hurst property in 1909.
While Mrs. A. J. Henry sat un-
moved. more witnesses this morn
ing continued their merciless tales
OF her alleged conduct with S. Fos-
ter Kelly. ex-secretary OF the Sc
attic National bank.
John A. Reitz, driver OF a sprink-
ling wagon, saw them kissing In
Washington park and lnterlaken--
many times. he said Reitz had TO
keep looking around 10 watch his
wagon and saw the couple as often
as half a dozen times.
Often Kelly would be driving the
auto. he said, while Mrs. Henry
would have her arm around him.
John Shuman. employed at Mt.
Baker park. also saw the couple
many times. They would leaye the
auto standing and climb the hill
west OF the boulevard. They kissed
each other a lot and seemed very
jolly. Once | saw them lying down
in a clump of cedar trees.
Il know Kelly" Shuman said. Il
l. I'll a.. Lin.