Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-01-18
I'm JOLLYING
HIM." He SAYS
HIS WIFE SAID
Howard E. Greims Testifies His
Spouse Thus Explained
Letter Full of Kisses.
FOUND BILLET DOUX
SENT BY STOCK BROKER
Says Mrs. Greims Denied Undue
Friendship or Regard
for Young.

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That David Young, jr., the CO.
respondent in the sensational divorce
proceedings brought by Howard q.
Grelms, an accountant, OF Jersey City,
against his wife, Mrs. Jennie z. S.
Greims, of GS8 Warren street, is evading
service us a witness was made Up
parent before Vice-Chancellor Stevens
today.
James r. Mulligan, counsel for
Greims, wae asked by the vice-chan-
cellor whether he had found the CO.
respondent, who is a stock broker, and
Is the son OF former Alderman David
Young.
Mr.. Mullisan presented an affidavit,
which was placed on record, In which
a special deputy sheriff wears that he
had vainly tried to serve Young with
a subpoena,
"oh. no is evading seryice?' re-
marked the vice-chancellor.
Yes. sir. that is quite apparent"
said Mr.. Mulligan.
IAAs SACihAD knAtO0 ny AA9 1893
Cortlandt Parker, jr, old about his
and Mrs. Greinl's sojourn at York. Pa,
where most of the trouble between
Mrs. Greims and Young is alleged to
have occurred.
Young Employed Greims.
Young was the manager for the York
street railway system, and Greims at
the time was working for him. Young
is married, and the Young and Greims
families were soon oil terms of close
friendship.
February Is, 1908, after a long busi-
ness trip, Mr.. CT eims returned to York,
he ties flied, and went to the Warning
ton House.
But nobody was In our room." he
added, except my little do. ghter
bureau there was a note In Youns's
handwriting. which referred to a
kimona Young had sent with it."
The note closed with a plentitude of
love, hugs and Kisses" and was
identified and put in evidence.
well, what happened after Mrs.
Greims entered the ROOM" asked the
lawyer.
aren't Won Going 10 kiss Met
She asked me whether / vas not
going to kiss her." Mr.. Greims replied.
land 1 said, No; you must first ex-
plain this letter
Then she asked me whether j did
not know that 1t was only some #
Young's foolishness and said h a she
did not expect u kimono from him.
a. aT ~ mt ancnIra OiY0 him she
said; he has been coming here as he
has right along, and I am only jolly
ing him along
"She also said that she never cared
a snap of her finger for Young, and
told him often not to bother her."
Speaking of Young. Mr.. Greims said:
H never had any character down
In York. He was just crazy after any
girl. He used to run after the show
girls, and Nv seen him in the streets
with them
said Greims kneit for Pardon
Mrs. Greims says that you asked her
to kiss you and that you went on your
knees asking her forgiveness after the
finding the letter: Is that so?" asked
tho lawyer.
THAT isn't So" denied Mr.. Greims.
81 never kissed her after that, and
I never went on my knees for her in
my life"
did you even advise your wife TO
treat Young like a prince as she tes-
tihed," Mr.. Greims was asked.
mo, sir
He also denied that he ever expected
to borrow $4,000 from the older Mr..
Young, and for that reaso wanted
the younger treated like a prince
Did you ever threaten to kill Young
after you read tho letter about the
kimono?"
mo, sir. / wouldn't take the
trouble answered the witness.
On cross-examination Mr.. Greims adj
mitted that the Youngs and Greimses
kept on playing cards after the al
~"discoveries' had been made, n
that h~andshakings were as common as
before.
Didn't you say TO Mrs. Greims that
YOU didn't want any trouble with
Young because he always carried q
gum asked Mr.. Mulligan.
mo, SIR" was the answer.
Mrs. Greims was recalled to the
stand.
Evidence tending to prove condona-
ton was adduced, and when both sides
closed the court remarked that the only
question in the case, in its view, was
that of conformation.
Jesse r. Salmon, the official stenog-
rspher, was accordingly directed to
write out only that part Of the evil
dence relating to that point. The law
yers agreed to submit briefs, and a de-
cIsion may DO handed down at an
early date.
JAMES r. MARITIME