Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-24

Mrs. Sims was excused and left the
witness stand with a sigh OF relief that
was heard all over the room.
Charles j. Cosgrove, manager of a
local detective agency, was the next
witness called. He told of being re-
tanned by Mrs. Sims when she was
making an effort to locate her husband
In May, 1903, and testified that when
he asked Winfield S. Sims for assist
ance ii was refused.
Following him came Thomas d. Hill,
father of Mrs. Sims, who told of hear
ing at different times that his son-in-
law was being urged by his parents to
leave his wife. Hill testified that he
had seen his son tf-law and daughter
two or three times weekly all tbs time
they were living together.
When did you first see them after
Ernest Sims returned from Chicago"
asked Mr., Parker.
II am not sure, but / think 1t was
the night of his return. ! was called
by my daughter ON the telephone. She
said she wanted to see me. When /
entered the room they were embraced
in each others arms and both were
crying.
IT asked what was the trouble and
Ernest told me it was about Chicago.
and said that 1t was the will of his
parents that he go to Chicago. That
was the only reason he could give for
leaving his wife. L told Sims then that
he was old enough TO be a man and be
guided by his own wishes instead of
that Of his parents. He then said to
me-, YOU are right, father"
Asked whether Sims at any time had
shown hostility to his parents. Hill
answered that the relations seemed to
be ordinarily friendly, but that Sims
seldom spoke OF his own family. He
admitted Sims had never told him that
his parents had anything to do with
the separation of himself and wife,
except to state that his people were
always bothering him and worrying
him.
During Mr.. Hills examination it was
brought out that he first learned of his
daughters marriage to Sims in a letter
sent him by Winfield S. Sims, the
father, on August "a, 1903, almost two
months after the marriage. In this
letter Sims expressed great Indignation
that the couple should have eloped to
get married and insisted that instant
publicity be given the marriage. This
vas done a couple of days later.
Mrs. Anna r. Albright. who lived in
the same house, at 1870 Lincoln avenue,
during 1906 and 1907, told Of an occur
| renee one night late in November, 1907,
when some members of the Sims family
called at the Lincoln avenue home and
loud talking ensued. Just who did the
talking and what it was about Mrs.
Albright was unable to say.
Paul NJ. Fisher, a lawyer, attached
to C. & w Parker's office, told of eff
forts made by him during the past
week to serve a subpoena on Frank
French, a New York business man and
friend of the Sims family. Sims is
said to live in the Wellington apart
ment, at 90 Broad street
He then told of a visit he made to
the Sims home at 1853 Mount Prospect
avenue last night. II asked If Mr..
French was there and was informed by
MIR. Sims that he had not been there
in three years" he testified.
ION further questioning by me-
Fisher continued, MI. Sims admitted
that French had been there within a
week, but that he did not know where
he was las night"
iiGN bGtbltCI lllCu UdIu 10 keep
this testimony out, but was overruled
by Judge Adams with the remark, 81
think we are now coming to some real
legal testimony as Fisher had wasted
half an hour of the courts time tell |
ing of his effort to locate French.
French is wanted as a witness to tell
the contents of a certain letter written
by Mrs. Northrop, sister of young
Sims, and which is now in the pos
session of French.
The letter. il is understood, was
found by Mrs. Sims in her husbands
pocket and read by her as well as
several of her friends. Just how 1t
got into French's possession has not
been brought out so far I'm the trial.
Following a long argument AS to
whether Mrs. Sims could tell the court
and jury the contents of the letter fol-
lowing the failure to locate French,
Judge Adams ruled that she could.
For this purpose she returned TO the
witness stand at the opening of the
afternoon session at 2 o'clock.
Mrs. Grace Northrop was called to
the stand to testify concerning a letter
she had written to her brother when
he was in Chicago. She said that when
the letter was returned to her she had
given it to her husband and she did
not know what he had done with it be-
fore his death. AS she left the stand
Mrs. Northrop stopped directly in front
of Mrs. Sims and glared at her with
considerable ferocity. Mrs. Sims didn't
appear to be frightened to any great
extent and Mrs. Northrop swept on to
her seat.
When Mrs. Sims was recalled to the
witness stand her memory proved to
be better than that of Mrs. Northrop.
She quoted from the letter. which was
written in May. 1908, as she remem-
bered 1t. She said 1t ran: I'VE are 30
glad you have left her. II you will
only stay away from her weir see you
want for nothing. We will get you a
position. She has asked some rich
10 pay her rent"