Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-28
MRS. SIMS SHAKES
HEAD IN REPROACH
Al HER HUSBAND
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Continued from First PnEc.l
nation Mr.. Beecher first took
up the trip TO Chicago, made
by Sims In April, 1908. when he first
fed from his wife. He said he worked
for about ten days In Chicago. anu
hoped to stay awaX from his wife for
ever.
What changed your mind?" asked
Beecher.
Brother-in-Law Told Him 10 Go Back.
Well" slowly answered Sims, MIR.
| Northrop, my brother-in-law. came to
Chicago and said; You little fool.
wife. The best thing for you to do is
10 go right back to her
Then Northrop bought me a ticket
back to Newark and sent me back to
my wife"
What happened when you got back
to newark ?" asked Beecher.
Il went to my fathers house, n
my mother sent word to my wife that
l was home. She came to see me. She
threw her arms around my neck and
made q scene. / told her 1t was all
right; that I would go back home with
her"
Ibid your father. mother or sister
ever advise you not to go back to your
wife?" was the next query.
mo. sir. They told me to go back
to her"
you say you were anxious to leave
your wife; why, then, were you willing
to go to Baltimore SO as to be near
your wife while she. was in Washing
TONI" asked Beecher.
THAT was just to give me another
chance TO get away, as I did not intend
to live with her again." was the reply.
Il loafed in Baltimore for three days
and wrote TO my wife ! could not get
work. l had not looked for it,"
'sThen Your Letters Were Untrueg -
Judge Adams looked surprised. Then
the letters you wrote your wife were
untrue?" he asked.
They were,' calmly answered Sims.
why did you write them?" asked
Beecher.
las a blind" was the cool response.
Getting down to the time of the re-
turn of Ernest Sims from Baltimore,
Beecher asked him where he went.
IT went to New York to see North
rop, my brother-in-law, for advice.
Northrop said, You little fool. l sent
you back to your wife once. l will
never do it again. Go and see your
father"
did you see your father?"
II did. He said. You can't leave
your wife. It would be a cowardly
act"
Then Sims testified to leaving New
arfx u Tuna I0nQ DnJ Oni1O IN Rr0ck.
ton, Mass, and later to various towns
in Maine, where he remained until he
| came back for the present trial.
AS a wind-up to his direct examina-
| ton Lawyer Beecher asked Sims about
a visit he made to his father's house
In 1905, when he intended TO leave his
house. '
wife said She'd stand On Porch and Yell
my wife followed me and told me
that II / did not go back to her she
would stand on the front porch and
scream and yell until I came out.
Rather than have her do that, l went
back with her"
'Did your wife love your" asked
BeecheT.
she claimed that she loved me- was
the answer.
When Sims was turned over to Cort-
landt Parker for cross-exalnination the
latter lost no time In getting down to q
severe grilling of Sims over q letter
written by him to MIS-. Sims from Chi
cago In May. 1908. Parker quoted
copiously from the letter. which was
a plea for Mrs. Sims to come to h
cage and Join her husband and at the
same time keep 1t a secret from SIMS
parents. Parker read.
IF you do not take me back l will
die What did you mean by that?'
"<,h, that was to bluff her up" was
the smiling response.
you wrote 4 have a show for a
good thing In Chicago. but 1t Is all up II
my people know IT. Why did you write
that?"
II don't know" was the only respons
Sims would make.
you wrote My prospects are all of
here, II they know you are coming.
Whom did you NEAR by they?'"
my cousins, Raymond and Aaron
Sayre, for whom l was going to work.
They would not have helped me II they
knew my wife was coming to live with
me-"
Still quoting from the Chicago letter,
Parker read: Sweetheart, forgive me
for asking you to keep mum. but 1t Is
necessary to keep a roof over my head
In this cold, windy, wet CITY,"
What city. is THAR" interjected
Howard MacSherry.
Chicago said Parker, and a laugh
went around the Don
Continuing reading Parker told Of a
passage wherein Sims wrote, IF you
must come 10 Chicago, try and get $50
somewhere. even II you have to hiS
someone on the head for It."
A general laugh went up at this, and
Judge Adams banged his gavel sternly
on his desk and ave orders that the
courtroom would be cleared unless
silence WAS preserved.
you conclude our letter by writing
Love me for / love you. Was tina
faise?"' asked Mr.. Parker.
"Yup," was the ~nonchalant reply o.