The Detroit times., 1911-09-07
Hall Divorce Case



call Mrs. Hall names. She also knew
that he had remained out all night
e. W. Harding. father OF the
plaintiff. was next called.
When did you first see Frank Hail
intoxicated?" was the hrst question
put to him.
ION Thanksgiving day. 1910"
How do you know he was intoxi
cated?"
"He had difnculty getting from the
car to the house"
When next?"
I'm December, when Mrs. Hall
phoned for me TO come and take hef
home. She said she was very un'
happy and would not remain any
longer with her husband"
Did you urge her to stay ut that
time"
II did. thought that II would be
unwise to make the trip to Detroit In
view OF her condition. and tried to In
duce her to remain at least until she
recovered. | told Frank that thought
II was a shame that the home should
be broken up. and he said that he did
not propose to have any woman run
his house"
was he under the influence OF
liquor them"
"He had had some drinks?"
when did you see him again.
"a few days later when the child
was born in Detroit. He was sober
then"
When next?''
"The following Saturday. and he
was very drunk. He entered his wife's
room and remained for some minutes.
I heard loud talk and when entered
the room found my daughter crying,
and she said Frank had talked abusive.
ly to her. She was almost hysterical.'
when did you see him next?
Eat Christmas, and he was full
again"
Mr.. Harding was then turned over
to Van Zile for cross-examination. He
was closely questioned about the en-
ployment of a private detective to
shadow Mr.. Hall. but he denied hav-
ing anything to- do with such an ar
rangement II was at this point In
the case that Hall became most In
terested. and he was on his feet all
the time, standing at the desk beside
his attorney and confering with him
continually. Mr.. Harding stuck to his
story that he had nothing to do with
the hiring or paying for a detective,
but he admitted that his daughter had
engaged man TO follow her husband.
when was the first you heard OF
the fact that Hall had abused your
daughter? Mr.. Wilkinson asked I'm re-
direct examination.
When heard her testify to II at
this hearing"
do you remember the evening at
your other daughters spoken OF by
Mrs. Speaker"
Eyes. Hall was in drunken con-
dition that night, and so dirty and Ill
kempt that was ashamed and morti-
fed"
Cross-examined again, Mr.. Harding
said he had heard that Frank drank
some before the marriage.
i spoke to him about 1t, and he
promised that he would never touch
another drop as long as he lived" said
the witness.
did you look up his history before
the marriage?"
Il asked few questions OF his De-
troit acquaintances. The mistake !
made was In not going to Lansing and
finding out about him. II I had this
affair would never have happened.
Whom did Frank refer to when he
said he wouldn't have any woman run
ming his house?"
"His wife, suppose"
Wasn't 1t your wife he referred tor
1T couldn't have been. My wife
was there very little, and on the con-
trary Frank was very fond OF her"
At the conclusion of this evidence
the plaintiffs case rested.
Attorney Samuel Davis was the first
witness called by the defense. He
testified that he had been for three or
four years very friendly with Frank
Hall, but had never in that time seen
him drunk He admitted that Mr..
Hall was of sociable nature. and, oc-
casionally, drank a glass Of beer with
his friends, but didn't use liquor to
excess. Mr. Davis also denied the
testimony of DR.. and Mrs. Heron, who
swore that they had seen Davis and
Hall intoxicated together.
e. B. Hall, ST., father OF the defend
ant, testified that he had never seen
his son drunk. but admitted that he
had seen him when he showed the eff
fects of having been drinking. He had
a good word to say for his sons busi-
ness ability.
Mr.. Hall admitted, also, that he had
frequently been called to his sons
home by Mrs. Hall, who complained
that Frank had been intoxicated.
The case still occupied the atten-
ton of the court when the hour of ad-
journment came. and 1t will probably
last the balance of the week.