The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-04-25
Rugged LAWYER TO SHOW
JURY WHAT SHE MEANT

NEW YORK Spectacle harles =.
lie Barber. counsel for Mrs. Lillian
NJ. Kinsman in the suit for absolute
divorce brought by Charles +. Kins-
man, had a woman witness hug him
Thursday before Justice Delany and
jury in the Supreme Court. Mr..
lie Barber said he wanted Belle Kuel.
Mrs. kinsmans cook, to show what
she meant when she said the core
spondent had Rugged her mistress.
The cook showed him.
-kinsman charges his wife with mis-
conduct with a man named Ellis. a
dealer in furniture, at her Coney Is
land bungalow on June 2, and of
last year. Mrs. Kinsman denies the
accusations and alleges that her hus-
reputation.
Miss Kuell testified that she went
with Mrs. kinsman TO Coney Island as
cook. She had seen Ellis lying on a
Souch IN Mrs. kinsman's room with
his head on her shoulder.
Did you ever see Mrs Kinsman
commit any other act which you would
term indiScreet?" asked Mr. lie Bar
bier on cross examination
Wei, 1 once saw her on the We
randa OF the Hotel Seabourne with
her arm round Mr.. Ellis shoulders -
Didn't Mind in the Least.
Would you mind putting your
arms round my shoulders" asked Mr..
lie Barber, and showing the Court
ana jury how Mrs. Kinsman Rugged
Mr.. Ellis?"
Not in the least" replied Miss
kuel coolly. She walked to the law
yer and threw her left arm over his
t4sht shoulder placing her hand on
his left shoulder.
That will do" said the lawyer.
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nicely The Jurymen snickered and
ne dld not appear gratified at the re-
SUIT OF ms request. But Miss Kueu
smiled broadly as she resumed her
seat.
Howard X. Heath. assistant man
aser OF the Sterling Bronze Company.
OF which MIR. Kinsman is head. told
or visiting Coney Island on the eve
nlnS before the raid on the bunga-
low. he (Kinsman) and Harry /.
the lights had been extinguished.
Then they entered.
What did you see there?" incurred
Henry l.. Scheuerman, Kinsman's law
yer.
We found Ellis in Mrs. Kinsman's
room, replied the witness.
DIDN'T Support Her, It's Said.
MI lie Barber said the Kinsmans
We're married in San Francisco in
1889. For ten years they lived hap
ply there. Then Kinsman came to
New York without her. He made her
monthly allowance, but about two
years ago grew lax in his payments
lie repeatedly wrote to her." said
me lawyer, Offering her large sums
II she would consent to a divorce, but
she refused, and at last sued for
maintenance. Then he decided to
set divorce by any means he could.
He employed a woman detective,
Mrs. Currie. She made the ac-
UuAlnfanDR of Il ir.cr
ranged a party in New York. A man
( named Daniel McGinnis was present,
VINO endeavored to embrace Mrs.
Kinsman, but was repulsed by her
Mrs. Kinsman afterward went to
, the Coney Island cottage with Mrs.
Currie, and, acting on this woman's
reports, her husband had witnesses
conveniently located so that they
could witness whatever she did and
distort her acts. We claim she is abb
solutely Innocent"
Only Icing Her Head, He Says.
Samuel S. Ellis, the correspondent
named by Kinsman, said he had
known Mrs. Currie for about five
years before he went to the Seabourne
Hotel to recuperate from injuries.
He said Mrs. Currie told him he could
take his meals at the bungalow. He
entered into that arrangement and
was in Mrs. Kinsman's room on the
morning her husband broke in.
Il was sitting on the bed and Mrs
Kinsman was in it," said Ellis in
reply to a question. 'She had COM
planned of being i'll, and I was placing
an icepack on her head"
Ellis absolutely denied ne and Mrs
Kinsman had ever acted improperly.
The most dramatic incident of the
day came when Mrs. Mary G. Pratt
wife of a physician, was testifying.
She rented the bungalow to Mrs.
Currie. The Pratts went to Coney
Island June LIST to get the balance of
the June rent. They found Mrs.
Currie in a restaurant. She left a
table at which she and a man had
| been sitting together. came to the
! Pratts and paid the 500.
us that man in court?" asked Mr.
lie Barber.
YES" was the reply. There he
isl" and Mrs. Pratt pointed at Kins-
man. He flushed to the forehead
when identified.
An adjournment was taken to
Monday morning.