New-York tribune., 1912-03-01
FORDE MAKES DEN|ALS
,ctor Testifies for Mrs. Story,
Sued for a Divorce.
oe1ECTlVES ON THE STAND
u,omen Tell About the Alleged
9athhouse Episodes at
Navesink Beach.

-. 6e+octives. servants and sundry
r,sre called in rapid succession yes
ou nofore Justice Goff, in the Supreme
ie'0a' 20 support the allegations of Allen
.v- .vu-,.rce story in his divorce suit against
-. vounr wife. Mrs. Helen Hilton Story.
che was guilty of misconduct with
.,.v II Forde. an actor.
testimony Of the day before tended
that the defendant and the core
.dsrt used to send their laundry away
- came bag. Yesterday most Of the
.,-,orv had 10 do with the mutual oc-
..v Of bath house at Naves!nk
GU eup. where. II is alleged. Mrs. Story and
-, vere together, occupying the Tower
cottage.
wren il came time for Forde TO give his
....,,,orv he denied everything Of seem
IL dama-irg nature that had been built
fo- the case Of the plaintiff. Forde, who
tlr heavy man, with little hair on the
- tl7 head and the direct opposite in
,..-,,ro % TIE girlish defendant, denied
80, ts ever sent his shirts to Mrs. Story's
,-.,Aress as the laundress testified, while
o. s.orv occupied an apartment in East
,..s street He denied the testimony OF the
-,.,.t,r~s Witnesses about the frequency
~ his evening calls on Mrs story during
-. absence ~ her husband. and that he
.,.- called her wife" Never did he pnt
~ arm around the small waist Of Mrs.
story.
Denied He Declared Love.
o,a NJ the women detectives told on tho
- tse5~o For0c testified that he had
,,,o-ed his Joyo 10 Mrs. story. This the act
:. .iso denied. lie never struck little Ruth
WV story. the baby of the plaintiff and
S.fsnlan.. Who was living with the mother
:, fact. Forde said he never did anything
1,-ipr his acquaintance with the Young
s,apddaughte~ Of tho late Judge Henry Hill
%, tbat wol,d re ground for her husband
10 sue for divorce.
rorao d.. not deny that he and Mrs
s,o-. and her daughter had been the main
,,c,nsrts NJ r-e Navesink cottage last sum
nor lie said that when Mrs. story called
81 his arsr'weujs II was 70 meet his sister
who lived there for a time. or her husband
and to hsr, luncheon there. lie had called
on Mrs story, hut only on the request OF
ssr husband and then only in the daytime
for he wss acting at the Globe Theatre and
he evenings were taken mp there.
Twice b. escorted Mrs. Story home from
,s,cv dress balls al o'clock in the morn
,o- hut he left her at the door. Once he
called al the story apartment az O'Clock
4, the morning. but story was there TOO
Torde explained The status Of tho Storys
IN the Nares.nE cottage by saying: They
we're to be there ,D the character of paging
guests. was TO be paid 500 a month and
receive the services Of one maid from them.
Under examination tho witness SAID
that several times when Mrs. story called
al hls apartments his sister was not there
51t -re' She wont Immediately and got her
Tells About 5athhouse.
II was Samuel Layhlne a real estate
man. who started the line Of testimony
dealing With the alleged bathhouse cpl
tod.s IL said. in answer TO question;
"Yes. ] Oh served Airs. story and Mr. Forde
Cpne or: irorl bathing several times. They
would 20 10 a room in the rear of the cot
iage which directly faced mine, and Mr..
Fo-de would 80 IN first. and a short time
after would hand his wet bathing suit 10
=.
ing Of the ycrauda. Then Mrs. Story would
50 into tho room after Mr.. Forde had come
out. and change Aer clothing" Further on
Layhiue said, why. have seen her open
the door and look into the room"
he added: Wherever you would see Mr..
rorde you would see Mrs. story"
On cross-cxamination the real estate man
explained that hc could not help observing
these ti..cs as the Story cottage stood
between his cottage and the ocean. Coun-
eel lor Mrs. Story brought out that
hr0ther-iu-law Of Lavhine had done some
Investigating work for lawyers on the story
case
Mrs. Cora a. Coles. wife Of former
Brooklyn brewer, who had cottage at
NavesiuA and aid some detective work,
tod mUcn the same story as Lavhine Sne
ADDED that she had seen Mrs story IN
Forbes bedroom. one evening, said the
were on the porch of the cottage and the
actor said as he put his arm around Mrs.
Sorys waist, "Oh, how / love herr
Miss josephine Coles. q daughter Of Mrs
Coles testified about staying one night al
The Tower cottage while her mother was
away from their own cottage. Forde called
Mrs Story Helen" she said, and before
they rcurod FOrdc brought some beer for
hmself and Miss Coles and highbal for
Mrs story
Nrs. Mary Levy. another cottager. de-
clared that She did not watch the alleged
guilty couple because she did not approve
o. their occupying the same bathhouse.
The case viii "a continued to-day. whch
Forde Will be further cross-eXamincd.
-. Il. S DEPARTING
4 .T-.,,.ss 80. x 32.' WEATHER