New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-21
DUDLEY TESI|F|ES IN
DIVORCE PROCEEDINGS
Says Wife Brandished Carving
Knife Over His Head-0enieS
Being Too Fond of Widow
TELLS OF HER VISITS HERE
Former Butler Says Defendant
Made "Uncanny" Remarks
About Husband-Their
Home Life Described.

Edward Dudley. a Philadelphia and
Camden lawyer. who is suing Mrs. Marie
VI. Dudley, Of Camden, for divorce, took
the stand In his own behalf yesterday
and was cross-examned before Vice
Chancellor Stevenson, in Jersey City. He
charges his wife with desertion.
Mrs. Dudley, who was married TO the
attorney In 1890 and parted from him in
1905. looks FUZZY twenty years younger
than her husband. who is sixty-one. She
filed cross bill, in which she charged
Mr. Dudley with being too fond of Mrs.
Eliza B. Vanderpool, widow. of SAUCER
ties, y. Y.
Besides testlfying that his wife had an
ungovernable temper. and once threat
ened his life while infamed' with wine,
Dudley told of many instances in which
she told him to $50 to the devil' and
brandished a carving knife above his
head.
lie further said that in 1906 he gave his
wife $500 for a European trip, paid her
transportation and gave her pocket
money besides. Later, he said, bills came
in which he refused TO pay. although he
was always proud 10 see his wife well
dressed.
Speaking of his financial standing. Mr..
Dudley testified he was not worth a
million dollars. nor half that amount,
when he and his wife separated in 1905.
He had lost 800 600 in Metropolitan Trac-
ton. he said. and his expenses during the
last two years of his married life had
been heavy. The present case had so ILL.,
jured his practice, said Mr.. Dudley. that
HIS earnings had fallen to $3.50 a year;
100000 worth of securities. the witness
testified, yielded him a net income OF
$500 or 5000 year. and he owed $500
Asked as to his visits to the home OF
Mrs. Vanderpool. mentioned in his wife,
cross bill, Dudley said there were always
other persons present when he made the
visits. Mrs. Nanderpools twenty-one-
year-old son was generally present on
the occasion Of his visits TO the widow,
according TO Dudley.
The witness said that in the spring OF
1906 a friend showed him an article in
Town Topics" Of April 20. and that when
he asked his wife what II meant she
told him IL was none of his business and
ran TO her room screaming. The article
in question was placed In evidence. but
was not read In court.
Following the appearance Of this arti-
Gle. said Mr.. Dudley, he made a round OF
restaurants and cafes in New York. and
found his wife In the company Of q Mr..
Beekman In Delmonico's restaurant. Inc
employees at that place told him Mrs.
Dudley was a frequent visitor there. She
and Mr.. Beekman entered an automobile
together, and were driven away. he said,
and he then went to the Waldorf Astoria
Hotel and was admitted 20 Mrs. Dudley's
bedroom. but she was not there. and the
bed was undisturbed.
The witness testified he at one time re-
ceived a note signed "R. L. NJ" which
warned him TO look after HIS wife.
After Dudley had left the stand John s.
Stockton. formerly a butler at the Dudley
home. in Camden, in 1893, 1894 and 1906.
took the stand. He said Mrs Dudley was
in the habit OF making "uncanny" re-
marks 10 her husband. calling him a
liar" and beast and other names.
In the spring of 1901. Stockton said.
when Mr.. Dudley had returned from a
walk his wife repeatedly asked him where
he had been. and when ner husband re
piled ito Laurel mill" she said: Yes,
suppose you have been picking out a place
for me there beside your first wife"
Laurel Hill Is cemetery.
Stockton testified that when Mr.. Dudley
would leave the house his wife would re-
mark he was going after women" on
another occasion. when her husband start
ed with a suit case Tor Boston. his suit
case came back to tn. house. and Mrs.
Dudley opened it and examined the con-
tents.