The evening world., 1912-02-26
tE GOT OUT AFTER pETEC,
TivEs REACHED ROOM

whisky.
He poured out a drink FOR me-. she
aid. but when he went to- the :clc-
ohone TO tell the operator he was In
HE room n anybody called pourrl
the drink into the basin
She then described the conlig OF de-
Ssctives hired By Mrs. Breen.
\ said. Mo for out Of this, and Mr.,
Breen n ] left together" she sad
ell took me to my own door
When Attorney Weilman ED
SAat the piaintin'a case MAS closed. Mr..
Olcott. for Brecn. moved that the mrs;
q the three charges-an incident al
legged 10 have taken place at the end
q the Petsrboro. Canada. car line-be
Withdrawn from the jury. justice CON
Osantsd the motion. The second charge.
ssgardanS an incident alleged to have
Aappensd on Alexander street In Tor
eato. waA Alec dropped. Justice Con
refused to vacate tho charge of improp-
ssssy at the Grand Union.
Justice Gonf had the courtroom cleared
booauss Of laughter during Miss Diehl's
seoss examination by Mr.. wellrnan.
what aid you drink with Brccn7 he
demanded.
"A highbaii." she said.
sSDo you drink Scotch. Irish or Amcrl-
oan whiskey7" he asked.
u haven't, any choice"
'Oh, we'll. what did you drink in the
oaim room"
"a rye highbaii and n s7n rickevF'
whats a gin r1ckey-what kline Of
rum u Il made of" shouted the lawyer,
A great gunaw burst from the specta-
tors and the Justice ordered the room
cleared.
Mrs.. Breen. a statuesque blonde.
Ar0ssod in black velvet. came to court
veth her mother. Mrs. Richard Croker.
me- did not look at Miss Diehi. a tall
Aruuette. when the telephone girl stood
tho midst OF a crowded courtroom
70 be tdendhed by a witness.
THREE oFFENSEs CHARGED
AGAINST RlOlNoMAsrER.
Four taiesmen were challenged by
Urancis L. weilman. Mrs. Breen's at.
asrusy. They were asked II they were
Wsjudiced against divorce and n they
Dad ever had personal or political re-
htons with any member OF the
Croker family" One OF the Juror,
nd he knew Breen. None OF the
Jurors knew tho Crokers.
When the Jury had been sworn Al.
terney Wellman outlined Mrs. Breen's
%
I'VE will show said the attorney
sthat the defendant In this case "
thrse different occasions committed
e6snsss which are a ground for d.
vorce. The fnrst was at Peterboro
Ont. Aug. 10. 1911. The next wa.
Dspt- ]. At No. LOG Alexander strest
Toronto. The third-and the onens,
which you will hear most about-wa,
- tho Grand Union Hotel. Toronto
ospt 8. Brsen's companion on tina
eccssion was Maude Diehl. n ,elephon,
gfri at a hotel near the Grand Union
where Breen was stopping.
"Breen and Miss Diehl me, a, m
GRAND Union. They had dinner an,
several drinks. Then they went 10 III
palm room and had moro drink. Af,e
they had been there a time. he Wake
upstairs n . little later she took tn
elevator. got out at his foor and wer
to his room.
SWELL, lr's ALL UP" BReeN'
ALLEGED ADMISSION.
About an hour later two detective
went 10 Breen's room and knocke
There was no response. Five minut,
later. In answer to another knoc
Dreen wanted to know who was Their
n OF the detectives replied that
was a boy with a telegram. Bre,
opened the door and a detective put h
foot in so that It couldn't be close
Both detectives entered the room. Bre,
had his coat on. Miss Diehl was full
dressed.
"'Well. its all up said Breen TO 4
detectives. Next day he confided TO Z
wife of one Of the detectives. who h,
won his friendship without his saspaci
OF who she was. hat he had lost !
chance to be rich because detectiv
eAd caught him with . woman In !
uoom.
'He told of having married q n,
man's daughter in New York. but "a
- guessed he'd lost her and that nc
nd have 70 i've md de poor"
Attorney Okcott In . preliminary q
ersss 10 the Jury In Brssn's behalf %
TAT the defendant made . general d
~ Of ~ the ahATgsA - ma4s {