The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-05-27
KISSES AND HUGS
AND AUTOjAUNT
ALL IN THIS SUIT
Witness in Potter Separation
Case Also Says Lights Went
Out Quite Frequently.
RECONCILIATION FAILS.
Justice Golf Tries to Reunite
Fire Captain and Wife,
a but in Vain.
RECONCILIATION FAILS.

supreme Court Justice Con- to-day
eslied halt In tho trial of the suit for
. separation brought by Mrs. Eliza
beth f. Potter against Leland d. Pot
ter. q captain in the Fire Department.
oad In an address to the husband and
wafs and their lawyers. delivered from
the beach. attempted 20 AFFECT . recon-
citation.
'fs Il not possibie." saad It's Honor.
sthat this husband and wife. In spite
ue their unfortunate aife together hero
Aofcrs. can now live together happily.
oacA one resolving 10 overlook the
Golbies OF the otherT'
- know that in . great many cases
oawyers honestly endeavor. when they
ere consulted with . Wow to bringing
davcrce or separation suits. to bring the
parties together again and restore them
On the other hand Out I do not refer
- any way to counsel In this easel
cement the strife between the parties
and stir UP this sort II litigation.
s'Then. too. would 81 not be better for
the husband and wife in this case to
sign some sort Of an agreement OF
ssparation7 The more testimony that
10 brought out In cages OF this kind the
more dif'icult. II not impossible. becomes
any ultimate reconciliation"
The attorneys for both parties shook
their heads and counsel for Potter said:
1T 10 because OF the sertousness of the
charges made against Mr.. Potter that
we wish 70 continue with this case and
refute them"
As TO that view of the matter have
nothing further TO say" remarked Jus
tics 0otf.
SAID mae. POTTER CAT IN MA.
ocHoFieL0's LAP.
The drst witness for the defense was
then called. She was Mas Henrietta
Brookshaw Of Stamford. Conn.,. . cousin
Of Potter. Miss Brookshaw said that
two yer ego when ne was Whiting
the Po,teis ahs and Mn. Potter and .
young. unmarried woman were walking
together one evening when they met q
Mr.. Williams and . Mr. Schohead In q
eour.passenger automobile. She said
that the car was stopped and the Wom-
en- were invited to get In.
The other lady at With M. WIN
Ssms on the front scat" said xiss
Brookshaw. 'And Mrs.. Potter and
sat IN ths back. Mr.. 6ohoneid at ON
the running board. a. there was no
room for him on the seat After .
while Mrs. Potter asked him II he was
comfortable. He SAID he was not a.
comfortable - he would be W with us.
Mrs.. Potter then said sho would let him
have her seat"
where I'D NrA Potter sit ssts1
thatf' she was asked.
In Mr.. 6choheld's lap." 80.
s'Vhnf hapnAned then?"
"Wsil." aAid Miss Brookshaw. "shs
had her arms around his neck and he
had his arms around her neck ana they
were kissing each other. We went to
road house. don't know the name OF
Il or where Il was. We all had some
AFiniks there. but took soft drinks.
Somebody. don't know who. put the
lights out Tor a few minutes At q time
Svsry little while. ] could not see what
went on while the lights were out, but
know that Mrs. Potter was right
aSen0sids Mr.. schofeld when the nghts
were put out and the other lady and
~. Williams were sitting side by side"
'Could you hear anythingf"
yes. ] could hear whispering"
WrNGss ENJOYED THE EVEN.
Nao. NevERTHeLEss.
"You we're on by yourself. In ono
0o50oSs you say. fou Old not nave
Roey good time. did YOU"
'0h. yes: enjoyed the evening"
Thomas Lynch. father Of Mrs. Potter.
'eoad Of being called several times by his
aAnGh&sr and Of finding her bruised on
one occasion. He sa!d he had not ad-
vioed Ne daughter to leave Potter. nor
Asd he suggested that she continue to
I've with him.
= kept out of 1t a. much as could"
he said.
Mr.. Lynch was asked II Potter drank
end asked II mis- son-ln-law ever had In
Veted him to have q drink.
"What II he did?" interposed Justice
0of. rs that a crime?'
Mrs. Potter testified that her husband
mistreated her while they were living al
No. 800 West One Hundred and Sixteenth
street rbe Potters were married on
Oct I. 1907. and have one child. Mary
Elizabeth. six years old. The child, who
has golden hair that hangs loose dowa
20 her shoulders. vas Ia court to-day
Both parents are fighting for the Gus
toay VI tho litle Sirl, Potter IL now
r's'icnsi ct the engine house at No.
Hancock street, Brooklyn.
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