Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-13
HOOD TELLS OF
Il TRIP WITH GIRL
sPIainfieId Man, Defendant in
Divorce Suit, Admits Taking
Miss Hoyt to Europe.

Richard Hayden Hood, defendant in
the divorce action being brought by
Ills wife, Mrs. Frances S. Hood, on
the ground of infidelity, in which Miss
Dorothy Hoyt. formerly of Plaintield,
*. J.. but at present at Brighton,
england, is named as correspondent,
soecupied the stand in his own de-
fense the greater part of yesterday
before Viee-Chancellor Stevens. The
divorce proceedings followed a trip
10 England by Hood in company with
The Hoyt girl, which Hood testified
sssesterday was by the merest chance,
dts he did not meet Miss Hoyt until
after he had booked passage on the
kronprinzessin Ceeile.
Hood was subjected to a gruelling
discrimination late yesterday aft
efnoon by Robert II. McCarter who
is representing Mrs Hoods interests
ind his answers were so confused and
rambling at times that even the vice
chancellor took q hand in the ques-
tsas.ing, asking a couple of times, DO
sou want the court to believe this or
do you wish to correct your answer"
10 several admissions which Mr..
McCarter forced from him Hood re-
piled: 1T is true, but the question
Carter"
Hood explained visits made by
Miss Hoyt to his stateroom on the
boat by saving that she kept her Jew
elry and trinkets there.
SsHood also admitted the testimony
Of Detective James Lockwood that he
had booked steamer chairs for Miss
-IIoyt and himself under the name of
Harris. He also declared that he
Knew a detective was shadowing him
on the ship. He had been informed
by a passenger a Mr.. Campbell, and
identified Lockwood in court as the
srflan whom he suspected of following
him.
Used Assumed Name.
Mr.. Hood testified as to his stay
sat the Hotel Carlton, London, where
he and Miss Hoyt occupied rooms
about twenty-five feet apart, he as
serted. He was well known at the
hotel, he said, having stopped there
with his wife on a couple of occa-
ssions. He admitted telling the clerk
eto7 put his name down as Robert
Hunter and Miss Hoyt as his neice.
He said that during the time they
were in London they did not eX-
change visits to each others rooms.
He stayed in London twelve days,
while Miss Hoyt left for Brighton,
England, after six days. Hood re-
turned home on the Lusitania.
On cross examination by Mr.. Nc
Carter, who represents the wife,
Hood declared that he and his wife
had occupied separate rooms by her
arrangement. Hood had testified on
direct examination that he had never
struck his wife, but Mr.. McCarter
gained from him the admission that
he was now under $500 bonds to keep
the peace for attempting to strike
her.
Former Judge Collins, of counsel
for Hood, interposed strenuous OBJ
jections to this being admitted as
testimony. The court held that the
testimony was irrelevant TO the iss-
ue, but allowed the question.
Hood admitted that he entered his
former residence on the night of the
alleged assault. but denied the
trouble. Mr.. McCarter then took up
the matter of the telegram received
by Hood from Miss Hoyt, which was
signed Darcy and was written ac-
cording to. code. ese
Counsel for Mrs, Hood tried to
bring out the fact that the telegram
was strange one, and Hood himself
went SO far as to admit that 1t was
not entirely Ineligible to him yet.
Referring to trip to Canada which
Hood said on direct examination he
had intended taking along with Miss
Hoyt. MIR. McCarter sought to bring
out the fact that Hood did not do so
because of the opposition of her aunt,
Mrs. Fields. Hood was reticent to
answer.
Regarding the complaint of Mrs.
Fields to the frequent rides of Hood
with Miss Hoyt, the defendant adj
mitted that Mrs. Fields had told him
it was not right for him. married
man, to be riding with her neice.
Had kindly Feeling.
Mr.. McCarter then asked the de-
PENDANT if he thought this was
fatherly feeling to take a young girl
out in the early morning hours in
spite of the opposition of her
guardian, to which Hood replied 1t
was a "kindIy feeling
Hood further admitted that he had
given Miss Hoyt a pair of moccasins
and had LOANED" her diamond ring
that belonged to a very dear friend
of his before marriage" and which he
admitted Mrs. Hood had worn.
He denied absolutely that he had
ever given or loaned Miss Hoyt any
money prior to the date of the filing
of this suit. He did admit that when
her testimony was being taken in
London he paid the expenses for her
and her friends with whom she was
STAYING.
Mr.. McCarter then took up the so
called t'Collet" deter written by him
to Miss Hoyt asking him if he really
believed Collet was better for having
known him as the letter stated. Ex-
planning one phrase of the letter Mr..
Hood said it referred to Miss Hoyt's
cigarette smoking which. he was ask
ing her to stop and he added that
Mrs Hood also smoked.
eDid you ever see herr" asked Mr..
McCarter, to- which he replied con-
fttsediy that he never had but
"Then I'd advise you not to inject
any more of that sort of SANDER in.
the case" responded Mr.. McCarter.
At this point the defendant stated
that he had told Mrs. Hood he had
given Miss Hoyt a ride in the auto
mobile Mrs. Hood smiled at her
mother and sister when her husband
made this statement. Later he said
he had bought cigarettes for Miss
Hoyt but added that he limited the
number she was TO smoke.
Miss Eoyt is 20 years old, while
Hood is As. The case viii be con-
tinued Monday.