The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-29
Especial to The Times.pispatcb.

Now YORK, Ma? 2S.-A chain of evil
dence. intended to show that James
Cunningham Bishop. millionaire banker.
and Mrs. j. Temple Gwathmey. society
matron. occupied suite of rooms at
the Hotel Astor on more than one oc
casion. was forged to-day before Jus
tice Con- in the Supreme Court.
Mrs. Abigail Hancock Bishon Main
TIT In suit for absolute divorce. sat
almost in front OF Der husband and
heard him admit scores of automobile
dinners and lu,cheons with N-
Gwathmey. but deny emphatically thar
he was the DIR. j. G. Bacr, of Philadcl-
phia, who registered at the Hotel AS
| tor several times.
Telephone girls, maid at the hotel.
! the former manager OF the Rishop
/ farm in Westchester, and others helped
make the links In the chain thai former
| Dstritc Attorney William r. Jerome
! expects Will win Mrs. Bishop her de-
cree. TOMORROW perhaps Mr.. Bishop
VIII get chance to give the evidence
| by which he hopes to prove an alibi.
| Gertrude Berard, maid on the second
! floor of the Hotel Astor. was the last
witness to testify at to-days session
Yes, l have seen Mr.. Bishop twice
before to-day she said. Indicating the
defendant. II saw him first early I'm
November last and again about two
weeks later. On both occasions he and
lady occupied villa No. 272 In the
| Hotel Aston"
DO you recognize this photo?' ask
ed Mr.. Jerome, taking up a large photo
| OF Mrs. Gwathmey.
Yes, that is the lady who was with
Mr.. Bishop on both the occasions when
he was in the rooms on the second
! foon"
/ You are sure 1t was Mr. B!shop?"
/ ngit tNfo
! Objections TO the introduction of the
! photograph were ovcrruled.
| Edwin r. Steers. formerly manager
OF the Bishop farm in Wcstchester
4 County. was called as witness for
Mrs. Bishop.
You have heard Mr.. bishop testify"
; said Mr.. jerome. that he called twice
( at the farm with Mrs. Gwathmcy dur
| ing April last. and that on both occa-
sons a Miss White. trained nurse, was
with them all the time. Is that so?"
MIR. Bishop and Mrs. Gwathmey came
/ to tho farm three times in April and
! y Miss White was with them" an
/ swercd the witness. she was not with
them all the time On April 6 and Is
/ Mr.. Bishop and Mrs Gwathmey We're
I in the house alone for about two
I hours
/ on DISCRIMINATION. Mr.. Taft. coun-
I sci for Bishop made the witness ah
( NIT that his relations with the house
! keeper on the farm were such that he
didn't care To talk about them. but he
could not shake the testimony regard
ing the visits of Bishop and Mrs.
/ Gw3 thmey.
( Three telephone girls from the Aston
Hotel testified from the telephone
records that early in the morning they
recorded calls from the suite occupied
! by ''Dr. and Mrs. j. G. Baer" to Mrs.
Gwathmey' residence In Rye, and to
the Hotel Gotham. where she had an
apartment in New York and to the
( Hotel Belmont. where Mr. Bishop lives.
Mr.. Bishop was shown the registers
containing the signatures OF "Dr and
Mrs. j. G. Baer, Philadelphia"
! He denied writing this signature. and
/ by direction of Justice Gof and with
I the consent of his own counsel, wrote
+ his own signature and the other sew
/ several times for comparison.
: While Mr.. Bishop testified, as an un-
/ willing witness for the plaintiff. one
/ OF the sons OF Mrs. Gwathmey sat d-
/ rcctly in front of him He WINGED when
/ MIR. Jerome said
"Mr Bishop, have YOU been motor
| ing with Mrs. Gwathmey since her
/ separation from her husband:' !
! Il don't know that they have sepa-
! rated the witness replied
| We'll. since they've parted?'
] Yes, that's about the way TO put
/ it," Mr.. Bishop agreed.
! He told about meeting Mrs. Gwath-
! mey in April last To consult about
] the divorce case When two people
4 are named together in n divorce case
4 e. commented they have mutual in
tcrests Besides. was advised 10 con-
| suit her.
The banker admitted freely that he
! lunrhed with Mrs. Gwathmey frequent
/ Is ut New York hotels. that he accom-
! panied her on automobile rides To
| Nyack and to places in New Jersey.
/ He never took her To the theatre eN-
| cept on ono occasion. when her son
| was present. The only other person
| present on automobile rides was the
/ chauffeur.
! Mr.. Bishop told OF meeting Mrs.
| Gwathmev in 1907. for the first time.
| at school where her boy sas n stu
! dent and his nephew was student.
! He said he had heard since that there
| has been some friction' between MIR