Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-05
GENERAL DENIAL
By AIRS. H[|SANAh
nRRRNpANT IN ALIENATION SUIT
pEcLAREs chAaoRs ARE
RA9ELRoA
NRVERIkTi&kATR WITH
MIRA DoRrER'e HUSBAND


othsr 9s~a Ns~A
Grtnnsl, July S-More denials OF
any misconduct with 4. G. Porter were
entered by Mrs. Graoe Heishman in
the trial Of the suit brought against
her for 10000 by Mrs. g. Porter for al
legged alienation Of her husbands affec-
tons and love-
Mrx HeaShman declared she had
never been intimate with Porter. that
she never registered as his wife under
an assumed name at any hotel, tina,
she had never been with him in the
Randolph or Kirkwood at Des Moines
Or that she ever made any attempts
to win him from his wife.
Mrs Heishman entered straight
out and out denial OF any misconduct
with A, c. Porter; that she had ever
done anything to win his affections,
or had had anything to do with mar
ring the domestic happiness OF Mr..
and Mrs. Porter.
The defendant sought to explain her
visits to Coifax which the plaintiff
attorneys endeavored to show were to
meet Porter. She testified that she
had been ordered there for treatments
by her physicians. She also tod CO
a visit to Des Moines last July with
A. c. Porter, but declares her son.
Forrest. accompanied them and that
thew went to the capital city &c buy
The automobile which she now drives.
Forrest and Mr.. Porter, she said, drove
returned
train.
Auto Was Purchased.
This testimony contradlcs the OIL
heard rumor that the automobile was
gift of Porter, who was then IN the
automobile business.
That the Porter and He1shman lam
lilies were on friendly relations was also
testified to by Mrs. Hetshman, VINO salo
that they visited back and forth. Mrs.
Heishman said she first met Porter IN
the fall of 1911 and Mrs. Porter on July
1 last year. The Porter family, ene
raid. took milk from them and many OF
Porter's visits she accounted for by the
declaration that he came 20 the delsh-
man home each evening for their milk.
She denies she was ever alone with him.
C. w. Martin, clerk at the Randolph
hotel, Des Ioines, could not identity
Porter as the man who had registered
there under the name OF Mr.. Shad. OF
Abba. He said that Mr.. Shad registered
for his wife, announcing she would ar
rive later, but so far as he knew Mrs
Shad failed to arrive. The plaintiff s
attorneys contend that Porter and Mrs
Heishman stopped there under this
name.
Nothing Doing Tonight"
Before the plaintiff rested A. c. Nor
ris, postmaster, told Of Mrs. Heishman
often meeting Porter IL the postoffce
and that they would converse very
earnestly for several minutes at time.
Mr.. Norris also testified that Porter
had a lock box, No. IA, and that Mrs.
Heishman also had a lock box. One
time he says Mrs. Heishman dropped a
post card in the office addressed to
Box 141. which bore this inscription:
Nothing doing tonight. Everybody
home"
The alleged post card could not be
found for identification.
Mrs. Porter was also recalled to the
stand to tell of further mistrea1ments
by her husband and complete other
testimony.
Just after the plaintiffs attorneys
rested the attorneys for Mrs. Heish-
man moved that a verdict be directed
In favor of Mrs. Heishman. Judge Nor
ris overruled the motion and ordered
that the trial Of the case proceed.
Makes Some Admissions.
Mrs Heishnan admitted getting on
the train at Colfax, meeting Porter
and accompanying him to Des Moines
but affirmed she left him at the sta
ton and did not see him until she
started home when she again met hin
on the way to the station.
The witness repeatedly denied TAX
Ing pleasure in Porter's company.
Il regarded him as boy" she said
feelings toward him.
Mrs. Heishman admitted that upon E
visit to Marshalltown, with Porter. os
tensibly to demonstrate the Porter car
Porter paid all her expenses includ
Ing a room at the hotel. out Of his owr
pocket. She denied, however. that Por-
ter was with her in her room.
On the same occasion she admitted
sitting with him on a couch in tn
ladies' rest room at a garage in Mar
shalltown, but denied that Porter hac
his arm around her or that any terms
Of endearment were used in their con
versation.
During the examination Mrs. Heish
man has on several occasions shown
her animosity toward the plaintiff
attorneys, who, she asserts, have dog
ged Mrs. Porter into the suit.