Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-30

The suit brought by Richard Haden
Mood, = wealthy civil engineer OF
Piafnfieid, who is seeking to recover
100000 worth Of realty ana personal
property from his wife. Mrs. Francis
sparks Hood. was continued today IN
ghancery chambers.
Mrs. Hoods legal stan WAS REIN
forced today by the presence Of
former Attorney General Robert III.
sfcCarter. The latter at once pro-
eeeded TO upset tho husbands case by
producing evidence tending to inn
peach Mr.. Hood as witness. Lined
I'D with Mr.. McCarter on Mrs Hoods
side were Attorneys Walter Penn
shipley. Arthur +. Egner and George
w. McCarter. son of the former
encouragement.
Mr.. Hood on stand.
Mr.. Hood took the stand to con-
tinue his testimony on cross-exami-
nation, which was being conducted
when he left the stand yesterday.
ATTORNEY Egner referred the witness
10 testimony Hood had given at q
hearing last January before Judge
whittennore, as special master in an@
alimony reference. Mrs. Hood has
sued her husband for divorce, but
no decision has been rendered.
Attorney Egner read excerpts from
Hoods testimony last January, in
which Hood stated he had no money
after March, 1908. In the present suit
Hood Justified that he was man of
some means in April of 1908. The
contradictory evidence upset the hus-
bands lawyers considerably, and
they Immediately asked Vice-Chan-
cellor Stevens's permission to hold a
conference.
After former Judge Gilbert Collins,
Chauncey @. Parker and Charles Il.
Bradley. of counsel for Hood. had
ended their conference, they at
tempted TO diminish the Importance
OF the contradictory evidence brought
out by the defense. Judge Collins
met with little success in the at
tempt and this line of testimony was
abandoned.
Mrs. Hood succeeded her husband
on the etand, and as usual made an
energetic witness. At one point during
her cross-examination by Judge Col
Inns she attempted to make a state
Inent, but was cut short.
why don't you let me say IT,
she exclaimed, I'm just dying to tell
You and you can't understand"
I'VE don't want you to die here, =
answered the lawyer grimly, but
Just answer the questions, that's
ALL"
Mrs. Hood related the frequent con-
versations between herself and her
husband during their engagement.
While they were still engaged Mr..
Hood had promised frequently 70 buy
her q home somewhere between
Philadelphia md New York city"
Mrs. Hoods Relatives were in the
Quaker City and Hood lived In New
York.
While her husband was in Paris
during the spring of 1908, testified
Mrs. Hood. he wrote to her giving
Instructions that she look about for
q prospective home. Up to that time
they had lived In hotels, travelling
most of the time from their wedding
on July 81. 1901.
Discusses New Home.
When Hood returned from Europe
In April, 1908, Mrs. Hood met him al
the steamship pier in New York. the
wife declared, and they Immediately
began talking about their proposed
home. Mrs. Hood declared she told
her husband that she desired the
place in Plainfield, which she now
holds and which Hood is seeking to
recover.
The witness repeated the testi-
mony of yesterday concerning the
purchase by Hood of the property
from Mr.. and Mrs. Philip V. R Van
Wyck. After the latter and Hood
had conference in the Hotel Savoy,
Manhattan, and both agreed on $31,-
coo as price for the property, Mr..
Hood began to discuss his plans, re-
lated the witness.
Mr.. Hood was at odds with
members of his family at that time, .
she said, land that was one of the
important reasons why he decided the
property to me. He explained that
he did not want me to have any
trouble about the possession of the
property in the event of his death.
THAT night he called up my mother