Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-15
MRS. HOOD AGAIN
CALLED TOSTAND


The court then asked the defendan
why it was that he had allowed Mis-:
Hoyt to come into his stateroom If h,
knew there was a detective after him
IF you had a sincere regard TO
the young lady, as you say, why die
you, married man, compromise he
in that way?" the vice-chancelloI
asked.
"I never considered that phase o.
the matter" replied Hood, and thu
court allowed Mr.. McCarter to pro
coed again. The girl had come tC
his stateroom to leave her jewelrS
and trinkets. Hood again testified.
Mr.. McCarter then showed him 6
plan of the rooms at the Carlton
showing that there was only q bath
room which he used between the two
rooms. Hood had testified on direct
examination that the rooms occupied
by him and Miss Hoyt were some
twenty-five or thirty feet apart. Hood
pleaded ignorance of the general plan
of the rooms in the hotel.
At this juncture the vice-chancelloI
again interposed question, asking
Hood why it was If he was so well
known at the Carlton he had given a
fictitious name and Miss Hoyt's as
his niece.
Hood replied that 1t was due to the
fact that the detectives were on his
trail and he wished to throw them off
the scent. He had never registered;
he had merely told the clerk to put
the names down as Robert Hunter
and niece" he said.
Hood admitted that he had hired a
detective named Berger in London.
Berger had been working with Dock
wood, the sleuth who Swallowed Hood
to Europe until the latter engaged
him.
"You paid him Ell, didn't you. for
letters he furnished you?" asked Mr..
McCarter.
Eyes, and l have some of those
letters of Berger's, which should be
read now" responded Hood.
It was after he had secured Berger
that he cabled his wife a message,
Hood said. He further stated that
the letters referred to were from
Lockwood to Berger stating that the
former had "no case"
The court interrupted to find out
why the letters had not been intro
duced as testimony, to which Hood
replied that he was bringing suit for
$50, 900 against Lockwood for slander.
Lockwood had told several people on
the ship that he had stolen bonds,
Hood declared, and for this reason he
was suing the detective.
Hood Calls McCarter "Rude."
Mr.. McCarter sought to bring out
the fact that on previous trial Hood
had absolutely denied the trip to
Europe and several other things
which he now admits. Chauncey FL.
Parker and former Judge Gilbert H.
Collins, both of whom are defending
Hood, Immediately interposed objec-
lions to this. Mr.. Parker declared it
was not Hood that took this stand,
but that it was the attitude of his
counsel. Mr.. McCarter declared he
would not press the issue. In the
course of the questioning Hood had
said to Mr.. McCarter: you are very
rude man to examine anyone" to
which the counsel made no reply.
When Mr.. McCarter had finished his
mination Mr.. Parker, of
counsel for Mr.. Hood, took up the
questioning, and brought up the mat
ter of the two letters and the tele-
gram which Hood testified on his
examination by Mr.. McCarter he had
purchased from Berger, the London
detective, and tried to offer these let
tiers as testimony. To this Mr.. Nc
Carter objected which brought former
Judge Collins to his feet in a minute
declaring that Lockwood, who was in
court, should be called to identify the
letters. Judge Collins explained it was
merely to show what the letters were,
it was not question of trying to con-
tradict Lockwood's testimony. The
vice-chancellor expressed the opinion
that he did not believe the letters
should be allowed, because the mis-
sives We're written to a man at the
time retained by the opposite side. To
this both Mr.. Parker and Judge Col
Inns declared the letter had been writ
ten after Berger had terminated his
services with Lockwood Mr.. Nc
Carter entered strenuous objection to
the admission of these as testimony,
on the grounds that the conents were
not evidence. Mr.. McCarter admitted
Lockwood's signature to the letters.
Mr.. Parker explained that his
reason for offering the letters was in
order to show that Hood had pur-
chased the letters in order to be in a
position to defend himself against any
possible false testimony on Lock-
woods part. The court overruled cou
woods part. The court overruled
counsel for Hood in the matter, how
ever, and ordered the case to proceed.
Chauffeur a Witness.
Joseph Riordan. a chauffeur en-
ployed by Mr.. Hood, was called as
witness by Mr.. Parker after the
examination of Mr.. Hood had been
finished. Riordan testified that
sometimes Mr.. Hood had taken the
car out at IL o'clock and had never
returned any later than o'clock and
on that occasion there had been
trouble with the machine. Usually
his employer would return shortly
after midnight, Riordan said.
In rebuttal Mr.. McCarter called his
associate counsel in the case, Walter
p. Shipley, of Philadelphia, as a. wit.
ness. Mr.. Shipley testified concern.
| ing a couple of interviews he had
with Mr.. Hood in which the latter
| told him that he was finished with
Miss Hoyt and asked him to com.
municate with his wife and SO inform
| her.
| Mrs. Hood was again called by Mr.
| McCarter. She testified that she hat
gone to the stable on the Hood es.
tate on Saturday last and found sew.
eral letters belonging to Riordan, the
| chauffeur. The contents of these
letters was not disclosed
| Miss Catherine Sparks, q sister o.
Mrs. Hood. testified that she hat
stayed at Plainfield with her sister
over Sunday and had been with he
when the latter found the letters.
At the conclusion OF the case Vice
Chancellor Stevens referred to tn,
absence of Miss Hoyt as a witnes,
and declared that If Albert C. Wall
of Jersey city. counsel for Miss Hoyt
desired to make an application to b,
heard he could do so before argu
ment. He set next Monday as tn,
date for Mr.. Wall to make applica