Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-01
OIL DIVORCE SUIT
HEARING NOW ON
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Mr.. Oil at the Avon cottage rentet
by the latter in the summer of 1919
Mrs. Emma Cropley, of 20 IRVING
place, Summit, was the first witness
called by Mrs. Oil. The witness de
clared that she occupied a cottage a
Avon directly across the narrow al
ley separating her house and the cot
tage occupied by Oil.
Obi came to the cottage with {
tall, well proportioned, good looking
woman in a red automobile" testified
the witness. She described severa
scenes which she witnessed in one o.
the rooms of the Oil cottage, which
room was directly opposite a window
in Mrs. Cropley's place.
Mr.. Kramer, the bicycle champion
was called to testify regarding a
meeting with Oil and May Burns on
the steamer Rochambeau during the
trip from New York to Havre.
Kramer was accompanied on the
voyage by Frank Million, and made
the trip to take part in races at
| Paris.
Introduced to Kramer.
The correspondent was introduced to
Kramer as MAY Mcfarland" de-
clared the witness. He told of meet
| ing Oil and his companion numerous
IlIueS curing Tue SEA voyage, OF OHl
| escorting Miss Burns to a hotel in
Paris, and how Oil and the young
woman attended the races at Paris,
/ where they saw Kramer perform.
| The witness created a laugh when,
| in answer to a question regarding a
photograph. replied, (which photo do
you mean? I've had several pictures
taken in my time"
| Oil occupied a stateroom on the
| steamer Rochambeau with q man
companion, testified the bicycle racer.
| He declared he has not seen May
| Burns since the last race he won at
Paris.
Cross examined by Attorney Brad
| ner, Mr.. Kramer retold his story ex-
actly.
Mr.. Bradner asked leave to recall
Mr.. Kramer at future hearing Gin
direct contradiction of some testi-
mony." Kramer declared that he will
attend the six-day race at Madi-
son Square Garden, New York city,
and after that event intends to make
another trip to Europe.
Mr.. Million, the local bicycle race
promoter was the next witness. He
described Miss Burns as "a blonde,
Weighing about 1856 pounds, about five
| feet seven inches in height and good
| looking"
"Was she a blonde when you first
met her on the Rochambeau?" In
quired Attorney Frying.
Mr.. Million declared he never knew
| the correspondent by any other name
than May" He declared he had met
her quite a number of times at BIZ
! cycle races in Newark, on the streets,
! the steamer and abroad.
| A delegation of about seventy-f five
| krn x.1 bo nla M
| beau, at New York, to see Kramer
and himself off to Europe, Mr.. Million
| declared,
| 1t was not expected that Oil would
make the trip. the presence of Oil
on the Rochambeau was complete
| surprise to Million and to Kramer.
They had believed that he was in
| Ohio on business and had no inten-
| ton of going to France.
| Mr. Million corroborated the testi-
mony of the bicycle champion. He
| declared the trip to Havre was
| stormy and that at times he was very
sick and therefore did not pay much
attention to the other persons aboard.
| On cross examination Million de-
clared that Oil was much interested
| in athletic events and attended many
! bicycle races.
Chauffeur Tells His story.
Charles Boice, a chauffeur, who
! was employed by Oil, was the next
witness called. He declared he was
| employed from January, 1912, until
July of the same year and returned
| later.
| Attorney Frying called several
business men of Avon to testify re-
| garding the alleged actions of May
| Burns and Oil, while they were
| spending the summer of 1912 at the
! sea shore. 1t was brought out from
| these witnesses that Oil and the
correspondent were known to them as
MIR. and Mrs. Mitchelett."
| Charles d. Snyder, real estate
agent, who rented the Oil cottage;
| John A. Thompson, automobile deal
| Joseph Lyons were some of the bust
ness men of Avon called as witnesses
| Attorney Bradner dismissed them
| with little croSs-examination.
| Damaging testimony to the defend
ant was given by two of his former
| employees. They are Miss Rose
| Coughlin, of Trenton, who was en-
| ployed as q servant by Obi for two
weeks at Avon, and Charles Boice, of
Mattewan, N. j., a chauffeur.
| Miss Coughlin described scenes be-
1 TWEEN V1dy dllQ OIll WI1llC dt
| Avon. The witness stated that she
was informed that the correspondent
| and Oil were mr. and Mrs.
Mitchelett." Oil and May Burns lived
| together at Avon she said. On cross
examination, Attorney Bradner tried
hard to shake the womans story, but
| to no avail.
Chauffeur Boice declared he is
twenty-six years old and has been
driving automobiles for seven years.
He was first employed by Oil in
January, 1911, and continued until
July, of the same year He again
entered Ohls employ In April, 1911,
and remained for some months.
Boice told of many automobile trips
during which he piloted May Burns
and Oil throughout the State. He
recited a meeting of Oil and the CO.
respondent in a cafe, when the chauf-
| feur was seated nearby with screen
separating the tables.
| MAY (the correspondent kicked
about not getting enough money
testified Boice, 'and Oil answered by
saying that he had given her on an
average of $55 a week during the
past three weeks"
| Saw Burns Woman.
The chauffeur told of driving May
Burns and o few other persons to the
Broad street office, here, of the Pub
lie Service Gas Company on one &C.
casion and the meeting of the CO.
respondent and Mrs. Oil. He de-
clared that when Mrs. Oil saw May
Burns the former kept on walking
although 1t looked as though she in
| tended to stop at first.
After this meeting Boice declared
that he met Oil in Market street
| office building and found Oil had re-
ceived a telephone message from May