The evening world., 1914-05-14
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The Question Now Is Whether
Kiss Mr.. Anderson Gave
His Wife Was II.
ts.
If SO HE LOSES CASE.
Jury Is to Decide if He Showed
Forgiveness When She
Was Going Away.

Ever hear OF the "Condonation
Kissf"
Twelve jurors who have been xt-
ting in Justice Cohalan's part Of the
Supreme Court for three days heard
Of II probably for the frst time to-
day when the trial OF the divorce suit
brought by Percy L. Anderson,
wealthy wholesale druggist, who lives
In Upper Montclair. N. j. was 70.
sumed.
There II not much difference be-
tween n "condonation kiss" and any
other kind OF q kiss. according to
drs. Anderson's version a. she related
II to the Jury when she took the
witness stand in her own defense. II
10 perhaps a little colder than most
other kisses. but then II means more
than most other kiases to her.
The fine question tho Jury will be
called upon to decide concerning this
kias In whether when Anderson gave
II 70 his wife. after having discovered
her alleged indiscretions with Capt.
J. W. Hammer. U. 3. A. Medical Corps.
Bert Grant. the song writer and 9TH
err, he at the same time forgave her.
II the Jury fnds the proper degree Of
forgiveness in the kiss. then under
the laws Of this state the husband
cannot maintain the divorce action.
After Indignantly denying the &C.
cusAtions against her Mrs. Anderson
told how after eighteen years Of I'M
interrupted marital bliss she was sur
prissd TO receive . letter from her
husband Informing her that all was
Over bstweeo them. When she left
the Grand Central Terminal for tho
Adirondacks on August Is last year
hse husband accompanied her to the
train and was apparently just ~ low
able then - he had bsea during the
whole eighteen years.
Miss Mey Chandler Anderson. the
HUSBANDS cousin who chummed
around with Mrs. Anderson during
the time tho wife was supposed to
be melting the captkin or tn talented
Grant clandestinely. testified pre-.
viousiy that Anderson caught her In
an untruth concerning his wife's do
insD IN New York and a. . result
she, Miss Anderson. was forced to
tell what she knew Of Mrs. Anderson.
This she did before Mrs. Anderson
went to the Adirondacks when Mrs.
Anderson says her husband kissed
her goodbye with his uy"si affection.
"Well then when 20 4 to the
mountains what happ -.edf" Mrs,
Andersons lawyer asked her day
when she was on the witness stand
Il was enjoying myself as I always
do In the mountains. when I ro-
ceived q letter from his lawyers tell
ing me that my husband had laid be-
fore them oil Of his troubles and
that we could not live together az
had better arrange an amicable set
Element of our differences"
my husband offered TO send me tc
Reno to get @ divorce" Mrs. Ander.
son testifled. "He said he would pay
all my expenses out there. but I re.
fused to do that and filed a sep.
nration suit against him and then HI
brought this divorce action against
me with all its false accusations"
Concerning the charge that she hat
taken moonlight strolls with GRAM
through the snake infested woods
surrounding the Summit Lake HOUSE
in Central Valley. Orange County. N
", Mrs. Anderson admitted tina
Grant was everywhere about tn
place." but she had never taken walks
with him.
"Did you ever lie In a hammock o.
nm <ha uraas with him ." she WA
asked.
why, the very idea-no, never
positively not" she replied.