The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-06-15
MRS. POSES CASE
| FALLS DOWN AND
POSS SHOWS GEE
The Wife Who Brought Coun-
Ter Charges Fails to Get
Witnesses.
SHE is DISMAYED.
Fashionable Women in Front
Seats at Trial Hear Only
of Gallantries.
SHE is DISMAYED

After two elevator boys and . most
conservative young chauffeur had
been quisxed about Frank n. Poss's
gailantries. none Of which seemed to
overstsp the threshold Of marital In
discrstions. Mrs. Lillian X. Poss's
counter suit for divorce suddenly
closed In the Supreme Court to-day
at the noon recess. Poss allowed his
satisfaction TO express itself In
wholesome smiles. his wifs's disap-
pointmsnt being equally evident.
The morning had been an anxious
ono for Poss because he did not wish
to have dragged into the sensational
batch OF divorce and alienation suits
which have grown out Of the Poss and
Thorn family disputes. the names Of
several young women with whom he
had dined and attsodsd tbs opAra.
In the e3amination Of Witnesses
George Gordon Battle. Mrs. Poss's At
was sometimes q, Poss's car as Mrs.
After the Friday ,ssssion the
attoruDy referred TO an Acquaintance
OF Poss - Mrs.. Mariou Draper. who
lives at No. 3o> West Eighty sixth
street.
Not to ignore Mrs. Poss' allegations
Of her husbands fondness for mid
night revelries with good-looklnE
young women Ia friends apartments.
Amman Levy. Poss lawyer. put on
the witness stand several friends Of
Poss. to show that Poss WA not ~
Ira h. Heacook's fiat on May -. 1sit,
although witnesses felt quite sure
they saw him there and also two
young women. Tho elevator boy.
stanley oreenidse. was sure that
Poss and Hsaeock we're hosts to the
girls. who did not leave until one
A. NJ, but James 4. Clark, . friend
OF Heacock's swore that he sd not
Poss helped entertain the girls.
John n. Connolly. agent Of the
building. an A. A. u, oficial. recalled
the night Of May 10. 1918. because he
attended . meeting Of the Regtstra-
tion Committee that night, and rather
than 20 homo to Bay Ridge spent the
night In Hsacoek nat. He met Hsa.
cock At the door and did not see
Poss that night.
Douglas Alexander Matheson. Poss's
chauffeur from May to December
1919, rscitsd numerous occasions when
the Poss automobile was used BY
, Mrs. D." On all these trips Mr.
Poss was In the car.
On several spins up to Harmon. N
, T.. Travers Island and to luncheon
: At the Piasa Hotel and to dinner a
= the Castle Cave and to the Rits.Carl
. ton Mrs. D." was Poss's guest. N,
instance Of any indiscretion or &C
/ OF familiarity on the part Of Pos
was stated.
Of Mathsson told Of taking Poss an,
\ Mrs. D. 40 the opera and to tn
( | theatre. but after each occasion Poe
9 returned to his homo after droppin
2 Mrs. D. OF at her homo.
10 It IL expected that attorneys WI
n sum up. during the afternoon an
? the case. which has been on tris
moro than three weeks. reach th
jury before night.
Natronly women In low neck gown
| Of flimy summe material pccupis
front rows. apparently expecting SON
. rich Developments whom court opens
Outside the courtroom . disordsrI
= crowd stormsd at the Aoofs. Evss
:. seat was occupied by the eurio,
: crowds who have attended the ~
' sational double divorce suits invol'
- Ing the Posses and the Thornss
- Percy n. and bis beautiful wife. L.
H. Thorne.