The evening world., 1914-03-25
Decides Husbands Charges,
Supported by IS Witnesses,
Were Not Proved.
HER DEFENSE WAS LONE.
Sensational Case Ends, as Did
First Suit, in Failure of
Chief Complaint.

lHo unsupported WOru oI MIS-
Grace Dimon Hevenor was accepted
by jury in Justice Giegerich's court
to-day against the testimony OF fif-
teen witnesses called by Harvey II.
Hevenor. local manager Of tho Louis
lana Company, to prove that Mrs.
Hevenor was in the Hotel Navarro
on the night Of Nov. IL, 1918, with a
man known to her as George Win
ters. 1t was Mrs. Hevenor's second
victory after her husbands second
attempt to divorce her.
In many respects the Hevenor di.
vorce case was the most remarkable
tried In the Supreme Court In years.
Mrs. IIevenor had no witnesses 70
verify her alibi that she was in her
apartments at No. 526 West One Hun
dred and Twelfth street when her
husband and several men swore they
found her In room with "Winters."
Mrs. Hevenor charged afonspiracy.
The jury took the case under con-
eideration at $50 o'clock last night
and deliberatcd until s o'clock, when
all agreed that Hevenor had failed to
prove his charges. The Jurors divided
into two forces at once. with Juror
No. s, Jacques Freedman. leading for
the wife. and Juror No. Q, Max Loew-
enthal. unfolding the husbands con-
tsntion. The first ballot stood S to 4.
IL Ia understood. for the wife.
JURY DECIDED HUSBANDS WIT.
NEssES WERE WRONG.
The jurymen refused TO believe the
testimony Of Arnold l.. Empey, Hev-
enors friend in the Louisiana Com
pany. They believed that Monroe w.
Tingley. Comptroller OF the Internal
tional Mercantile Marine. one Of the
raiders. was mistaken In his identity
Of Mrs. Hevenor. inasmuch as he had
They did not believe that the little
black bag and the open door Of the
room In the hotel were consistent with
the husbands claims.
When the jurymen returned to
their seats to-day neither Hevenor
nor thu pretty defendant was in
court. Frederick b. McNish. the
wife's counsel. was present to re-
ceive the verdict, but David NJ. Neu-
hprger. the opposing counsel. was
absent His associate moved 20 set
the verdict aside. but Justice Glege-
rich denied the motion.
Mrs. Hevenor was first sued for d.
vorce in February. 1918, George
Shirer being named as correspondent.
The basis of the first suit was a raid
on her apartments at No. 46 Pine
hurst avenue. At this trial Hevenor
produced eight witnesses. mainly
chauffeurs, walters and bellboys, who
testified that they found Shirer in
the apartment with Mrs. Hevenor.
HEvENoR's SISTER WAS AMONG
HIS WITNESSES.
: A feature OF the trial Just closed,
which took up five days, during which
Mrs. Hevenor was on the witness
stand nearly two days. was the testi-
mony of Mrs. Mary H. Nixon, Heve-
nor's sister. who Is the housekeeper
introduced Mrs. Hevenor to Win
ters."
4 Neither winters" detective
called 500 Brown" by Lawyer Nc
Nish, nor a raider named Schyper APP
reared to corroborate Hevenor's
charges.
Mrs. Hevenor Is now receiving $40
q week alimony. She has the custody
Of her -year-old son. Harvey IL.
Heyenor, jr., who has figured repeat
edly in efforts of the father to obtain
his custody. In the last few months
Mrs. Hevenor has had "A part In q
broadway musical comedy.