The evening world., 1914-03-24
WAS MRS. HEvENOR
NUDE At WINDOW?
| most LIKELY NOT
,--
Divorce Defendant Declares
, She ''Never Knowingly" APP
I peared in Such a State.
CURTAINS UP, MAN SAYS.
Woman Says Others Were
Guilty and Insists That
~ Negro Boys Lie.
CURTAINS UP, MAN SAYS.

Just a. both sides rested at noon
to-day in the Hevenor divorce trial
eli the questions before the jury in
Volving Harvey H. Hevenor's charge
that his wife, Mrs.. Grace Hevenor.
vas at the Navarro Hotel with .
George Winters last November paled
into insisnihcance in the interest
shown by Jurors and courtroom spec
tators - to whether or not Mrs.
Hsveuor had been seen devoid Of raj
msnt through the uncurtained win.
dows Of her apartment.
What made the problem moro alb
asrbing was Mrs. Hevenor's snismat.
icai reply to the question: :
mot knowingly. ever" she declared.
John J. wilkinson. superintendent Of
~ apartment house At No. 5s6 West
One Hundred and Twelfth street, de.
clAred ne had-sr, ahcm-seen the
pretty defendant without clothing. The
curtains were up. he said. He also
insisted inst he saw Mrs Hevsnor
hurl three beer bottles out Of her
fourth story apartment window.
o. COURSE she DIDN'T THROW
SEER OoTrLEs OUT WINDOW.
Did you throw bottles out OF your
window. Mrs. Hevenor'" queried F.
W. McNish. her attorney. when Mrs.
Hevenor was brought back TO the
stand to deny the testimony Of Will
kinson and two negro hallboys. who
were brought into the case at the last
moment.
= OF course I never threw bottles"
she said. "This- man wilkinson 10
sore at me because I complained TO
sAe landlord about him. Some one
stole my baby's bicycle"
"And did you parade about your
apartment In . nude slater"
mot knowingly ever" she replied.
II have seen other folks In the apart.
msnt quite dscollstte"-
She was asked regarding the testi.
mony OF John Carter. . seventeen.
ysar.old boy, who said he was on
duty on Nov. II. 1918. whom Hevenor
charges his wife was with another
aAn In the Navarro Hotel. Young
Carter said he was asleep at ESQ 4.
n. whom Mrs.. Hevenor and q sharp
featured young man entered and
awakened him. The man gave him
20 cents and asked him to set pack
aga Of cigarettes, he testified.
'-This boy lies" Mrs. Hevsnor said
simply. II returned homo at II o'clock
that evening and Mr.. Winters left me-
u the door. There were no boys
about the hall. have had disputes
with both boys because they were
never at the switchboard whom J
wanted to telephone"
The other boy, Clifford Butler, said
hs saw Mrs. Hevenor 90 out at TIC
+, o'clock. He looked at his watch.
Have you . watch with your
ASkod Jurer No. 10.
mo, threw It away"
"What kind Of a watch was tt7"
1T was . dollar watch and NO
gsod."
Then the Jurors. rejecting the sym.
psthy for the wife their questions
have shown during the trial, took
turns at cross-examining the boy. The
examination lasted ten minutes and al
b ~ conclusion Butler was glad to %.
oA1&
Mrs. Hevenor denied that she svsI
tolA her sster-in Jaw, MIRA Mary
Nixon, who 10 housekeeper for Mrs
Pau d. Cravath. that she had plenty
Of asht left and would make thing,
{! VEN hot for Harvey II he started any
thinS." This conversation took plao,
I the day after the Hotel Navarro In
q ciasnt. Mrs. Nixon testified. Askst
b n she knsw any reason why Mrs
\ Mxon should testify against her. Mrs
Hsvsnor replied:
ANY woman who would steal m!
d Sahv would testify to anything"
4 The lawyers began summing VI
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