Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-10
SEEKS TODIVORCE
.RAYMONDE.S SMITH
Domestic TangIe of SeIf-con-
fessed Bank-Wrecker Re-
VeaIed in Suit.

Supreme Court Justice Ford in
New York city, yesterday. dismissed
an application for divorce made by
Mrs. Elizabeth Smith, wife of Ray
mond E. Smith, former secretary and
treasurer Of the Roseville Trust Com
peny, and self-confessed wrecker Of
the bank.
The divorce application was dis
missed for lack of proof, but in dis
missing the case Justice Ford stated
that he would allow Mrs. Smith fur
Their time to obtain additional proof
and evidence for use in her suit.
The hearing in New York yesterday
was the first inkling that Mrs. Smith
was suing for divorce, although she
and Smith have not been living to-
gether for several years past. Mrs.
Smith accuses her husband of mis-
conduct with a woman, whom she
said she knew, but refused to name
in the divorce application.
Smith is now confined in the county
Jail awaiting trial on a number Of
conspiracy charges growing out of the
wrecking of the Roseville Trust Com
pany, as well as sentence on a number
of indictments to which he has pleaded
non vult. He could not be seen at the
Jail today. He has at all times since
his arrest in connection with the
Roseville crash refused to discuss his
personal affairs.
Some interesting testimony was
given at the trial yesterday. Mrs.
Smith alleged that her husband had
broken his marriage VOWS in company
with a woman at the Hotel Colonial
in New York on October %, 1909.
She brought one witness forward to
support her assertion. He was Albert
H. Philbin, a taxicab driver and a
supposed warm friend of Smith.
Philbin testified that while he was
standing on the sidewalk in front of
the hotel on the night in question
Smith and a woman he did not know
passed him by, and as the couple did
So Philbin stated Smith raised his
hat in recognition. The chauffeur
alleged that the couple remained in
the hosiery over night.
Several days later. according to
| Philbin, he met Smith on the street
and inquired who was his woman
| friend of the other night. Smith is
| alleged to have replied that it was 8
casual acquaintance and that they
had stopped at the hotel all night.
According to Philbin's testimony
! Smith in a jecular mood said to him
whenever l go out with my lady
| friends l always register as c. Hunt
of Boston, Mass"
Lawyers for Mrs. Smith brough'
forward the register of the hotel, anC
on the night of the date in question
couple signing themselves as &C
Hunt and wife, Boston," had regis
tered at the hotel
This was the only instance thai
Mrs. Smith cited yesterday as grounds
for her believing that her husband
was unfaithful She testified thai
they were married in Caldwell in 1896
but that she had not lived with hin
as a wife since six years before sh'
instituted suit for divorce.
| No defense was offered to the cas-
yesterday.
Although the suit was instituted il
the court as early as last February
great secrecy was maintained and tn
case came into public notice only yes
terday.
1t is believed that Mrs Smith vii
now busy herself with seeking add
tional evidence to bring against he
husband in another attempt to fire.
herself, acting under Justice Ford
suggestion.