New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-08
LOVE KISS MADE
AND RUINED HOME
Legal Minds Seek to Es-
tablish Length of Smack
Accused in Suit.
MOTHER-IN-LAW
is OFFICIAL TIMER
A Few Seconds Longer than a
Birds Peck. She Says in De-
Tending Daughter.

A love kiss is a few seconds longer
than a bird kiss.
This was the additional information
on the art Of OSCILLATION adduced yes
terday in the Supreme Court at the
trial of the separation suit of Mrs.
Ada Brown Ketchum against Everett
p. Ketchum, lawyer. This same love
kiss, also referred to as a soul kiss, is
blamed for the marriage Of the couple
as well as for their separation. An
effort was made yesterday to determine
whether it had the effect of bringing
a young pair together or would have
the effect of parting them. On the
wife's part, ii is intimated, the kiss
with which she favored her husband
awakened in him a deep affection for
another woman.
Mrs. Ada Denyce Brown. the white
haired mother of Mrs. Ketchum and
well known In Asbury Park society,
took part in the symposium and gave
her views on the variously described
kiss. She said that the soul kiss had
varying effects on different persons. It
was a bad thing for her son-in-law, she
believed.
Mrs. Ketchum was again on the stand
yesterday. IL was not iong before she
was once more In a fearful state which
caused Justice Blanchard 70 remark,
Madam, the person who draws the
sword may perish by the sword. You
brought this action yourself and knew
what it contained. The tears will have
no effect on the court. Yesterday you
went on fippantly and you got what |
knsw you would get. Compose your
self and answer the questions and
leave your lawyer TO argue the case"
Kisses Interest Lawyer.
Mrs. Ketchum promised to do the
best she could. She said she had dis
cussed her marital troubles with a SER
want and friend before the break came
and had her mother come and live with
her. Mrs. Brown stayed ten days in
the Ketchum home, and when she left
her daughter went with her.
Abraham Levy, counsel for Ketchum,
placed much stress on diary the wife
kept of her matrimonial life. The law
yer wanted the court to instruct her
to produce the book, which request was
refused.
What is agitating you now" asked
Mr.. Levy, as Mrs. Ketchum again be-
gan to weep. as 1t the daryl
mo, | am human, | am a woman. /
cannot stand this ordeal any longer"
On the night before the parting Mr..
and Mrs. Ketchum attended theatre,
while the wifes mother was at home
packing trunks preparatory to the sep
sration next day.
In reply to a question, Mrs. Ketchum
said she would not go back TO live
with her husband. She said she car
ried her weddi',- ring in her purse.
81 have worn it few times, but it has
no pleasant associations for me-" she
said.
Mrs. Brown was asked by Mr. Levy
to give her definition of a soul kiss.
81 would call it a lingering kiss"
said the venerable woman.
as il a good thing for people TO in
dulge inn"
II am sure it is all right for a young
girl like my daughter to give her in
tended husband a soul kiss, especially
when they are to be welded In few
days.
what do you mean by lingering
kiss ?"
Holding the lips together for few
minutes. should say one should
linger a few seconds longer than birds
do--the bird kiss you spoke about
yesterday, Mr.. Levy, when you asked
my daughter whether her kiss was like
the peck of mated birds"
80 a soul kiss is lingering kiss"
unused the lawyer, as he smacked his
Inns