The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-30

Sh. nicId. She added that hcr husband
always made her NJ: IN the front seat
~ the motor ear with the chauffeur
whenever there was ~ good looking man
IN the party. Mrs. sheffield did not
explain as to whether or not that was
one Of tho instances Of subtle cruelty
with which she charged her husband.
Tells NJ Book Deal.
Mrs. Sheffield told Of how her hus-
band. DESTROYS Of liquidating one OF his
debts. persuaded her to trade a valuable
set of Dickens for a library lamp, which
she later learned had never been paid
for. and then used her books TO settle
the claim against himself. h said
that when she upbraided him for dis
posing of her books to wipe out a debt
Of his instead of taking his own $4,000
library. Sheffield is alleged to have re-
piled
Gosh darn you. I'll throw you and the
kids into the gutter"
"Do you know a nan named Joseph
Colt?' asked Mr.. Lane.
Yes. | know him." was the answer.
I'VE were introduced in December. 1901,
at a dinner. l invited him out to Short
Hills. but he did not come. I say
him only once. I told my husband that
MIR. Colt was coming out to a k dinner
and be sure to be home himself. Neither
of them showed up invited Mr.. Col,
after just meeting him. I lave an ex-
perimental mind and I wanted to see II
he would come. toll Mr.. Sheffield that
II he would not give me his society
wanted to know why I could not have
the society of others. His reply was
that all l was ft for was to stay al
home"
"Did Colt look anything like your
dream boy? was the lawyers mex,
question.
Mrs. Sheffield said that Colts hair /,
light and not dark.
Just before she left the stand Mrs
Sheffield was questioned by Nice-Chan'
cellor Lewis.
Always spoke In Whispers.
"For eight years l never spoke ~ m,
husband above a whisper Mrs. Shelf
field told the Nice-Chancellor. III,
threatened TO choke me II | raised m.
voice above "a whisper, because he salt
he was SO much higher in station thai
| it was not respectful for me to speal
out loud to him. Though when ! aske'
him for money for myself and the chill
! dren he said he had none. | knew n
had plcnty-for other women. | toll
him so and ne said. Hold your tongue
damn you. or I'll kill you"
Mrs. Helen Morse. who has a home IL
Chicago and at Winter Park. Fla, toll
what she knows about the marital diff
f~culties OF the Sheffields in n deposition
She said that she contributed to tSe ~
port of Mrs. Sheffield and her children.
"One time | gave her IS for car far
and spent s25 for clothes for the chill
| dren so tina they would not be In rag
when they went to visit friends in New
London" she swore.
Mrs. Morse told of a conversation sh
had with Sheffield one day on the trail
while returning to New York from Lake
wood and how he told her that he wa
never at home except about one nigh
every two weeks or SO. She said tina
Sheffield told her hat he spent most O
the time attending the opera or theatre
Mrs. Morse said hat most of the tim
since July. 1911, she has given Mrs
Sheffield from SIS to 500 a week.
James W. Berlaner. "A private detec
tive. told of shadowing Sheffield. II
said that the lawyer and a musics
comedy star whom he pleased to ca
the mysterious lady met at the stag
door of the Liberty Theatre and wer
tn Delmonico's, Sherry's and other res
taurants. The detective described tn
stage star as being short. plump. ha
redding hair and most of the time wor
n green opera cloak
Sheffield will take the witness stan
to-day on redirect examination and I
answer the charges of Mrs. Sheffield.
Is expected that the taking OF testimon
will be concluded to-day.