The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-11
M'CORMICK'S THIRST
ANALYZED IN COURT.
Made Cheerful by Drinks. AS
sistant District Attorney
Tells Wife's Lawyer.
TROUBLE ON HONEYMOON

Assistant District Attorney Robert c.
McCorm!ck's thirst was the subject OF
cross-examination yesterday In the trial
OF Mrs. Frances Buzby McCormick's
suit for a separation. Mrs. McCor-
mick alleged that her marital unhap-
piness was due largely TO her husbands
indulgence In drink and his opposition
TO her desire 10 smoke cigarettes.
Questioned by Mirabeau Towns. at
,orney for Mrs. Mccormick. the defend
ant denied that Mrs. McCormick's Gig
arctic smoking was one of the charms
that attracted him and said he never
told her that he was jealous of those
gold tipped cigarettes as they rested
between her lips" lie admitted that
he felt bad after a certain Judgment
was obtained against him. and Mr..
lie replied II don't 60 on tears"
Nj Mccormick said he didn't Join
the Atlantic Yacht Club merely 70 be
able 20 get drinks there. and when
asked {: he didn't generally begin to
drink Just after shutdown he said
=! had no axed time for beginning.
| drank after business hours. II that Is
what you want to know"
The defendant did not answer n quos-
ton as 20 whether he didn't drink In
the morning after he had been campaign
ing all night with Mr.. Whitman. He
said he had no "favorite cafe" 20 stoD
at on his way home AT night from the
Distric; Attorneys office to the Hotel
McA!p!H. He laid he generally took
two or three drinks on the way home.
How did liquor affect your
We'll, Il made me more cheerful and
'oosered my tongue a bit. I should say"
'IsA' II a fact that after two or three
GrinNs YOU felt that you could elect Mr..
Wl:'naa alone?'
w ny, no, ! can take two or three
without feeling that | can carry the
whole state of New York politically"
After drinking did you ever have
what the Germans call a katzen-
jammer?'"
Not IN recent years, but I had a
katzen1a' In my u days"
On the subject OF profanity Mr.. Nc
Corimck said no used the word damn"
occasionally, but never in the presence
or a omar especially his w!fo. When
questioning the defendant about his re-
proof to MS wife for smoking cigarettes
~ dinner at the Ritz-Carlton or New
Years eve. 1912. Mr.. Towrs asked the
defendant II he didn't know that the
Ritz-Carlton Is a c~aravanssry for women
Who smok and advertises Itself as
suca."
No. | meyer heard o. such a thing"
said NJ. Mccormick. He admitted COM
municating mis- feelings TO his wife be-
cause OF her smoking. In regard TO his
actions after the" GOT TO their hotel
that night Mr.. Towns asked:
You admit that YOU dragged the bed
clothes on your chem'sed wife and LEFT
her there in the cold air and YOU
wrapped yourself NJ IN the bed clothes
and went to sleep elsewhere"
NO. ! ;hlnk that she had some bed
clothes replied the witness.
Did O go IN 10 see your bride OF
two weeks when you heard her crying
for you."
no"
And you broke yourself away from
your wife on this hoe eyIn after
drinking this grand wine with her. #
ter forty years OF celibacy? There must
have been some reason for IT,"
Her conduct was the cause OF II ALL"
said MIR. Mccormick.
IL the course OF his testimony the
defendant said that ne intends to leave
the District Attorneys office next Janu-
airy and take up private practice. Ne
was stu on the witness stand when
the case was adjourned until to-day.