The Washington times., 1915-02-06
NORD|CA'S HUSBAND
IS. .R|LED ON STAND
Confronts Charges Of Relatives
of Prima Donna That She
Planned to Drop Him.

developments to prevent her husband.
George N. Young. from probating the
1910 will of the famous singer.
The lawyers succeeded in getting in
to the record Of the orphans court tes-
tin,ony adverse to Young in many ways.
They forced into the record a certified
copy Of Nine. Nordica's 1914 will. They
aroused Young to such degree that
the banker lost his temper and refused
to obey the orders Of his Jersey law
yers
Objection after objection was raised
by Mr.. Young's lawyers, who pounded
steadily away at their task Of attempt
ing to prove that Nine Nordica In
1913 was beginning to distrust her hus-
band and that she had every intention
OF breaking away from him and estab-
fishing a home Of her own.
Barred At the Start.
At the outset OF the hearing Mr.. Os-
borne tried to get into the record q
certified copy Of the 1914 will. Mr..
tended that the copy was not evidence
as such. Judge Slocum sustained the
objection. and Mr.. Osborne yielded the
point temporarily.
Mime Nordica. told for the irst time
Of a quarrel that occurred on the liner
From at snssn% En- s 1 MG hEsns hs x
ashes. Mr.. Baldwin and John c. Tom
linson Of counsel for Mr.. Young met
the banker on the steamer and found
Nine. Nordica. Mr.. simmons had the
will drawn In 1914 by the singer on
Thursday Island in the South Pacifc
~ took tho will from sim,nons and
: testified: Young interrupted me but
told him I wasn't through with the
tnns AnS aeeordins TO law 10 # Then he
snatched the will out of my hands and
exclaimed: I don't give damn about
the law"
I Wills Copy Admitted.
MIR. Osborne again attemted to in
,, troduce a copy Of the 1914 will into
= the records. Again Judge Slocum re-
fused to admit II. Mr.. osborne then
surprised every one by calling Mr.
u preyfus The latter said he had ap-
!, piled to Surrogate Cohalan. in New
u York county, for permission to take
the 1914 will to New Jersey. but the
surrogate had refused to let the orig
= inal 60 out Of the state.
Judge SlocIm convinced at last tn {
every honest effort had been made to
;, get the original OF the 1914 Will. re-
II versed his earlier decision and admit
= ted the certified cory.
William F. Baldwin. brother-in- law
If Nine. Nordica. testified he had had
>. many conversations with Nine. Nor
= dica on business affairs. In April.
:, 1913. she told him IN a Boston hotel.
! he said. that she wanted to make A
= world tour. so, as TO get away from
q George" Baldwin then quoted what
). he said were the singers exact words
TO him. They were.
8 Spoke of Loans and lnfidelity.
George saws he wants to go along.
but I don't want him. and l will not
consent. although tell him to come
on. He never has done as he says he
] will. lie has taken my money. and as
fast as i make money he borrows it
OF me. I also have information that
he has been unraitnful to me"
l.. Mr.. Young was called at the after
v noon session. He was asked by Mr.
Dreyfus If the letters introduced had
not been written by his wife.
n No one could prove that but my
:. late wife" answered Mr.. Young in a
8 had striking similarity to hers. but
much the same hand. Asked II h.
doubted the genuineness Of the sigma
J. ture. he said ne did. because OF the
}. sentiments contained in the letters:
J. Lixht. who immediatelys brought a
!. burst OF temper from the banker by
s Hadn't You recognized in your
E married life that Nine. Nordica was
T finding fault with you-"
j. Before the lawyer could finish the
sentence. Mr.. Young. leaning forward
no: No! Never"
Mr.. Twining leaped un and warned
Young not to answer the question:
e Young. I'M answer it right out.
. Never"
Mr.. Light then finished his sentence
matters. and Mr., Young retorted.
9 "Never!' third time.
Poems About Love.
= On cross-examination the banker ad-
l. mitted that his wife was In Wyoming.
r Sydney and Melbourne at the times
y the letters 1t 10 alleged she wrote were
sent to the Baldwins. He called atten-
tion to booklet Of poems The Value
>, Of Love" which he said his wife sent
y him at Chrstmas. 1913 On the first
~ mas. melbourne. Australia, lsiS''
Ada w. Baldwin testified that she
s was with Nine. Nordica when the sing
I sion was IAN my love to George
d Robert 8. Baldwin was recalled and
i states that on several occasions Nine
Nordica told him she intended to leave
Young. never to return to him. and
. would 20 to 1.-Two ~ New York. Bad
I win said she spoke thus:
e I've been totally enlightened about
d George. As ! have intimated to you
z | suspected him in the past and from
such sources as I cannot question.
have had him watched, but you know
n one never knows whom to trust unless
, | IN Ia and dear
And since ] am leaving on this
world tour with the idea of getting
away from him az readily as possible
without publicity or scandal I would
/, like to have you. II you can spare the
time from your business. carry on GER
tain Investigations in connection with
George"