The sun., 1916-11-25
ASCHE DENIES ALL
His WIFE'S CHARGES
Tells Of Giving Girl $500 So
She Could Leave Mothers
Home Solvent.

court record from abroad which
showed that Mrs. Heiga O'Connor.
mother of MRS. Asta Asche. had helped
her own father into jail in Christians
Norway. on charges similar to those
which she is making on behalf Of her
daughter. minor. in the latter's suit for
separation from Herman T. Asche.. was
offered to Supreme Court Justice Cohaian
yesterday to show that the tendency to
make such charges ran in the family.
The copy Of the record. which detailed
the conviction of Ernst Frolich. grand
father Of Mrs. Asche. In the Christiania
city court. was introduced in evidence by
Gustav Lanse. Jr.. chief counsel for the
defendant. to reveal. according to his
statement. how Mrs. Asche In swearing
to accusations Of III treatment by her
husband was answering "the call Of the
blood"
The fact that the mothers testimony
had convicted her father. in the lawyers
view. bore out the contention Of the de-
fence that young Mrs. Asche belongs to
the newly discovered species known al
pathological liars" On seeing the copy
Of the foreign court record and hearing
Lange's remarks upon II Mrs. O'Connor
rose to her feet and turned to the door
but thought better Of It and sat down.
Asnt Pat On stand.
Mrs. s. Katrine Bic. aunt OF Mrs
Asche and wife Of q friend OF the i'm.
porter. was reluctant to testify agains,
mother and daughter. but yielded &c
| VI ging.
Concerning her niece's reputation 70,
veracity Mrs. Bic said the impression
she makes VARIES" but gave the HUSBAND
character for truth telling that migh
| rank with Washington's. Mrs. Bi,
threw In the remark that she had heart
Mrs. O'Connor caution her daughter
against handmade rosiness on the cheeks
I warning her that a complexion tina
wasn't fast marked q girl that was.
Then the defendant took the stand ant
! told of kissing his wife Good-by affec
tionately on the morning Of May 8. whel
| she celebrated tho six weeks anniversar.
Of their marriage by leaving home. HI
| said he and his wife had never ex
| changed angry personalities and that sh
had told him that before her marriag
she had been on little more than speak
Ing terms with her mother.
CSuPt Reads Notes.
She wanted to leave her mother. &C
cording to his story. and finally accepte'
Q check for $500 from him that woul'
enable her to pay . debt Of $3.50 to he
mother and walk out Of her HON
solvent Asche. who il twenty year
older than his wife. denied in their en-
tirety her allegations Of cruelty an
classsd himself with the best Of mus
bands.
Justice Cohaian yesterday perused tn
notes written by Mrs. Asche after load
ing up her mind with Nietssche. Afte
copying q passage In which the Germa
philosopher airs his grudge against mar
riage Mrs. Asche. who may or may no
have heard OF Hermione. pencilled thi
note:
:Our neighb6rs permit US to live onl
that they may exercise q claim upon III
They certainly would not tolerate us
we wished to claim our rights over ther
and stiil less II We wished to be right"
Before adjourning court until Tuesda
Justice Cohalan. replying to a request b
Lange that he appoint an alienist TO ex
anime Mrs. Asche. said:
II will not cross that bridge until It
| reached"