The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-14
FRAME ALIENATION
CASE GOES TO JURY
Defendant, IS, Cant Explain
How Mans Night Robe Got
Into Her Apartment.
80 INQUIRY BY MRS. EDDY

Tho Jury in the s25o.ooo damage suit
brought by Mrs. Brownie Rathbone
weaverson against Mrs. Caroline Frame.
aged rs. for the alienation OF the aTec-
tons Of Frederick weaverson. retired
at I o'clock yesterday afternoon. and at
Court Justice Gavegan ordered a sealed
verdict returned this morning.
Mrs. Frame. who was under cross
examination part OF the day. was ques-
toned by J.. J. Walker. counsel for Mrs.
weaverson. concerning the mans night
robe sent out OF her apartment to be
Numbered. She said:
81 don't know how that %nightshIrt got
into my apartment. but I presume OF
course Mr.. Weaverson brought 1t and
wore II on a night when he was very
III and could not go home. He frequently
suffered from violent headaches"
The defendant resented a suggestion
she was asked to retire as reader OF
the Fourth Christian Science Church
because Of her friendship with Weaver
son. but declared that she was asked
10 return TO the platform by Mrs.
Eddy herself.
Dlunt you ana MT. WeaversOn go
TO Boston and appear before the Mother
Church in an investigation started by
Mrs. Eddy? p"
That Is a prepeterous assumption"
said Mrs. Frame angrily.
Not JustiAed by Church.
Is there anything in Christian
Science that teaches justification to a
husband who leaves his wife for an
other. especially when the husband is a
Scientist and the wife is not?'
Not that l know Of"
Were not a great many Of your
friends alienated because of your rela-
tons with Mr.. Weaverson?"
Some. a very few. though"
You say you loved Mr.. Weaverson as
. mother loved her SON.
II do insist that I loved him AZ a son
and that he had the same affection for
me, and that affection continues up 10
this day
And o have cried a grea, deal over
him
u cry very easily and a great deal.
but ] never cried because Mr.. Weaverson
and ! could not take a European trip, as
has been asserted here"
II you had this motherly love for
him, why didn't you send him home to
his wife once in a while?'
1T was not my business to do so"
Asked how Weaverson manifested his
hlial love. the witness said:
He was kindly and affectionate to me
when | was alone and had no one to
comfort me or to aid me. OF course I
have grandchildren and a daughter and
son, but the advice Of Mr.. Weaverson
was most welcome in time Of trouble
Don't you know that n mother can
Altapasa a hteha ,l'S .Na,ttn,, M. ...t -.
a sweetheart"
~ know that that is the case"
Wiiled Mrs. weaversOn q LEGACY.
Questioned on redirect examination by
Aaron i. Wetmorc. her attorney, Mrs.
Frame said that before the suit had
oeen brought she made a will giving a
iegacy TO Mrs. Weaverson. Asked IL
there is any III feeling toward Mrs.
wcayerson now. Mrs. Frame said
"No. or to any one else"
az YOU could do her a kindly act,
wouldn't you do it,
81 would"
In summing up Mr.. wetmore said tina,
'he motive behind the suit was a desire
by the M~azdaznanists to get money from
Mrs. Frame. He said that Mrs. Weaver
son did not bring the action of her own
yo'ltion.
81 think Mrs. weaverson should rise
n this court room and apologize TO her
husband and all others concerned, and
then maybe he would forgive her and
take her back" concluded the lawyer.
Mrs. Weaverson said that while she
wanted her husband back. she would not
apologize to Mrs. Frame. Weaverson
said he would forgive his wife and sup
por, her. but that he could not live with
her after her act in bringing the suit.