New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-10
Catcher Has Perfect Day
as Court Witness for
Sun WOrshipper.
WEAVERSON ADMITS
KISSING MRS. FRAME
Wife Tells How She Prayed with
Scientist for Husbands
Affections.

II the activity Of "Chief" John Tories
Meyers. the Indian catcher OF the
Brooklyn baseball club, in the Supreme
Court yesterday we're transcribed by
a writer on baseball it would probably
read: At bat, once; hits, one; assists,
one; errors, none; percentage for day,
1000.
That about sums up his appearance
as a witness in the alienation suit OF
Mrs. Brownie Rathbone Weaverson'
Mazdaznan, or sun worshipper, against
Mrs. Caroline w. Frame, Christian
Scientist, for s25O,OOO for the alleged
alienation Of affections of Frederick H.
Weaverson, who entered the Christian
Science Church under she tutelage OF
the defendant, for whom he acted as
secretary. "Chief" Meyers and his wife
were friends of the Weaversons, and
he didn't think Mr. Weaverson treated
his wife just right.
Mrs. Weaverson and her husband
we're also on the stand yesterday.
81 kneeled down with Mrs. Frame and
prayed" said Mrs. Weaverson. Il said
| was his wife and had the first right
TO his affections" Her Christian
Science husband testified that Mrs
Frame. the seventy-three-year-old de-
PENDANT, characterized by Mrs. Weav-
erson rs a vampire" was not the
cause Of his waning love. 1t was be
cause of the absence OF home life' OF
companionship, Of mutual interests. be-
cause of differing ideals, differing mo-
tives."
Admits Kissing Mrs. Frame.
And the sixty-one-year-old husband
@; the sixty-four-ycar-old plaintiff a
readily admitted that he had kissed the
seyenty-three-y ear-old defendant. Yes
rore than once, and in the presence
% other people. His relations WIN
his Christian Science preceptress, ne
said. were like those Of mother ana
Mrs. Frame did not get into the
court picture yesterday. She again
listened TO the proceedings with APP
narontlv only a passive interest, her
calm face not betraying the least feel-
inc in the matter of the S2oO,OOo de-
nend on her 100000 fortune.
Roth Mr.. and Mrs. Weaverson
cvinced strong religious beliefs, the
husband even admitting he did not SO
much object to the Mandaznans. with
whom his wife worshipped, but he dld
not like 70 have them around the
house. The intimation was strong that
foo many religions in the family was
responsible for the wrecklng or the
Weavesons' happiness.
Mrs. Weaverson said she abandoned
her work in the Mazdaznan cult pc
cause OF her husbands objections. She
never embraced the Christian Science
faith Together husband and wife had
"looked into" Catholicism, Mental Sci
ence and Bahaaism. Mrs. Weayerson
said she once assisted her husband III
the treatment of a patient suhering
from locomotor ataxia. She also mace
q study of Christian Science, and READ
Science and Health"
Met Wife rs Reporter.
In fact, said the suing wife, her nus
band rented a house at 81 west
Twelfth Street, to enable her TO give
her lectures on Mazdaznan philosophy
outside their home. II was known as
the ST. Omar Club. Mrs. Weaverson
testified. that she never gave lecture
at the club. but that her husband came
there and met his patients"
Mrs. Weaverson told of visit 70
her husband at New Canaan, Conn,
where he was staying at the home OF
Mrs. Frame.
zone morning Mrs. Frame came
down" she said. "She looked as II she