Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-28
MISCONDUCT ALLETF5|||
IN STEWART DIvORfy|
Woman Testifies Defend. Y
and Italian Musician wers |
Often Together
CALLED NARATO 'DEARrp
Mrs. Wcnrich Denies Coru.
Charge Made by Attorney
for Defendant

Ihc ,'ial Of the suit Of pr s
stewart Tor a divorce fron, to"1o
Ethol j. Stewart. was resur,.s s VIE Z
Judge Vessel and a lIrv IL, !" peiore
ohliloh Pleas No. >, TODAY Wt f
Wv" H. Wcn4cf of 2i7 South r.a ra
street. mutual friend of tha reton
"S star witness for the doctor eoup'e 3
Since his separation fro,, :,
Doctor Stewart has moyed ~. ms wife
81 North SiSty-second strea, omce 10
former address. Esq North ''pn ms
street. and Mrs. wenrick forr,..,. weif'h :
at 22S North Camac street roo,a Ned
arr Is fifty-one years of ara Sew n
Wlte SIX years younger. They wern nls
rlen IN June. 1907, and sen,ra,. mah
l9lo' Doctor Stewart accused h,s
oi improper relations with Cb,r,o. Tne
Iato' an italian musician, wbon, va
nad met AT a hotel at Holly Beach N",y
IN the summer of 1911: ~ ~
Private detectives ennlo,.o,
tor Stewart testified yestcrday DOC
ing followed Mrs. Stewart on tr, nav. :
occasions to Narato's home 100 %Suent %
Nineteenth street. both I'm tho do Soup
ana at night. and that Mrs c,.e u.ne
would remain in Narato's bon,a fnwsG
Two to five hours Oh these occaslo,. 'n
Mrs. Wenrlck testified that she wa. J..
.ne .ohhdehce OF Mrs. Stewart, who can
iiueu 10 het mat she cared mora n,
Na,ato ,nan any other man she knew
ana that she referred to him as hs,
sweetheart and dearic. "er
fl.IRrED WITH LAWYER
Mrs. Wenricl also testified thai AZ.
stewart had told her OF "A flirta,ion an.
Hau engaged in with a Mr. Mif1in wha
she said was lawyer. while ridl,v a.
street car. and that Mr.. Mie,in a.
lowed her off the car and maae an AZ
gagemcnt 10 meet her in Eittephous.
Square, that they went cut torethsr
number of times, but that Mr., MIe,,r
would never walk with her on the stree,
as he was afaid 10 be seen with =
married woman. but lie would follow
close in back of her or i'm front OF her.
until they reached some place where
they could be alone together.
The witness said Mrs. Stewart had
also told her of an invitation she had
received from a AIr. Oldrick, or Clrick
the husband of personal friend 10
meet him in New York. where they
would take dinner. go to the theatre
and have a good time. She said Mrs
Stewart also had letters fof her ad.
dressed 10 the witnesses house. -
on cross-eNamination Mrs. Wenrck
denied that tIere was any improper In
timacy between herself and Doctor
stewart. although she admitted that
Mrs. Stewart had protested against the
Doctors frequent visits to her house
When she asked Mrs. Stewart for an
explanation, her answer was that she
had become afraid that she and the doc
tor were. getting on too confidential
terms and witness might betray her
by telling the doctor all she knew about
her.
FRIENDLY WITH STEWART Fl
The witness admitted that DR.. Stew.
art had bought Christmas presents for
her two sons and that he had enter.
tanned one of them at Wildwood for sew
eral days last summer. Also that her
/ father had visited Doctor Stewards
farm at Hatboro in the summer of 1915
and remained there for. some time for
the benefit Of his health.
She denied taking automobile trips
with Doctor Stewart except on one
occasion when she rode TO Hatboro to
see her children. who were on the farm
on the way. explaining that Mrs. Stew.
art had sent him to take her In his
auto to the farm, as the walk from
the cars was too far for her.
Frank u. Stefano. formerly proprie-
tor of the Colonna Hotel, at the north
west corner of Seventh and Christian
streets, testified to having on frequent
occasions seen Mrs. Stewart and Ma
ratio dining and drinking together in
his cafe, but he never knew them TO
stay all night at the hotel. Attorney
Frederick j. Shoyer produced the hotel
registers for 1914 and 1915 and Offered
10 submit them in evidence but as the
handwriting had not been identified IN
the register, Judge Vessel sustained
an objection raised by Attorney VIII
liam Potter Davis, Jr., counsel for the
respondent
ENTRIES IN HOTEL REGISTER
The hotel registers showed two entries
by John Mccoy and wife. of Atlanuc
City. as having stopped there over night
occupying the same room on both oc.
casions. Mrs. Wenrick had tesuned
that Mrs Stewart had tod her that she
and Narato had registered at the hoIe'
under the name of Mccoy.
This closed the evidence on behal1 Of
Doctor Stewart, and Attorney DAVIS
made an opening address on behalf OF
the respondent. denying that there naa
been any improper relations between
Mrs. Stewart and Narato. but explain'
ing that. tho doctors wife had become
interested in Narato's large family ot
children and his hard struggle TO ssl
along, and that she had visited Narao
home on number OF occasions out
charity TO do housework and help I'M
prove the conditions of the home anu
the children. i.
Attorney Davis further declared y
would be shown that Doctor Stewar'
was unduly intimate with Mrs. wan.
rick. which was the real motive ior ~.
seeking divorce from his wite' -
the close Of his address the court took