Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-06-13
ST0ECKER
Wit NESS
IN A RAGE
c. R. Snyder Flies in Fuzzy
on Witness Stand at Lawyer
for Woman Defendant
on Stand.

Testimony in the William F.
Stoecker divorce suit in dis
trict court, in which Theresa
Stoecker is asking her alleged
rights as a common-law wife to
adivorce and 100000 alimony
from the capitalist and polite
ian, narrowed down to its final
stages Wednesday afternoon,
when ali witnesses for both
defendant and plaintiff had Of
fered their evidence. The case
will be given over to the law
yers for arguments Friday
morning.
The even, machine-like manner in
which the trial was conducted was
broken but once during the day. That
was when c. R. Snyder, Omaha sales
man, testifying for the defense,
created a furor in the court room
by hurting angry epithets at one of
the plaintiffs attorneys. Judge
Troup was called upon to exercise
his judicial authority to restore
order.
Snyder had finished his direct ex-
animation by Attorney Smith, for the
defense, in which he had told of his
meeting Theresa Stoecker and chow
she had made advances toward him,
with the evident idea of marriage.
He said he rebuffed her. Attorney
Mckenzie then began the cross ex-
animation.
War of Words.
"You have recently been in jail.
haven't you?" he hurled at Snyder.
"Yes, for 81 days." Snyder shouted
in an angry fashion, rising to his feet.
And / was placed there by the dirty
worN of skunk lawyer-and that
lawyer was you" he cried. He enter
ed upon TRADE against the lawyer.
during which Judge Troup inter-
vened ,cautioning the witness that he
should be careful of his language or
suffer the consequence.
Attorney Sutton, assisting the
plaintiff in the case, then arose and
made The suggestion that Snyder be
sent to Jail, For several minutes
excitement prevailed in the court
room. which was filled to overhowing
with witnesses and "sight-seers,
Attorney Mckenzie did not ask that
Suttorl's suggestion be acted upon.
Later in the trial he produced a
witness to rebut Snyder's testimony
that he had been connected with the
case, other than in the present trial.
Merely to give Theresa Stoecker.
his alleged common law wife, some
ozone fresh air" as "an ap-
probation of her efficiency, was the
sole motive OF William F. Stoecker in
taking Theresa out automobile rid
ing. according to his testimony
in the morning.
Nor does Stoecker consider rest
ing for five minutes on Theresia's
bed" anything more than IAN indis-
Greet aqtion," he testified.
In general Stoecker continued to
give more OF less blanket denial of
all the testimony offered against him
as Ill HIS carrier StdlellleHto uul lliS tHe
day.
Knew She Was Ill.
In later testimony Stoecker denied
that he knew Theresa was about to
become a mother, but that he knew
she was i'll and that he called doc
tor. He denied ever consulting a
midwife about Theresa.
Stoecker denied entering Theresia's
room the night which she testified was
the starting point in her intimate re-
lations with him. He denied that he
lad anything to do with the advertise
alcnt concerning her marriage with
others. He denied many other allie
cations made by Theresa while she
was on the witness stand. but admit
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