The evening world., 1919-03-04
RAID A 'FRAME-UP,'
WIFE TEST|F|ES IN
Mcclure DIVORCE
She Declares Husband Induced
Friend to Stay in Home, Then
Plotted Against Him.

Mrs. Frances l.. Mcclure, wife ot
Henry II. Mcclure, general manager
OF a newspaper association, testify
ing in the Supreme Court to-day in
divorce suit her husband has
brought. accused Hartford r. Marshall,
attorney for her husband, OF joining
in u raiding party in her apartment
and OF countenancing rough work"
by a private detective who was a
member OF the party.
She declared that the evidence
against her is "frame-up" and a
preposterous fabrication. she testi-
fed that Neal White, member Of
whyte, Inc, Fulton Street restaura.
teurs, for whom her husband had
professed friendship. and who was
found in her apartment, was an inno-
cent victim.
When White was being Gross ques-
toned he told Marshall that he knew
witnesses for Mcclure had perjur"d
themselves and that the suit was
merely a preteXt for Mcclure to win
his freedom and also to press a $780,
600 damage suit against him.
The testimony introduced by Nc
Clure's witnesses yesterday was that
the raiding party entered the Mcclure
apartment April ), 1918, secretly by
the servants entrance and surprised
Mrs Mcclure and White in Mrs. Me
Clure's bedroom II was testified that
Mrs. Mcclure, clad only in her robe te
mutt, delivered speech" and SAID:
"It is all up with me now"
Mrs McClure's version OF the raid
contradcted that OF her husband IN
all respects. she said that her hus-
band and white played cards ffe-
quently and that White had often
been a guest in their homo. Con-
cerning the evening before the raid,
! which took place at 10 o'clock the
morning OF April ;. she said;
IL returned from the theatre and
found Mr.. Mcclure and Mr.. white
and expressed surprise at seeing Mr..
| White there. Mr.. Mcclure told me
he had telcphoned Mr.. White 10 come
I to the apartments TO keep him COM
| pany as he was lonesome. MIR. Nc
Clure asked Mr. White TO pass the
night with him"
Mrs. Mcclure continued to explain
that White was frequently a guest
and on some mornings would pass
her bedroom door on the way to the
bathroom and knock as a sign that 1t
was breakfast time.
"On this morning" continued Mrs.
Mcclure, telling Of the day on which
White was found in her room, 81 had
a very bad heada he. Mr.. White
| knocked on my door and I said, Come
in Mr.. White opened the door and
put his head in. Il wish you would
| close the window. I don't know what
has happened to Gertie (the 'maidl
Then | asked Mr.. White 10 get my
headache cologne.
at that moment Mr.. Marshall, Mr.
Mcclure, a detective, and Karl Down.
ing Zone OF Mr.. McClure's assoc iatesl
came in. Mr. Marshall came In hrs'
in n very rough way. (Mrs. Mcclure
had already testified that White was
in his pajamas) The detective said
This is evidence enough Then Mr.
Mcclure said. Where's your $50 q
week now?'"
Although Juror asked Mrs. Nc
Clure to explain what this mean
she was not permitted TO answer.
The detective called me every vile
name imaginable" continued Mrs
Mcclure. "He told me to get up, ge
dressed and get out tried to ge
10 the telephone and he said, &c
laway from that and then he strucl
me on the side OF my face"