New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-23
Maid Testifies
Of Boat Ride
At Phipps Trial
Girl Says Young Woman
Asking $4,000 in Breach
Suit Related Amorous
Experience With Youth
College Boy Denies Story
Chauffeur Says He Saw
Plaintiff i'm Pajamas With
a Man; She Denies 1t

Counsel for Miss Lillian Phipps, who
is suing William Russell Smith for
$4,000 for alleged breach of promise,
called Dick Donovan, New Rochelle
college boy, to the stand in Hackenssck
yesterday to deny that he had ever been
unduly intimate with the plaintiff
Donovan swore there had never been
anything improper in their relations.
Donovan followed Eva Young, former
domestic in the home of Miss Phipps's
uncle in Teaneck, who testified she had
seen the New Rochelle youth standing
nude at window in full view Of Miss
Phipps
"Miss Phipps," said the Young Girl.
"told me Smith was boob and couidn' t
make love like Dick, and that even if
she married Smith she would leave him
and go to Donovan"
Letters To Be Shown
The maid also repeated that Miss
Phipps had related to her an amorous
experience with Donovan in a rowboat.
The only adWission Donovan would
make was that he had written affection
ate letters to Miss Phipps. 1t is under
stood the defense has these letters and
will produce them to-day.
I'D give good deal to know how
you got them" Frank McDern1it, Miss
Phipps's counsel, said to w. B. Gourley
attorney for Smith.
Enoch Young, negro chauffeur, told
the jury he had frequently driven Mrs
Irving S. Van Loan, Miss Phipps's aunt,
to hotels with men, and waited several
hours for them.
He said that on one occasion he had
seen Miss Phipps come out OF room
| in which there was a man CARRIED in
pajamas.
Miss Catherine NJ. Carlisle, a New
York milliner, who complained in the
course of her testimony that Mrs. Van
Loan owed her money for hats, was an.
other witness by whom the defense
sought to attack Mrs. Van Loans stand
ing. Miss Carlisle testified Mrs. Van
Loan had told her she intended to di-
vorce her husband, go to California and
marry millionaire.
1t is the contention of Smiths coun-
sci that Van Loan and his wife con.
spired to have their niece sue SIM
because he is we'll off. Smith admits
having been engaged to the girl, but
engagement when he heard of her al
legged misconduct with Donovan anc
other youths.
Miss Phipps on Stand
| Van Loan testified that he was in
| the street railway business and worth
| about 100000. He said he had talked
| to Smith after the engagement had
been broken, but that he received slight
satisfaction, Smith saying he hac
reason enough for his action.
| On discrimination, Van Loan ad
mitted he had twice gone through
bankruptcy and that on one occasion
! the court had thrown out his petition
! because of alleged questionable acts.
i Nelson Rose, son of Mrs. Van Loar
by her first hus band, testified Smith
had once asked him to request Var
Loan to lend him IS 1000.
"You ought to have seen the humol
in such a request to a man of Var
Loans, standing" Mr.. Gourley re-
marked.
Miss Phipps was the last witness o.
the day. She denied emphatically al
the damaging statements made dhrinl
the day. She swore she had never made
love to Donovan or to Ensign Harole
Freedgege, who also had been nance
as sweetheart of hers. She likewis.
denied that Donovan had ever posee
nude in her sight or that she had evel
been in a room with a pajama- clae
/ man, as the negro chauffeur declared.
1t is expected the case will go to tn
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