The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-07-08
MRS. STANFORD IS ON
STAND -FOUR HOURS IN
DIVORCE PROCEEDINGS

Relating without the least emotion
incidents of their % years of married
life, Mrs. Maude Stanford went
through four hours of direct and cross
exa mination in Wayne circuit court
Thursday in the hearing on her di-
vorce petition from Roscoe L. Stan
ford, now in progress before Judge
William A. Bond.
The nervous condition of Mr.. Stan
ford during period from 1911 to 1920
was particularly stressed by the plain
tiff in the direct examination. One
instance which Mrs. Stanford related
was of an alleged attack on her by
| her husband while he was confined in
a sanitarium in Cincinnati after an
| opera ton.
Alleges Attack
She testified that her husband tried
| to cut her throat and lacerated her
wrist with a knife which he had con.
| cealed about his person. A scar on
| her left cheek was exhibited to the
court, although Attorney Pigman, for
] the defense, was successful in having
part of the testimony stricken from
| the record.
Detailed descriptions of events dur
! ing which the defendant is alleged to
have shown an ungovernable temper
were brought out in the examination
Many of these had been previously
mentioned by witnesses on the stand
| The case was continued until Mon
!! day morning at the adjournment OF
| Thursday evening. Although three
! days already have been consumed il
the presentation of evidence it seems
likely that the greater part of mex
| week will be taken up with the case
Attorney Pigman stated that he could
not estimate how much time the de
Tense would occupy but stated that hi
intended to take long enough to prov,
AL this stuff testified to here toda,
is a lie."
Defense Plea.
Cross examination of Mrs. Stanton,
indicated that the defense would tr,
to prove that Mr.. Stanford's acts dun
ing 1918 were caused by his physica
and nervous condition.
Mrs. Stanford stated at one tim
her husband escaped from the thir
: story of Cincinnati sanitarium an
came to Boston. He was taken bac
by Mrs. Stanford, and her father, job
Druley.
She stated that after their separs
ton in 1913 it was on the supple;
ton of Mr.. Stanford that they RI
turned to live together. He gave hi
wife and children diamond rings an
y gold watches at this time and wa
r kind to them for short period. Mr.:
/ Stanford stated that she was afrai
of her husband, could not sleep a
nights and was deprived of her app
! tite.
Memory Faint
C She said he had struck at her twic
G and would swear at her frequentl,
:, The court admonished her to give sp
; lcific instances of what was said an
!, done, but she stated her memory {
; particular occasions was poor
5, The court room was crowded durin
l. Thursday afternoon. Every seat wa
Z filled. Mrs. Stanford was accom-
4; panied by her two daughters, Edn
5 and India, both of whom she is askin
x the custody. She was dressed in
; plain black silk dress and appeare
Y SdilAl TIC
s Her answers as a rule were dire
/. although she PERSISTED in explainin
various occasions at which the
8 PENDANT was not present.
a Stanford is Deaf
Mr.. Stanford sat with his attorne
but seldom consulted with him. +
=; kept his eyes continually on his wifi
p Several times during the proceeding
=; he appeared to be affected and teal
D. came to his eyes. A nephew kept hi
S, informed of the testimony that W;
being given. Mr.. Stanford is deaf ar
unable to hear the testimony in i
entirety although he appeared to
6 able to catch part of the answers gi
en- by his wife
The case will be started again Mo
day morning with cross examinatic
of Mrs. Stanford.