The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-07-11
INTRODUCED
IN STANFORD DIVORCE
PROCEEDINGS MONDAY

Mrs. Maude Stanford was asked to
produce certain letters in court Mon
day afternoon, written to her by her
husband, Roscoe Stanford, and Mr.. L.
H. Stanford during the spring of 1913
when her husband was in private
sanitarium in Cincinnati, by Attorney
Pigman in the resumption of the hear
ing in the Stanford divorce case be-
fore Judge Bond in Wayne circuit
court Monday morning.
The demand by Attorney Pigman
came shortly before the noon recess
and was preceded by a strenuous
cross examination during the whole
morning.
Mrs. Stanford was first asked
whether she had these letters in her
possession. She stated that she was
not sure but thought it very possible
! that she did have. She was also asked
about a letter written by L. H. Stan
| ford, father of the defendant, on May
s, or the day Immediately following
the taking of Roscoe Stanford from
| the sanitarium in Cincinnati by his
! father
i Letters Exhibited
| Numerous letters were exhibited to
| the court Monday morning by the de-
| Tense in cross examination and Mrs.
| Stanford was asked to identify them.
! There were addressed to her husband
at Cincinnati All were dated in 1918.
Each one expressed solicitation as to
his welfare.
| Most of these were addressed my
dear husband" and concluded with
some form as Yours affectionately,
Maude," or Lovingly yours, Maude."
| Attorney Pigman asked Mrs. Stan
ford whether these forms of greet
ings were sincere. In answering this
the witness took occasion to equivo-
cate her remarks.
He was the father of my children"
Mrs Stanford stated He was my hus-
band. He was in a hospital, a nerv-
Gus and sick man, and l did not want
! to discourage him. No matter what
my attitude might have been, would
not discourage sick man. To GER
tain extent, the terms of endearment
were true"
Gives Same Answer
| After the reading of every letter,
Mrs. Stanford was asked: ITO what
extent were you sincere or insincere
to your husband in these letters?" The
same answer was returned by the wit
ness.
A letter from the head of the Gin
cinnati sanitarium to Mrs. Stanford
was exhibited, in which it was stated
that on April 10, 1913, Mr.. Stanford
had concealed a table knife in his
clothing at dinner, and in the after
noon, while the nurse was absent from
his room, had tried to cut his throat.
The letter stated that the attempt
was unsuccessful.
The defense then took up the ques-
ton of Mrs. Stanford's opposition TO
the taking of Roscoe Stanford from
the sanitarium at Cincinnati. She
stated that the first she knew that
her husband had been taken from the
sanitarium was by word received from
Mrs. George Hart She then testified
that she had called L. H. Stanford
over the phone, and that an alterca'
ton had arisen over the bringing OF
Roscoe TO Liberty.
Asks About Statement
Question III ask you if it is not
fact that you told Father Stanford
over the phone, that if he brought Ros-
!
have both Roscoe and Father Stan
for arrested"
A. | did not.
Q. Didn't you go to the bank in
Boston and draw check for $500 on
your husbands account and instead OF
going to see your sick husband whom
you knew to be at Liberty, leave for
Fl. Wayne?
A. No.
@. Where did you go?
A. To Richmond.
Q. Did you make any inquiry as tc
your husbands physical condition?
A. No.
, Q. Where did you go after you left
5 Richmond?
, A. To Fl. Wayne.
| @. I'll ask you if it is not fact that
- You kept yourself hid until June 20
1913?
: A. did.
Q. Do you have the letter written
you by Mr.. L. H. Stanford on May 8
the day after Roscoe was brought from
the sanitarium to Liberty?
i A. | am not sure, I may have.
Q. Will you produce it in court this
afternoon if you have it?
A. will.
Court then adjourned until p. m.
L. H. Stanford. father of the defend
} ant, was again in court Monday morn
! ing. He was overcome with the heat
last Tuesday and unable to attend the
hearing the rest of last week.
With the Introduction of testimony
. at the present rate it is predicted thai
< the hearing of the remainder of the
lease will require all this week. The
plaintiff has several other witnesses t.
: introduce, and the defense has no
+ started its case.
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