The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-07-12
EDNA STANFORD PUT
ON STAND; QUIzzED
ABOUT Her LETTERS

Hearings in the divorce suit of
ford, prominent former of near Bos-
ton, was resumed for the fifth day
Tuesday morning, in Wayne circuit
court Edna Stanford, eldest daughter
of the principals was on the stand,
she was questioned regarding Incl
dents Of her parents life, and Mr..
Stanford's treatment of her and the
other children of the family.
On GRO examination particular
stress was laid on the introduction of
certain letters written by Miss Stan
ford to her father and grandfather,
relative to her entering and attend
ing college.
Attorney Harlan for the plaintiff, OBJ
Jected to the introduction of many of
the letters stating that they were in
competent, irrelevant, and not peril
nent to the points at issue.
Attorney Pigman, for the defense,
explained that he intended to show
that the letters which he was intro
ducing and indentifying by Miss Stan
ford were written by and with his
consent, and knowledge of the plain
tiff. He said that a series of circum-
stances which later led to the separa-
ton of Mr.. and Mrs. Stanford, was a
result of a difference of opinion about
the sending of Edna to college.
Tells of Education.
Miss Stanford testified that her
grandfather had told her several
wears previous to her graduation from
high school that he would send her
through four years of college if she
would graduate from high school.
She stated he sent her one year, but
had refused to send her any more.
She was asked regarding her af-
fections for her father and stated that
she loved him to certain extent She
stated that she started to speak to
him the first day of the trial, but that
when she stepped towards him he
looked away, and she did not go
nearer to him.
The witness was asked regarding
the smallest child, Dorothy Mae, for
which the defendant, Mr.. Stanford, is
asking custody. She stated that they
did not bring her into court because
she would demand too much care, and
not because they did not desire her
to see her father.
Complete Cross Examination.
Cross-eXamination of Mrs Maude
Stanford, plaintiff, was finished about
4:30 Monday afternoon. During the
afternoon session introduction of Il
letter written by L. H. Stanford, the
father of the defendant, to Mrs. Stan
ford after the father had taken his
son from the sanitarium in Cincinnati
was made.
This letter stated that the father
would rather have his throat cut
10000 times before he would allow his
son to remain in house of lunatics
| This was written after Mr. Stanford
had been brought to Liberty by his
| father.
Mrs. Stanford remained firm in her
statements that it was her belief that
| the sanitarium was a place that was
| likely to aid her husband in recover
| ing his health.
Mrs. Stanford denied rushing al
| Grandfather Stanford and declaring
that he had "a face for murder and
! looked like he had killed man.
She further denied saying or writing
| that you have a son that is insane
and a daughter that is dishonest"
I Trial to Last Several Days
] 1ue uItu udy OF IQS nearing ll0l
Gated that the trial would continue
! throughout this week Mrs. Stanford
was to be recalled to the stand by At
| torney Harlan either Tuesday after.
noon or Wednesday morning. Anoth.
er daughter. India, will probably take
the stand Tuesday afternoon. Mrs
| Stanford will probably rest her case
! Wednesday and presentation of the de
Tense testimony will then be started.
Efforts to fix the value of property
will again be made before the defense
! introduces the mass of evidence which
1t is expected will be presented.
| The attorneys in the case have
! greed to each compile a list of writ.
! ten questions and cross-questions to
! be asked Mr.. Stanford when he is
placed on the stand. His being deaf
| prevented the usual manner of ques
tioning in court. He probably will be
one of the last witnesses introduced
| by the defense.
Mrs. Stanford is asking a complete
divorce, custody of the three children
and $4,000 alimony, together with
| support money.
| Mr.. Stanford is asking a divorce in
a cross-complaint and custody of the
youngest child, Dorothy Mae.
work of the conference is completed
| the Mail says Prime Minister Lloyd
/ George may go to the United States