The Washington times., 1921-11-30
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Lieutenant Accused of Giving
False Testimony-Admits Not
Supporting Children.

Frequent Clashes between Lorimer
G. Graham, naval lieutenant, and M.
A. Hardy, of New York, one of the
attorneys for Augustus L. Humes,
featured this mornings session in
Justice Stafford's court in the $780,
600 alienation suit brought against
Humes by Graham.
Graham Willis Under Fire.
The naval lieutenant had lost all
lee shse saugfroid OF yesterday, aud dur.
Ethg NJ testimony this mornins II was
evident counsel for the defense on
severAl occas,ons got his goat"
Justice Stafford, who admonished
Graham yesterday for refusing 10
answer questions, again rebuked the
handsome naval lieutenant for the
manner In which he answered ques.
tions put to him by counsel.
The court also took occasion to ad-
monish Attorney Hardy for the man.
ner In which he was cross-examining
the witness, after Hardy had asked
the court reporter to read Graham's
answer to question which he re-
ferred to as a "iocular remark"
Graham. during his testimony this
morning, was accused by Attorney
Hardy of purposely testifying falsely
during the trial. That Graham denied.
Denies Answering Wife's Letter.
In testifying as to a letter written
to him by his wife, in which she said
she cared nothing for him, Graham
| said he had received such letter from
her but had never answered it.
AT this point Attorney Hardy intro
duced in evidence letter which Ora.
ham admitted sending 10 his wife,
which said in part: Il miss my sweet
little wife very much. Even IL YOU
say you care nothing for me any long.
er, 1 want to you drop me a line once
In q while telling me what you are
doing and how the children are"
answering the questions put to him
by his own counsel Daniel Thew
wright, as to why he had brought
suit for 100000 against Humes, Gra.
ham declared II was to get publicity
because he wanted to be vindicated.
There are only two things for n
man to do in q case of this kind he
said. You either kill a man or
resort to the courts. 1 sued for bsIf
q million because I wanted the pub.
l'city and because / wanted to he
yindicated."
Not Supporting Children.
On cross-examination by ATTORNEY
Hardy, Graham admitted he had never
contributed cent toward the support
OF his children, as he was ordered 10
do by the terms of the Reno decree
granted 10 his former wife, which
tpec' At he pay $40 n month for
the o.. of his two children
he testified he paid no attention TO
this provision of the decree, on the
advice of counsel
An unusually faulty memory, fea-
tured by hundreds of replies of Il
don't remember or II can't recollect. /"
marked the testimony OF Lieutenant
Graham late yesterday afternoon.
Graham, who was on the witness
stand virtually all of yesterday, was
subjected to a severe cross-eSaJnina.
ton by M. e. Hardy. of New York.
Of counsel for Humes, who led Ora
ham to make admissions that are
considered as being very harmful 10
his cause. Several times Graham
refused to answer questions until he
was warned by Justice Stafford that
you cannot choose what YOU will
answer; you will have to answer"
Graham seemed to treat his testi.
mony in rather light manner, and
oIten maze fnppant answers, caJSing
ripples of amusement to run around
the courtroom. In referring 20 his
visit TO Reno, New. he declared
there are as many lawyers i'm Reno
As there are real estate men in
Washington"
Fails 70 Parry Questions.
The handsome naval lieutenant did
not lose his poise during the morn.
ing session and hello his own until
the last hour of the afternoon ses.
sion, when, perceptibly weakened, he
allowed Attorney Hardy TO get under
his guard and forco him TO answer
questions which he valnly tried To
avoid.
Admissions that he had signed two
papers involving some real estate
transactions In which he declared him.
self "a single man. although he still
believed himself to be a married man,
were forced from Graham bv Attorney