The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-05-04
NURSE UPHOLDS
STOKES CHARGES
Heard Mrs. Stokes Call
Hal Billig a Dear, She
Says ON Stand
COLORADO ESCAPADES
Miss Bush Ayers Man Usual.
~ Spent Sunday in Apart
ment Of Mrs. Stokes

NEW YORK. May 2 Cwupd foi
w T. u. Stokes millionaire hotel
prop Tor. apruus surprise uu me
defense u Stokes divorce suIt today
hy introducing M. Dorothy Bush
"a pretty trained nurse. HH 90 now
vi'urr against Mrs stokes
Miss Uush cmrpEou'od testimony
~ other Witnesses fnr NJ stokes
concerning Hal HLug ono of the
numerous co. respondents named Dos
tho plaiuufr Mfs stokes had
prov iously u Med thiF testimony
nom the witness stand.
Cnlicd him Dear
Tho nurse, who attended Mrs.
"oocs from January u.s. IHIr 10
July l3. i1tS. testified she saw nil-
llg KISS Mrs. Stokes several tlm y
IN the homo OF Mrs Stokes mother
In Denver Hud that Mrs stokes
called Hillig 20 dear. Hwoot Thing
Miss Bush declared Wilig ana th"
mil.tpnairc's wife went out twice
week alone together IN Denver
Rud that Mrs stokes visited Mr Bil
lig's bungalow Ut Troutdale. colo.
on, night iu JulN 1917, and re-
manned until after midnight The
nurse told uf Billiy visiting Mrh
stokes IN the Httcr'H bedroom while
the latter was IN negligcc.
Martin Iittlcton Cuuuse Tor MrH
Stokes made u determined effort 60
bar Mss Bush's evidence hu;
failed
where did MIR BiIlig usually
spend Sunday she was usNcd
"ln the bedroom of Mrs stokes,
Miss Bush replied giancing AT Mra
stokes
Concerning the trip to Trouidaic.
colo prcviouS.y discussed hy others
In the employ 81 Mrs. stokes at that
time. Miss bush faid Mrs Stokes and
BilllR occupied separate bungalows.
clt of by porch Mrs. Stokes and
Hlllig went to the hotel 10 dance
and returned about II O'Clock In the
evening, Miss Bush added
- could not sleep well on account
of the high altitude" the witness
continued. "Ouo evening they re-
turned around II O'Clock ana Mrs
Stokes won't into Billigs bungalow.
She remained there about an hour
and a half and came out after mid
night.
Could you hear their converse.
tom" Mr.. We.lmhn ASKED
"Ncs, most of the time the wit
ness replied.
Ana Nhhi uid MIS, Ntok ~ thll
Blllig7' Inquired Mr. Wellman
"a dear, sweet thing, Miss Bush
replied.
Miss Bush said she recalled one
occasion when Mrs Stokes and Bil.
lg returned to the Denver house ~
o'clock In the morning and re.
ported that they had had an auto
mobile accident.
They did come back IN anoth b
car" she said.
In February, 1919, the nurse tasti-
fled. Billig called on her and asked
her for letter stating that she had
never seen anything ito hurt the
oharact n" OF either Mrs. stokes or
Billig while she was employed by
Mrs stokes
At first she told Billig that she
did not like Mrs Stokes, but Billig
begged for an hour, she testified,
stating that he contemplated getting
married, and the letter would enable
him To avoid being callsd In The di.
vorce case.
Miss Bush finally consented. The
letter was brought into the record
during the cross.e s.eNamination of the
witness by Martin Littleton as fol-
lows;
January 30, 1919.
To whom II may concern.
"Whila was In the employ Of
Mrs. stokes. | never saw anything
10 hur. the character OF either Mra.
stokes or HAL Billlg. ! was on two
o. three trips 10 TroutdRlc with her
and Hilig and her character was
o. X ~ all times,
(sigu7dl DOROTHY BUSH"