New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-04-26
Stokes's Wife
Uses Diary to
Refute Charges
In Denver Day Witness for
Husband Swears She Was
at Wallace House, Accord
ing to Little Black Book
Slopped Without Money
Millionaire Never Gave Her
Funds, She Says; Upbfaid-
ed for Evening With Billy

Mrs. Helen Elwood Stokes made fur
Their denials yesterday in the Supreme
Court of testimony given against her
in the divorce suit of W. f. D. Stokes.
The witness refreshed her memory
every little while from a little black
book, a diary she had kept for several
years. Mrs. Stokes also is trying to
prove that her husband neglected her
and treated her cruelty, upon which
charge she bases her action for q
separation.
Martin w. Littleton, counsel for
Mrs. Stokes. asked !,~r:
lit has been testified by Mrs. Mabel
Matteossian that she saw you in an
apartment occupied by Edgar I. Wal
lace in May 1914, and that you were
very scantily attired. Is that true ?"
Never in Wallace Home, She Declares
1T IS absolutely untrue; it is en-
tirely false. | was never at 13 East
Thirty fifth Street in my life" replied
the witness.
This was the answer made by Mrs.
Stokes last Friday when asked about
testimony given by Mrs. Genevieve La
CroiX de Anquinas to the same effect.
Mrs. Stokes's diary apparently
strengthened her denial that she was
al the Wallace apartment several times
during five months of 1914, as testified
by witnesses for Mr.. Stokes, for the
little black book showed that she
passed the greater part of those months
in Colorado and Kentucky. George
Thornton, who was janiior of the house
where Wallace had his apartment, had
given September 10, 1914. as a day on
which ne saw Mrs. Stokes enter the
house. Mrs. Stokes said her diary
showed she was at the home of her
mother in Denver on that date, which
was the day before her son, James, was
born.
Mrs. Stokes told of shopping tour
she made.
But l bought nothing" added the
wife of the millionaire, las Mr.. Stokes
never let me have any money"
Breakfast in Bed Forbidden
On May 81, 1919. the diary of Mrs.
Stokes reminded her Mr. Stokes dis
charged servants who had tried to
serve her breakfast in bed. The same
thing happened, she said, 10 servant
who tried to carry out the order of
Mrs. Stokes for some special food re-
quested because of her physical condi-
ton.
Mrs. Stokes described at length the
presence of DR.. Hal Billig, one of the
correspondents, in her home. This was.
in January, 1919, and a week later
Nr. Stokes departed and never re-
turned. filing his suit for divorce a
short time after
Dr.. Biilig, who is Il dentist, is a
cousin of Mrs. Stokes's mother, and a
former nurse in the Stokes employ has
testified that she saw Mrs. Stokes and
the correspondent in deshabille This
the witness denied.
ION December 81, 1918" said Mrs.
Stokes, Il went to the Grand Central
Terminal and met Mr.. Billig, who came
here on business connected with some
aircraft service and was in uniform at
the time. | took him to our home at
3l7 West Seventy-eiglHh Street, where
were living Mr.. Stokes, w. f. D. Stokes
lr. and myself and the servants 1t
was New Years Eve. Mr.. Stokes was
there and welcomed Hal pleasantly, and
/ we had dinner together, and then we
went to thea.er with a MIR. Neuman.
Mr.. Stokes did not go, saying at the
last minute that he preferred to stay
at home.
"Ae told us to go along without
him, and the only thing he said to me
was not to go to any public cafe be-
cause Of the walters strike at the
time. After. the. thea ter Hal
and Mr. Neuman drove around in the
automobile for awhile and then went
TO the apartment of q Miss Adams. a
friend of ours, and we sent out and
got delicatessen lunch after explained
Mr. Stokes did not wish me to 80 to
cafe.
Says Husband Upbraided Hex
we remained there for Just little
while, and Mr.. Billig and I dropped
Mr.. Neuman at Fifty ninth Street and
broadway and got bac-s to our house
at LIS o'clock Mr.. Stokes met us
on the third step from the TOP and
started to berate me, saying: i ave
learned Billig is not your cousi..' I
eoiu MN that II he had anything to
say to me I would prefer that he said