New-York tribune., 1921-03-12
Butler Swears
Mrs. Stokes
Kissed Guest
George Schroeder Said TO
Have Been Recipient of
OscuIatory Greeting, Also
Was Embraced. He Says
Cousin Hal Out of Picture
Chauffeur Saw Defendant.
i'm kimono, i'm Studio of
$. NJ. Roosevelt, Artist

The correspondent DR.. Hal G.. Billig
faded out of the picture yesterday in
the Supreme Court trial Of the divorce
suite OF w. +. u. Stokes against Mrs.
Helen Elwood Stokes. His place as the
chief object Of interest was taken by
George Schroeder, about whose ac-
quaintance with Mrs. Stokes counsel
asked many questions.
John S. Mosby, colorcd, formerly a
butler in the employ Of Mr.. Stokes,
was on hand to tell wha; he had OBJ
served. Mosbv said he h0.> worked as
valet since being dismissed from the
stokes employ, happening that he at
tributed to Mrs. Stokes's dislike for
him.
The witness said he entered the en-
Ploy OF Mr.. Stokes in 1909, two years
oesoHe the millionaire married The de-
iehuahV, ne continued to work for
husband and wife. They went to their
Long Branch home, ACCOMPANIED bv
Mrs. Miller, mother OF Mrs. Stokes; a
Mrs. Sargent and two children OF tho
latter Mosby testified that he saw
WIS. stokes Introduce Mr. Schroeder to
Mr. Stokes.
Says Mrs. Stokes Kissed Schroeder
i next saw him Mr.. Schroedor) ir
the summer of 1911" said the fnrmar
butler. Mrs. Stokes was at homo The
cook was in the kitchen and | vas
IN the pantry. ] heard motor car
coming up aud ! went to the pantry
door TO see who it was. When looked
sa" Mrs. Stokes meeting Nh
Senroeoer coming upstairs. She met
nm on the stairs. put her arms around
/ HlW. KISSED and
around together"
an1 M1ospy ADDED that he saw Mrs. Stokes
and Mr Schroeder walk in the hall-
way between the bedrooms.
ihen ] heard sliding door to Mrs
Stokess room close. They were in the
no'Se an hour or more. l went out of
.I me mouse to the garage. Later | saw
them coming down"
Mospy said that while Mrs. Stoke.
t4Iu her visitor We're in the dining. room
ne saw Mr.. Schroeder kiss her
Mr.. Schroeder sat next TO ~ Rill;o
IN the courtroom. 1'''''s
g me attorney asked whether Mr.
Hchroeder came to see Mrs. Stakes ~
the Hotel Ansona, formerly oyrad sai
oy MF. Stokes, after the family returned
there; He did, said the witness, VINO
seaVeo also that Mr.. Schroeder used to
1Ie:Iephonc to Mrs. Stokes. Martin ".
iLie.ieloh' counsel Tor Mrs Stokes. OBJ
1ecelng, TO accepting the testimony
about the telephone calls, contonded the
witness could not say positively that
IL was Nh. Schroeder who called ms
tlce Finch cleared up the situntion hv
ASKING Mosby what Mrs. Stokes said
to the man who called. She would cali
hlm George" was The answer.
Mosby Surprised. He SAYS
Mr.. Llttleton, on cross-exaninr zion
asked tie witness why he remembered
the kissing incident Mosbv said i
was because he WAS "surprieed that -
woman should do That, only being mar
rlcd few months.'
Frederick II. Beard, the next wit
ness VINO was q chauffeur in the en-
ploy OF Mr.. Stokes, was brought into
the courtroom in an invalid chair. He
sad Mr.. Stokes had befriended him
since the millionaire had dischareed
MN rom his employ. Beard ouotnd
Mr. stokes as saying that his DISCHARGE
was due to the fact that Mrs. Stokes
was rot satisfied with him. He cor
robo, ased Mosby with regard TO the
KISSING incident OF Long Branch.
valentine "A. kubicke. testified that
IN l'i' and 1913, he was q chauffeur
IN the employ of Samuel Montgomery
Roosevelt, an artist. In either 1917 or
1918, the witness vas not certain. his
memory being affected by wounds re-
ceived IN the war, he went into the
studio Of Mr.. Roosevelt and There saw
MIS-. Stokes sitting OF chair clothed
IN kimono, and smoking a cigarette,
MI. Llttleton cross examined the Wit
ness, who confirmed the uncertainty
OF his memory by telling of happen
lngs IN New York in 1917, at time
when Mrs. Stokes was out of the CITY.
MRS. julia Strube, a housemaid in the
stokes family. who testified on Thurs
day IN favor Of Mr.. Stokes, corrected
some OF her testimony yesterday. Then
upon further examination went back to
that.
The trial will be continued on Mon