The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-01
SATISFIED
T0SPONGE
HIS LIVING,
SHE SAY YS
Refused Attempts for Reconcile.
ation-Portner Is Among
Today's Witnesses.

Testimony aiming to show that
it was a family trait of the Gra-
ham boys to mistreat their wives
by neglect was introduced into the
Graham-Humes 100000 love suit
this morning.
Sister-iu-I4aw Testifiee.
Attorney Wilson j. Lambert, coun-
Sci for Augustus l.. Humes, sprang a
big surprise by presenting as a wiz
ness Mrs. Harriet B. Stewart, a besuti.
full Washington society woman, who
was formerly the wife of Joseph o.
Graham, brother OF Lieut.. ,Lorimer.
Graham. whom she divorced in 1919.
because she got tired of supporting
him and because he neglected her.
she stated
Mrs. Stewart. who has since married,
| testified that after her announcement
\ to the Graham family that she was
going to sue her husband for a divorce,
Lorimer c. Graham called on her and
begged her not to proceed with the
divorce.
Graham Penitent.
He told me that his wife had
obtained a divorce, for which he
was very sorry" Mrs. Stewart tes-
titled. Tie said he realized that he
had iii treated her and that IL he
had a. chance to get back he would
be only too glad to do It."
Mrs. Stewart declared that Lori
mer Graham told her that his wife
was peeved because he had seen
Mrs. Mary Glennan on one or two
occasions.
On cross-examination by Daniel
Thew Wright. Graham's attorney,
Mrs. Stewart reiterated her pre-
Vious statement in regard to her
brother-in laws visit and again de-
clared that she got her divorce
from her former husband because
he had Ill treated her and because
she was tired Of supporting him.
That LOrimer G. Graham was n
loafer who was willing to live on q
woman's wits, that he was q nagger,
and was only using her for his own
purposes, was the statement that
his wife made to II. G. Rawlings, a
Reno, New, lawyer, according to q
deposition read to the jury this morn.
ing.
Rawlings deposition states that at
the time Graham came to Reno to
effect a reconciliation, Mrs. Graham
declared that he was conceited
enough to believe that he could make
her go back and live with him again. I"
IF he thinks he can persuade me
to do that, I think he ought to have
the opportunity to be heard" he
states Mrs. Graham said, in discuss
ing the proposed interview with
Graham.
She Feared Injury.
A deposition from Thomas B. RAM
say, a member of the Reno police
department, states that Mrs. Graham
hired him to protect her while Gra-
ham was in Reno, as she feared he
came angry. He said he stood out
side the door while Mrs. Graham and
her husband held their conference,
and that he overheard the entire con-
vrsation.
He testified that at the opening of
the conference Graham said:
ELSA, what does this mean? I am
going to take you back with me to
New York"
"You will do nothing of the kind"
Mrs. Graham replied, he said. You
have never treated me right, you
have always been with other women,
Graham denied these charges at the
time, Ramsay said. Mrs. Graham
then said:
"It Is true, and you know it,"
Ramsey also testified that before
the conference began he searched Gra-
ham to see IL he was carrying any
1 concealed weapon.
Portner q Witness.
Oscar c. Portner, brother of Mrs.
Humes, took the witness stand today
and declared that his sister regretted
her hasty marriage with Graham, and
only the appeals of her relatives to
keep the family free from scandal pre-
vented her attempting to have the
marriage annulled.
Graham, he added, was Indifferent
to his wife and baby girl Valerie, in
the early days of her life. He said
that Graham did not like the little
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