The New York herald., 1921-04-08
DENIES EYER SEEING
HER AS MRS. STOKES
Wallace Testfies His AssOcia-
tiOns Ended Before Her
Marriage.
BRIBE HINT IS SWORN TO
Caretaker Of His Apartment
Says She Was Urged to
Injure Him.

Taking the stand yesterday at the re-
sumption of the divorce trial brought
before Supreme Court Justice Finch by
w. Z. d. Stokes against Mrs. Helen FL
wood Stokes, Edgar r. Wallace. Cali
forpia millionaire, who was named
correspondent in an amended complaint,
swore he has not seen or had any asso-
citation with Mrs. Stokes since 1903. or
two years before her marriage to Mr..
Stokes
Martha Jones. negress, who cared for
his bachelor apartment In 13 East Thir-
ty-ffth street, where indiscretions sworn
to by number Of the plaintiffs wit
nesses were alleged TO have taken place
contradicted everything these witnesses
had sworn to in which they mentioned
her as furnishing them with informa-
ton She testified she never saw Mrs
Stokes at that address, never saw pho
tograph of her in the Wallace apart
ment. never knew what she looked like
until she was placed before her on the
stand.
She testified, moreover, that when she
was working in newport r. l.. in 1919.
long after leaving Nj. Wal'aca's employ,
she was approached by Mrs. Jean Graves.
one of the plaintiffs witnesses. who in
timated that testimony against Mr.. Wal
lace would be rewarded.
There's others down there getting
paid. and you might as well get some of
the money" she quoted Mrs. Graves as
telling her.
Mrs. Graves, or Ms. Gencviava De
Aquinas, as she ce,,ad herself when on
the stand, further wrote letter to the
negress asking her to come to New York
and work for her. Mrs. Jones testified.
She destroyed the letter Another at
tempt as recent as February 20 was
made to draw her into the case In the
interest Of the plaintiff. she testified,
when Mrs. Mabel Mateossian. one Of the
witnesses who testified she bad seen
compromising acts of Mr.. Wallace and
Mrs. Stokes, called on her at Fort Myer.
Virginia. where the army officer by
whom she is employed is now stationed.
Mr. Wallace testified his acquaintance
with Mrs. Stokes began in 1905, when
he met her, her mother and sister In the
Palace Hotel, San Francisco. She was
then Helen Elwood. He saw her only
casually in 1907 and 1908 in New York.
when she and her mother were living
in the Waldorf. Mr. Wallace stated. and
in 1909 he terminated the acquaintance.
Il didn't want to be bothered going
around with her In New York" was the
best explanation Mr.. Smyth could get
from him of the breaking off of the ac-
quaintance. which Mr.. Wallace admitted
was Sudden" and led him to tear up a
photograph she had given him.
The witness was quizzed at length on
his habits, particularly IL he had women
visitors in Thirty-fifth street. He had
three or four. but they were never un-
| chaperoned, he declared. IF you had
had relations with Mrs. Stokes would
you admit it?" he was asked.
II would" came the answer.
Where do you come FROM
Missouri"
do they do such things in Missouri"
Mr.. Littleton and Henry A. Wise. Mr..
wallace's counsel, jumped to their feet
at that line OF Questioning. Justice
Finch sustained their objection.
The case will be cont inled to-day.