New-York tribune., 1921-05-04
Court Bars Out
Stokes Agent
For Signaling
Witness at Once Breaks
Down and Denies Story Of
Serving Couple Breakfast
in Wallace's Apartment
Nurses Note Aids Billig
Admits Writing HisR relations
We're Proper: Hotel Mans
Letters to Detective Read

NeoutSat by cOunSSl for W. r. ~.
Stokes was opened yesterday In the
trial of his divorce action and Mrs.
Stokes's counter xn;t for senarat;on in
81 c..~... 60 -
~. Sap. s'"c Sou1s.
AZ the afternoon session yesterday
ti.1 .srvant srd a~a,,+ for NJ Stalas
was excluded from tho cour.room on
complaint Of Marin " T.;ttleton
ro,r.s, a., NJ. ua,sr r1r.a.s c.a,,..
- r...,,. = ? .s'"Sou
ar. Litsieson sald tnas the Johnson
tosh. also colored. who was an thA wit
nas, $500 - ~. .;,. -
80 sai'1 - sne sine'
Frlor to the exclusion of Mrs. john
son the Mcintosh girl had testified that
size had served breakfast on Nav "a
ma ~ s,~s S+a,.. ~
e-s1,. ~ ~ r'.onos :" '"e apas.ii'ene
g Lasar =. WaHace' one OF the CO.
respondents. Waen Mr.. Stokes's serv-
ant was or6a,aa froro 4ha ..x+.,..
tb.s xv;t,as. hac.ua 80 80. 49,. :. .eS.A
1no wisness became somewhat discon-
cerseo. one SAID that she was unable
could MT rensrhar 49,, - s'-.s'
non. wera n +hs .na~... ' p.--
.as "ste - sno spartment wnen she
suseseu ana nnaily declared that she
had not entered the room at all. Mr..
Stokes, she said, had come to see her
twice and got her to sign q statement
Mr; Littleton asked Herbert C.
Smyth, counsel for Mr.. STOKES, for
this statement, but it was not
produced. 's
sCharxcfer n *. c.v. Ne.
N. ass..4:-. 81
~ s. Gu 6ctivsnesS OF the testimony
m,ss Dorotny busn, formerly en-
was another Wit w;tness & for NJ toAes, S. VINO
was also somewhat discounted by !
note written by her on January 20
1919. This note addressed to "Whon,
it may concern" was produced bv mn
Iittleton. 1t read:
"While employed by Mrs. Stokes !
saw Mr. Hal Biliie and Mrs. StoIas
frequently and on trips to TrontdaIs
and Colorado Springs / was with them
and never saw anythin Improper be-
tween them. Her character rues n
at ali tines - vas - "a
"Was it the truth and did Won re.n
it as the truth when Won wrote 4 ~
asked Mr.. Littleton.
Yes replied Miss Bush. "That ia
true" -A"s -
Miss Rush said she wro+s Al. vt.
at the request of RjIlip WHO 4oId he~
It would eliminate him as a coresnond-
ent and also aid him with ro,,na
woman whom he was ENGAGED to - Nv, rs
She admitted that She had M love for
Mrs. Stokes. who. said tha witrass
Anever did anything to make me hannv
nor did anything to make me think she
would appreciate it if | helped her"
And that is the. reason, isn't it, why
ssva" .I slsa ,los Mr anHions 70 neip ner to-
isYes." said the w;tness
w,tL
"sA 1ler On Denver FTP
MISS Bush accompanied Mrs. Stokes
On Trip TO Denver in 1917.
ohe testlhed that Hal Billig went to
me nome OF Mrs. Miller, mother of
Mls. Ss.l, stokes VINO was living there, on
s nunuay morning ana went to the bed
rssw y " IS. ntoKes. On those occa-
s,. s.uns, saio the witness, Mrs. Stokes
r,e,,h 49, hnssligse: e. one admitted that other
~ s u.s the ,o, " 'ne aa,mliy went IN and out
and Rill;s r ,.,o,.a ICY 4h "ni.e ne MRS. STOKES
Mrs S+aEsas snels. MISS Dusn SAID
20 dea s,,ost oatsn ~ aeleIIeo 70 blliig as
also adm, ;tted +hat ~. dus, ns wAtness
callad an har nut. stokes nad
s1;t and +hat sha Jonuec.ao1 Ln'i WIN Jhe
at the off,ca of III. at n4ta .nes M1. S1oKes
Jnstica T;nch aJ;t:ay1s as:u.Msys. ,,
negro detective ia Chicago. & 2, e.
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