The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-08
GRAHAM LOVE
. SUIT IN Final
HEARING TODAY
Defense Surprised by Exhibit
Refuting Certain
Testimony.

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Testimony.
The last round of the eisht -day
battle of the Graham. Humes $500. 900
love suit will begin late this after
noon when attorneys for both sides
present their case to the Jury.
Counsel will be allowed four hours
in which to present the case to the
jury. each side consuming two hours.
Wilton j. Lambert. M. Il. Hardy
! and Rudolph Yeatman. counsel for
Humes. struck n hard blow at the
plaintiffs side today when they in
troduced In evidence cancelled check
alleged to be signed by Mrs. Harry
Glennan. and endorsed by her former
maid. Ida Armstrong. dated July
Is, 1918.
| According to the banks stamp
on the back of the check II was
cashed few days later. ~
Settles Disputed Date.
This refutes the testimony Of e.
l.. Howe. Of Princeton, NJ j., step
father of Mrs. Giennan, Ida Mary
Cox. a maid. employed by Howe.
and other witnesses who testified
yesterday that ''the Armstrong
woman was not employed at the
Howe residence on July g."
1t was on this date that Lorimer
C. Graham admitted spending the
night at the Princeton home OF Mr..
and Mrs. Howe, while they were
away. Ida Armstrong had testified
that she was employed by Mrs.
Glernan q. that time; that she was
II. the house on the night Graham
was there, and that she fixed up a
room for Graham adjoining that OF
Mrs. Glennan. She also testified
that in making up the rooms the
next day she noticed that Mrs. Glen
mans bed appeared as though 1t had
not been occupied while the bed
occupied by Graham appeared in
great disorder.
Further details Of the gay party
at the Hotel Plaza In New York on
the night of the Armistioe In, 1913, in
which Graham took an active part.
were related by the handsome naval
officer himself at yesterday after
Moons session of court.
Women Paid tho BIN.
| He declared that the two women in
the party on the night In question
were the Guggenheims. the wives of
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payne an dthe supper were paid for
by one Of the women.
Graham stated that he and q brother
officer were invited to have supper at
the st. Regis Hotel by the two women.
who rented the entire second floor Of
the hotel. They told me they used
I tas resting place in the afternoons"
Graham said.
who were the ladies'" Attorney
Wright asked.
They were the Guesenheims." rs-
piled Graham.
What Guggenhoims7" eounss1
asked.
"The copper kings" Graham replied.
They invited another officer and my
self After entertaining us a little
while at the st. Regis they invited US
10 go over to the Plaza and have q
supper, so I said "All right" and when
we got over there the other officer
left"
Glennan's Brother There.
Graham then explained that Will
liam Glennan, brother Of the Norfolk
banker, who is suing Graham for
350, 900 for the alleged alienation Of
his wife's affections, came along
and he invited young Glennan to
Join the party.
On Tuesday young Glennan testi-
fled by a deposition. that he met
Graham in the lobby Of the Plaza,
who showed him a bottle Of cham
his cape or coat, at which time he
said: 81 have two women and we
J need another man." Graham testi-
fled that he joined the party in the
grill of the Plaza, but after some
drinking. things began to get rough
and the party adjourned to the rose
room Of the hotel, where some time
later he left Graham and the two
women.
She Bought Wine, Too.
WAS champagne on the table
when you had supper" counsel asked
the naval officer.
Yes. sir; Mrs. Guggenheim sup
piled 1t.
WHO paid for the supper that
night?" Wright asked.
Mrs. Guggenheim," Graham re-
piled.
A mysterious "red-haired woman"
who called Graham "Lorrie," at the
time he drove up in an automobile to
see his children in New York while
she waited for him in the car, as tes-
titled to by witness earlier In the
week, was Identified by Graham yes
terday as Mrs. Armstrong. q sister
OF Mrs. II. 8. Harkness,- whose hua-
band is a Standard OIL magnate.
That Graham was a man Of unusual
courage was brought out by his coun-
sci yesterday afternoon, following tes-
timony Of witnesses earlier In the week
that his wife called him cowardly.
Testifies to Own Bravery.
Hs spoke of an incident in Germany
through which he and Mrs, Graham
were travelling before the Unit I'd
States entered the war in which ne
struck a gun from the hands Of der
man soldier.
When we arrived at Lindou the
train was stopped and all the
passengers were required to get out.
They were taken over to the cattle
pens" said Graham. THE men were
On one side and the women on the
other. Passengers were then re-
CURED to pass through q very small
door to show their passports.