The Washington times., 1922-11-14
GRAHAM
WEPT At Loss
Of HAPPINESS
Much Affected by Sudden Mar
itaI Shipwreck, He Testifies
in Suit Against Hume.

The ship OF his marital happiness
suffered so sudden a wreck in the
autumn OF 1918 that he was reduced
TO tears. Lieut.. Lorimer c. Graham,
u. $. NJ, testified in effect at to.
days session OF his $500 900 suit
against Augustus l.. Hume, New
York attorney. for alleged alienation
Ct the then Mrs. Graham, now Mrs
Iiume's, affections.
On direct exam ion by his lead
ing counsel, Daniel Thew Wright.
Graham declared that his relations
with Mrs. Elsa Portner Graham were
most pleasant the last time he saw
her before she instituted divorce pro-
ceedings In Reno. New, in December,
1913. This last period OF domestic
felicity, according to Graham. was
early In October OF that year. lie
had no suspicion whatever that she
intended going TO Reno. he contin.
ued, until some six weeks later. when.
while OF duty I'm Brooklyn as navy
paymaster. he went to the office OF
NJ. l.. Hardy, New York attorney.
who represented the defendant In the
first trial last year.
Obeying n telephone summons from
Hardy. Graham testified, he went TO
the lawyers office and was shown a
letter from his wife declaring that
she had left Washington Ito live else.
where" This missivo. identified by
the plaintiff this morning and intro.
duced into evidence, further said that
Hardy would deliver the letter "a
Graham and explain the reason for
the departure.
Broke Down And Cried.
When Hardy told him of Mrs.
Graham's intentions. he said he
was naturally very much upset and
broke down and cried in the
office"
Graham's next testimony was
drawn out by Wright in such fash.
ion as to attempt to prove what
Wright declares will be fully sub.
stantiated. namely. the allegation
that the divorce and, the service
Of papers on Graham were engi-
neered by Hume and by the late
Congressman Flood. the former
Mrs. Graham's brother-in.la
This intent on Wrights part was
not set forth without the most
strenuous objection from Wilton j.
Lambert. head of Hume's counsel,
who declared there was no founda'
ton for the statement contained In
the testimony shown. Plaintiff
counsel then submitted a series OF
kilograms. all identified by the wit.
ness. in furtherancc of his expressed
intent The first was from Reno
New, addressed to Mrs. Flood and
signed Elisa" declaring she thought
that Lorimer Graham ought to he
allowed to see her and that he could
come TO Reno at any time.
Graham added at this juncture that
by Harby's advice he had come 10
Washington to see Flood, whom the
lawyer characterized as one of Ora
hams and his wife's best friends.
Second Telegram Shown.
The second telegram purported to
come from Harby to Flood and set
forth that the first named had re-
ceived wire from the West" ask
ing Hardy to advise Flood that il
was best for him" to come out as
soon as possible.
To show the matrimonial bliss
which he maintained existed until a
short time before the institution of
fled two letters from his wife In
which he greeted him as Dearest
Pie.Face."
One was from Philadelphia in Sep.
tember, 1917. the other from Wash,
ington In June. 1918. In the latter
Mrs. Graham wrote that she was try.