The Washington times., 1922-11-02
Witness Goes To Hospital.

where ne belonged.
Witness Goes To Hospital.
The jury appeared TO be greatly
Impressed by the testimony Of the
woman, VINO was immediately re-.
moved to a Burlington hospital at
the conclusion OF her testimony.
Vigorous crosseXamination Of the
lressInaker for half an hour result
d in testimony that sine had tried
for a year to get her money from
Douglas WOodhOusc, the absent hus-
hand, and that she had given ii up
as hopeless. She said that the
Young mans father, the bank pres!-
dent. offered to write to the son
and urge him to settle.
Mrs. Pratt was put on the stand
early in the afternoon by special
dispensation of the court. Attor.
ncy Warren X. Austin. for the plain
tiff explained that the witness had
postDoncd an operation for appen-
diCitis in order to appear.
MEs. Pratt. who helped to make
Mrs. Woodhouse's trousscau. stated
that Dorritt lived with extreme sim
pliCity and economy. although the
bride of an heir to millions.
Il made some simple little gowns
| for hei, but nothing very elaborate"
she said. none OF her clothing bills
were eXorbitant. She has exquiscite
taste. but is not extravabtnt.
The elder Woodho"sc was pucs.
! toned in regard 10 TN" beautiful
! Mrs. Lillian Mcclellan. Washington
| society woman. who was matron o.
honor NJ his daughter wedding
lie denied that any mention was
made of his sons friendship with
/ Mrs Mcclellan during any of tho
! lat'er's visits to his Park avenue
| house.
Dodges Photographer.
Outside the court room Mr.. Wood.
house passed strenuous day in
his attemrts to evade newspaper
photogra piers, who sought to take
| his picture.
While on the witness stand. Mr..
! Woodhouse was uuestioncded close
| " about huge sums of money
| which. the plaintiff alleges. he gave
| to his son after the latter entered
| his suit for divorce at Reno.
Al first the witness said he could
not remember having sent any
money t'o Douglas there. hut later
he admitted he had made gifts
such as one might send at Christ.
mas time" He asserted that he
had no recollection or record Of
having given Douglas money since
his marriage. He added that 10 the
best of his knowieSge Douglas
mother had never sent money to
him.
He admitted. however. that his
sons wealth. which. according 20
| his testimony Yesterday amounted
% almost 500. 200 and was held in
| trust when Douglas entered the
army, had been returned to Doug.
las.
His testimony tended to support
the contention of the plaintiff that
| while Douglas parents gave him
money freely before his marriage.
they had cut him off after the
| wedding.
Never In.erfcred.
Teh witness said he had never In.
! tnrfered in Douglas martial affairs
because my son is quite old enough
| and able to decide such things for
| himself, and II has ben mater of
principle with me not TO interfere"
Isn't il fact" asked Attorney
Austin, that IN your family, bo.
, fore the marriage OF your son and
daughter, there was a woll.defined
policy regarding the marriage OF
your children"
There never was any agreement
or arrangement whatever regarding
that point" replied Mr.. woodhousc
a large crowd lammcd the court
room all day. The majority OF IN
spectators were young women, and
there was constant craning Of necks
to study the behavior and costume ot
thc beautiful young PLAINTIFF. Many
of her former neighbors saw her for
the first time since she was roman.
tically courted four years ago by the
dashing young heir 20 the Wood.
house millions.
She wore the same simple sport
sui, which she had on at the open.
Ing Of the trial. Its color IL matched
by her clockc,i stockings and flat.
heeled shoes She sits all day st the