The Washington times., 1922-12-04
GRAHAM :
STORY IS
DENIED
Former Wife Knew Nothing of
Plan to Remove Trade
Taint, She Says.

Earlier in the trial OF his suit
for 100000 against Augustus L..
Humes. prominent New York attor.
ney, for alleged alienation OF the
affections of his wife. Lieut.. Lori
mer G. Graham, U. s. N, testified
before a jury in Circuit Court. No.
|. that his wife had caused him
to persuade his father TO sell his
interest in the Graham lithograph-
ing business in order that he might
be acceptable as a member in the
fashionable Chevy Chase Club,
where trades people and sons Of
those who were or had been In
trade" are not admitted.
Denied by Former Wife.
Mrs. Humes, the former wife OF
the naval officer, attired in a
modish gown with hat and shoes
to match--a relief from the sombre
black which she has been wearing
upon being asked by Attorney
Wilton J. Lambert. counsel for
Humes. as to whether she had sug.
gested to her then husband that
his father dispose OF his interest In
the lithographing plant, replied:
II had absolutely nothing to do
with It: it's too absurd for any
thing"
when did you hear for the first
time this statement regarding the
sale of the Graham business?"
THE first l ever heard about this
was when Mr.. Graham made the
statement on this witness stand In
which / am supposed to have sug'
gested to him to get into the Chevy
Chase Club. That was in 1913.
Helped by Hal Flood.
who was responsible for getting
him into the Chevy Chase Club?"
Hal Flood, my brother-in.law
got him in"
At the opening of court. which
was about half an hour late, Attor
ney Daniel Thew Wright stated
that his client was detained on duty
at the Charleston Navy Yard. He
read the following telegram to the
court:
"win not permit me to leave shiI
until Tuesday night. Held on board
of investigation as member of board
and also required to pay crew Mon
day and Tuesday before car
leave"
Attorney Lambert. OF counsel for
Humes, stated to the court that he
would be perfectly willing to post
pone the case until Graham could
be present. Justice Hitz declared
that the direct examination OF Mrs
Humes be resumed.
Called Him pie Face"
Being asked by Attorney Lambert
whether she ever wrote any letters
to Graham in which she called hin
"pie face" Mrs. Humes smiled and
said she had used that word not
only with her then husband. but
with her sisters, brothers and
friends. Everybody at that time,
said the witness, was using that
depression; there was nothing meant
by it."
It was In November. 1918. thai
witness heard from Edith Tempt,
Oracle. who was then in New York
that Graham was running arount
with Mrs. Mary B. Glennan in New
York and having a gay time with
anu "ohsNh'
Dropped Wedding Ring.
Mrs. Humes under searching
cross examination by Attorney Dan
lei Thew Wright. of counsel for tn,
naval officer. today admitted tha
she did not throw her wedding rint
on the floor, as she had testified
earlier In the trial, with a cry, &c
can nlDer wear that ring" but tina
she quietly took the ring off ant
dropped II as she left the room II
the priests house in Baltimore afte
the marriage ceremony had beel
performed.
Mrs. 'Humes being asked b,
| Wright as to her best recollection
when she was tricked into the mar
riage, said she did not know "ex
actly when." but that she began {,
realize that a trick had been playe,
when her husbands mother told he
that Graham had said before goinl
to Annapolis that he was going Z
| get married the same day.