The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-11-23
MRS. WOODHOUSE
WEARIED BY
LONG CRILLINC
Tells of AffrOnts She Re-
ceived from Husbands
Father
(By the Associated Press)

DOTflJL w OOuIOuSe was dRdlH OH
the stand this morning in her mill
lion dollar suit against her par-
ents-in-law and was subjected ia
a short cross examination. She ad-
mitted that in some instances she
may have been extravagant, run
ming up bills to the amount of
$4,000 year. She said this was
we'll within her husbands income.
She said she bought a fur coat for
$3.50.
BURLINGTON, VT, Nov. 23-
After three days on the witness
stand in her suit against Mr.. and
Mrs. Lorenzo Woodhouse, parents
OF her husband, whom she is su,
ing for 100000 for alleged alien.
ations of affections, Mrs. Dorritt
Van Deusen Stevens Woodhouse,
Wa3 under cross-examination again
today and it was expected she
would complete her testimony be-
fore court adjourned. The pretty
young matron appeared weary of
the long continued grilling she has
received from the defense attor-
neys.
DR.. c. H. Beecher testified to be-
ing called to see Mrs. Douglas
Woodhouse on June II, 1920, after
she had returned to this city from
Texas, He found her suffering
! from extreme nervousness ana
mentel depression. He found no
physical reason for her condition.
Referring to the statement of
the plaintiff that she did not see
her husband from November 8,
1919, until March, 1920, Attorney
! Bullard asked Mrs. Woodhouse,
during cross-examination:
AT this time or any other time,
did you undertake to talk to Lo-
rcnzo or Mrs. Woodhouse as to
where Douglas was or what he
was doing?"
NO. the witness replied.
"Why?" asked Mr.. Bullard.
"They had refused to speak to
M personally and l didn't think
they would talk to me over the tel
ephone.'
Attorney Bullard asked a num-
ber of questions about the illness
OF Douglas at the Long Branch
hospital, and stressed the fact that
the witness did not notify her hus-
bands parents that douglas was
i'll. The witness said she did not
realize at first that her husband
was so seriously i'll. She said that
there was no reason that she knew
Of for not notifying his parents.
That was before there was any ap-
parent hostility on the part of his
parents toward her, she said.
l 1eStlfying regarding the attitude
OF Lorenzo Woodhousc toward her
when he came to see his son ut the
hospital for the first time, the
witness said that he ignored her
She stood in his way and spoke to
him, but he never noticed her.
Qucrled as to whether the ar
rangements for Douglas to take
the trip to Florida without her
occa stoned some hard feeling. the
witness said that it did to some ex-
tent.
Pressed further as to why she
did not get in touch with Lorenzo
Woodhouse by telephone in New
York and find out why Douglas
was being taken from her, the wit
less said that Lorenzo had never
condeScended to speak to her and
she could not make him talk, if he
dent want to.
"Iou complained that your hus-
band did not support you" said
Attorney Bullard. "Did you run
bills to the amount of $4,000 OF
$4,000 within 18 months"
The witness said it might have
amounted 20 that much
Attorney Bullard produced a
letter and asked the witness if she
wlCte in that letter; douglas
deal, you haven't said you loved
me for one whole month"
The witness said she wrote it,
but she didn't believe it was so.