New Britain herald., 1923-04-19
HEALER RUGGED HIS WIFE, MAN CLAIMS
Christian Science Official Accused
 by WOInan's Husband

White Plains, N. Y,, April l9.-- During the trial of the divorce suit Of Harold D. osterhoudt against Mrs Harriet H. Osterhoudt, before su- preme Court Justice Morschauser here testimony was introduced that Willis Vernon Cole, former reader and now n healer of the Christian Science church, had taken Mrs. Osterhoudt on automobile trips through New Jersey, and to Philadelphia. Cole who Is named as correspondent, was reader in the Twelfth Church of Christ, Scien- tist. in Manhattan, when Mrs. osteI- houdt. her husband says, joined the church.
 It was announced by Edwin s. Mer- Till. counsel for the plaintiff, that Os- terhoudt is suing Cole..for $1OO,000 for alleged alienation of the affec- tons of Mrs. Osterhoudt. Mrs. Osterhoudt was not in court. She was represented by Robert r. Wood, while A. c. Rothwell, who ap- peared as attorney for Cole stated that there was conspiracy. he believed, to get money from his client. He cross examined all the witnesses. The plaintiff is manager of Hanan & Sons shoe store in Fifth Avenue. He testified he was married to the de- fendant at St. George, Staten Island, Nov. s9, 1907, and that he now lives at 126 Vernon avenue. Yonkers. Harry Lane of All East Twenty ninth street, Manhattan. testi9ed that l from May, 1921, to October, 1922, he i had worked in the evening as an ac- countant for Cole at an office he one time maintained at 80 East Fortieth street, and then at Coles office suite in Fifth avenue. He said he frequent ly saw Mrs. Osterhoudt in Coles of- that Cole used him as chap eron when he took Mrs. Oster- boudt on automobile trips to road
 houses at Larchmont and Mamaron-
 eck.~
 why did you go along?" Merrill
 asked the witness.
 Wanted A ChaperOn.
 Because Mir. Cole said he was
 reader in the Christian Science church
 and he wanted me to act as chaper-
 on," was the reply.
 The witness said that Cole and Mrs.
 Csterhoudt. danced until late at night
 ana generally Toucs poSN "
 Fifth avenue office
 Tn June, 1922, what was the re-
 lationship between MT. Cole and Mrs.
 Osterhoudt ?" Lane was asked.
 "They were crazy about each oth-
 er," the witness replied.
 NO, mo-" interposed Justice Nor
 schauser. Tell us what you saw
 thems do,
 Loving Parties. ..They dearied and dollied, hugged ] and kissed each other in the presence 1 of the chauffeur and myself. in the Eautomobile and in his office," the wit
 ness answered.
 In June, 1922, the witness said he rode with Cole and Mrs. Osterhoudt kto the Cole residence at Mamaroneck, twhere they had a house party. lie | Said they all had drinks of gin and Eorange juice. and that MT. Cole told Ehim he was in trouble with Mrs. Os- Eterhoudt and did not know what to [do. The witness said that when he hold Cole he ought to marry Mrs. Os- #terhoudt, Cole said that his wife had obtained separation and that he had already paid her s10,0O0 on account sof alimony. Lane testified that on the following morning he saw Mrs.
 Osterhoudt dressed in kimono, and that she, came out of Coles room.
 Ernest Leroy Gilmore, negro chauf- feur, formerly employed by Cole, told {of taking MT. Cole and Mrs. Oster- |houdti on automobile trips to Phila- delpbia, Long Branch, Asbury Park land other resorts during the summer Eof 1922. Asked if he had seen Cole Miss Mrs .Osterhoudt. the witness re- kplied
 "Oh, yes I saw them kissing and Ehugging so much that it became Ejoke to me. It was going on all the kime, in the automobile and outside"