The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-02
SHE DENIES ALL OF
 HUSBAND CHARGES
Mrs. Stokes Testifies For Three Hours In Her
 Own Behalf

NEW YORK, Nov. 1.-Helen Elwood Stokes entered categorical denial to all accusations of misconduct made against her by W. E. D. Stokes. wealthy hotel proprietor. after more than three hours of testimony in her own benalf at today's session of the retrial of Stokes divorce action. The sweeping denial came at the end of day interrupted by a fierce clash between Mrs. Stokes chief counsel, Samuel Untermyer, and Su- rpreme Court Justice Mahoney. in which the court silenced the attorney only after threatening to declare the rehearlng a mistrial.
 Then 1t was announced that the trial would again be interrupted to take more dispositions of witnesses In Buncton. Mo, and Bethel, Conn. After the jury had been dismissed for the day. Max D. Steur. chief counsel for the hotel man, asked for the appoint ment. of a special commission 10 take depositions in Buncton. MT. Unter- nver consenting, asked the commis- sion also to obtain deposition in be- half of Mrs. Stokes in Bethel. rms. foo was granted. It was estimated the commissions trip would take at least four days, delaying the retrlai possibly until Wednesday of next week.
 To Be Cross Examined.
 The hearing will continue tomor- row, howe ever, when Mrs. stokes Vii face cross examination at the hanos of Mir. Steur.
 Mrs. Stokes was a brave figure on the stand, despite her obvious Wearl- ness. Her voice, frequently lhIer rupted by nervous cough was TOW at first, but she later spoke up louoly and clearly, answering MT. onter myer's questions quickly.
 MT. stokes, from his position beside his counsel. watched her keeniy' scribbling copious notes. MT; Onter mver drew from MT. Steur the stfp- iiiation that it would be unnecessary for Mrs. Stokes to answer an inteI minabie series of questions to get into the record her denial of all details m which wrong doing was allego against her by Stokes.
 Prior to that Mir. Untermyer hao examined her with great detall' com ino the records for the testimony oI vsrions rersons who had testifed against her. She had not seen Edgar T Wallace, the mining engineer named hv her husband as correspondents since 1909. she said, and declared ne had to be pointed out to her when he came here from San Francesca week
 Time and again she answered an enn, pbatic mo" when the lawyer asked her is she had ever been in Wallace East S5th street apartment; II sne ever called upon him in any apart ment; if she had even been in Buncton before her visit of three weeks aso' Declared Were Strangers
 Various other allegations as to her acouaintanceship with a number or men her husband accused her or nay ing been unduly famllar Wiln. the witnesses who had taken the stand against her. testifying to hav- inc seen her in Wallaces apartment or at the homes of other men, sne declared to be utter strangers 10 her. A picture of herself and two chil- drep declared by the plaintiffs wit ness to have been in a Bethel, Conn, home in 1916, she asserted, was not taken until 1918. At no time, sne said, had she sent photograph or herself to Wallace, and added that he had only snapshots of her, taken In San Francisco before her marriage, in 1911.
 It was only a short time after Mrs. Stokes had taken the stand that the clash between her attorney and Jus tice Mahoney occurred. MT. Steur objected to MT. Untermyer's intro
  Stokes, son of MT. Stokes, saying 1t had been stipulated that it would not be mentioned The objection was sustained. whereupon MT. Untermyer interrupted the court, shouting that he had not agreed to such stipula- ton.
 "Sit down and keep still" ordered Justice Mahoney, "or I'll call mis- trial"
 But" shouted the lawyer, ~T want to be heard"
 If you do not sit down." the jus tice answered, standing and pound- ing his desk with his gavel. "Ill call mistrial in just one minute:"
 MT. Untermyer sat down and re- sumed examination of Mrs. Stokes.
 The matter was again taken up by Justice Mahoney when he had MT. Steur and MT. Untermyer in his cham bers at adjournment, and admonished them that the clashes of counsel must cease.
 Mrs. Emma Emmer, mother of Mrs Stokes. was the only other witness today.
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