Evening star., 1923-10-10
BOTH STOKES WEEP;
. SHE SHOUTS DENIAL
Divorce Case Marked by
Dramatic Scene When Grave
Accusation Is Made.
Rr the Associat ted Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, october 1O.--The re-
trial of the divorce suit of w. Il. d.
Stokes. wealthy hotel owner. against
his wife, Mrs. Helen Elwood Stokes,
today was marked by one of the most
dramatic scenes ever seen IN the
supreme court here when. following
an Implied grave accusation on the
part of II witness, Mrs. Stokes rose
in her seat. sobbing. and shouted a
denial. while her husband Derceptibly
began to CRY.
Under ross-examination by Sam
ne. Untermyer. chief defense counsel.
Elmer Henshaw. former chauffeur Tor
Mrs. Stokes said:
II was very friendly with Mrs.
Stokes" and then added: Il mean
just what l said"
DO you mean to imply Z?
"Yes, | do" answered the witness
At this point Mrs. Stokes mother.
who was sitting beside her daughter,
rose. began to wave her hands almost
franticaIly, and shouted: That's q
lie"
Mrs. stokes. shaking with sobs,
arose and shouted: That's a lie ana
he knows st. Make him take it back.
He will take that back or III XIII
him"
Mr., stokes. sitting at the defense
counsel table, bowed his head and
began TO cry.
Several court attendants rushed to
the side of Mrs. Stokes. They tod
her she would have TO keep quiet or
leave the room. Cnder olrectloils . - ;, !
seat and sat about ten yards away
from her daughter.
When quiet had been restored Mr..
Untermyer asked the witness:
Ibid | understand you TO say you
had Improper relations with her?"
"Yes, ] did," said HenShaw. She
was giving me money to frame up Mr.
Stokes to give her divorce"
Mrs. Stokes again rose from her
seat and shouted. II never gave him
cent in my life"
Testimony that Mrs. Stokes fire.
quently during the fail and win
ter of 19l6-1911 drove in her motor
car to the 35th street apartment
house where Edgar r. Wallace. chief
co res pondent. had his apartment
was given by Elmer Henshaw. her
cf auffeur at that time. at the re
trial today of the divorce suit of W
T.. d. Stokes. wealthy hotel owner
of this city.
Henshaw, questioned by Max ID
Stouer. counsel for Stokes, said he
usually had waited outside the house
about an hour for Mrs. Stokes. bu'
occasionally he was dismissed as sh'
entered the house.
Miss Catherine Kramer Of kansa:
City. who testified on Monday tha'
she had seen Mrs. stokes in Bunce'
ton. Mo. nineteen years ago In com
aauy with Wallace and a man ma meI
Mccormick. today identified as tha'
OF Mrs. stokes one Of fourteen pic
lures shown her by Mr.. Steuer.
Samuel Untermyer. chief defense
counsel. crnss-examining the witness
demanded that the plaintifT oner II
evidence an album Of photographs oi
Mrs. Stokes, from which, 1t is under
stood. the fourteen pictures were
! taken.
Repeats Testimony.
Miss Emma c. Goodwin. yesterday
principal witness for the plaintiff. re-
iterated testimony she had given il
the divorce proceedings two years
ago that she had seen Mrs. Stokes
in the apartment building where SHE
conducted lingerie shop and wher'
Edgar r. Wallace. chicf-co-reSpond
, ent, had his apartment.
Mrs. Stokes and another woman. on'
of whom said she had lost the Keys t.
the apartment above and desired t
use the telephone in Miss Goodwin
shop.
Cross-examined by Samuel Inter
! myer. counsel for Mrs. Stokes. tn
| witness admitted that it was possible
! that she was mistaken in her identi
iication of Mrs. stokes. While she
would not swear that she was posi-
tive she saw Mrs. Stokes in the hall
she asserted she was positive sh
saw Mrs. Stokes or her double in tn
store use the telephone. After sh
( had asserted she was certain tina
Mrs stokes never was her customer
/ Mr.. Untermyer produced bill of &C
( count of shop bearing her name
and i'll which she admitted formcrl,
having u large interest, chargin!
items 70 Mrs Stokes \ number o
( technicalities remained To be cleare'
up in this connection.