Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1925-11-14

Mount Vernon. They met for the
first time on October ID, 1921. On
October 27 she wrote an affeetionate
letter to him. On November she
wrote another.
"On November II there was an
other letter She said in this letter
to the boy on whom no woman had
ever smiled before:
'',Listen Leonard, I've had some
sweethearts, but | have never been
love dixie you do. never let a fell
low love and caress me like you do "
Imagine that" Judge Mills con-
tinued, IAN inexperienced boy and a
woman several years older than he
We will be able(to prove that before
she met him she was the mistress OF
another man."
Attorney Davis was on his feet the
moment Judge Mills made this state
ment.
"Her previous chastity is not on
trial." he objected.
Judge Mills then supplemented his
statement by remarking, "She ad.
mitted it in letter to him."
Justice Morschauser then said he
would take proof on all of the circum.
stances.
Mis-Trial Motion Denied.
Mr.. Davis then moved for the with,
drawal of the jury and declaration
of a mis-trial, but his motions were
denied.
Judge Mills resumed:
"On December % this boy took
the defendant to theater in New
York, and while they were driving
down town, she said to him:
81 am going to stay tonight at
the Hotel Marie Antoinette; won't
you stay with me?'
"They went there and registered
as man and wife and stayed in &
single room until December %.
1.-TWO weeks after this stay she in
formed him that she needed money
Another month passed, and the
couple again registered at the Marie
Antoinette as man and wife, staying
there for five days.
'Then his father got tip anc
young Rhinelander was sent to the
Arizona school.
"On January II, 1928, Rhine
lander received letter from the de-
PENDANT which read, in part:
"'Do you remember that night al
the Hotel Marie Antoinette? We
were in heaven, and l want to be
there again.
"Soon after that she asked him te
go to New Rochelle and live in hel
room with her. She had her mother
consent"
Judge Mills said the couple were
married at New Rochelle City Hal
by Mayor Harry Section October Ia
1924, but that the marriage did not
become known until November ID
They separated less than a month
after the wedding, and the annul
ment suit was started on Novem
Der 27.
Besides documentary evidence,
Judge Mills said, "we will produce
eight witnesses who knew Jones a:
colored man and his children a:
mulattoes. We will contrast Mrs
Jones and the child, Ethel, daughter
of Mrs. Jones and a former husband
a white man, with the three daugh
tiers by her present husband. We will
introduce photographs that SHOW
Grace consorted with negroes, AM
we will introduce proof that Alic'
kept company with negro befor
she met Rhinelander.
"There were several stages in thi
woman's attack on this boy. TIL
first was when she wanted to be nj
mistress, and when she wanted hin
to get an apartment for her; tn
second was when she wanted him t
become engaged to her, and when sh
got his promise and a ring from hin
on March 81, 1928; the third whe1
she urged him to come on and MARI
her secretly and then return to schoc
until he was q.
"When he did leave Arizona, h
saw her in New Rochelle before h
saw his father. He was entitled t
an estate of about 100000 which h
secured.
cat this time there was some ques
ton about the marriage of the sister
Emily, to a negro. Rhinelander wa
told that Emily's marriage was
great grievance to the family an
that she had disgraced the famil
because they were white.
"While he was ready to accept tn
inferior social position of tn
Joneses, there was one thing tina
this boy of proud lineage from tn
French Huguenots did not want t.
do; he did not want to confer indy
ing disgrace on the family by al
alliance with colored blood"
Court House Crowded.
Long before Justice Morschause