Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1925-12-05

way to the witness stand, and her
resentment was shown in the man
ner in which she replied to Mr..
Davis in his cross examination. She
was indignant at Mrs. Rhine. ander,
she said, because she had deceived
her as to her color when Mrs. Rhine
lander was entertained at her house.
THE whole of Mount Vernon had
good laugh at me, and my husband
too" she said.
"You are the laughing stock of
Mount Vernon" asked Mr.. Davis,
solicitously,
Eyes, in the social circles where
/ am accustomed" she replied.
The witness said Mrs. Rhineqander
told her that "she was a poor girl
of dark color, of Spanish descent,
and the millionaires didn't want
her" She fully believed Mrs.
Rhinelander to be white, she said,
because she had a dinner at the
Jones home and met there twenty
refined whitet people. Mr.. Jones said
he was English and dropped, his
"h's'' saying his Apply ONE had
been broken up she said.
: COUPLE PLANNED A REUNION.
The witness testified that Rhine
lander telephoned to her on the
night he was taken away from the
Jones home by Mr.. Jacobs and asked
her to take & BOD care o. his wife
and that he would never forget her.
At this time Mrs. Rhine!ander was
staying at Mrs. Rich's house. The
Rhinelanders had planned reunion
which never took place, she said.
They intended to give dinner at
their apartment which they occupied
for short time, the witness con-
tinued, and invite Philip Rhineland-
er, young Rhinelander's father, and
some of his friends. Tho Richs were
to be included: Mrs. Rich also said
she had been told it was Leon r,
Jacobs, one of Rhinelander's attor
neys, who suggested that the Rhine
landers better separate for a time
because of the ku KluX Khan.
At the start of the afternoon ses
sion Rhine ander was recalled to the
witness stand and Mr.. Davis asked
him.
"You remember the day you ap
Piled for the marriage license, don't
you?"
Eyes," he replied.
did the man to whom you ap
piled ask either Of you if you were
white or colored?"
mo"
HE just put it down himself?"
eyes,
: That's ALL" said Mr.. Davis, and
Rhinelander resumed his seat at the
counsel table.
Judge Mills then announced that
the plaintiff rested his case.
DAVIS BEGINS DEFENSE.
Beginning his defense, Mr.. Davis
said that he had been forced to
change the presentation of his de
tense because of Mrs. Rhineiander's
Illness He moved to dismiss the
complaint butt the motion was denied
by Justice Morschauser.
The first witness Mr.. Davis called
was Mrs. Barbara Reynolds Of New
Roche lie, who at the time the Rhine
lander marriage first became public
was a newspaper reporter
do you know Mr.. Rhine ander?"
MI. Davis asked ~ @,,.
Eyes I met him Nov. Is, 1924"
she said.
Where did you meet him."
/ cir the Jones residence
"Under what circumstance"
! Il was there to get an interview
for the standard News Association. ~
What was said?"
81 was waiting at the house and,
Mr.. RhineNander came along. The
first question Il fired at him was. Mr.
Rhinerander?' and he said yes.
Then I knew he was my man. [
asked him is it true that you are
married to the daughter of a col
ored man." and he said yes Then
] asked him where he had been and
he said he had been in New York.
1 asked him it his people were alive.
He said his mother was dead. L
asked him if it would make any
differece if his father knew of the
marriage. He replied. oh yes. it
means my wife's happiness and
mine He asked me to withhold
the story"
After brief cross examination by
Judge Mills. Mrs. Reynolds left the
witness stand.
DEFENSE CALLS JACOBS.
Leon r. Jacobs. one Of Rhine
,ander's attorneys, was next called
by Mr.! Davis and some sharp ex
changes were anticipated, as all
through the trial Mr.. Davis had
made him the target Of many of his
remarks. The examination was brief
however, and devoid of incident. Mr..
Jacobs said he did not draw up the
bill of particulars, which Rhineland
er admitted to be false in many OF
it's representations, but that Judge
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