New Britain herald., 1925-11-19
TeStifeS That Alice and Sister
Both Look Like White Girls
to Him Today
FATHER OF PLAINTIFF
MAY GO ON THE STAND

Slphu thIbllSS Souh I
Room Today Looking For Fur
ther Sensational Testimony.
White Plains, N. Y, Nov. 10 Up
Counsel for Alice Beatrice Jones,
Negro wife OF Leonard Kip Rhine
lander, wealthy member of an old
Huguenot family, who Is seeking
annulment of their marriage, today
began an attempt to prove that the
youth was perfectly normal mental
ly and physically, and was not
mentally deficient as intimated by
| his own lawyers.
Admits He's Human
You were perfectly human fel.
low, weren't you?" asked Lee Par
sons Davis, Of defense counsel al
the resumption of cross examination
this morning.
YES" said Rhinelander.
Rested after an ordeal OF yester-
day when he was questioned closel!
on intimate details of his love life
he took the stand this mornin2
fresher and apparently recovered
from the fatigue of which he com
planned yesterday. His eyes werc
bright and his speech much clearer
A Bright Student
Mr.. Davis brought out that Leon.
ard had graduated at the head o
Ms class at the ranch school in Ari
IONA, that he was editor of tht
school paper, The Tyack," and tina
he had been frequent contribute
Of articles and editorials to tn
paper. To illustrate one point, Mr.
Davis read a humorous poem writ
ten by Leonard, and brought ou
nat he had been active In athletics
especially tennis.
The Color Question
Shifting again to the color ques
ton, Mr.. Davis asked Rhinelande
about his first meeting with AllC
and her sister, Grace, in 1921. bring
ing out that Leonard had no suspi
cions as to their color. Rhinolandc
ADMITTED mat even not ne coulu Sc
no traces OF Negro oloou III III
Jones family.
"Whcn you first saw Alice, aske'
Mr.. Davis, was there an indica
ZION IN your nina mat lhere wa
Negro hiood there
NO. responded the Witness
secs NO trace Now
NOW that you kno" there
Colorcd blood IN the Jones 1amii
DO you see traces OF II
NO again answered Leonard
When you saw noth Allce an
; Grace together IN the strong hgh'
OF the thoater IooOY "hlch yo
visited was there any lurking suSpl
cion then'
mo.
- Rhlneander eumlt'od that n
sense OF pronrl''y han p'ch oHcnc
cd When ne dlscoNered mat ms con
panlon on MS hFSt u'pS WIN IT
Jones girls was married man.
Ihe TWO sisters S'oou up IN cou
at Mr.. DAVIS request ana Leohar
said they looked ABOUT the same
when ne had nrst met them'
i"ther May lcs'lly
lhere Is posSlh'lllE that fhiIl
EhlnIan"er' Leoharo's la'her WI
tired 10 break up me 1rlendshlp
ms son lor 'he Negro mouse hai'
VIII tes'iiy' ASKED "helher the eld'
l'illileIahurF "ouIu take inc SLdll
: Isaac n. NILS, counsr! TOT the pan
a I'M SAID: wait unui we came
: mat Beyonu 'hat ne "oulu III
commit himseH'
Inc line OF questioning vesterua
Z "hlch proushI ohI lh''male test
. mohy on "nat happeneo at u
/, Hotel MARIE Ah'olholte "heh Leol
o ara ana AIlce went 'here tle III
, lime lot week. apparently hao
T. marked erect on court at'ennan'
today AS early as elght oc'oc
two hours before the trial was r
e sutheu' the court room was cFoWu'
. ana the doors smut.
: h"Nes N"hS opJeN'iohS
:. Inc rest OF the forenoon sessi'
II was FEATURED ny many uIts oetWe'
l. Mt Nllls ana MT. DAVIS Lconar
p lawyer onJectlns 10 the petition
h certain ln'liha.e queSuohs' tie IT
# ing 10 preak MN down physlca'
Win 'hese qucsuons' MT MI
j 'oHPiaineu' Most OF MS opJecuo
., were oVPrruled'
IOUnUllE AWaV on Inc color Que