New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-11-25
Mother TESTIF|ES
FOR HER DAUGHTER
lenieS Hearing Alice Tell Rhine
lander She Was White
)ELAY GIRLS TESTIMONY

lllce Herself May Not Go 10
Witness Stand Before Monday -
Rhinelander Wanted Wedding sc-
cret, Mother-in-Law Says.
White Plains, N. Y, Nov. 25. lAP)
Mrs. George Jones, elderly whit.
nother Of Alice Beatrice Jones. de-
endant in the Rhinelander annul-
tent suit, today took the stand in
'ehalf Of her daughter and denied
nat she had ever hea d Alice lay
lain to being white. 1t has been
Ne of the contentious OF Leonard
lip Rhinelander, the plaintiff, that
Ice had assured him she was white
! the presence of her mother.
Mother Denies Statement
Mrs. Jones" said Lee Parsons
wis, defense attorney. Rhine
nder says In substance that In
our presence Alice told him she was
hite. Is that true?"
Il never heard that spoken Of"
id the witness.
Did you ever hear Alice say she
ls white?"
No"
Did Rhinelander ever question
'ur daughters color In your pres
lCn?"
No"
Name Meant Nothing
Mrs. Jones said that Rhineland-
S name meant nothing to her
hen she first met him, that she
new nothing Of his wealth and So
ial position. She admitted that she
I'D been deceived when he and
lice went on a motor trip through
'nw England, telling her that
Mr.. and Mrs. Mathews" we're with
hem as chaperons. II often used to
onder why l never met the
lathewses," Mrs. Jones said.
Kip Urged Secrecy
She also told how Leonard had
lown her the wedding ring several
'neks before his marriage to Alice
it'll the admonition: II don't want
lie marriage to be known for a
hile."
In cross examination Mills asked
frs. Jones about her early life in
ngland and her parentage. He
5ked how Mrs. Jones explained
Ices absence on her first visit to
le Hotel Marie Antoinette with
eonard in 1921. Mrs. Jones said
lat she had sought Alice among
lends in New York but did not
nd out an alarm to the police.
he second absence, Mrs. Jones
lid, caused no worry because she
Ioughv Alice was working as
aid.
Argument to be Made
When the noon recess was taken
+, Davis asked for two hours In
hich to, study the amendment TO
le original complaint offered yes
rday by Mills. Fe said that it
ent to the most vital part OF the
ose and that it would take him
me time to go into it thoroughly.
he amendment will be argued this
'ternoon, interfering with Davis
AN to put Alice on the stand.
II she does not go on today. her
lpuarance will be deferred until
onday. There will be no session
q rest Of the week because of
day.
Complaint Amended
Justice Morschauscr this afternoon
Hnted the plaintiffs request TO
mend the original complaint, over
@ objections of defense counsel.
!e amended complaint now charges
lice with defrauding young Rhine
ndcr negatively, in not telling him !
1T she was of negro blood.
Robert Wakes Up
Robert Brooks, Virginia negro,
ices butler brother-in-law woke !
} long enough to take the stand ,
and testify that Rhine
nder had played cards with him /,
ID his negro friends. Brooks had /
en- present every day. one of the
st dressed men in the court room, /
t has slept most of the time.
He testified that he and Rhine |
nder called each other Len and .
ID.
Negro Doctor Called
Or. c. p. McLendon, a negro family .
ysiciar who attended Alice in 1922 I
lcn she had influenza testified that .
e Jones family had always been /
ccpted as belonging to the negro |
immunity of New Rochelle. He
id Alice's body was u light coffee
lor.
The legal tangle caused by the !
cmpt of Isaac n. Mills Rhine
ndcr's counsel, to amend the COM
aint so as to bring in a charge Of |
gativc fraud, was not brought up .
is morning but probably will he
gued during the noon recess when .
, Jury is out.
Sisters Testify
Grace and Emily, sisters Of Alice, /
ok the stand and said that the
ostion Of color had never come up
their presence although young
linelandnr had been a frequent
Her at their home. Emily whose
sband is Robert Brooks, a negro /
tlcr, said that her family had
vcr objected to Brooks on the
sis of his color, but had criticized
r for marrying so young.
Grace is married 10 a white man
d said that her marriage license
scribcs her as white" because tho
.rk assumed that was her color
i wrote IT in without questioning
T. She told the oft repeated tale
her chance meeting with young
linclander. the subsequent auto
,bile rides and dates, his meeting 4
m Alice and finally transferencc II
his affections to the sister he
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