Evening star., 1935-03-06
STORIES CONFLICT
ON HAPPINESS OF
DAVIDSON'S BRIDE
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Hyannis Port, Mass, who Is spending
the Winter at Pinehurst.
Also a guest at the party, she told
the jury the young bride was morbid"
and weeping. There was but little to
drink at the party, she added.
She was followed to the stand by
her sister, Isabelle. She said she had
two drinks and that one member of
the party asked Freeman if he had
any liquor.
Oh exclaimed Pruette, then 1t
was a B. Y. o. L. (bring your own
liquor) party?"
Miss McMullen at FIRST denied this
vehemently and then volunteered, shut
I don't know what B. Y. o. L. means"
Pruette explained. The girl said Mrs.
Davidson had Sad look" on her face.
John Reinecke of nearby Carthage
also attended the party and was called
as a witness. He said he didn't see
Mrs. Davidson crying and didn't see
her take a drink.
Freeman was then recalled and
testified he heard Mrs. Davidson say
she was going to get tight
Did she get tight?" Pruette asked
Il wouldn't say so,' he answered.
Theodore Turner, golf profess
sional, was then called. He testified
he went to the party with the Nc
Mullen girls and Freeman. They had
a pint flask of whisky, most Of which
was consumed, he added.
"FNPrVhO6v Was having 1Ot NJ
fun" Turner said.
He noticed nothing unusual about
Mrs Davidson's appearance, he said.
Tells Of Bride Weeping.
As yesterday afternoons testimony
drew to a close, Mrs Herbert Vaile of
Glen Cove, Long Island, close friend
of Mrs. Davidson's, told the jury the
young bride wept openly at the spa
ghetti breakfast preceding her death
last Wednesday.
"She came to me with tears in her
eyes" the witness testified, land
sobbed for some time. Later they
started home"
Vale, who was one of the breakfast
party, testified Just before his wife
and told the jury Mrs. Davidson ap-
peared "very depressed" at that time.
Curtis Campaigne, New York per-
fume and cosmetic man, was one of
the principal witnesses at the after
noon session. A guest Of the David
sons, he was with the husband when
the latter found his wife's body.
Campaigne, whose home is In Mont
clair, N. j., testified he and his wife
played bridge with Mr.. and Mrs.
Davidson until 6 o'clock on the evening
before her death. Mrs. Davidson. he
said, was "very gay" at q charity ball
they attended before going to the spa
ghetti camp.
Friendly Argument"
He said the Davidsons had Q "very
argument" about putting the
car away when they returned home
in the early morning hours after the
The wife, he added, final
ly appeared to prevail, and Davidson
walked to the door with them, leav-
Ing his wife at the wheel Of the ma
chine. Campaigne said that was the
last time he saw Mrs. Davidson alive,
as he went Immediately to bed.
Pruette then asked him II he hadn't
said on a previous occasion that he,
his wife and Davidson waited in the
front room until Mrs. Davidson came
into the house.
Il don't remember having made any
such statement" the witness answered.
Earlier in the day. Davidson testified
the Campaignes went into the house
alone while he and his wife were
about which one should put
the car in the garage.
Campaignc again came in for
searching cross examination when he
said he had told Davidson not to touch
the body when they found the latter's
wife In the garage. .
Did you think she was dead?" Pru-
cite asked.
mo. I did not" Campaigne an
If you thought she was still living,
why did you tell Davidson not to touch
her?"
After a moment, the witness said he
had to assume she was dead" and had
read somewhere that Q body should
not be touched under these circum-
stances.
"Is that the only explanation you
have to make?" Pruette asked.
eyes," Campaigne answered.
Mrs. Campaigne said Mrs. David.
son insisted that a musician at the