Ogden Daily Standard | 1909-05-08 | Page 5 | Testimony in Osborn Case Concluded

TESTIMONY IN OSBORN CASE CONCLUDED ValleJo, Cal , May 7. Assistant Naval Nav-al Constructor S. M. Henry conclud- ed today bin testimony before the j board of inquiry in tho caso of LleuL I Franklin Wayne Osborn. A. S. N., ac- cused of misconduct in tho kissing of ' Mrs. Evans, wife of Naval Constructor Construct-or Holman A. Evans, at tho lalter's J home Christmas eve. Most of iho afternoon af-ternoon was occupied with the testi-I testi-I inony of a San Francisco newspaperman, newspaper-man, who was a boyhood friend of 1 Lieut. Osborn and who has been on a friendly footing with all the persons per-sons concerned in the affair since it first became public. This witness had been present at many conferences held before Evans brought suit for divorce, when the Christmas day mistletoe incident was discussed. He was placed on tbe stand by Osbom with a view to showing show-ing that tho latter was not responsible responsi-ble for the publicity which tho matter mat-ter was given. Anna Sudeo, a maid in the Evans house hold, will bo placed on the stand tomorrow by Constructor Evans. Mrs. Evans, who is playing a vaudeville vaude-ville engagement here was allowed to see her two-year-old daughter. Eleanor this afternoon for tbe first time since she accepted service In the divorce proceedings last January.