The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-02-10
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This Phantom of Delight sues the Old
Snowman In a Philad e phia Court


Snowman in a phis Court
| PHILAssLPAIA, Pa, February e-Mrs
PduluS Keyser, Otherwise known as Louis
Montague, the $4,000 professional beauty
yesterday brought suit in the court OF com
mon pleas before Judge Pierce against
Adam Forepaugh. the circus proprietor, to
recover S2lO0, being her salary under con-
tract at $40 per week for thirty-two weeks
in the circus season of 1852. Miss Mon
tague is said to be preparing Tor the stage,
and did not reach the courtroom until half
past IL O'Clock. Miss Montague was at
tended by counsel and took seat inside
the bar. The judge smiled pleasantly as
the vision of beauty burst upon him, and,
rising TO his feet, waited until Miss Mon
tague was seated. She was dressed in
black. and almost completely enveloped in
a sealskm sacque reaching TO her feet. a
polka-dot veil depended jauntily from her
hat aud partly hid her features. A few mo-
ments passed, and,
ADAM FoREPAUGH, RIO, BRusQuE,
and dressed in his everyday clothes, walked
into the bar. also attended by his counsel.
The court room was flled in les than ten
minutes with persons anxious TO catch
glimpse of the professional beauty. she
seemed in excellent spirits. Mr.. Shakes
neare briefly stated the beauty's case.
Forepaugh listened intently, and cast his
bright eye quickly over each jurymen,
smiling Qui2zical smile OF derision, He
studiously avoided looking at Miss Mon
tague, who sat eying him with critical,
determined expression. She stepped up
into the witness-box and was sworn. Then,
gathering her sealskin sacque closely around
her form, she swept down again, jerking
her skirts aside so that they might by no
chance be contaminated by the showman's
plebeian touch, and took Il chair facing his
honor, AT whom she smiled serehely, dis
playing
AMAGNIFtCENr SET OF TEETH.
state to the court your case. said Mr..
White, rubbing his dazzled eyes and put
tiGg OH an intensely pleasant look,
The american Lalla Rookh detailed how
she had travelled with Forepaugh during
1881, and how between the 10th and 10th o,
December of that year she had been re.en-
gagged for the following season. A day be-
fore the circus started out she went to Fore
paugh and asked him whether her state
room in the Car which she bad contracted
to travel had been prepared. Forepaugh
told her 1t had not been and would not be,
and told her that she would have to travel
With LIE NUNMON llEhu VT iEhbOltMLNS AND
DRIVERS,
She refused to do IL, and, and, upon up
braiding FOrepaugh, was told that another
woman had been engaged at SIS per week
to take her place. Forepaugh here wits.
pered something in his lawyers ear.
did YOU not tell my client that you
would see him--hrst?n said Mr., White |
looking as if he had caught mouse nap |
ping
The beauty leaned forward, and, fixing
her cold steel-hue eyes upon her interlocu- !
tor, said sharply, "sir?'
The question was repeated, and with |
look of mingled amazement and !
she said: II do not remember |
having used any such language
Again Mr.. Forepaugh's eye twinkled as
he whispered into Whites ear
The latter blushed, and inquired: ibid
you, upon your previous trips with the cir
Gus, occupy berth alone
THE BEAUTy's WRATH WAS RAPIDLY RISING.
always" she said.
MIR. Wine CWelt upon the question IN an |
lnsinuating way, and made one more at
tempt TO break down her testimony.
The hot blood mounted to Miss Mon
iague's checks, and she replied singularly: |
Two ladies slept in the berth above me.
My own berth WINS occupied by nv alone"
Mr.. White MADE several morSmild at |
lacks, but the beauty steadily held her !
ground, and gave back more than she re-
ceived.
The hearing was adjourned at 3 O'Clock |
until Monday morning at 10 o'clock, and a5 |
the graceful figure passed through the !
cour .-roor thee WIS 4 general rush 10 catch |
the last, long lingering look.-LSpecial to
the Chicago Times,