Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-13
ENDED WITH A WEDDING.
The elimination of Courtship Begun
in a Court Room.

The elimination of a Courtship Begun
in a Court Room.
Mr.. F. l.. Barreda Turner was married
Saturday to Miss Maud w. Caldwell by
Rev. Mr.. Bird, says the Baltimore Sun,
of the 10th inst. The bride is the daughter
of DIR. John J. Caldwell, North Fulton
street, and the bridegroom is a son of Mr..
Robert Turner, and is member of the
| Corn and Flour Exchange. The wedding
OF the gentleman and lady named is the
elimination of a cOurtshIp which com
menced under exceedingly novel and in
! teresting circumstances. In the spring
OF 1882, the father and mother of Miss
Caldwell were interested in a suit to set
aside the Will of John folly Johns, a
wealthy resident of Baltimore county.
who made various wills which have given
rise to litigation in the lower courts and
| Court of Appeals, the heirs not benefited
by the will attacking them on the ground
OF his mental incOmpetency to make a
will.
A motion for new trial was made in
! the case, based principally on the ground
that one of the jurors, Mr.. Barreda Tur-
ner, then in his 18th year, was Influenced
In giving the verdict which set aside the
will of John FOLLY Johns by the speaking
| glances and sweet smiles of young lady.
the same who has become Mr.. Turner'S
bride. Her parents were among the heirs.
The Will which was set aside by this YER
dict devised the bulk Of the estate of S75.-
600 or $4,000 to John Johns and II. V. d.
Johns. Testimony was taken on the mo-
ton for new trial, particularly on the
| effect on thejurOr of the witchery of bright
| eyes and tender glances. Mr.. E. II. Cans
said he noticed the daily exchange of
| glances between juror and young lady,
| though he did not know their names. AS
| the jury left the court room this Juror
would look back, apparently under the
| magnetic charm of beauty, and the young
/ lady would return the glance smilingly.
Another juror, Mr.. 5. G. TOrmey, made a
| deposition that juror Turner remarked to
him one day during the trial, as they
walked out of court together, he wondered
what chance young fellow would have
If he gave verdict in her favor"
Mr.. Turner testified that the eyes of
the young lady often met his as she sat in
front of the jury, but it was the twenty
| NTH day of the trial before they eX-
/ changed any words, and then nothing
/ about the trial. MIR. Steele, in arguing
| the motion, said there was nothing in the
| Jurors conduct from which the court
could conclude the verdict would have
! been different if the young man and
| young lady had never looked at each
/ OCHSl. me IdCJ JudI JnG juror was en-
gagged to the young lady would be no
| ground for new trial, for engagements
are very slippery things. The strangest
fact about this thing is that the Juror who
is said to have been so favored by these
chances gave a verdict against a will
under which this young lady, who is i'm
agined to have influenced him so power
fully, did get good farm. Judge
Brown refused the motion asked
for new trial on this and
the further ground that Mr.. Turner
was under the jury age, % years. He
said the juror was observed to exchange
glances and smiles with the young lady. a
daughter of one of the plaintiffs. He
bowed to her on the street and received a
bow in return, and he also met her at the
Dime Museum and engaged in converse
ton with her. He met her at the skating
rink and accompanied her home. Since
the trial the acquaintance has been con-
| tlnued. The evidence of a fellow-iuror
| that Mr.. Barreda Turner said to him,
| How can we bring in verdict against
such pretty girl as Miss Caldwell?'' was
considered in connection with the denial
of Turner and the testimony of two other
jurors, and was, the Judge concluded.
said i'll joke, and he held that the YER
dict did not appear to have been infiu-
enced by what occurred between the Juror
and the daughter of the plaintiffs.