The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-01-09
Boyish Lothario Miller Was
Shocked by Miss Stems
Costume.
700 MUCH MOTHER HUBBARD
Delicate Stories About the Reputa-
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them very much. Miss Item WAS the first
witness called.
The fair defendant was as self possessed
as she was Friday, while she answered
the questions Of ex-Judge Paxton during
the cross examination. After stating that
she was twenty years old in August, and
that she now lives in Ann street, West
Hoboken with her parents. she said she
worked in corset factory in twenty
sixth street, New York.
Before that / lived out, she continued,
with family in Malone street. was
once employed in a silk factory IN spring
street and in another In Homestead.
have worked since l was fifteen years
old, " hen 1 first became acquainted with
Miller was working In New Y ork. We
first met at the house of Mrs. Stroubel.
on Bergenline avenue, in February,
1891. In 1892 frequently met him. He
called on ms constantly after February.
1892, and would come home with me from
my work and take supper sometimes at
my house."
THE PROPOSAL.
The plaintiff mere repeated the story
she told Thursday and which appeared
in THE NEWS of Friday and reiterated
that Miller on April % asked her to marry
him. They were walking to her home
WQeQ ClG pTOpOSdl WdS AA&00s A<OAASes
said she would think about 1t. The next
day Miller again asked her ana sne ac-
"Did Miller ever give you an engage
ment ring?" Counsel asked.
mo SIR"
How did he happen to give you money
to buy wedding dress wlth?"
HE said it was his duty to do So"
"You say that on May IL Miller be-
trayed you?"
Eyes, SIR"
"Why are you positive that it happened
because I marked it down on the
calendar" Laughter
What did you do that for"
"Because-I suppose it was-because it
was something new to me-"
''And you wanted to remember 1t!"
''Yes" Laughter.
"Your betrayal happened at your
home?~
"Yes, SIR"
"And on the fifteenth of May he re-
peated his misconductW
"Yes, sir"
ibid you mark that on the calerdar"
"Yes, SIR"
'Do you know Mr.. Schwabs"
lido"
"You were engaged to him. believer"
"No, SIR"
"Did you consult lawyer about himi"
''No, SIR"
s'Uo you know a man named Starkr
sNot by that name"
The lawyer asked Stark to stand up.
He was in the rear OF the Court room.
He stood up and Louisa said:-''I always
thought his name was Starch"
The parents of Louisa corroborated her
previous testimony that Miller had ASKED
permission to marry their daughter, and
| L. faI nd Il ~~;-
money to buy wedding clothes and furnt-
ture with.
BoYIsH DEFENDANT.
Ex.Judge Paxton then opened the case
for the defendant, He said the defense
would not be a denial OF promise to
marry Louisa, but that after the contract
to marry had been made Miller heard
stories concerning her character which
warranted him in breaking his promise
Come here Miller and show this jury
what q dangerous man you are among
the women" said ex-Judge Paxton in
conclusion, and Miller did so. His di-
minutive size and boyish appearance
created laugh.
Miller said he first met Louisa at a
Mrs. Stobel's, who said to him, Come in
want to introduce you to q nice girl"
They were introduced and he met her
after that a NUMBER of times. When he
began to call on Louisa she told him she
had an engagement ring given her by
Jacob Schwab, who was in California.
A few days later, she showed him letter
which she said came from Schwab, who
would marry her. He asked for her
photograph.
"Some time after this" said Miller.
"she said that Ii l did not hurry up and
marry her. she feared Schwah would
come home and seduce her. We talked
about marriage. and l said what is the
use Of hurrying? We don't know each
other very we'll. A few nights after this
she again asked me to marry her and ]
said would. She was crying at the
time. Then / found out that she was not a
Catholic and we went TO priests where
she received instructions"
"How did the girl act when you visited
her?"
Gall right until we became engaged.
and then she would come into the room
with Mother Hubbard dress on, and no
corsets. She would sit close to me and
say my stocking is down pull it up
"Did your asked Counsellor Smith.
Judge DAILY as this point objected to
such testimony, and was sustained by
'Slobbery Item. s'The Indian" and 1.-The
Snow Shoveller."
DAMAGING RUMoRs.
"When l heard rumors about the girl
told her, until I investigated them
Miss Item and my sister one day started
to Investigate them, and when | wanted
TO go, Miss lien would say, NO. Amt
your sister enough When / told Miss
Iten I would not marry her, Mrs I5en
said Never mind, Louisa, when Jake
Schwab comes back he will lake YOU -
AFTER Miss Item and my sister returned
from their Investigations Miss Iten said,
There, didn't | tell you there was moth
ing in the storiesa"
"Did you ever refuse to marry Miss
Iten?"
s.No, only that told her thatI would
not marry her until I Investigated the
stories abopt herr
"Is Mrs; yoIImar. your sister. on good
terms with your"
mo sir. and she has not been for long
time"
Miller depied positively that he had
ever been intimate with Miss Item or vol
unteered undue familiarities.
SISTERS STORY.
Mrs. Cleary. a sister of Miller. was then
called. She testified that she had known
of the engagement. and that she had
heard stories rejecting on Lnnisa's char
acter. Her sister, Mrs. Vollmar, aud
Louisa had called ON Mrs. Cleary, and
had asked her what she had heard about
Miss Item.
Counsel for Miss Item here objected to.
the testimony OF the witness, aud Miss
Item was recalled and asked: when
you and Mrs. Volimar called on Mrs..
Cleary. Oid Mrs. cleary ASK you il Inn