The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-06
SOCIETY MAN SUED.
DR.. Palen, Of Philadelphia,
Jilts a Pretty Nurse Girl.
HE IS JAY GoULD's NEPHEW.
The Doctor Arrested on His Honey
moon, While About to Leave for
Europe-Blackmail, He Says.

Philadelphia, July 5.-Dr. Gilbert James
PaIen, one of Philadelphias most promi-
nent society men. was arrested Tuesday
on writ charging him with breach of
promise of marriage. The plaintiff is Miss
Margaret May Thompson. DR.. Palen is
the son of NJ. III. Palen, of this city, and
nephew of the late Jay Gould. On June IL
he was married to Marie Eleanor Adam
son. daughter of William Adamson. Neg
ly's hall. Germantown. The wedding was
an unusually swell affair. Among those
present were Miss Helen NJ. Gould. Mr.. ana
Mrs. Edwin Gould. F. Jay Gould and 9TH
ers of that distinguished family.
Thus far everything had proceeded as
merrily as the proverbial and appropriate
marriage bell, but there was disaster IN
store. Young Palen had met and loved
Miss Tompson, young and very at
tractive professional nurse, and accord
ing to this young womans story he prom
ised her marriage and let 1t be known far
and wide IL was their intention TO become
man and wife. This understanding con-
tinued, says the plaintiff, until her eyes
were suddenly opened by intelligence that
DR.. Palen was wooing another. This was
finally confirmed by his marriage TO Miss
Adamson. After consulting her friends
an attorney was instructed to institute
proceedings in breach of promise, and
week or so ago they were begun in the
court of common pleas. The result was
that Judge Sulzerberger directed a capias
TO issue for DIR. Palen's arrest. the bail
being placed at s., 900.
In the course of their honeymoon wan
behring's DIR. Palen and his bride finally
stopped at Ocean City. n. j., and there
the doctor was watched by officers repre-
senting the plaintiff until he left for
Philadelphia on Tuesday last. Upon his
arrival home the writ was quietly served
and the bridegroom accompanied the Of
ffcer to the sherfff's office, where two
friends became his bondsmen.
II had been DIR. Palens intention TO go
abroad this summer. and he hastily COM
pleted arrangements today for immediate
departure on the steamer Southwark at
7 O'Clock tomorrow morning for Liver
pool. He exhibited surprise when asked
tonight for an explanation of the suit
brought against him by Miss Thompson.
lie said,
'I am greatly surprised to learn that
this matter has been made public. But
II is as well now as later. In reference
TO Miss Thompson's suit against me, /
wish 10 say that her charge is false in
every particular. not only did not prom
Use her marriage. but I was never on such
terms of intimacy with her as to give her
the slightest ground TO suppose that
marriage between her and myself was
either remotely possible or even to be
contemplated for a moment. II is a case
OF blackmail. pure and simple"
The elder DR.. Palen. who was standing
beside his son. said: I'VE understood
this case perfectly. This young woman
thinks In view of my sons connections
and his recent marriage into prominent
family that there is a chance for her to
get little money. j believe she is poor
and money would be an object TO her.
She will get no money from my SON.
Taking up his fathers words. the son
said: II am sure my reputa ton is such
that credit Will be given to my word. I
befriended this girl and attended her In
her recent Illness. She has taken ad-
vantage of my kindness to make these
charges
John F. Keator. the attorney for Dr.
Palen, said: This is a case OF a poor
but respectable young girl being dazzled
by the gentlemanly attentions Of a rich
young man, or, rarher. young man
whom she believed TO be rich and high
ly connected, after chance had given her
an opportunity 20 become on somewhat
friendly terms with him I say atten-
tons but you must not understand from
that term that any degree Of social in
timacy existed between Or. Palen and
this your < nurse girl The history OF
their connection Is this:
while DIR. Palen was pursuing his med
icai studies he was assigned FOR practice
20 the Philadelphia lying-in hospital
There he-rnade the acquaintance. in a
purely professional way of Miss Thomp-
SON. He considered her a bright young
nurse, efficient In her duties and possess
ing many engaging qualities. being pretty
and educated White Dr.. Paien was at
tending the lying-in hospital Miss Thomp-
son was taken III with typhoid fever al her
home In this city. She SAINT for young DR.
PaIen. desiring him 10 attend her in her ILL.,
ness. He consented. and called frequently
10 see her. for she was a very sick woman.
This started a correspondence between
them. which was carried on quite limo
Gently on Or. PRlen'g part"