The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-07-06
he Was LOVED BY A NURSE.
DR.. Palen Has Breach OF Promise
Suit on His Hands.
A BRIDEGROOM'S PREDICANENT
May Thompson Wants 5000
In Return for nlishtcd Affections.
llo il Related to the
Gould Family.

Philadelphia. July Miss Margaret
May Thompson. a professional nurse.
today brought suit I'm the common pleas
court against DIR. Gilbert J. Palen, a
well-known Philadelphia physician, for
s25. 900 damages for alleged breach Of
promise. ON June II DR.. Palen, whose
mother Is a sister OF the late Jay Gould,
was married to Miss Adamson. of Ger
mantown. Miss Thompson, who will be
II years OF age on Aug. 81, Is the daugh-
ter of Samuel M. and Georglana Thomp
son. of Huntingdon, Pa. She has been
a professional nurse In this city since
July 1893.
Miss Thompson. In her affidavit.
states that while employed as nurse
at the Philadelphia Lylng-in charity
she became acquainted with the de-
fendant In March. 1894 He Immediate
ly paid marked addresses to her. ana
on July 3. 1894, agreed to marry her as
soon as he would complete his medical
studies at the Hahnemann Medical col
lege. For some time after that, the
complainant AYERS, his addresses con-
tinued with much ardpr. Miss Thomp-
son declares the defendant has broken
his promise by marrying Miss May
Aleanor Adamson. She alleges that
she Is In no way responsible for the
broken engagement, as she has always
conducted herself in q ladylike and
proper manner. and that the defendant
intends to presently leave this country
TO complete his medical studies In Eu-
rope
Judge Gordon issued capias for DIR.
Palen's apprehension. with special bail
fixed at $1,000. The Palen-Adamson
wedding was a notable affair. To at
tend the nuptials. Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin
Gould brought a party from New York.
making the journey by coach and re-
turning the same way. Dr. Palen Is a
son Of DR.. Gilbert f. Palen, Of this city,
a wealthy practitioner.
PaIcn Is surprised.
DIR. Palen was Seen by reporter this
afternoon In the Office Of his bankers,
whittier he had gone to purchase letters
Of credit, to be used In his trip abroad,
as he has engaged passage for himself
and wife on the steamship Southwark,
which will leave this city tomorrow
morning.
The young physician was asked for
q statement as to the charge pre-
ferred by Miss Thompson. He was APP
parently surprised and said: II am
greatly surprised that this matter has
been made public. But 1t Is as we'll now
as later on. In reference to Miss
Thompson's suit against me l wish to
say that her charge Is false in every
particular. l not only did not promise
her marriage, but was never on such
terms of intimacy with her as to give
her the slightest ground to suppose
that a marriage between her and my
self was either remotely possible or
even to be contemplated for moment.
1t Is a case of blackmail,, pure and SIM
pie"
DR. Palens lawyer denied that his
client and Miss Thompson had ever
been anything but friends, and in proof
of this assertion showed the reporter
Palen. The letter was written to DR..
Palen at the time of his marriage and
concluded az follows:
IL offer you congratulations, and
wish you and Mrs Palen happiness
and long life."
The letter was written In a neat, pret-
ty hand, and bore AZ Its signature
MAY"
THAT letter." said Lawyer Heater
In conclusion, proves that Miss
Thompson only conceived the bringing
of this suit since his marriage. when
she discovered by the reports what his
connections are"