The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-12
eRooMS DAUGHTER KICKED.
EX-SENATOR ROBERTS EXCUSE
FOR NOT MARRYING MRS.
CARSON.

Mrs. Carson sued Her AmHnced Hus-
band for breach of Promise and
He Replied That the Promise Was
Conditioned Upon the Willingness
OF the Brides Four Children and
the GrOOm's Eight That They
should Marry-He Was in Love, Hut
Cannot Pay S25,OOO for Failing to
Marry.
Ex-State Senator William Roberts, ST..
through his attorneys. Alessrs. Erwin, du-
Bignon and Chisholm. filed his answer in
the United States court yesterday TO the
suit for breach of promise brought against
him by Mrs. Charlotte b. Carson. who
formerly resided in Cordele but now lives
in Alabama.
The principal point that the defendant
makes in his answer is that there were
conditions precedent to the marriage,
which We're not fulfilled. Mrs. Carson
Is a widow and has four children. two Of
whom are living with her, while AR
Roberts was at the time a widOwer with
eight children, some of whom lived with
him.
The agreement, he states, was that they
We're TO be married. provided their chill
dren were willing. According to MS
statement. those of Mrs. Carson do not
appear 10 have raised any objections TO
the match, but his youngest daughter,
Miss Margaret b. Roberts. who has Deen
taking care Of his house for him, and
looking after his home life. did object,
and this, according to the answer, APP
pears to have been the reason why the
marriage did not take place.
He states that he had a dnal interview
with his daughter on May 1, 1885. and that
she entered a firm protest to his marry
ing Mrs. Carson. and he knew, he said,
there could be no happiness in the mar
riage under those circumstances. He says
in his answer that Mrs. Carson was a
citizen Of Georgia and of Cordele at the
time her suit was filed, claiming $4,000
damages for breach of promise. He ad-
mits that he visited her in Cordele on
various occasions, and says
Defendant frankly confesses that Re
was captivated by the appearance, man
ners and charms Of the petitioner, and
that his attentions to her were in good
faith and designed, If certain conditions
precedent, hereinafter particularly men
TONED, could be removed, to win her az
lection and make her his WIFE
The conditions referred 10 are those
just mentioned above. He denies that ne
Is man OF considerable wealth, as has
been stated, or of prominence I'm the
community where he lives, and says he
has only moderate means, the fruits OF
"a life Of toll The answer then goes on
to say that he was a WidOWer 81 years
old, with eight children, while the peu-
ucner is a widow with four children. il
was agreed, he said. that they should be
married If their children did not object,
as they both appeared to think there
could be no happiness If they married
over their children's objections. All that
he has ever said or written to her with
regard to the matter, he states, was on
these conditions, ana she understood this
to be the case. He intended, he said, il
all these objections could be removed,
to make her his wife, but his daughter
objected to il to the last.
He admits having written her two let
tiers mentioned in her petition, express
ing his love and affection, but he states
that her affection was never seriously In
volved, he has learned subsequently,
that she only wanted to marry him to
better her financial state. He says a
son-in-law of hers named BiVens visited
his home at NaldOsta, in Lowndes coun-
~ and went TO see the tax collector In
order TO find out what property he had
Some one told him that Bivens said while
he was in Naldosta that Mrs Carson
would only marry the defendant as a mat
ter of convenience.
He admits that on May Is, 1895. he mar
red Miss Jessie j. Cook and denies posi-
lively that there was any perfidious or
fraudulent abandonment of the PLAINTIFF
on his part