The morning times., 1896-08-19


nection with the kreglo benefit entertain
ment. whicf, was given early in June a
Aliens Opera House, came to light yes
terday In Justice Strider's court wbeI
The case OF Mrs. Verona Z. Pollock agains
Miss Gertrude Ravcnsburg. a suit to recover
so borrowed money, was tried.
The statements OF Mrs Pollock, the
pluintiff, Were to the effect that at the time
preparations We're being made for The
Kreslo benefit Miss Ravensburg requested
the loan of $50 from her. claiming tina,
she had note that was then due The
piaintiff granted the request upon the
understanding that the money was to be
| returned to her in a few da vs.
Miss Ravensburg claimed that the money
was Intrusted to her by Mrs. Pollock Ia
| purchase Il watch for her son, who was In
take part in the benefit entertainment.
| She denieI that il was borrowed utouev and
| insisted that it was for the benefit of
] Mrs. Poilocx's own son.
| BOUGHT THE WATCH
Other testimony went to show that the
| watch was bought Tor S2s and suitably
engraved for the plaintiffs son, and that it
was presentc dto him on the evening OF
the benefit At the time the watch was
bareained for Mr.. Julian II. Rhodes gave
So toward its payment out OF his own
pocket. Later on Miss Ravensburg uaid
Sl5, and some time arterward Mrs
Pollock, upon learning that the watch had
not been wholly paid Tor, contributed the
remaining SIS which was due
IL also came out that the performers. or
at least several OF those who took ~, rt in
the benefit, had tried to secure medals for
tcmseves, to commemorate the occasion.
ana IL was agreed that four OF Them III
Guiding Miss Ravensburg. Mr.. Pollock Mr.
Rhodes and Miss Rhodes. should be- 50 re-
membered and that $50 OF the Amount
realized should be soexpended
Information OF the proposed expenditure
reached the ears OF friends OF the per
formers, and for fear Of the unfavora ble
comment which the expenditure IT the
benefit money would occasion, that idea
was given up.
1t was brought out, too. in the testimony,
that Miss Ravensbarc was so well pleased
with the part and the performance which
Mr. Pollock was to take in the benefit that
she insisted that he should te kindly
remern bered and the watch matter was
thercupon suggested. Mrs. Pollock. when
spoken to about the presentation OF the
watch to her son. did not like the idea
She said that as the drama which he had
written was to b. produced and as ne
wa permitted 70 take part that wasenoueh
pay or recognition Tor him. Miss Ravens
burg was alleged to have been largely
Instrumental in bringing about the pre-
sentation OF the watch to the young man.
SHE FOOTED THE BILL
1t was sometime afterward that Mrs
Pollock learned that the watch had not
been entirely paid for, and she then settled
the matter by paying the balance her
self.
Mrs. PoiIock's testimony in reference
10 her objection TO her son receiving a
present was denied by Miss Ravensburg who
claimed that IL was the formers desire to
have her son receive the watch, and
entrusted the 500, which she claims. was
borrowedmon ncy, to her to ocuntributet toward
the purchase of the timepiecc.
Mr. Julius Lederer, the jewclcr OF whom
the watch was bought, said on the witness
stand that the conversation he heard in
his store i'll reference to the purchase of
the watch for Mr.. Pollock was the Ell
thusia site ins istence of Miss Ravens
burg that Mr. Pollock should have the
watch, and the opposition to the scheme on
the part of Mrs. Pollock.
incidentally 1t was remarked that Mr..
Rhodes. the manager of the entertainment.
mad lost the $50, the net results of the
benefit, and this caused the Judge to re-
mark that the persons to whom money of
that nature was entrusted Oftentimes
stubbed their toe on the curbstone and lost
it.
Justice Stridcr, after hearing tire evi-
dence and the brief arguments OF counsel,
rendered a decision in which Judgment was
given for the full amount with costs