The Nome nugget., 1902-05-21
Anderson's Experiences With a San Francisco Belle.
BREACH OF PROMISE
Miss Alma de BretvilIe Sued xsle
 Former kl0ndiker for SSO,ooO, But She Got . Verdict for Only $Iz5o --The Case Excited Much Interest.

pan EFduCtSCO, Y EeU &'L -L-l NuuSc 'Kerri.an's court yesterday afternoon q jury, after deliberating for 45 minut es decided that Alma de Bretteville's de- -nand for $50.000 damages for breach of promise from Charles Anderson, the wealthy Klondiker, was just forty times too much.
 Despite the fact that it %"as after 6 o'clock the court roonl was crowded Anticipating q noisy demonstration, the judge delivered a strong precau- tionary warning, which was needed.
 I've find for the plaintiff in the sum of $l250,' announced the foreman. The face of the little Swede, who sat all day in frozen uncertainty, broke up into little wrinkles of pleased surprise. Evidently he had expected something worse. The far plaintiff looked disap- tpoMted
 The defense asked for a stay Of exc cutiOn for 10 days, which was granted.
 By request of the defendant the jury was boiled, and found to stand eleven for the verdict, as stated. One stood stoutly against awarding the plaintiff a cent. It was learned that the verdict had been reached only after repeated ballots had been taken, the fipst .ot which stood: +9ne jWror for $25. GOO damages, six for $5, ,OOO, one for $2.500, one for $l, ,UOO, one for $l00 and two for nothing.
 The greater part of the day had been taken up with lengthy arguments by the three attorneys. In the forenoon Miss de Bretteville was recalled to the stand in rebuttal of Anderson testi- mony touching kisses and cocktails.
 II have never received cent from that uan in my life," she insisted. VI never asked for an opera cloak and re- ceived $6u on account. The rings and the furs and the garters he gave me without any solicitation"
 Did you lose a garter on that first trip?"
 1T never lost any of my garters in my life."
 '.Did you cause the ring to be put in sthe SOnonfa wedding cake?'
 -'.Indeed, mo-" AIWere you surprised to receive q pair of garters from him ?" asked At torney Barnes on cr'ss-examination.
 ''Well, thought it d funny present for gentleman to make"
 ''Still you kept them. Were you sur prised that he gave you the marqulse ring?'
 we were engaged, and I naturally expected an engagement ring"
 "Was the present of the Sl2j furs a surprise to.,yOu "
 "Yes--but he said the beautiful shollld have the beautiful, so ] kept thetn."
 You say Anderson still owes you 50 cents, borrowed to treat you to ice cream ?'
 "Yes, sir"
 "Theo let me tender you the 50 cents," sad Barnes, gallantly offering the coin.
 That is manifestly improper, said the judge, whereupOn Barues put it back in his packet, murmuring: "The idea of anything like that being i'm proper in this case"
 ''Did Anderson treat you to cook .tailS-Manhattan cocktails :"
 -';He ordered four cocktails once and drank three of them himself. My brother drank the other. He always drank all he ordered for me. He thought it funny.'
 
 previuns to obtaining the kiss"
 "Which kiss-the first one-!"
 "No-the rest of them" Did he gen. erally say, oh, Alma. give me sweet kiss. You know it makes me feel St happy? ,., !, o..on.,,,, ,.,, o,,, ,,, word feel"
 "Did you kiss him?"
 1.I suppose SO. He hugged me first though, and thought he would SCOT be my husband"
 At the suggestion that she.had drunk cocktails at the Trocadero Miss dc Bretteville wept cOpiously, running two dainty lace 'handkerchiefs.
 Her brother Gus confirmed the yer sion of the cocktail story.
 Attorney Collins, in his opening ar guuents, said: We are no longer tt te disturbed by the monkey shines o this liiigant, this moral dwarf, thi. scoundrel, sneak and wretch, vile an( .uiperous in instincts, whose slimy trai has been dragged through this trial and who attributes to this lady, agains whose fair name no word was ever ut tered, the degradation due l. tl4S- .sl slime. This moral dwarf sneaksrbehina the allegation of Manhattan cocktail and aggressive kissing to make thi peerless young woman out common adventures"
 Collins then proceeded in an effort t impeach the terrified Swede by his owl testimony. He read the divorce charge of his first wife, making him out Q yer hl0odthirsty person, assaulted m Swedish ancestry, and wound up witt a resounding thump on the table tha gave Barnes nervous shock and awak eued him from peaceful somnolence.
 Attorsey Ftarquar, for the defense introduced the little miners mild fac in rebut, al of bloodlhirsly insinuations and pointed out that girl who woul become engaged on three days ae Quaintance could receive no damage for loss of pride, nor could damage pay for the loss of home with such a Infamous wretch as counsel had pit hn a Anolo 70