The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-14
COLLECTED A BILL
FOR 1926 KISSES.
Woman Who Kept Diary Revealed
Facts and Figures Covering Four
Teen Years of Couriship

New York. June l2-Th;s is story NJ
\ kissss-of costly kisses. of an automobile
Ssni Of woman scorned. but who tri-
I urnphed at last.
one Of the most sensational trials ever
held in the foothiil section of the AdIron-
lacks was that which recently came before
supreme Court Justice John NJ Kellogg
and jury in Eallstou Spa. IN Saratoga
County. Il consumed comparatively little
time. but il was fast and furious from first
10 last. and has become celebrated as the
Galway kissing case i distinction that
will endure for some time To come.
At intervals the testimony was OF such a
character thar the presiding Justice WAS
compelled - sharply admonish the listen
ers Who crowded the courtroom that no
Ursesmiv levity Was permissible.
The principals in the case We're prominent
residents " the TOWN. OF Galway. piCtur-
esqUe mountainous section fifteen miles
from the cosmopolitan summer resort. Sar-
a'uEa The township Of Galway enjoys the
isolation ~ not having a steam or trolleE
road within its cottage studded borders
while Telegraph and telephone facilities are
looked upon IS IuNUrlrS not TO be INDUCED
In. Di4-t.me. rumbiug STAGE coaches still
dras their slow length through the circuit
Gus roads mat wind in and out among the
lofty hills and shaded valleys. Galway
priGes itself its primitive simplicity.
. The country department stores and the
rural blacksmith shops, with occasionally
church and a district school. form the
'csnterS where at times the gosSiners as
=
When the sossiping rIralsts first learned
that there was trouble between Miss
Frances Petit and James ?. Tittemore. it
furnished them a foundation for an in
tcrmiuablc amount Of talk. for all are per
sonally acquainted with the quarrelinS
lovers.
SWEETHEARTS FOR YEARS
The Galway people knew that for four
teen years NJ. Dtttemore had been the
steady company Of Miss Petit. who for
nine wears had occupied a coy cottage
owned py her s3mirsr. They had closely
seen Miss Pett'J develop from preposseSs-
ing young girl 10 l Commanding-look
woman of - years. and they frequently
observed that she looked much younger
than many decade her junior.
As one season merged with another. and
VI To less than year ago, they made men,
Ia! note of the inseparabe companionship
o., Miss Petit and Mr.. Tittemore. and il
vas generally believed that nothing but the
sCythe OF Father Time could separate them.
Mr.. Tittemore. who is in comfortable cir
rlustances. Is the only man in Galway who
taly accompanied b. Miss Petit as he
Snarchsd over and around the hills with his
hgrseeSS vehicle.
he jealousy aroused when she learned that
her aduirer of fourteen years was dividing
his attention with younger woman S, t1.. OF
out Mr.. Tittemore and called him to ac-
cuvnt.
IN Tit;euorc soon afterward allowed it
TO he understood that the friendship be-
tween himself and Miss Petit had become
strained and that he proposed TO have her
Instituted 10y him was to demand rent for
the nine years she had occupied his cot
taEe-
Informed Landlord Tittemore that she had
counter claims that would more than offset
his unjust and eXcrbitant claim" He
smiled derlsively. but that did not help his
case. Then he sought the medium of the
law hut he gained no consolation through
Il appears that Miss Petit had, through
all the long years of couTtshtp. faithfully
Kept tull and complete record of the
kisses she had bestowed on her fiance. as
Itil as of the Sunday dinners he had eaten
y her house.
staggered Mr.. Tittemore. vino failed to
press his claim further. as Miss Petit had
the sympathy of a large majority of tb.
Galway residents.
REMARKABLE DIARY IN COURT.
Considering herself injured to the extent
of $500. Miss Petit then instituted an &C
ton for breach Of promise, but. while the
jurymcn rendered verdict in her favor
they reduced the figures 10 S.D1.
When the plaintiff took the witness stand
she produced the diary record. which she
frequently referred to and quoted from in
answering tnterrogatories of counsel
Il always keep a record of everything"
she said. And then. you know. l always
know what l am talking about
Miss Petit. referring TO her data. found
occasions during the fourteen wears of their
courtShip which caused the defendant to
hlurt out.
You haven't got those figures half high
enough
In a historical manner Miss Petit un-
rceled her testimony and The record kept
by her is looked upon as one of the stranc
est and most remarkable ever revealed in
: "a courtroom.
The iurymon did not consume much time
in finding q Judgment favorable to Miss
Petit and il was a shock to Mr.. Title
more, who never dreamed Of being defeat
I'd in the kissing case.
The Judgment was placed for execution
IN the hands Of Deputy Sheriff Curtis. who
drove from BallStOn Spa to Galway. whore
he inventoried Mr.. Tittemore's automobile
and other possessions. which he regularly
advertised for sale Subsequently Curtis
was legally served with papers ordering him
t.. defer the sale. pending an appeal. as
documents had been filed with the court
showing that Mr.. Tittemore's counsel. Law
Yer Sanders of Amsterdam had carried the
case up TO the Appellate division of the ST.
premc court. where it viii be argued in
September next
What effect the .236 kisses will have upon
the Justices OF ;he higher court remains 10
be seen. But autumn is not 50 far away.
Politician Kills Himself.