Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-11-16
Document In the Famous
Breach of Promise Case at
Waterloo Made Public
ALLEGATIONS ARE SENSATIONAL
Waterloo Resident Wants $4,000 From
Woman Whom He Claims Promised
to Marry Him and Then Married
Another = Large Sums of Money
Spent on Affianced Wife.
Special to Tlmes-Republican

Special to Times Republican.
Waterloo, Nov. 18.-The petition in
the breach Of promise suit Of George
w. Bowder against Mrs. Effie Hartman
Curtis was filed today 1t is sensa-
tional document and covers eleven
closely written typewriter pages. If
Bowder's allegations are true he was
an extremely good thing for the good
looking widow, for money appears to
have flowed into her Golfers very
freely from the Bowder exchequer.
Fifty and 500 checks were frequent
and Bowder even went SO far as TO
pay the house rent.
| The petition Is in two counts. In
count one Bowder states that for some
time past he has been a resident OF
1903, at the home of T.. T.. Foster, on
West Fourth street, alleges the plain
tiff, he entered into an oral contract
with the defendant by which Mr.. GUS
| tbs, then Mrs. Hartman, promised her
hand in marriage.
| AT the time of the alleged contract
no definite date for the marriage WAS
| set, 1t being understood that 1t would
take place during the following fall
| When the alleged time for the mar
riage arrived the defendant demurred,
1t is averred. owing to the recent death
Of her husband, w. H. Hartman. Oc-
tober, 1904, 1t Is alleged, was after
wards fixed as the proper time, the de-
PENDANT stating that she would then
have been widow for two years.
She Needed Money.
Bowder alleges that soon after the
contract was entered into the defend
ant solicited money for the payment
of her debts up to the time of her
marriage to e. Fl. Curtis, Of Waverly,
in October 1904, in violation of her all
legged contract. The follows long list
of tabulated paragraphs enumerating
Bowder's gifts to his alleged intend
ed.
January l. 1903-Engagament enter
ed into. Bowder presents defendant
with $50 diamond ring.
From the date Of engagement until
April s. 1908. Bowder alleges that he
pTeSeHleu NlTS. GURUS WITH money III
various amounts to the sum of 3d..
900.
April 8, 19o3-Plaintiff left Water
loo and went to Prophetstown, ILL.,,
remaining there until June Is, 1903.
From April 8. 1903, Bowder alleges
he advanced the defendant money to
the total amount Of $3.50. In addition
to this money Bowder AYERS that he
purchased for the defendant and sent
her various articles, including shoes,
dress goods, stockings, etc.
Injured on Trip.
On June Is, 1908, Bowder states that
he went to Benton, Arkansas, for the
purpose Of selling some property be-
longing to his future wife. His ex-
penses at this time, including commits
sion, were sos.
On return from Benton Bowder
states he was injured. Entered hos
pital at Clinton with $1,000 on deposit
at local bank, and alleges that with
the exception of $3.50 all Of this amount
was paid over to Mrs. Curtis, to whom
he wrote daily letters and answered
her alleged frequent requests for
money with which to pay running ex-
penses.
In October. 1903, plaintiff went to
Crookston, MINI. While there he al
leges $3.50 was checked from banks
and sent to defendant in Waterloo.
November /. 1903, plaintiff went to
Chicago where he met the defendant.
While there Bowder alleges he pre-
scented Mrs. Curtis with SITS for pur-
chasing clothes. November 25, 1908
date of defendants birthday, Bowder
alleges he sent Mrs. Curtis merchan-
disc to amount of $65.
Defendant went from Chicago to
Smithland. Kentucky and Bowder al
leges he furnished money for expenses
Of this trip.
In December, 1903, plaintiff. again
went to Crookston from which place
he alleges that he sent money and va
rious articles of wearing apparel to
defendant. the couple corresponding
continually.
AS commission for two sales of real
estate in Waterloo during March, 1904,
Bowder alleges he gave the defendant
$3.50.
Leased House For Her.
In April, 1904, BoWder alleges that
he again discussed the matter of mar
riage with Mrs. Curtis and finally leas-
ed an apartment for her to occupy I'M
til October when the ceremony was to
be performed. Bowder alleges to be
minus $3.50 for house rent.
In May, 1904, Bowder alleges he
gave defendant $40 for trip to Cedar
Falls to purchase household goods
In September, 1904. plaintiff alleges
he borrowed $3.50 which was spent in
defraying defendants debts and pur-
chasing dress goods, shoes, handker-
chiefs, stockings, waists, etc.
Makes an Excuse.
In September, 1904, while talking
over matter Of marriage Bowder all
leges the defendant Informed him GER
emony could not take place in October
owing to operation which she desired
to have performed prior to her mar
riage.
On October 10 1904, plaintiff and de-
PENDANT met in Chicago and it is al
legged decided to have the marriage
performed as operation might prove
| fatal. In this event casket was Sc
lected for defendants burial, after
| which Bowder alleges he purchased
more wearing apparel
Then follows more allegations of a
similar nature and request on count
one for judgement in the sum of$3,25
for money actually expended.
In count two the defendant asks for
s15, 900 for alleged mental suffering, a
| total judgement of $18,252 being asked