The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-05-06
BREACH OF PROMISE
SUIT FOR $4,000
Letters Tell Story of Harry
Gibbons Courtship.
COUNTLESS KISSES SENT
Letters in Evidence Full OfEn-
dealing Expressions

Eudora Wooley versus Harry Gibbons
Use suit which is now occupying the at
tention of the district court and arous-
ing considerable interest.
In the petition filed last December Miss
wooIey asks Judgment for $4,000 damages
which she says resulted in the failure OF
the defendant TO keep his promise to
marry her: that said failure resulted in
her worrying until she has broken down
her health, and also in blighting her fu-
ture prospects.
The work of empanelling the jury was
completed shortly after ten O'Clock. and
the opening statement was made by Judge
Wall. one of the attorneys for the plain
tiff, which consisted in the reading OF the
petition.
The first witness called was the plain
tiff, Miss Wooley, who is quite a pretty
girl Of modest appearance and quiet man.
ners. She made a decidedly good impress
sion and told very straightforward and
unhesitating story.
The witness said that she was twenty
seven years of age and had lived in
Wichita for the past seven years. She
stated that she was introduced to the
defendant by her second cousin, Jay
Sweet, at her cousins home on St. Fran
els avenue, over four years ago. She
said that on the following Christmas
she was given a bottle of perfume at
Mr.. Leases drug store and that Mr.
Lease told her Mr. Gibbons had pur-
chased it for her. She stated that he
called on her in April, 1902, and took her
riding when he said that the reason he
had not called before was that he thought
she cared nothing for him and that he
thought the first time he saw her he
was going to have her for his wife if he
could get her He also told me that
he was going away the next day." said
the witness. but he did not, and when
i saw him the next day he said that he
had sent another man in his place so
that he could stay with me-
According to the witness. he then left
the city, going TO Fort Worth, Texas,
and that he did not return to Wichita
until August, when he said he was glad
to see her and was going to stay two
months so that he could be with her
a letter bearing the date of March 10,
1902. written by the defendant was then
introduced. In this letter the defendant
stated that he loved to hear from her
every day, and that he would like to see
her, and that he wished the day was
coming when they could he together
every day. In this letter he assured her
that he thought of her every day and
that she suited him, and he hoped he
suited her.
She then stated that when he returned
he stayed in town about two months with
the exception of a two weeks trip which
he took in the east. When he reached
Kansas City. Mo. on his way east, he
wrote her follows:
kansas City, Mo-, Aug. is. 1902
Miss Eudora Wooley, Wichita. Kan.
Dear Friend-I thought I would drop
you a few lines as / promised to do,
and l hope these few lines will find you
well and having a good time and happy
as you can be. Try and have a good time
while l am gone and have all the fun
you can, as l am getting along fine and
having good time l am going to Chi
cago this morning and I expect to get
there this evening if nothing happens
more than 1 know of at present. / will
make my letter short for this time by
saying I wish l was in Wichita with
you, and 1 am not joking either
Hoping you will excuse a short letter
for this time from true friend good
bye. ByeBye- Bye Bye-Bye. Bye.
III. GIBBONS"
She also received other letters from
him while he was east; one IN particular
from him while in Chicago and telling
her that although he was having a good
time he wished he was with her.
THE first time he kissed me-" said Miss
Wooley. was before he went east in
August. We had been to band concert
and were sitting on the porch at my
cousins house on st. Francis. He was
always saying soft things to me and
when he kissed me he said it was the
sweetest kiss that he ever had Il took
him about an hour to kiss me- and after
that he told me how much he thought of
me-"
The attorneys for the plaintiff then in
troduced the following letter which was
written by the defendant TO the plaintiff
from New Mexico in December. 1903 in
which he sends her septiliions of kisses
and would probably have put in more had
the page been Of greater length
Palmonas. y. NJ. Zee. 81 1892
Miss Eudora Woolley, Wichita. Kansas |
Kind friend: l received your welcome /!
better today and was glad to hear from /
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