Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-10-04
SUIT FOR 100000.

ness man with large interests in New
York, Chicago and Monongahela, Pa.
Miss Bowles alleges that he falsely rep
resented himself to her to be single
man. and, on the strength of these rep
resentations. made violent love to her,
with the result, as she AYERS, that he
induced her to drink with him and SUBJ
seouenty to live with him under the
promise that he would make ber his
wife. She does not sue for breach OF
promise, but for damages for ''the fraud
ulent representations and assault" Miss
Bowles says she was born at Roanoke
1874 wears ago, and lived there until
Nav 80, 1901, when she went TO New
York to reside with her aunt, Mrs. Mar
garet Cheeks. In the affidavit that she
has prepared for her counsel, A. ii.
Hummel, she declares that she first met
Johnson on December l6, 1903, at the
Waldorf. when she was introduced to
him by friend. The time of the meet
ing was about O'Clock in the afternoon
and johnson, she says, suggested that
the party adjourn to the hotel billiard
room. There, she swears, at his request
and persuasion, she tasted intoxicating
liquors for the first time in her life.
While the drinking was going on, she
continued, he invited her to dine with
him and suggested that they take in a
show later. She replied that she would
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and he agreed to call for her at her
home.
Consent being obtained, they drove
down to the Herald Square Hotel, where
they had dinner. During the meal,
Miss Bowles says, at his earnest sollcl-
tation, she drank two or three cocktails,
and afterward johnson took her to see
Maxine Elliott in "Her Own Way"
In the midst of the performance she be-
came very i'll, and asked him to take her
home. He refused, she says, and per-
suaded her to see the show through.
When they left the theater, however,
she became worse, and johnson took
her to a nearby drug store, where he
bought some medicine for her. But in
stead of improving, she got sicker still,
aud, then, she declares, he advised her
to walk around to the Herald Square
Hotel, where she sat in the ladies' par
lor until she lost consciousness.
She knew nothing more, she says,
until the next morning, when she woke
I'D TO find herself in bedroom at the
hotel. -,
81 upbraided him for what he had
done" runs the affidavit, "and he beg
ged my forgiveness, stating that he
loved me dearly, that he was single
man and that he would make me his
wife within short time.
Relying upon this promise, she ac-
ccmpanied him to Philadelphia and
Pittsburg, where he bought her we'd
ding ring, and then they put up at the
Wolfendale Hotel, Allegheny, Pa, for
five days as Mr.. and Mrs. Ford. From
time to time, she says, she asked him
to fulfill his promise and marry her, but
he put her off persistently with the plea
that business matters rendered it i'm
possible just then.
He told her at Allegheny that busi-
ness compelled him to go to Wilkes
barre. and when she insisted that she
would have to accompany him he re-
fused, finally explaining that he was a
married man with family. She cried,
she says, and he tried to console her
with the assurance that he was going to
get a divorce and would marry her as
soon as he could obtain his freedom
through the courts. Then she returned
TO New York and he went on to Wilkes
barre. :,
On returning home she confessed al
to her aunt, and then telegraphed t
johnson, asking him to come on and SCI
Mrs. Cheeks. johnson did so, and re
peated that be would shortly be free t
marry her.
During the next two weeks, sne says
she received number of very affection
ate letters from johnson, several o
which, not signed by his name, she at
taches to her affidavit.
Miss Bowles said that in March las
| she went on to Chicago, where che stay
ed until July. johnson visited her ther
at the Straford Hotel, and again renew
ed his promise TO make her his wife a
soon as possible. He left her for Viii
kesbarre, and she has not seen hiu
: since. Last summer she had the cas-
before the district attorneys Office i
New York, there being at that time
!. quarrel, apparently, over the custody Q
the girl. johnson has not yet entere
: auy answer to her allegations.
Miss Bowles is the same woman VII
Gained notoriety in Chicago al few month
, ago by charging woman named Gel
trude Worcester Taylor, Of st; Louis
with kidnapping her from New YORK.
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