Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-09-25
LOVE and $1,000 NOTE
Cupid and a Widow Proves Too
Much for Upton Mans
Financial Sagacity
WALTERS WANTS HIS NOTE
Met Charming Widow at Portland Who
Promised to Wed and Came to Tip
ton ostensibIy for That Purpose -
Got Fiances Signature to Note and
Tried to Sell.
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Special to Times-Republican.
and somewhat sensational story is
brought 10 light by the filing of a suit
in the district court at Upton, Cedar
county. 1t is suit on a promissory
note brought by Katherine Ralston
against r. c. Walters, prominent
resident of Upton. The plaintiffs Pc
tition is couched in the usual legal
terms and gives no hint of the SEN
sation back Of the action. The de-
PENDANTS answer, however, goes into
details and exposes the plaintiffs al
legged relations with defendant, claims
ing the note was secured from him
by promises which were never fulfilled
and by means of Misrepresentation and
fraud. The court is asked to enjoin her
from disposing of the note.
MIR. Walters says that he spent "a
part of the years 1903 and 1904 in
Portland Ore. There he met the plain
tiff who is a striking looking widow.
He paid no heed to Sam Wellers adj
vice, who long ago said: Beware of
vidders," but cultivated her society
and she eventually promised to be his
About this time he gave her consid-
cradle sum OF money and shortly there
after returned to Upton. The UNDER
standing was that she was to follow
him and they were to marry immed-
lately. He accordingly rented house
in Upton and proceeded to furnish 1t
for his bride. She failed to appear at
the agreed time but sent word that she
was sick and needed money. He sent
1t. About August 10Th last, she again
agreed to come and carry out the nup-
tial contract, and Mr.. Walters sent OH
more money to pay railroad fare and
other necessary expenses. On or about
the day she was to leave Portland he
received telegram from her to the
effect that she had been robbed on the
exposition grounds and severely injur-
ed 1t was another touch. She asked
for more money to defray the expenses
of her journey to Upton and to pay the
expense due to her injuries. She would
then come at once. so she said. Mr..
Walters bought another draft. This
time she came, but three days before
the date fixed for her arrival and with
out notifying him of the change in her
plans 1t appears that on her arrival
here she sequestered herself in the
Park Hotel, and entered upon asaulet
investigation of the financial standing
of her affianced. Whatever the result
of that was, when they met she refus-
ed to enter into the bonds of matri-
mony until Mr.. Walters gave her his
note for $1,000. She needed it she said
to provide for the education of her
Young son. Mr.. Walters still had faith
and gave her his note for that amount
making it payable after his DEATH, but
agreeing to provide for the boys ed
ucation during his own life.
The marriage was to follow then at
once. as he understood 1t, but Kather-
inc was not quite ready, and with her
usual business sagacity she wanted
little more time. She used 1t In an
effort to sell the note at the Upton
banks. but failed to do so. She then
came back with tale to the effect
that the form of the note was not quite
correct; that she had destroyed it for
that reason and asked Walters to make
.no+her one. Always accommodating