The Cairo bulletin., 1905-08-08
BELLE RUNS AWAY
AND IS TILTED
pRETrlEsT GIRL IN AsHEviLLE.
N. c., BRINGS BREACH OF
PROMISE SUIT AGAINST
YOUNG lLLIoNAiRE.

LOla walker
This question is being asked on
every hand in this city. for Lola is
the belle of Ashvnle. and AsheyiIie
is noted far and wide for its pretty
girls.
Miss Walkers disappearance has 10
do with a very interesting romance
that was begun some years ago and
has It's ending in a breaeh-ofpromise
suit for $4,000 brought by the fair
Lola against young millionaire Rob
ert Edwanls. Now, breach of-prom-
/ ise suits are among the very rarest
things in the South; hence the big sen
sation caused here.
The case is being fought with much
bitterness on both sides by the most
prominent lawyers in the State One
/ hundred witnesses-society people Of
tho town--haye been subpoenaed to
/ give testimony.
In Miss Walkers romance the prin-
eipal feature Is a runaway from her
home. in which well-known society
4 man Of Asheville, Pullman car con
ductcr and a railroad porter were abet.
tors.
Miss Walker lives with her aunt in
one OF the prettlest homes In the
Ismariest part Of Asheyille, She is
lust seventeen She had many admir-
ers Among whom was Bob" Ed
wards, young and recently come into a
! fortune OF several millions Bob
was head over ears in love, ar,i every
body predicted wedding.
~ Caught aa She Elopes.
Il Itmas during the first few weeks Of
Bob Edwards eourtship thar an inter
Testing scene took place between Miss
Walker and Mrs Lynn Cullen. her
aunt, at Bilm6re Station.
. Late one n ght it was discovered
that Miss Walker was not al home, a
well known society man, 4 friend Of
Edwards's 8. disguised as porter. had
carried Miss Walkers trunks from her
house to the street anc mai them sent
sIso Fillmore. Bob Edwards had said
Il his goodbye the day before. announc.
ing that he was going 10 Tennessee.
!, Lois absence from home and the
, fact thar her trunks were missing
lconld only be accounted for by Mrs.
I Lynn Cullen on the theory that her
niece ar,i Bob" were running away
4 So the next morning when Miss Walk
d Iar attempted To board the D'cEoca
1 train at Fillmore for New York, she
1 found herself confronted by her iratt
q H aunt. who had boarded the same train
4 at Asheville.
al Lola wepf and struggled to free her
q elf from Mrs. Cnlens grasp. Sh,
I told her aunt that she was going K
II New YORK 10 join Bob. who had goni
10 there the day befovs Sic was K
[study fer tla str~9 - ~
ceme great aetrg "a aa,
ID Bob" were going III gc. MARI Il.
Ii Jumped on Moving Train.
II Just as The train was moving on
d Lola succeeded In freeing herself from
81 her aunt's hold and sprane to TIL
b-s platform Of her Pullman The con
d tiuctor FAD watched with sympath
D. her struggle with Mrs Cullen, and nun
rt ry ng Miss Walker To a statercom Ii
ii eAocked the door
le kilograms were received en- rout
signed by Mrs, Lynn Cullea to the Q
IN feet that If her n zee was allowed I
nd continue her trip 10 New York bi
an suit against the Southern Rallwa
In would be forthcoming. Tho railroa
people explained TO Mrs Lynn Guile
ct that Miss Walked was passenger Z
as their train Of her own volitian al
ill that If she aid not choose TO G
lat of that ended tie matter as far
1m they were concerned SO Miss Walk,
av IN due course reached New York.
dr. Thu report OF the runaway reacht
10 the Edwards home. Bob when ca
to- ed on for an explanat on said lii
ifa repo-.s had been greatly exaggera q,
ant that he and Miss Walker were mere
good friends.
10 Then developments came IA,
IDS Young Edwards, Ii Is said. becan
md Jealous Of the attentions shown Lc
igs IN New York by ether men Just
ing spite" he became engaged to d yau
Z heiress and tiieh married her Nj
Walker returned 10 Asheville and fiji
use 4 suit for breach cf promise.
q Girls Photos Suppressed
i II When the hearing of testimony v
ear begun she left the city. It is sad Il
30 the principal reason for the fair
las departure was to avoid placi
In evidence Of some photographs
N "A her made BY local photograph
These pictures have since been s
Her pressed by Miss Walkers aunt. 1t
believed that they would not have
ken wen with country jury, althol
L. Mss Walker Is understood To bell
leve that there * no harm in her POI
the which We're for the most pare after
ute Greek classics.
had Miss Walker has taken part in mi
'por, private theatricals al her home
Hun. elsewhere. She Is Of superb fig
sing and has a wonderfully sweet vo
usly She pogs esses marked hstrionic lal
ause She hiss announced that she will
cling turn TO New York and resume
skis studies. Furthermore, she has yo