The Washington herald., 1906-10-12
He MAY PAY THE PIPER
Minister Danced Attendance
and Jury Considers Bill.
ONLY $4,000 WAS DEMANDED.
Miss Susie wheeler Thinks She Is
Entitled to Remuneration for Al
legged TrininEs with Her Young
Affections, but the Minister Pro-
tests He Loves Her StiI.

Baltimore. oct u.-Haying listened for
several days to the Rev. Edward Waits,
minister, aged sixty-eight, and Susie
Wheeler, spinster, aged-well, somewhere
beyond forty-five-teIl how much they
wanted to marry each other, and how
the refusal of the other had prevented
the accomplishment Of that much-de-
sired end, the lawyers in the 5000
breach Of promise suit brought against
the minister by Miss Wheeler had their
say to-day. Brevity 10 more possessed
them than it did the principals in the
case, but to-day the jury has hopes OF
having its opportunity to express itself
Despite the firing of the heavy legal bat
teries to-day, the members Of the jury
stiH retain pleasant memories Of the tes-
timony Of the man of the cloth He was
very anxious to convince them that he
stiu loves Miss Wheeler and would marry
her even now had it not been for her
mother, whom he accuses of having as
sumed all the trouble-makins preroga-
dives Of she mother-in-law before she had
acquired legal right to the title
would Tell Whole sad story.
IT say before God and this court" de-
olared the minister, with upraised hand.
that I am now ready TO bury the hatcnet
and marry this girl
and then ne made an earnest effort to
tell the whole story in his own way-only
TOO often the lawyers sot in that way.
lie started after this fashion.
'Susie-s mother used 10 tell her to
come TO bed early every night l called
on her and it made me feel hurt II she
had been a girl IN her teens il would
have been different but woman forty
five years
Miss Susie gave gasp. The lawyers
came To her rescue with objections.
Hes arguing. your honor. said they.
And the age incident was ordered closed
hy the court.
The Rev Waits then tried 10 tell now
often he had that hurt feeling.
succession of Hurt Feelings.
Miss Susie sent me "a letter limiting
I was too old 20 preach, and that was
very painful 20 nae, for ] say IL without
hragsadocia That ] preach two or three
times every Sunday when / am home.
Another letter came accusing me of
loving another. and that. too, hurt me
painfully. But I am of a forgiying spirit
and I have forgiven that
4 blame no one FOR this affair" the
witness continued, addressing the court
IN resigned tone. 1T is due 20 the fail
ings of human nature. not 10 Wilfuiness
or malice
Mr.. Waits proceeded to describe how he
conceived the idea of an engagement not
10 be engaged. said he L never tried
to break the engagement ] tried to get
her TO sign a legal agreement Of sepdTa-
tiUR. because I thought she no longer
loved me. But that was simply an effort
TO effect mutual agreement not to
marry"
Having arrived at this stage. Rev Mr..
Waits felt Il was not proper for Miss
Wheeler and her mother to accept the
Use OF the house belonging 20 him with
out paying proper rent therefor. And he
put his idea into "a letter sent to his
1ancee.
Then it was her turn TO nave her feel
iHss hurt
Two Minds Intensely Practical
She tola how inezpressibiy she was
shocked in another letter. which was read
10 the jury for their delectatiCn. The letter
showed that Aliss Wheeler's mind was
TOO carefully balanced TO drive out prac-
ticdI thoughts, even when shocked. While
she WAS busy nursing Ter wounded feel
ingS. She wrote of the many things she
was accomplishing, in the way Of creating
cUstard pies and sugar cakes. These lit
tie household duties served mainly q
divert her mind. At other times she al
lowed Eer thoughts 10 dwell ou what sort
OF Taimeut she would provide for herself
on Easter if she were not I'm mourning
Faster rabbits. and CC'Ored eggs. and
flowers. and things of q ike nature
shared Il place in her medtatOns
That her pracuCalty OF mentality Wa.
mattel rd In the intellect ~ her auito
was Partially made apparent by his de
ScriptiOu of his Christmas present 90 her
Several pieces OF soap. brushes combs
aud q Bible which had opce been IN,
property Of his second wife We're anon.
the items iuventOried by Rev. Waits
And SO the tale continued. and ye
through IL all the reverend witness per
sisted in procIaimins his devotion, ever
unto his last testimony.
Hut the final Ns3rd comes from the jur!
to-day.