The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-07-27

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him a good time.
Judge Moore, counsel for plaintiff,
wanted to know where the defendant
was on August IL or Is, 1908, while
Edwards was in Asheville. Objection
was made and sustained. The defend
ants last coupe ride with plaintiff
was on the Sunday before he left Ashe-
vile for New York. Defendant met
plaintiff last line in Asheville on
August IS. at Weayer's barn, Miss
Middleton, Of Memphis, being with
her. Stated that his counsel, Judge
Swiggart, had gone to Memphis to see
had had few high balls; said he
wasn't full. Objection was sustained
as to him asking the clerk as to Lola,
and the clerk replied that IL he didn't
want to take her into the ballroom
that he would. Went into the wine-
room with Miss Walker, where he took
few high balls, the girl drinking
when he did.
Witness said that Miss Walker was
much dressed up, and that he didn't
take many liberties with her Ia the
coupe on this occasion. At this stage
of the inquiry the scrap commenced
and court was forgotten.
COLONEL CONTINUED.
Col, d. A. Edwards, the defendant,
was on the stand again Wednesday
morning in his own behalf.
Witness stated that on the night of
the Battery Park Hotel ball he had no
criminal intercourse with the plain
tiff. Lola never telephoned him the
following morning to call on her, as
she was In great distress of mind.
Witness saw her Wednesday evening
after the ball. On coupe ride Mrs.
Cullen had crowded herself into the
vehicle and went as far as the Candy
Kitchen. AS there was a driver to
the coupe lie didn't know where they
drove that night.
Witness said that he felt OF the girl |
all he wanted to that night, and that
he made improper proposals to her,
and that the girl said, "Not now"
She took no offense. Plaintiff said |
that she would not permit him to be
intimate with her in Ashe-
willie; that If she did that he would
never assist her in getting to New
York and on the stage. The next
lay, Thursday, in the afternoon, he
ode with the girl in a buggy; they
vent around Asheyille. Witness said
hat on the buggy drive they got back
lbout dark, and he saw her the next
hight, when he went with her in a
coupe. made my attempts" Plain
,itf would not permit him to do as he
Wished, but showed him the muscles
IN her legs; said she that she had got
EN- her muscles from dancing, and
he would not be lost on the stage.
Witness told her positively that he
would not take her to New York, but
I she wished to follow, why all right.
Witness took three or four coupe rides
With plaintiff. On Sunday night
ide she talked of her intended trip
o New York, and he told her that he
vas going Tuesday. The witness saw
,laintiff Monday night at her home.
said she had something to
ell him, and took him around to a
hammock, away from the others, and
informed him that Dick Weaver would
ssist her in getting off.
Tuesday he saw Lola at Weaver's
'arn, and then it was that arrange
nents were made for her to go to New
FORK, Weaver to have the money from
edwards to pay the girls expenses.
Weaver agreed to assist Lola on her
elope ment. Witness
aid he left check with Weaver for the
money he was to advance the girl.
aid that he never mentioned mar :
iage to the girl either in Asheville or =,
Jew York. 1--WE were out merely for
good time, she as well as myself, y
aid the witness. He never made love
0 the girl, and the only condition of
i'm assisting ner to New York was |,
hat while in the Metropolis she was
. sleep with him. He never mem
Toned his family to her
He left Asheville for New York,
.ugust IS, 1908, with two other male
riends. At New York failed to Sc
ure rooms at several hotels to which !
hey went, so they went to the Wal !
First witness knew Of !
,ola's arrival was Sunday morning s
hen she called him up by phone.
objections were made and sustained
5 to telegram which stated that
ola was on che way. Witness went
cross to Jersey City to meet plaintiff, e
nd as she didn't come remarked to t
is friends that he had just about lost I
is money on the deal. The plaintiff h
honed him from her room Ia the
Ioffman House. He went to Lola's !
,om in the Hoffman about seven or
ght o'clock and found her about
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