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The Portrait Painter On despair
Madam, find it impossible to procure
colors that will match your exquisite
complexion.
The Sitter CwithOut rescrvey - Well,
then, just draw the outlines today, and
when | come next time I'll bring some
Of my colors for you. - I.ippincott's
Magazine
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PreJudiced.

care you in favor of government
Ownership| asked Meandcring Mike.
NO" answered Flooding Pete. "De
only government institutions dat I've
had any experience wit is jails. An
de way dey're run don't make no hit
wit me Washington Star.
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"Timmins is very much imposed on,
isn't he:"
Yes" answered Miss Cayenne lie
is one of those people who sympathize
SO much with everybody that they be-
come objects of sympathy themselves"
Washington Star
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Helping Him Along.

MIR. Staylate-GYacious, It's nearly
midnight. | should be going pretty
soon, | suppose,
Miss Patience Gonnc-Well, sir. You
know the old saying. Never put off
till tomorrow what you can do today"
Philadelphia Ledger.
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Not u NOnsequitur.

Did you notice that the dead mans
physician was riding in the first car
rage after the hearse?"
Yes It's the first time | ever saw
the cause follow the effect"-I.e Rire.
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Mrs. Benham-Thc paper tells about
a poor fellow who fell downstairs
three times.
Benham-I suppose he was bound to
do it until he could do it right.-New
York Press
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unfortunately that is my wife"
"And you say that in her presence"
his friend whispered in his ear.
Fortunately" the miserable man re
piled, "she is deaf" Chicago Inter
Ocean.
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Hicks-There isn't man in town
who can keep the conversational ball
rolling like our friend Gayrake. Weeks
Nonsense! lie never says anything
worth listening to. IIickS-No. but he
does a lot of things worth talking
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Ledger
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DO you drink" asked the manager
of manufacturing company to the APP
plicant for Il position.
why yes" responded the applicant
checrfully; Il don't care if do"-Lip-
pincott's MaZagine
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Mrs. Ezee-I'm glad we don't belong
to the royalty and nobility.
Mr.. EZee-Why?
Mrs. Ezee-I overheard YOU tell Uncle
George last night Of the terrible way
several kings had beaten several
quccns.-Chicago journal.
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Where 1t Landed Him.

what Il penchant young Goldrox
has for getting at the inside of thingsw
what now?"
Bank then Jail. "-Milwaukee Sen
tinel
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He who feels contempt for any liy-
ing thing hath faculties that he hath
never used, and thought with him is IN
its lnfancy.--Word
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n II. II. T. BARTLETT.
- DENTIST.
ONCE in McComas Building, Second street,
Oakland, Md.
Special attention given to bridge and crow
work.
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hardly seemed Il chance at all.
but We were forced to call it one
so long as there WAS nothing bet
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, When :
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Willed
By KENO w. PUTNAM

Copyright, 1905, by Keno ". Putnam e
~ & ;
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-08-03
CELEBRATED CASE
Walker Edwards Case to be Authority for
Future Legal Proceedings

requested him to "Pass her down
the line, . meaning Lola.
When witness learned over the
telephone that Lola was in the
Hoffman House, he went to her
room, leaving the door open, and
remained with her hut few MN
utes. Witness introduced him to
Miss Madeline Wise. Saw Miss
Wise Monday morning at break
fast at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
Saw her at supper at Planters.
After supper at the Hoffman wit
ness went with plaintiff to the Gil
sey. Never saw Miss Wise again
after supper that night. His attor-
ney, he admitted, had made efforts
to learn the whereabouts of Miss
Wise. Stated that he bought the
syringe at the drug store on Tues
day; believed that his room at the
Gilsey House was Is. At the Gil
sey they registered as j. Donald
and wife. Didn't go to Bridgeport
to buy an automobile. Didn't buy
an automobile in New York. OBJ
jections were sustained as to his
buying an automobile, why he sold
il and anything connected with the
machine.
Witness said that he and plain
tiff went to the Grand Hotel Tues
day night; occupied room 4, having
registered as 'E. c. Emmette and
wife Couldn't call to Imind that
he got telegram from Union City,
while he was in New York, asking
him about his marriage. Didn't
while in New York, writ
ing to Dick Weaver, at Asheville,
and telling him that Lola had gone
on the stage.
A number of kilograms aud let
ters were read about what has al
ready been published, asking Ed
wards for money, while plaintiff !
was in different parts Of the coun-
try.
j. d. PORTER TEsTIFIEs.
Witness went to Coney Island on
4 Saturday evening, getting back
ibout one in the morning. Went
% bed with Edwards in the Hoff-
nan House. The phone in their
'oom rang the next morning about
sight or nine o'clock and witness
answered it, and then informed de-
endant that Lola wished to talk
With him. Saw Lola first with de-
enda41t in New York at foot of
# elevator. Met Madeline Wise at
he Hoffman, to whom he was intro
luced by Lola, whom the plaintiff
aid had come on with her from
and who would assist
Ter in getting on the stage. They !
II had breakfast together at the '
fifth Avenue Hotel. Took dinner {
he next day at the Planters Hotel.
.ola stated to witness that she had
ecured position with Ben Hur |
company, but she would not take !
/, as she did not wish to put the
efendant to the expense of sup i
orting her during the several t
'eeks she would be compelled tol I
ehearse. Ia
Thursday morning witness went t
18th Edwards to the Grand Hotel t
} see Lola off. He learned from e
ae defendant that the girl had Sc
1red situation. This was OBJ f
,cted to and overruled. Found b
ola and her companion, Madeline 0
Use, on the second hoor, where L
: was introduced tc the latter. o
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-08-03

81 EDWARDS TESTIMONY - CONTINUED
In answer to question by plain.
titf's attorney, Judge Moore, witness
stated that after Miss Walker had
Eotten sick from the effects of that
lwhich she drank, that Roy Martin
assisted him in putting her into the
tallyho. Stated that in his talk to
plaintiff over the phone, IN which
way he got acquainted with her,
that the plaintiff said, "You look
good to me-" Ed W ards replied,
''You are right pert little girl. ("
This was before they had seen each
l4other.
Witness remembered that in his
talk over the phone with the plain
Ntiff that he made arrangements with
1.-THE plaintiff to 60 driving. Stated
that at Kenilworth Inn, when sey-
eral Of the party we're showing off
their terpsic horea n accomplish
sents, that he did not dance, say
ing that II wasn't doing that kind
pf dancing"
Witness said that he didn't Sc
duce the plaintiff the night he went
n with her in a coupe to the Battery
Park Hotel, nor did he try to do so.
Didn't say that he never hugged
and kissed her. Said nothing on
this trip to the plaintiff about low
ing her, and not word did he say
to b err about marriage. He did
nothing to arouse b er passions.
While he was in Asheville he said
nothing to her in the way of loving
words to win her confidence.
The only time he called on Lola
At her house was ia company with
A ID. Porter. On this visit Lola
asked him to accompany her to
more secluded place, and he went
around the portico with her and
took a seat in a hammock. Was
with her there about fifteen or
twenty minutes. The plaintiff made
all appointment with him on this
occasion to meet him at Weaver's
barn. called livery stable in this
country, She suggested the meet
ing at the barn so that arrange
ments could be made with Weaver
10 assist her in her contemplated
trip to New York to 60 on the stage.
He didn't tell Mrs. Cullen t h I
night that Lola was to follow him
Is New York. Didn't know that
Mrs. Cullen knew of Lola's inten-
tion to 60 to New York.
Ii was on the drive to Sunset
Mountain, when Lola was handling
THE reins, that he first made i'm
proper proposals to the plaintiff,
which were repulsed. Judge Moore's
question to the witness that it was
s'Just a cold-blooded proposition, :
VAS objected TO BY Judge Swiggart
and sustained. Witness h la d in
induIged in little osculatory exer-
tises with plaintiff before making
Improper proposals.
While they were in the coupe Lola
asked him to feel the muscles of her
legs, which had been formed byll
dancing exercises. Had his hand
on plaintiff s leg to which she made
no objections.
III New York, in August, 1905 the !
time Lola met him there, witness
stopped at the Hoffman House, also I
at the Waldorf Astoria; went to {
fhe Waldorf Astoria because he
could not secure rooms at the Hoff-
r1ar Denied that a friend of his,
~ho was in New York at the time,
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-08-03


while the witness left that evening
tor his fathers, at Springfield.
EVIDENCE RULED OUT.
Thursday morning dispositions
regarding the character of ances,
ters and relatives were offered, but
plaintiff objected, and after consid.
cradle debate, were ruled incompe.
tent.
The case has reached a stage
which is already nau eating to
many of our readers. A deposition,
however, which treats of the sub
strata or easy" life, was that of
Miss Barrel, one of Miss Walkers
companions en- route with the ''Mr.
Jolly of Toilette Co." The lawyers
wrangled over admitting the evil
dence relative to Miss Walkers ac-
tions subsequent to her escapade
with Edwards, but the Judge de-
cided that it should be submitted
to the jury. This evidence shows
that Miss Walker kept bad COM
pany while travelling with the show,
and with that we decline to further
disgrace our columns.
BIRTH OF PLAINTIFF.
DR.. Geo. Blythe, of Beardstown,
Ill, stated in a deposition that he
knew Rose Overton, mother OF the
plaintiff; that he had been a prac-
titioner IN Beardstown twenty.four
years. He waited on her when she
gave birth to child, Oct. 10, 1904.
Objection to this question was sus-
tanned. The sex of the child was
female. Objection overruled.
John Haywood's deposition was
next introduced. Was resident of
Beardstown and a liveryman. Knew
the father of Mrs. Walker and Mrs.
Cullen. Well acquainted with Mrs.
Walker, mother of plaintiff, bu
was not very we'll acquainted with
Mesdames Cullen and Bauer. 1t had
been fifteen years since they lived
in Beardstown.
Grigg Harris, of Beardstown, is
a farmer, 81 years of age. Knew
the father Of Mrs. Cullen, Mrs.
Bauer and Mrs. Walker. sisters.
Knew th e ir mother forty years.
Mrs. Overton worked with his wife
"a years ago. Couldn't recall that
Rose, plaintiffs mother, gave birth
to an iIlegitimate child.
Thomas Doyle, aged 90, police
nan of Beardstown, knew Mrs.
Walker and her sisters, but didn't
know Lola. Witness said didn't
know when Lola was born, but
hat she was not born in wedlock.
ABOUT THE JURY.
The following is the complexion
# the jury in the Edwards
ase: A. L. Mcdaniel, Democrat
as are all the jurymen), Methodist, ;
ge %, merchant; Ed Turnage, 80. !
nil man, Methodist; T. n. Cloar,
z, Baptist, farmer. The following
re also farmers: r. e. Isbell, IS,
'aptist J. II. Calls, As, Baptist; !
J. B. Corlew, 43, Methodist; r. M. s
fcDaniel, 50, Cumberland Presby-
erian; c. e. Reedy, "a, Cumber-
and Presbyterian; ]. r. Vaught, t
3, Cumberland Presbyterian; ]. A. c
alhoun, As, Cumberland Presby-
srian; W. w. Williams, Is, Meth b
dist; ]. A. Mcbride, 3S, Christian; f
uy Walker, Deputy Sheriff and I
ficer of the jury, Christian; B. B. j
aldwell, officer of jury, 3S, Cum t
erland Presbyterian.
Agnes Dasmann. of New York, r.
ave testimony as follows in a dep. t,
sition: She first met Lola Walker, Fl
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Phone 223

was sustained as to the character
of the Columbus Annex previous to
1908, 1t was objected to and sus-
tanned that she said to Flynn that
if she didn't win out in this suit
she would kill the man in Tennes-
see, and that it would be another
Nan Patterson case.
The following testimony of Chas.
Bohe, special policeman and lith-
ographer, was admitted as evidence
which should be presented to the
jury. Knew the reputation of the
houses run in Chicago BY George
Bauer, which was bad. The Colum-
bus FL OF ell Annex, 1876 Wabash
avenue, was little higher priced
than the Custom House Place. This
was also patronized by hop hends,
thieves, pickpockets d prosti-
tutes. There was saloon in front,
dance hall in the rear and rooms
above where men and women en-
ioyed each others society.
Several gentlemen from Martin,
Tenn, were then put on the stand
to prove the character and reputa-
tion of Roy Martin, one Of the de-
fendant's chief witnesses, who was
along on t he memorable tallyho
ride at Asheville, N c., in August,
1908, the beginning of all the trou-
BILE. The witnesses were Hon. G.
E. Bowden, Esq, j. M Ridgeway,
j. w. Rankin, attorney, and c. ID.
White, all of whom gave Martin a
good character and their word for
it that he was entitled to full faith
and credit in any court of justice.
A number of questions we're asked
in the cross-examinations as to Mr..
Martin leading fast lite when on
trip to Asheville and other places,
Of which the reputable witnesses
were ignorant.
Then was introduced one of the
strongest depositions of the de-
tense, and not near all OF the ques-
lions had been propounded when
The reporter was compelled to leave
70 get off what evidence had already
been secured. The deposition was
hat of Mrs. Ellen Melvin, of Chi
ago, and it is understood that the
attorneys for the plaintiff nave sew
'ral depositions in regard to the
haracter of this star witness.
Mrs. Melvin admitted to 43 years
# age. When Mrs. Cullen, aunt
# the plaintiff, who brought the
uit, was six years of age, moved
ear her in Beardstown, I'll. Wit
ess was called to bedside of Lola's
lother, when the latter was three
'eeks OF age, and knew Lola until
he was year old, when the mother
loved to Peoria, Ill. After that
be saw Lola for several years,
hen she would visit Beardstown
18th her mother.
Witness moved to Chicago, and
; the years moved on Lola again
lme into the lite of the witness as
e r dining.room girl in Chicago
avn, Chicago. After that she was
sr kitchen maid.
Witness had known George and
nnie Bauer for years. George con-
icted a chop suey house at 1881
ate street, in connection with
Iwdy house. In 1902 Bauer was
oprietor of the Columb bus Annex,
e same kind of a house. Witness
aimed to have heard Mrs. Bauer
fer to these places of business as
cir gold mines.
Witness has known Mrs. Rose
alker, mother of Lola, thirty-two
ars, at Beardstown. Saw her
rec weeks before Lola was born.
70. Walker went to Peoria and
lrried William Walker, and then
wed to Louisville, KY. Witness
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-08-03

| sAANo anu sing ihS IN ohiilS ina
Won't Come Off,"
Witness never saw the Colone
place twenty-five dollars On I h {
dresser or elsewhere, which Lola
refused, but which was picked uE
by Miss " Use. Witness went in a
hack with the others to the Twenty
third street ferry to see the women
off for Springfield, ILL.,, where they
were going to join the dramatic
company. Lola asked witness j
he wasn't going to kiss her good.
bye, and he jestingly replied that
his mouth wouldn't permit him to
kiss chorus girls, but compromised
by granting her request.
Lola never stated to witness that
she came to New York to marry
Colonel Edwards; she came to go
on the stage, was the only expla-
nation he heard as her reason for
coming to New York. Never saw
the other woman after that dinner
with her. After dinner both the
women drank glass of sweet wine.
Witness and defendant remained in
New York several days after the
departure of the women and then
went on to Chicago.
THE LETTERg.
A number of letters which have
figured once or twice already in the
trial we're introduced One letter
from the plaintiff to the defendant
contained news spaper clip
ping FIR m an Asheville paper,
which spoke of Miss Walker return
ing in triumph from her trip with
the theatrical company, and was
dated Asheville, Jan. 20, 1904. Sew
eral letters were identified by wit
ness as being ones addressed to him
for the defendant from the plaintiff.
At the instance of defendent wit
ness had gone to st. Louis to see
the plaintiff and give her hundred
dollars sent her by defendent. Met
her at Barr's corner, Sixth and Oh
i've, and she asked, Where is cay
friend?" and was told that he had
come in his stead. She had had
but witness had not, and
she accompanied him to a restau-
rant, where they talked while he
ate. He told her that he had come |
to see what she wanted and intend
ed to do. She told him that one of
her relatives wanted to come to Un-
ion City and raise sand, but she
didn't want to put the Colonel to
any trouble, but that she wanted
money to get to Kansas City to join
a dramatic company. Then he
gave her the hundred dollars. Af-
ter that he had sent her twenty-five
dollars one time and forty at an
other for Colonel Edwards, the cor
Of the two being
witness.
While Mrs. Cullen was here, wit
less and defendent went to Nash
lille. He learned over the long
distance phone that Lola had left
Asheville and was on her way to
Union City. They met Lola on de- ;
,ot platform. Asked where she
vas going, and she replied ITO
Union City" They went with her
nto her coach, and persuaded her
o get out and remain over until |
he two-thirty train in the after
oon. Didn't know that the girl
elegraphed her aunt. They went I
. the Maxwell, where Lola answer G
d long distanced phone call. (
Witness had never heard the de- @
.ndant tell plaintiff that he owned {
alf of Obion County and that half b
the people we're his tenants.
'idn't know that Colonel Edwards &
ffered her Ave thousand dollars to o
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DIR. j. 3. HARRIS SON'S SARSAPARILLA
Mailing 223

the plaintiff, at the Odeon Theatre
st. Louis. She was in the scenic
production, Louisiana, at ST
Louis during the Worlds Fair with
Lola. Stated that Lola had told
her that she had long wanted to &C
on the stage, and that she showed
her newspaper clippings about her
running away from Asheville to gc
on the stage. Stated that plaintiff
was clever girl and fine dancer.
Question as to having been mar
ried overruled. Said that plaintiff
told her that at Los Angeles she
had met a man of fine family named
Kenneth V. Bruce, and that they
mere married. At Omaha, Neb.,
Lola had picture upon stand in
her room on which was written
"From Kenneth to baby" The pic
ture was that of a good looking
man. Said that she didn't remem-
ber of Lola mentioning Colonel Ed
wards, but that she had stated to
her that S h had a Union City
sweetheart who was easy, and that
when she wanted money all she had
to do was to ''touch the wire" In
ST. Louis witness met a man who
was introduced to her s Lola's
stepfather. At Omaha she and Lola
met young men on the street who
began to get "fresh' with them and
they ran away to their dressing
rooms.
Objection was made to the read
ing of the deposition of Thomas
Flynn, and the jury was sent from
the 70 m. After lengthy and
heated argument by the counsel on
both sides, it was decided by Judge
that the jury hear the evil
dence.
Flynn stated that he had been a
policeman, of Chicago sixteen
years. Said Geo Bauer, uncle by
marriage of the plaintiff, run hous-
as at 64 Custom House Place, and
another place at 1916 Wabash Ave,
known as the Columbus Hotel An
lex. The latter place had saloon
n front and a dance-hall in the
ear where twenty or thirty girls
ianced. Geo. Bauer is the husband |
If Mrs. Annie Bauer. aunt of the
plaintiff.
The attorneys argued loud and
ong as to the admittance OF testi-
nony to the jury showing that Miss
Walker had been visitor to this
'lace, and Judge Maiden decided
hat such evidence was admissible.
The wearer of the star stated
hat 164 Custom House Place, con-
ucted by Geo. Bauer, uncle by mar
iage of the plaintiff, was bad; that
was only frequented by we'll
nown thieves, hop fiends, pick
ockets and prostitutes.
Mrs. Anne Bauer, aunt of the
came out to Sans Souci
ark, where Flynn was working
having lost his job on the force),
nd asked him to say nothing about
hat he knew of Bauer's places,
.lling him that he had better have
lie friendship of one Chicago man
ian another away down South
HON he might never see, and that !
lie would see he was paid for all :
s time lost and other expenses.
There was good deal OF other 7
stimony, some of which was de- :
ared could not go before the jury. :
Philip Bailey and Edward Gill !
,oley were arrested on the sixth =
,or of Bruer's place, 164 Custom
Duse Place, for running a hop '
int. RBoth we're afterwards sent >
the pen for criminal offenses. =
Objections we're sustained as to y
putation of Bauer's place and as .
the character of visitors which u
that resort. Objection
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-08-03

not come to Union City, or not to
bring suit.
Lola remained in Nashville till
2.15 that evening when she board
ed an N. c. train for Union City,
while the witness left that evening
tor his fathers, at Springfield.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-17
Bronze Statue of General Lafayette Is
 Not Yet In Place.

Washington, February 16-The atten- ton of Secretary Root has been called to the delay in completing the bronze statue of General Lafayette in Paris, for which a large sum of money was raised in this country to take the place of the plaster cast placed on the pedestal during the Paris exposition of 1900. It is understood Secretary Root has started an investigation.
 The Daughters of the American Revolu- ton are interesting themselves in the mat ter. M. A. Winter. commanding the Min ute Men" organization in this city, has written Secretary Root that while in Paris last summer, he was informed that both French and Americans there were under the impression that the plas- ter model would be replaced by the bronze statue within very few weeks. and that when he called the attention of the state department to the matter records were produced which he says seemingly proved that the bronze statue had in reality been placed where 1t belonged and had been formally accepted by the French gov- ernment. Investigation shows that the plaster statue is still in place.