The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-07-13

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wishes, and that while she had al.
ways been obedIeut, that her love
for the defendant influenced her to
disregard her aunt's wishes in the
matter. Edwards failed to meet
her in New York, but she took his
advice, and went to the Hoffman
House where she registered as j. G.
Donald. Plaintiff never showed up
at the hotel until early in the morn
l ing, that is to her room, when he
called her up from his room and
stated that he was glad that she
had come, and asked all about her
trip. He dressed and came to her
room. She wanted to know when
they were to be married, and he
said that he had a lot of business
to attend to, and after that the
matter would be attended to. They
got in a cab and went to the Grand
Hotel where they registered as Z.
c. Emmett and wife, and shared
! t hi same room. Next morning
asked when the marriage would
take place, and the reply was in the
afternoon. In the afternoon, Ed
wards appeared worried, and sat
twirling his thumbs around each
other, and she inquired what was
the matter. He replied that he had
acted very shamefully, that he could
not marry her, as he was already a
married man, and censured himself
severely, and hoped that God would
forgive him. She then called him
a coward and a cur, and ordered
him from her presence.
He left, coming back a half hour
later, and found her lying across
the bed weeping. He then proposed
to keep her in New York, and sup
port her handsomely, but S h e
scorned being the mistress of any
man. The plaintiff then secured
position with Manager Curry, of
the "Mr. Joe of Joliet Co" at SIS
a week. While packing her trunk,
Mr.. Edwards came and asked what
she intended doing and wished to
have her remain in New York. He
left twenty-five dollars on the dress
err, which she at first refused to
take, but did so, at the solicitation
of one of the female members of the
company. Played over good por-
ton of the country, her people not
knowing her whereabouts. The
manager of the company insulted
her in San Francisco, and she left,
getting an engagement with the
Fisher Stock Company. Was doing
kicking d acrobatic dancing,
when she was taken suddenly i'll
upon the stage, the curtain was
rung down, and she was taken to
the Frledland Hotel, where DR.. Sex
ton was summoned, and thought
she would die. She gave premature
birth to child. Since then her
health has been broken. Edwards |
had sent her money at different
times, twenty-five at one time, sew
at another Mrs. Cullen
to Los Angeles to see her, and |
she then went with her aunt to st.
Louis, where Mrs. Cullen conducted
a large rooming house during the
Worlds Fair. Worked in several
St. Louis companies, doing light
acrobatic dancing. Edwards sent
her one hundred dollars at one time
while she was in St. Louis. Also
sent her twenty.6 FIVE one time and
forty another while she was with
her aunt in Chicago. Her stage
name was Lola Montez. In No
vember Of that year, 1904, she
learned for the first time that the
defendant was not married when
he claimed he was.
Witness met a woman on the fer
~ boat at New York, which will
figure In the case, but that part of
The testimony was excluded until
tomorrow, but enough cropped out
that the woman took a cab and
showed Miss Walker to the hotel,
sat awhile in the parlor with her.
hoped that she would have n o
trouble in finding her friends she
was looking for; also came around
- the following z On was in
reduced to the sS q M had |
Inner with IN y y ssv rs,sI !.
Walker ( an % y. sss si : !
rhary thu rIfI ss4ss. s Sst I
VT " 1alkd. Ten dollars I
mo I'd Of fortune me. :