The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-07-13
MISS WALKER ON.
STAND IN own
BEHALF
TELLS or HER ALLEGED BETRY.
AL BY MAN SHE is NOW
SUING FOR $4,000
ACC lMpANIED BY TEARS
Fair Plaintiff . in Sensational Union
City Breach Of Promise Suit Says
Col. Edwards Was Her First
Love.

Love.
Union City, July II. Miss Lola
Walker. plaintiff in Inc s5ooaN dam
age SUR against Col y A. Edwards.
OF This city. was on The Witness stand
all day, at both sessions of coart anil
told very dramatic story Of her All
legged betrayal by the man she u
sning Under the guidance Of her
counsel she narrated the details Of her
connection with Col Edwards AIT Asha-
Vile, NJ C and later In New yarlr
city, where she claims she nnt him
by appointment and registered at 4
hotel with him as man and wife Sew
eral times she seemed to be on the
Dont Of breaking dowa. and once 9e
twice gave way TO her tears, which
flowed in coplouH streams down her
pretty cheeks She was arraycd IA
q neat suit Of white, with white hat.
and was the center Of al eyes 10 Ihe
courtroom, which was crowded t the
doors. many standing
Her Early Life.
The witness told at her living N
Chicago with her aunt. Mrs. Annie
Baur. described her residence ana tha
immediate port On of that part 81 the
city, peopled BY some of the best peo
pie in the Windy City She told Of
the church and Sabbath scho she
had attended for nine years and was
shown a picture Of her amnt's home
which she identified She went 10
FL Paso Tex. 70 see her grandmothef
Mrs Abby Oyerton. where her moth
| ar, Mrs. Walker and Mrs. Overtnn
conducted a cafe. the plaintiff keeping
books for the firm She went 70 New
Orleans to Mardi Gras with her aunt.
| Mrs, cullin, and then with her to
| Asheville N. G. where Mrs. CnIlin
| conducted a beard ng house There
she met Col. D. A. Edwards. in An
gust i903, being introduced to him
| by Dick Weaver, a lyeryman. after
| her aunt had given permission for
Weaver to bring Col Edwards to the
on G. She told Of drive to Willow
Springs and dinner afterward at Bat
terry Park Hotel The witness said
that she went on a tally-ho ride with
her aunt, Mrs. Cnllin Dick Weaver.
Edith Fyles. Roy Martin, Mrs. Neff.
Mr. Howard and Col. Edwards Same.
thing got the matter with one Of the
horses. and most Of them got out of
the tally -ho. Col Edwards insisted
that she drink some port wine, tell
ing her she claimed. that IT was
She drank some Of Il. and lest her
senses Edwards apologized gracious
| ly, telling her that he was very sorry
indeed, but that the boys had IN.
tended to play joke on him. and
unfortunately it had fallen on the
girl. They accepted The apology. The
men also had beer ON the ride bu.
she did not know II until after they
were on the road.
Her First Lover.
When witness was asked IL she bad
ever had a lover before Col Edwards
propo, ed to her she replied that She
never had, and broke down and cried
/ Edwards told her that he would be the
happiest man in the worid If she
would become his wife aud she m.
formed the counsel, with tears in her
eyes that she was then the happiest
woman in the world.
Miss Walker continued her testi.
mony this afternoon. She stated that
she went in a closed hack with Ell
wards ont past Baltimore Her aunt
objected 10 her going but as she wss
engaged to Col Edwards. she went
against her wishes She drank wine
! with Edwards II did no; AFFECT nor
as did that she drank on the tally 20.
Then she told Of the importlnities u
the plaintiff. saying that they would
soon be married. and sfe broke doan
and wept as she told II her nTin
Defendant Was afraid her aunt would
not permit the marriage ss she had
not liked him since plaintiff a.,
drunk the wine on the taily-ho ride.
He'll would go to New York and she
could follow She followed Edwards
day or two after he left. being assist
Cd in her elopement hy Dick Weaver.
She went 10 the Hoffman House. as
ordered from which place they wea'
to the Grand Hotel, where they reg.s-
tered as E. G. Emmett aud wife. Whea
pressed 70 make her his wife. he Crn-
fessed that he vas married nisn
There was a scene and she ordered
him aEav. She got an enzsgen'ert T
with a dramatic company and played
ont to san Fra1Cisoo where she vas
taken 80 on the stage. carried 20 2
hotel. where she gave premature birih
to a child Edwards had seat h..