Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-03-15
VERDICT FOR THE. PLAINTIFF.
MRS. JEFFERS is GIVEN $3.4S
DAMAGES IN SUIT.
This Amount COmpenSates Her For The
Loss Of Col. Oswald Tilghman
And His Affections
A Crowded
House.
PROCEEDS FOR BENEFIT OF
LOCAL Y. M. C. A.

nC ttlOAh AtAAA hAn "a AAOA AAN NAAthA
Of Mrs. Anna Burton Jeffers, State
Librarian, that Col. Oswald Thigh
man, Secretary of State, had trifled
with her affections, was carried .out
last night before a large audience in
the Colonial Theatre and a highly i'm
telligent jury awarded the plaintiff
SO. as damages, that being the sum at
which the loss of Col. Tilghman was
valued. BY the terms of the verdict,
however, 50 went to the jury and
the balance to the Judge.
The entertainment was for the BEN
eft OF the local Young Mems Chris
tian Association and was clean and
wholesome, as well as being full of
solid fun. Col. a. V. Newton, of
Worcester, Mass, professional humor-
list, who managed the affair, was
master of mock heroics and pathos
and the local assistants without eXcep-
tion entered into the spirit of the affair
and carried out their parts with great
credit.
Hon. j. Writ Randall took the part
of Judge with great dignity and de-
livered his charge in a manner which
certainly earned for him the cognomen
of the Terrible Judge. lie laid great
stress on the fact that he was impair
tial in his remarks, but still led the
Jury to feel that il would be better
for them TO render verdict which
would be vindication of weak and
trustful femininity against man, the
gay deceiver.
Mrs. Jeffers, the plaintiff, was de-
lightful in her part and her portugal of
her wrongs moved the court, the jury
and the audience to tears on several
occasions. Jerusha II. Perkins, by
which name she was known, was the
keeper of place, referred to variously
as a candidates home, hotel and hash
house in Annapolis, while niece
with a similar name differing only
in the middle name, which had the
same initial), lived in the same house
with her. Mrs. Perkins based her
claim against Col. Tilghman upon his
visits, generally near meal time, it
was explained, his amorous language
and certain epistles which were intro
duced in evidence.
II was explained on the part of the
defence that Col. Tilghman really paid
attentions To the niece, but because the
aunt persisted in considering those at
tcntions as paid to her, the plan Yas
adopted of calling upon the elder wo-
man every other night and remaining
so late that she retired early the next
evening, leaving the field, or drawing
room, to the niece. 1t was also ex.
planned that the letters were intercept
ed epistles to the younger woman.
Col. Tilghman, the heartbreaker,
|qpreserved his dignity and good humor
Notwithstanding the accusations of the
plaintiff and ier witnesses and the
- M ,Iaf
tiff's attorney. 1t was noticeable that
Governor Warfield, who occupied one
of the boxes with the members of his
family, particularly enjoyed the
thrusts at the member of his official
group.
Miss Achsah -. Robb, a witness
for the plaintiff, is deserving of spec
ial notice for the fine work she did in
her part. Itwas characterized by per-
feet naturalness and aptitude for the
comedy part that she took. Mr.. James
NJ. Munroe, counsel for the defence,
and Miss Elizabeth Il. Munford and
| Eugene w. Iglehart, witnesses for the
defence, deserve special mention.
James w. owens, witness for the plain
tiff, and DR.. Walton Hopkins, medical
witness called for the defendant, were
also good.
4 touch of Reality was given the
proceedings by the presence of Will
| lam n. Woodward, deputy clerk OF
| the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel
| county, who acted as clerk Sheriff
| Joshua Linthicum and George w
| SafIield, who, as crier, opened and
/ closed the court.
| The members of the jury were very
| well-known Annapolitans and the
Characterization of each as eminen
/ Americans was one of the hits of the
performance. They were: Mayoi
John dep. Douw, Messrs. Samuel
/ Jones, Frank A. Munroe, Henry b
| Myers, Judge William NJ. Abbott
Charles q. Feldmeyer, Shellman b
Brown, Harry J., Hopkins, George i
| Feldmeyer, William ii. Moss, Carol
). Alden and Lieut.. Frank d. Karns
i of the navy.
Credit is due TO the members of tn
entertainment committee of the Iouni
Mems Christian Association, who en-
gineered the scheme from this end
after engaging Col. Newton. The gen
tlemen who did the real work in tn
placing the trial before the publi
were Messrs. William +. Feldmeyer
Chairman; Joseph NJ. Armstrong
Harry j. Hopkins, e. 5. Alden, Win
/ con &. C,off and Dr. George Il. Field