Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-23
VERDICT FOR $4,000
SUIT AT MARLBORO FOR ALIEN
ALTON OF AFFECTION.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO. Md.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO. Md.
-, October %. 1901;
Interest to an unusual extent was man.
Tested in a hearing which occupied most
of the time Of the circuit court here since
last Wednesday. and which was settled
by a Jury last night, a verdict OF $lO'OoO
being rendered in favor Of Mrs. Eliza
beth v. Taylor Of Bradley Beach, N. j..
AGAINST Mrs. F1oried n. Killers Of Contee,
this county. The suit was filed against
Mrs. Killers for alleged alienation of at
lection and criminal conversation. and the
verdict was returned after both sides had
engaged In q hard-fought legal battle.
Attorneys George p. Hoover Of Wash
ington and T. Van Ciagett Of Marlboro
appeared in behalf Of Mrs Taylor. the
defendant being represented by Attorneys
r. Snowden Fiji OF Marlboro and. Marion
Duckett and T. Howard Duckett OF HS-
attsyills. . 80 Tx. >s=S'1
Counsel for the plaintiff. who is the
wire Of Albert A. Taylor. set out in their
claimsethat Taylor. who was q prominent
contractor at Bradley Beach. proceeded.
to Contee, village between Hyattsville,
and Laurel. and engaged in business with
Mrs Killers and her husband, Mrs. Hill
lers afterward entering into partnership
With Taylor in the sand and gravel busl-
ness. the firm being known as the Contee
Sand and Gravel Company. Taylor had
msney and Mrs. Killers owned the prop
erty at Contee. 1t was set forth by the
plaintiff during the trial that Mrs. Tay-
lor proceeded to Contee In November last,
having postponed visit during the sum
mer because her husband wrote her that
the climate was too hot for her, being
100 degrees In the shade
+ And it would have been hot for her"
Attorney Hoover argued to the Jury. had
she gone there. '..l:i
Advised to Remain Away. ~
The attorney quoted from letters writ
ten by Taylor to his wife. advising her, TO
remain at Bradley Beach. to enjoy the salt
air from the Atlantic Mrs. Taylor. 1t was
shown, did not remain at Contee more
than two weeks. srealizing she was not
wanted there. She went to Washington
and spent several weeks at the boarding
house Of Mrs. Koontz, and while there. Il
was contehded, her husband called two
or three times. On ono Of his visits to-
her, 1t was stated by q witness, the wife
wanted to kiss him. but he drew [his head
away. =: j. |! ::
"Mr. Taylor was a kind and loving
HUSBAND Until ne CdIuS To- QAaI
Mrs. Mary Leonard. a resident OF Brad
ley Beach. said. after It had been shown
that Taylor and his wife were married
in 1877 and that their sons. George: and
Harry. are Twenty-Five and twenty-seven
George Taylor told the court, and Jury
that when he paid the third visit to his
father he was told that he had vera out.
his welcome with Mrs. Killers and was
advised not to return. An important and
49, 80 trfo 20 DEoSxr-
nond b. Killers. stepson of Mrs. Killers.
His testimony included statement his
stepmotiier was alleged to have made TO
him. The statement was:
Il have the incest old man in the world:
and he has loads Of money. If your
father does not play the part Of fool
and get Jealous, I'll get some Of the
money" =
Matter Of Adoption. Isl
An effort was made to show that Tay-
lo- had drawn up papers for the purpose
Of adopting Mrs. Killers. having said to a
friend that such an adoption would cause
less talk about them. and although 1T was
in testimony that Mrs. Killers had re-
ferred to her business associate as Dear
papa" and Dear old man. there was not
the legal sanction to the adoption papers:
vt was claimed. Mary Briggs. a colored
how she had run from the Killers home
one night about IL o'clock all the way to
her house at Muirkirk. On that OCCASION
the witnes, explained, Mr.. Killers pur-
sued Taylor and Mrs. Killers from the
house. discharging his pistol to Brighten
them. Killers returned to the house with
his wife, made her drop to her knees and
say her prayers. and said he was going
to shoot her Il
II was scared half to death?" Mary
Briggs told the court and jury land when
things got quiet l ran home"
Mrs. Killers and Mr.. Taylor went upon
the witness stand and made statements
to refute the charge that the former had
alienated the affections o. the latter
Other witnesses were examined for the
defendant 1t was stated to the court
that Mr.. Killers had gone to Panama and
that he had not been corresponding with
his wife. The sympathy Of the spec
tators. 1t is stated. was with the plaintiff.
and the size OF the verdict was not sur
prising. 1t is likely that counsel for Mrs
Killers will move that the verdict be set
aside.
$5,OOO,OOO for Girls.