The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-24

been vacated, and he returned there
after supper. That night Kirkpatrick
came to the Welland hotel. He OBJ
served the names of DR.. Warner and
Miss Tilford on the register both SEEM
ingly assigned to one room. 1t is
charged that he hustled forth and
spread the story, not only by word OF
mouth, but by a lavish distribution of
the photograph of the hotel register
page. A copy of this photograph is
shown in the petition filed today
which. with the explanation and OBJ
vious conditions does not look bad for
the plantiff in the case.
The occasion of the visit to the
Canadian city. Dr. Warner and MISS
Tflford. as well as Kirkpatrick ana
many others attending in August, 1906.
was a meeting of the National Fra
ternal congress, composed of fraternal
societies of the United States ana
Canada DR.. Warner went as dele
gate from the Knights and Ladies OF
Security, and Miss TiIford as the rep
resentative of another lodge. She was
placed in charge of DR.. Warner by her
parents.
Both the hotels at which the plaintiff
registered are supposed to be respecta-
BILE hostelries and this fact is set forth
by the plaintiff proof that the as
signment of rooms at the Welland hotel
was an error on the face of 1t, as no
respectable hotel would Intentionally
assign a man and women, who, by the
admission of their own signatures We're
not man and wife, to the same room
Miss Tilford states further in her pc
tition that for a long time prior to the
election of officers in the order o.
Knights and Ladies of Security, hlrk-
patrick had held a deep animos1ty Tow
ard DR. Warner and desired his remoN-
al from office That she did not know
Kirkpatrick, except as passing ac-
quaintance, and that he had no reason
or excuse for injuring her except as
blow to DR.. Warner.
FT1.IE a[
street, and her home has been IN TO
peka for many years. In the opening
of the petition, she cites that up TO the
time of the defamatory utteranceS anu
publications of the defendant, Kirkpat-
rick, she enjoyed a good reputation ana
the confidence of numerous friends,
that she held several positions OF trust
in fraternities, and societies, and was
considered and known as reputaple
woman in every respect. This reputa-
ton, she says has been shattered by
the false and defamatory actlons OF
Kirkpatrick. Wherefore she prays 1ot
Judgment of $4,000 damages against
him
Her attorneys are John f. Switzer
and Waters & Waters.
Kirkpatrick Is Silent.
Just before noon today, State Jour-
nal reporter called upon the de1endant'
kirkpatrick, in his once at the 9eIu
Have YOU been notified that you were
the defendant in a $4,000 damage sull!
was the bald-faced opening by the re-
porter. +,,o
calm answer.
HAD you any information that such
suit was pending?
"I had not
The High -Mogul of the K. and l. OF
S. did not turn a hair. or even ask the
rame of the plaintiff, so the reporter
united II without asking permission.
TT is in regard to that Montreal hotel
register" was added.
a reasonable wait brought nothing
but silence and the reporter continued
she rather one-sided conversation:
s.IVi1i Won make a statement in regard
TO the merits of the case?'
~ have nothing to say was the po-
lite but positive answer
ssThank YOU very. very much, sald
the reporter. and hastily adjourned.