The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-06-10
Former Hinsdale. n. H., Woman
Is Annoyed.
DEFENDANT WILL AIR THE CASE
Petitioner Is s,enographer and
Daughter Of Mf, and Mrs. Warren
Hall OF Hinsdaie - Both Parties
Make Many Claims,

nl Aosiun, al acquaintance u hAi''N's
II years standing, and asks that the man
he restrained from interfering with her.
Nj, nall, who IL an attractive young va
man lril ilins,lalr a number al yeau aga
and "a, .pthi mach at abe time SINCE 10
Boston. Tho .ioi, II Mi.s Halls ae'
auainianot and disagreement with Nirs'
tisan !. told in the Boston blni'c Of lHes'
day Il, follows
Bertha :. N. Hall "a .tfnosmpher lly,,
ing at 100 Berkeley street. brought a iiil
m he superior orut yrsieniaN aeain.t
William 4 Nithrir0n, sati o. i've al w
West nlnahlnr siuuif, though li- maine
r. not ia che Boston directory asking lof
an Injunction a. restrain him from inter
.fciiue With hrr in ans way
Sic J. unmarried and hc is matri~l ana
IA family. She -a,s they heranc ace
0usiuicd ~ 1872 and be- paid attentions
ID hrr. She did not know De- wa married
bnt IS hen .hc did learn that lat -hc lcit
him Thi. was Ia August, ltn lmme'
datcIf .hr went 90 ChicHeo 20 I've,
she as.rrt- that her departure 50 Ia.
r,n.,d him thai De- lined detectives 90 ~.
certain her whorahnuts and Tor upward
81 "A year she WIS ppally annoyed and mo
lr.t,d by'delcriiyc-.
With a view Co avoid the detectives .hc
remained away until September. lV"''
wtrn She returned ia her native home AT
Iliu.i4lr y II 10 live with her mother
subsequently the defendant learned lha'
.he ws. there end she alleges Dc wrote
icr demanding ~ interview. -, qua h''
answer the leter
short, aii,rvald She moved 60 Boston
and obtained he position She now holl,
She went % h0apl u De home 81 VI. ana
Mn. Raw. iat Berkeley street
ON June ( ~ defendant called on =
friend II her. and said he WAS after her
innd intended 10 sec her whether she
would consent ur not. according 10 me
ALLEGATION. in the bill, On sunday last he
callcd at her home DO Berkeley street ana
she refused 20 see hun.
| lie talked with DR.. aud Mrs Ray ,hG
alleges. and told them that he intended
NJ interview her. REGARDLESS. ct whether
I .be consented and also made false state
ments to them about her.
! lie called there two or three times sun
! day. She claims. ON each occasion demand
| ing an interview with her. lie told the
/ ianitor and the elevator boy al the house
/ that he would interview her al no matter
/ what cost or effort to him. lie renamed
about the premises some time.
She alleges she spent Sunday evening at
4 police station for protection. The au-
! thorities told her they could take no cfin-
! inal action against him. She many
| brought the proceeding Tor am injunction
TO restrain him from botherng her.
/ On June O, she alleges. he waited Two
| hours for her to return home AZ tIlal
MONT he gave a letter addressed TO her
10 The elevator boy In the letter, she al
lepes he told her he would call at 2. IN.
YESTERDAY with a special officer and de-
mand an interview.
Miss Hall says she has worried greatly
over the matter, has been unable TO sieep
at night, has been more or less SICK ahd
unable to work regularly and satlsfae-
torly.
She alleges that the actions of the de,
PENDANT constitute severe, Intentional
and malicious interference with her right
of privacy and ii the threatened actions
continue she will have to leave Boston,
give up her employment and return TO the
| west. o
Wheaton Kittredge of kittredge
Dana counsel for the complainant,
brought the bill to the attention OF Judge
Fessenden in the equity session IN the al
ternoon and obtained an order OF notice
for the defendant to show cause why an
Injunction should not be issued. The or
der was made returnable today.
She wants the defendant restrained
from interfering with her personal Tree
dom or right of privacy; from IN any way
invading her personal right or privilege 10
be let alone: from interfering or III any
way attempting to interfere or corfesp3ilu
with her; from curtailing or limiting heI
lawful freedom OF action or, hperty anu
from making threats. -, VIZ,
II have never had any trouble with WI
liam A. Nickerson, and ! do not know
anv person by that name, said Miss Der
fla s. NJ. Hall, when a reporter saw her
at l26 Berkeley street last evening, where
she has a room in the apartments OF Dr.
= Fl Raw. Miss Hall declared that the
fling of any action against Nickerson at
her instigation was news to her.
Miss Hall is an attractive brunette ana
is about 81 years old Her home was form
erly in Hinsdale, n. H., where her parents
now reside. She came to Boston SOME
thing more than eight years ago,
81 endeayored to see Miss Hall on the
several occasions in order to discuss ad-
iustment of certain financial relations be-
tween MS" said William A. Nickerson last
evening. , .;4b
several years ago | was intrusted with
s2O0 Inv another person This money l tenl-
norariIy loaned Miss Hall, as she was IN
need Of money and we had been friends
for some time. H..
"She disappeared and at the same time
the $500, as well as valuable securities pc
longing to me disappeared. After tracing
her to several places ! located her III 1hi-
capo but she at once went to another
city. 4ho+ tho CO.
cnrties were hidden in house at 10 var,
month street, Boston, where she had
LODGED for a short time. Upon going there
and explaining the story search was
made and the papers were found under,
meath the flooring in the place designated
81 have never been able to recover the
money. and it was solely to discuss TINS
matter that | tried to see her several
times, once even calling at the house
where she now rooms on berkeiey s'iee''
with special officer. -,
"Sbe went to Chicago four. years age
next September. Sometime, afterward,
Communicated with the chief of police
there and also with the Boston police re,
aard;no the matter. and l was told that l
, eanId nronerly make a charge of larceny
aoa;nst Miss Hall. This / have not yet
done but l propose to now that she mas
, brought action against me-.
'The legal proceedings started by mel
, are welcomed by me. l engaged counGil
late this afternoon ana propose " al '"e
, case thoroughly :,
W;ll;am 4. Nickerson is a resident Of
Springfield, and is engaged in the building
business in that city. He said last evening
that he first became acquainted with MISS
Hall about eight years ago, and that fol
saveral wears they were good friends. MT
,, N;ckerson is temporarily lodging at ~.
West Newton street.
Mr.. Nickerson said that on one occasion
be had sent a money order for $25 to Mlsi
, ny nov ~ III loft Roston having re