The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-15
Chicago Grain Market.

at the Santa F'e depot and Rugged and
kissed her. At the home that night he
Rugged and kissed her again. She sale
he came to her room the second night
she was in Topeka and that while there
he plea ded-vith her to marry him. She
Consented Miss DafrympleS said she
worked in the grocery store for S6.25 A
week and made her home at the Green
residence.
Miss Dalrymple Sheds Tears.
when he came to my ROOM" the
witness testified, 'I asked him what he
meant by such conduct. He said, My
dear Sina, 1 want a private talk with
you, as you don't how glad am you
are with me. You are my own dear
girl and will do anything for YOU Do
you think you love your old uncle well
enough to- become his wife?' / told
him yes, as I did love him. Then he
kissed and kissed me and wanted me TO
kiss him. cried and he told me not
to do it, Here Miss Dalrymple cried
copiously. ..-- s.s,s
What did Mr.. Green say about the
wedding?"
He said he would marry me in
June when Bert went east, as he
wanted private wedding"
The witness told of a dinner at the
home, where Green is said to have
made the remark that the two chairs
at the head of the table were for him
self and his little girl She told of
going to the theater with him. Later,
she said Green grew cold and would
evade her. This, she claimed, con-
tinued until conditions became I'M
bearable and she returned to Chicago,
where she was Stunned and mistreated
by her former friends. At the depot,
she said, Green kissed her goodbye.
Just before the close of the direct
examination, attorneys for the plain
tiff introduced the only letter from
Iaf4 =, fo, IN,
the trial of the case. There were Bit
ter objections, but Judge Dana ruled
that the letter was good testimony. 1t
was written, it is claimed, in answer
to letter from Miss Dalrymple after
she reached Chicago The letter said
for; the plaintiff to tell her cousin all,
that he had played fair with her, but
as to marrying her or settling an an
nuity on her-never.
The Cross Examination.
Under cross examination by Judge
Hazen, the witness said Green had
probably a dozen relatives in the COM
munity in which she had lived and
that he visited among all of them and
did not pay any especial attention to
her in preference to others. She said
she didn't know how many letters she
had received from the defendant be-
fore she came to Topeka. On cross
examination she said she had taken
seven letters to Mrs. Morse, whiAp on
direct examination she placed the
number at four. All of these letters,
she said. have since been destroyed.
Didn't you come down here expect
ing to go to work in Mr.. Green's
store 2" asked Hazen-
Partly. I came here expecting to
later become his wife,
isn't it true that you went to work
in the store the day following your ar
rival in Topeka ~
Yes"
isn't it true that the marriage re-
lation upon which you stand was
made after you arrived in Topeka and
not before"
Eyes, SIR
up to this time there had been no
improper relations between yourself
and Mr.. Green, although he had Wis
tied you in your home and met you in
Chicago "
mo, SIR
Don't you know as a matter of fact
that Mr.. Green left home at Z O'Clock
the night you allege this contract was
made; and that he attended a council
meeting and did not return until mid
night or Whereabouts? n
mo. don't know it,
You can't be mistaken ."
I don't think I can