The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-19
GREEN CASE ENDS
Miss Dalrymple Plaintiff Gets
Verdict $500.
Speeches Made by Attorneys Not
Sensational.
M'KEEVER'S EFFORT.
Dwelt Upon Alleged Suffering
of Woman.
Jurors Appeared Affected by
His Address.

Inc jury IN the Dalrym ple-Green
breach of promise suit returned a
verdict for the plaintiff in the amount
of $500 at 1925 this afternoon. The
case was given to the jury at noon
today.
Miss Selma Dalrymple, the plaintiff,
brought suit against VIM. Green, ex-
mayor, a year ago for $4,000 Cor
breach of promise.
The Dalrymple-Green breach of prom
lse suit was given to the jury for con-
SHERATON at noon today, following the
closing argument of Ed McKeever for
the plaintiff. The attorneys were al
lowed two hours and 15 minutes in
which to discuss the evidence.
Owing to a discussion of certain
clauses in the courts instructions to the
jury, it was 9:35 before session conven-
ed. Both sides seemed pleased with the
final instructions. Ed McKeever made
Doth the opening and closing arguments
Tor The plaintiff, as Attorney w. J. Jones
had returned to Chicago.
In his opening statements McKeever
referred to Miss Dalrymple, the-plaintiff,
as an innocent country girl away IN in
Wisconsin, who had taught the country
schools and learned little of the rough
edges of the world, but waited patient
~ Tor the prince who would some day
come to offer his hand and fortune.
MeheeVer declared that his frail, inno-
cent and guileless client believed her
dream had come true when William
Green sent for her to come to Topeka
he insisted that the woman was led
to believe that she would be the defend
ants wife and would be made happy
ShOIIld h I,o i,11-x,
s1ng handsome judgment.
Judge Hazen, in talking for the de-
fendant, told the jury to go slow. He
warned them against the prejudices of
the SEX He told them not to be led
astray by petty sentiments, but to
weigh carefully what he considered the
preponderance of evidence in favor of
the defendant. Captain Waters closed
for the defendant-by pietufing to the
jury woman who invented a scheme
to force marriage with her rich and
respected uncle while she was visiting
in Topeka. He declared the woman
had laid plot to marry William
Green or to force a promise of mar
riage from him, but that she had fail
ed. He denied that Miss Dalrymple
could be an innocent child at the age
of SO years, after she had taught hun
dreds of children the right ways of
life and spent twenty years of her life
in public. He dwelt at length upon
Ln0 dDS0LCe O1 TIE I1uCn talked OIL
letters and said that the marriage con-
tract never existed except in the mind
of the woman who came from Chicago
to recover a judgment.
When Ed McKeever closed for the
plaintiff, he told of the woman's condf-
ton, her suffering, how she had been
wronged by the defendant, his family
and employees of the store. He said
tie little woman from Wisconsin had
been duped and that from the testi-
mony of William Green himself there
could be no denial OF an existing mar
riage contract. He pleaded with the
jurors to do what he said was their
duty. Several Of the jurors looked
solemn as he closed his speech and
several people in the audience claimed
that there were tears in the eyes IF
Juror Zimmerman as. he left the jury
box.