The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-07
Young Woman Asks $25, 900 for
Alleged Damaging Stories.
SAYS HE SENT PICTURE
Showing Doctor and She We're
Assigned to Same Room.
Was at Meeting Of Fraternal
Congress in Montreal, Canada.

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ford in connection with DR.. H. A. War
ner, former medical adviser Of the fra
ternity, and their stay at Montreal
Canada, during the national fraternal
congress of 1906 was begun in the dis
| trict court today.
A photograph of the register of the
welland hotel at Montreal showing the
names of DR.. Warner and D. NJ. Til
| ford with the room "5s'' checked OPP
posite each will be an important fea-
ture in the evidence. This photograph
is identical with one circulated. it is
charged, by Mr.. Kirkpatrick in his
campaign to defeat DR.. Warner for re-
election at the national convention of
the Knights and Ladies at Philadel-
phia in 1908. It is alleged that Kirk
patrick dug the unfortunate incident UP
out of the dust in simple malice to-
Miss Dolly NJ Tilford is a member
of the Eastern Star and of the auxil-
larry Degree of Honor of the A. O.
u. w. and was sent to the National
Congress of Fraternities of the United
States and Canada as a delegate of the
United Societies of Kansas, which So
cieties number SO or more. Her ap-
parent assignment to the same room
with DR.. Warner at the Hotel Welland
is fully explained in her petition and
strong veri6cation is ready by wit
ness and dispositions from the propri-
etor of the hotel.
DR.. H. A, Warner has been the ply
stefan for the family of George M.
Tilford. father of Miss Dolly Tilford,
who lives at 119 East Tenth avenue,
for period of 16 years. According
to the explanation in the petition of
the plaintiff in this case, DR.. Warner
attended the national convention at
Montreal. Miss Tilford had wired to
the Windsor hotel for reservation of a
room, but arriving there was informed
that the room was occupied. DR.. War
ner found himself in like predica-
ment and volunteered to find a room
for her. They were sent by the Wind
sor proprietor to the Welland hotel
There, DIR. Warner, accompanied by
Miss Tilford, applied for rooms. He
was told by the clerk that there was
only one room vacant but to register
and as soon as room was vacant he
would assign them. The one room,
names. The photograph of the regis
ter shows that. Dr. Warner then sent
a porter for their baggage at the other
hotel. That was August II, 1906. in
the evening. The couple ate lunch at
the hotel. and during the repast tele-
phone call informed the doctor that
he could have rooms for both him and
Miss Tilford at the Windsor.
Photograph of Cash Book.
A photograph of the cash book at
the Welland hotel shows that DIR. War
ner paid but So cents and that 25 cents
of that, which was to pay the porter
getting the baggage. was refunded.
Both he and Miss Tflford returned to
the Windsor hotel, having gotten lunch |
at the Welland.
But Mr.. Kirkpatrick and his daugh- |
ter, whom the photograph of the reg
lister shows were registered and as |
of the Topeka people the next |
day, Sunday, August II, and imme- |
diately, it is alleged, started scandal |
in Knights and Ladies circles. They
never attempted to verify their suspi- |
cions, the plaintiff alleges, but went |
about their vicious work of running her |
reputation.
This action of Mr. Kirkpatrick is |
PRAYED and abandoned heart" Wit |
nesseS will be called to prove that |
said in his Office here: |
He would not be a candidate for re-
election as president unless he could |
secure the defeat of Warner as med |
ical director and that he would prove !
a photograph of the hotel register |
where Warner and Miss Tilford occu- |
pied the same room where there was |
but one bed" Photographs were Sc !
cured and two years later circulated |
the members of the knights |
and Ladies before they voted for a |
philadelphia. 1t is alleged 1000 of
these were sent through the United
States mail and that on the train to
the national convention the uppermost
topic throughout the cars was the re-
lations of Candidate Warner and Miss
Tilford.
Other Women Jealous.
Miss Tilford, who is a daughter of a
Santa Fe engineer, is a graduate of
the Topeka high school and the Kan
sas university formerly belonged to a
large number of fraternitieS and So
cieties, but now holds membership in
the Eastern Star and Degree of Honor
only. She is the only single woman
who is a past matron of the Eastern
star in Topeka and explains that there |
is jealousy of her on that score which |
made her name susceptible to the |
scandal Her fair reputation and |
$4,000 worth and asks $4,000 ex-
damages besides.
A serious delay in the progress of the /
case occurred this morning when the |
first dismissal of man by the coun- |
sci for Miss Tilford. Judge Dana him |
self excused three members of the /
knights and Ladies of Security who /
Hiram Hulse and D. o. Orr, and ex-
cused two others. A special venire will |
be called.
This is the second special venire
called this term of court. A drawing /
was made promptly and the following
names drawn: Henry Schroeder, E. J.
Kinley, C. N Roney, Adam J. Waidlich,
R. ]. Buckner. Byron H. Davis, F. j.
Dietrich. c. w. Cowler, c. A. Nelson,
c. w. Myers. c. T. Hapgood. S. H.
Fred Ware, J. B. Morrison,
George McCowen, H. B. Kelley, H
Checksfield. Fred Roundtree. f. A.
Bailey, S. W. Lake.
A jury was secured and the trial of |
the case begun this afternoon. Attor- I
neys Waters & Waters, John Switzer
and ]. ]. Schenck are counsel for the
plaintiff, while the firm Of Ferry, Doran
& Magaw represent kirkpatrick.