The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-20
Selma Dalrymple Went Into Ec-
stacies Over Her Verdict.
Said That 1t Should Have Been
Ten Thousand Dollars.
GREEN WILL FIGHT.
Bitterly Disappointed, He Re-
fuses to Accept Defeat.
Says That Jury Was Governed
by Sentiment.

"Oh. goody, goody, knew we'd win,
I knew we'd win." exclaimed Miss
Selma Dalrymple in her room at the
Throop hotel day afternoon when
she was told that the jury had given
her a judgment against William Green,
ex-mayor, in the amount Of $500.
The Jury in the S25 900 breach of
promise suit had spent little more
than four hours considering the evil
dence and agreeing on a judgment.
Miss Dalrymple and her cousin, Mrs
Morse, were in their room reaolng
magazine when a visitor was an
nounced.
What news have you hau from the
Jury room?' the plaintiff in the ac-
ton was asked as soon as the caller
was seated.
Never a word. Juries are horrid
things, 1 think. Here we must return
to Chicago in an hour ami that jury
is most likely sitting up there taking
politics instead of bringing in YER
dict. Do you believe it Will pc nuns
1ury2 Really, do you believe II! You
know I lust can't see how they can de-
eide against me-" Then the "a pounds
of femininity from Wisconsin straight
ened UP in her chair and pouted. AL
this point the suspense was broken
and Miss Dalrymple received her nrst
news of the judgment.
The face that for six days has LOOKED
worn and haggard and pincneu
beamed under the first real smile tne
little woman had exhibited IN Iopekd'
After exclamations of JOY, she Volun-
teered a discussion of the case.
you don't know what all this mas
meant to me-" said Miss Dalrymple.
'.It meant 1 sold my little home that
father gave me back in Wisconsin TO
bring this action. Still. did not have
enough money and I borrowed $5OV
from a Chicago bank. l have spent
it all. I don't know what realiy
would have done if I hadn't won. It's
horrible to think about l put every
dollar I had into winning this case L
put my soul, my life into 1t and TOT
davs and nights I have scarcely slept
Miss DaIrymple said she was SatlS-
fed with the Judgment, but declared
that it really should have been larger:
sHTen thousand was none too much,
she declared, "for all that have sur
fered. s.--....
"People in Topeka were mighty good
to me- said Miss Dalrymple, "and the
nevsnap pers were very kind That judge
was Just simply lovely You know
when was on the witness stano'
sometimes was so worried ana Irlent-
ened that I didn't know what TO 90.
Then / would look over at the press
table and I thought I could see that
somehow everyone of the boys was for
me"
Mr.. Green Disappointed.
William Green, the ex-mayor. was
not so happy when the news OF the
Judgment was telephoned to his store
'I don't want to pass comments on
the action of the court and jury, said
NTr Green. "but must say that I am
sorelv disappointed. OF course, was
probably prejudiced, but 1 really ex-
pected a verdict in my favor on the
first ballot When the jury was out so
long 7 was sure there would be no
verdict at this term of court. l will
never submit to that judgment. Green
declared. "and if I ever pay one dollar
on that charge it will be because II is
absolutely the last resort. l reel mat
it was the prejudices and sentiments
of the jury that lost me the case ana
not the law and evidence:
Asked if a motion would be filed for
q new trial the defendant in the suit
said he could make no statement or
+ba future Of the case until he had con-
suited his lawyers.
Statements made today by members
of the Jury show that there was con-
siderable difficulty in agreeing on
Judgment in the case. All of the 1ur-
ors' but one, it is claimed, were m
favor of the plaintiff and on the first
ballot seven of them voted to give
Miss Dalrymple $4,000. The five re-
naming jurors were cf the opinion
that the amount was much too large
and for more than four hours the only
argument was as to the amount of the
Judgment On every ballot the $4,000
crowd trimmed off a few hundred dol
lars until an agreem ent was made to
compromise and both sides conceded a
few points in the final Judgment.