The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-12
Miss Pearl HeIbert, Whose SUIT i0r
Rreach of Promise Will Not Be
Contested.


An effort today on the part OF the at
torneys for Miss Helbert and Wlnle-
mute +o compromise the action was un-
successful. Judge Dana has taken the
case out of the assignment OF jury
work and will himself pass on the evil
dence and grant the judgment: me
plaintiff wants a judgment Tor the Iul'
amount of her claim. But the couI'
will pass on Miss Helbert's heart palm
in accordance with the apparent injury
and Injustice which the pretty West
side girl suffered.
1t was nearly two years ago thaI
Wintemute became frequent NlSltoF
at the Helbert home, 1854 Mulvane
street His ardent love for Pearl was
returned with interest. One day wher
Wintemute concluded that he needed 4
compa Mon who would share his joys
and sorrows, he stated the case TO Miss
Helbert. Then when the defendant tod
the young woman that she was just ths
person to make him eVerlaStingly hap
py and asked her to return his affec-
tions, she agreed
But from that date it seems Winte
mute's affections began to wane. His
visits were less frequent. Some weeks
he called not at all frequently the
defendants business relations with the
Santa Fe took him to remote sections
of the state. Somehow his letters didn't
seem to keep up to the standard. IT
was with less frequency that WHITE
mute told Miss Helbert that she was
the only real, true sunbeam in his short
existence. His evidences of affection
gradually dropped out of the CORE
spondence. In their stead he told Pearl
that Manhattan and EMORY and
Garden City were horribly slow, lone
some old tank towns and then related
bits of news about the Santa Fe's
bridge and building department. OF
Lot
ment.
Then gradually the day of the we'd
ding approached. It had been agreed
that the ceremony should be performed
Easter Sunday, 1910. Miss Helbert's
wedding gowns were purchased F,ver1
preparation was made. Then came a
letter from Wintemute that the mar
riage must be postponed. To be sure
PEARLS heart was broken and sh =
sobbed a bit.
But new date was set and again
Pearls hopes and ambitions ran hipb
This hope was short lived. however.
Again Wintemute decided that he va q
not just ready to marry the girl Of
his heart Was Miss Helbert Wro+h ,
She was. Between sobs and heart
aches she decided on a course VVinte-
mute should suffer. A few weeks lat
er the Helbert attorney filed suit in
the district court against Wintepou+e
in which Pearl asked $1O.00O Heart
balm for the courtship that did not
materialize.
Wintemute was frank He admitted
that he had disappointed the girl RTt
really he loved another and coii1dn;t
consistently consider two girls at the
same time. So he married No
When a conference was held This
week, Wtntemute, who owns consider
able property, by the way. offered to
compromise. But there was a differ-
ence in the final figures. The date
for Wintemutes answer has eIaDeaJ
The case is now on the calendar for,
trial So Miss Helbert may take mas
ment against her former lover for +b o
full amount of her claim
Pearl Helbert, the PLAINTIFF in the
breach of promise actor, is a eradn-
ate of the Topeka high school nret+I,
blonde, OF possibly II summers-be-
ing modest, Pearl does not state ber
exact age. She was born in Tonaka
and is widely known here. Her mother
lives on Mulvane street close 70 +ba
college campus. Mrs HILBERT herself
was bit incensed to think that tbe
newspapers should consider her
daughters heart breaks public prom
erty and objected to any display Of
the sidetracked love affair
But Pearl Helbert is not the kind
that often seeks the court of iustice
She is a determined, energetic girl and
knows her legal and moral rights as
far as she can see them When If y,as
fully decided that the Santa Fe en-
ployee had swamped his first love. all
the righteous indignation in the Hell
bert family came to the surface. she
decided her false lover should suffer
He will In years to come Wintemute
may still be making monthly paw
ments to heal a wound IN the girls
heart.
Doesn't Care to Talk.
'I don't want to talk about this. -
urged the little girl, who is just two
years out of the high school. Don't
you know it isn't pleasant Whv
won't people let me forget it? It's all