The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-06-08
GIVEN KISSES FOR
COIN ONLY, walls
TOMMY IN COURT
Danbury Wooer Says Affinity
Would Not Osculate Except
in Return for Cash. *

Chicago, June 5.-By his own cons
fession. Thomas Foulkes did get some :
| thing OF value from the $11,312 he
gave to Miss Ladovine Miller and her
| brother, ]. Martin Miller
Whether or not he got value received
will be determined by the jury in Judgd
Dever's court, where Miss Miller and
her brother are on trial on a charge OF
operating confidence game, whereby
she extracted from Foulkes $1,000 in
cash and two Iowa farms.
Foulkes, who is a farmer from
Danbury, Ia, well past tie heyday OF
youth. told about it with all the blush!
Ing embarrassment OF boy.
Kisses for Money.
When Miss Miller wanted money
Foulkes told the court and jury. "shs
put her arms around my neck and
kissed me, and then" he continued In
hushed voice, "she held me Off al
arms length, her hands still resting on
my shoulders, and gazed into my eyes.f
And then?" prompted Assistant
States Attorney Erickson.
And then came across"
Foulkes has not told how many
kisses he received or the average price
he paid per kiss, but 1t may become an
issue In this case when the defense
has it's turn.
Foulkes concluded his four days,
| session on the witness stand. When the
case is over he is going back, he says,
TO Danbury to live out the remainder Of
his years In solitary bachelorhood. He
gives two reasons for his determine
ton. First, he has no more moneys
| second, his dream OF love Is shattered!
On cross examination by Seymour
Stedman, attorney for the Millers,
Foulk testified that he had been ex-
amined by a doctor, but he did not
know what for He told about a SD
bath and about being robbed Of $36
while he was enjoying 1t.
DO you want any more Chicago
baths?" he was asked.
well, no; not like that. but It was
was expensive. I guess I'll hurry back
as It was intended should be. Besides.
haven't any money now. It's funny
what difference little money
makes"
II wouldn't marry the best woman
living now" he said. Every man has
his chance. and I've had mine. but it
corker," he replied, his face wreathed
in smiles.
In order that the jury might be
quite positive concerning his present
feelings toward Miss Miller, Assistant
States Attorney Erickson asked him:
Are you still In love with her?"
NO." was the curt reply.
] els or "Coacntng.
Foulkes gave testimony at length
concerning the way he had been
coached by Miss Miller and her
brother. who as an attorney conducted
his case against the doctor who ex-
amined him. in answers that he was
to give to questions, and his general
line of testimony.
Lincoln park was the coaching
ground, and. according to his own
story, Foulkes was not an apt pupil.
for Miss Miller, finally becoming
angry, said: IF you can't do better
than that you'd better give up the
case. You haven't any case and we
are trying to make one for you" he
testified.
Foulkes admitted he had perjured
himself In that trial and had magni-
fed his $35 loss at the bath to $50.
According to his testimony, Miss
Miller and her brother drilled him In
the recital of a story of being stopped
on the street by a man who repre-
sented himself to be health officer
and who wanted to take him to the
detention hospital as smallpox sus-
pect, but who finally agreed to square
the case" for $500.
WAS that story true?" asked As
sistant STATES Attorney Erickson.
mo, that's what Miller and his sistc1
told me to say" replied Foulkes.