The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-17

The little woman is a. niece by mar
riage of William Green, formerly
mayor of Topeka. She spent several
months at the Green home in 1909 and
on June 25, 1910, she filed suit in the
Shawnee county district court, in
which she asked judgment fo.' $4,000
for breach of promise. Green denied
that he ever proposed to his niece.
On the witness stand last Decem-
ber Miss Dalryrulz93e tcarfully told a
jury in Judge Dana's court of ex-
Mayor Green's affections and pro-
posals. She declared that Green often
whispered tender love 5tories in her
ears. The woman was given a room
in the Green home and was treated as
a member of the family Later. she
declared, members of the Green house
hold became jealous because she was
to become Mrs. Green. and her uncles
sent her back to Chicago. Green
kissed her on the depot platform, she
testified, and as she left Topeka she
still believed that the Topeka grocer
intended to marry her.
Then came a letter in which Green
said rather warm things and IN which
he also denied the existence of the
marriage contract. 1t was written on
the mayors official stationery and was
the only communication offered in the
trial of the case.
1t WIS MISS dcIiOnS OIL
the witness stand that swung the jury's
sentiments. Guided by tn attorney,
Ed McKeever, the rather excitable lit
tie woman played her Drama in the
court room and swung sentiment in
her favor. Her ability to make the
most of every situation in the trial of
the case is said to have swept wave
of sympathy in her favor. Many times
in the trial of the case, members of
the jury shed tears and the crowd in
the court room was strong for the 80
pounds of high strung fcmininity. The
jury gave her judgment for $500.
Less than month ago notice of an
appeal to the supreme court was
served by Green's attorneys. The case
may be reached by the higher tribunal
in another year.
Had Many Proposals.
While the case was on trial. Miss
Dalrymple received scores of letters
from persons of whom she had never
heard BY far the greater number of
these were from men. Many of the let
ters carried only words of cheer and
sympathy. In still others were love
songs and offers of marriage. In the
long evenings following a tedious day
in the courts. Miss Dalryr1ple read and
re-read these messages She was
sentimental person, this little plaintiff,
and som chow she seemed to enjoy the
!
created.
In the evenings she cheerfully dis
cussed her case with visitors. Some
times she laughed-more often she cried
and for hours she pondered over legal
situations that kept the lawyers in
seemingly endless rows. But always
Selma Dalrymple declared that love
held no allurements for her. She had
tried it once, she said, and had learned
that the dreams and fancies Of
thoughtless lovers were a snare and d
delusion
Never, no. never" the woman de-
clared an hour after the jury had re-
turned a verdict, will 1 ever MARI
any man. It may be all right for some
people, am not saying it is not-but
after one love affair the others don't
seem to take its place.
Miss Dalrymple is 42 years old In
the eight months since the trial of the
case the rather pent up, excitable lit
tie woman has had much time to think
things over. Perhaps her heart has
changed. Perhaps it was the lure OF
the green fields of Wisconsin Perhaps
it was a desire to run away from the
noise of the metropolis. Perhaps Miss
Dalrymple has really found another af-
finity
When seen today Ed McKeever re
fused to discuss his clients marriage
or to predict the probable effect on
the case. should the jury's verdict be
reversed by the higher court. Perhaps
! that judgment does not worry. Selma
Dalrymp1e in the joy of her new love.
and the case may go by the board But
to d Topeka lawyer-~hose fee has not
yet been paid-the matter is Of more
than passing concern.