The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-01-27
NO MHEART BALM"
FOR JOSEPHINE.y =
~ Ont All Nuh In Famous OF Promise Case Brought
olszefsM Against william r. Taylor For ~o"O0'
Verdict Defendant

January 3, 1907, Josephine went
with the corpse to Philadelphia, and
after the burial she stayed at Mr..
Taylors house in Philadelphia. Her
sister Agnes came down. Mr.. and
Mrs. Teller and daughter lived in
the same house.
The alleged proposal was made in
the parlor after supper Mr.. Taylor
was blind Josephine, at his re-
quest, went across the street to pill
! OF him to church. She returned to
| Prompton in May.
Q. When you We're in Philadel-
phia, did you go to any other place?
A No.
O. Were you in New York or At
lantic City with Mr.. Taylor?
A. No, sir.
@. Didn't you write your sister
I'VE have just returned from At
lantic City and we found the wealth
er so cold we couldn't stay there?
A. | don't remember, | may have.
Lawyer Kimble read extracts from
the letter.
@. You wrote your sister you
were going to stay in Philadelphia
and become a school teacher?
A. may have written letter.
Exhibit 8" shown to witness, a
, letter written by her.
"Yes, that's my handwriting"
Q. Was it written at Tioga?
A. Yes, sir.
,, @. This action is brought by your
, father?
A. | bring the case against Mr..
Taylor, because l was 19, last
March, and under age. My father
, brought the suit.
ficc Jocaphina Statp6 that she was
19 last March, and was born March
{ 10, 1891.
3 A Matter of Age.
! O. Haven't you sworn before
Squire Ham that on July l, 1907,
you were under 16?
: A. / may have sworn.
@. You do admit you and your
father were mistaken when you stat
ed you were born in 1892?
A. My father must have beer
mistaken.
o Lawyer Kimble shows Exhibit
A." letter, written to Mr.. Taylor.
l @. Didn't you say in a letter tt
Mr.. Taylor, if your father forced
d money out of NJ. Taylor you'd re
e turn it?
/ A. l wrote this letter.
@. You say you left Mr.. Taylor
y place in August, 1907 and wen
u home to your father?
A. Yes. l stayed there a few
r weeks.
st Josephine then told of attending
y. Scranton Business College and tax
q ing the course in stenography.
:, Q. Did you change your name at
ter you'd been there a week?
A. No, sir.
o @. In one week didn't you chang
70 your name on your book to Taylo
, and when Miss Deesroad, now Mrs
ai Sarah Hubble, asked you, Have yo
been getting married. you said IN
w. that Olsefski is not my right name?
A. | have no such recollection.
o. @. Didn't you go all through tn
n, term with the teachers and student
ra calling you Josephine Taylor?
" A. Not that l know of.
90 They called me Miss OlsZefski.
~ @. Didn't you know there was
plot between you and your father
b make MIR. Taylor pay over $500
AZ to your father?
or A. When / went to Mr. TaylC
% there was no plot between my fatl
er and l.
@. What was his treatment
you, as a mere servant?
v A. No, sir.
. O. What was his treatment of yC
after asking you to marry him?
,,t A. Well, Mr.. Taylor treated II
like lover.
-, "Well, he led me to love him
. his teachings. He taught me lie
: sons and called me all pet name
and wrote out Bible lessons for I
M and in that way he led me to 10
III him. Every time he went to tov
oo- he'd kiss me, and when he car
back he'd kiss me-"
| was very sick. ! had bad co
,;o at the time of Miss Taylor's deaf
%" Mr.. Taylor asked DR.. Corson to pl
~ scribe for me. He hired Mrs. FL
30 30 gerald to take care of me so that
me would be able to go Wednesday wi
+o the funeral party to Philadelph
nc Mr. Taylor asked the DR.. and I
A'' father to go with me, because
,if- wasn't we'll.
III III Q. Did you ever pay DR.. Cors
ors for his services?
n A. No, sir
~, - Q. Didn't Mr.. Taylor say to y
'oD about the time that he let you
Josephine your father is trying
t;o, rob me, and didn't you answer "Y
80 MIR. Taylor, / know he is?"
A. No, sir.
ate Agnes Hears The Proposal.
to Agnes Olszefski, IT years old
sister of the plaintiff, told of rece
ust, ing a letter from Josephine ask
her to come to Philadelphia.
,ust went and her father went with b
lrry 81 attended school and helped
sister do the work at Mr.. TaylC
nu- residence in Philadelphia. / he
Mr.. Taylor asking Josephine
i'm marry him."
81 was coming down stairs and
Miss my way to the kitchen / heard
SER Taylor say: Josephine, will
and marry me?" and ] went on.
ath, 81 could tell them by their vol