Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-21
BRANDS GIRL
ASVAMP|RE
WHOSUES
AS WIFE
W. |. Terrell, Former Varsity
Athlete, Defended in AIimOny
Case by Father.
PLAINTIFF WITH BABE
SOBS OUT HER CHARGE

W. L. Terrell, former University of
Georgia athlete. now civil engineer,
IN a remarkable alimony suit in the SUI
perior court, to-day denounced as an
adventures who had wrecked his life
young woman who. claiming to be his
wife, gave her name as Mrs. Myrtle
Walker Terrell, and sat before him.
weeping, with baby in her arms.
W. H Terrell, well known Atlanta
lawyer. pleaded his sons cause, and did
not spare the woman
Mrs Terrell on the stand, told a
story of how she eIoped with Terrell
to Lake City, Fla. was married to him
there, and later gave birth to the child
that bears the Terrell name.
His father is a lawyer, and | sup
pose l will have to suffer" she ex-
claimed 81 would not mind it if It
were not for my little girl They have
ruined me, and now they would curse
this child by saying it has no father
that this sweet little thing is just a
child Of sin.
Protests She Is Married.
81 am married 70 him" she vehe-
mently protested. Every one in At
lanta who remembers Myrtle Walker
remembers It, We were sweethearts
for six years, and he induced me to
efope with him 10 Lake City, Fla, when
he had been denied my house by my
parents We left here in November
1910. by separate routes and met and
were married at Lake City, November
80 We lived together until he tired of
me. after our child was born, and he
sent me to Atlanta, saying he would
follow He never came back until he
had to. and l have been getting along
as best l could
81 have never been anything but
faithful wife. living that our child
might never be ashamed of its mother"
Young Terrell, one-time star Of the
Atlanta High school football team, and
later Georgia athlete told a different
story.
Il made the same mistake a great
many other young men make. l wen.
away from home with a woman-I was
going to Florida on a surveying corps
No one knew me there; ! was young
had a good position and thought
could do as l pleased,
Left Woman Behind.
But the world is a wise one. After
five weeks the people began to sus-
pect something and an older man with
the party told me to quit it before
got into serious trouble. The survey
ing party went some considerable dis
lance from Lake City then, and l did
not take her with me.
"One day. two or three months later,
in all about four or five months after
we first went to Lake City, ! came 10
Lake City one night I looked Myrtle
up. AS | approached the door I heard
the plaintive sobs OF an infant. II
was hers and had been born that day.
Since then she has prosecuted me.
Time and again have sent her money.
/ have offered to make any rea sonable
sacrifice that the child might have a
name, but she has insisted on coming
in court. 1t has cost me dearly. l have
good education, but / can't get
good position. My friends, except a
very few, are not so warm as they
we're formerly.
Has Lost Sweetheart
And my sweetheart, the girl | have
loved since ! was little fellow, won't
have anything to do with me, | reckon,
but I wouldn't stand for IT II she
would"
Mr.. Terrell the father, said his son
was the victim of blackmail, but that
he would stand by him, as he had done,
TO the last ditch.
Mrs. Terrell was given a verdict Of
alimony of $40 a month. SO to be paid
on the first day of the month and the
remaining SO on the 18th day. Both
sides agreed and the court was relieved
of passing on the Legality Of her mar
rage with Terrell