Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-06-07

Miss Anna Mcdonald, who is suing
w. l.. Hacker for 100000 in
breach of promise suit, has contract
ed gray hairs from worrying over
the fickleness of the former Tonopah
legislator, according to her testi-
mony in the Reno district court
where the case is being tried, Hack.
er was a resident of Nye county un-
I'll his election to the lower house
OF the legislature two years ago. He
lived in Rhyolite. Tonopah and Round
Mountain and was frequently seen
here in company with Miss McDon,
aid. After the Legislature adjourned
Hacker moved to Sparks where he
was selected city attorney.
Concerning the progress of the
trial the following account is taken
from the Reno Gazette
That she loved w. l.. Hacker, still
loves him. and is willing at this time
to marry him, despite the treatment
she declares he has accorded her
was the declaration of Miss AAns
Mcdonald on the witness stand this
morning during the hearing of th'
case in which she is suing Hacker
for 100000 for alleged breach o
promise.
Miss Mcdonald began her test
mony yesterday and finished her d
rect examination just before moo
today. Without hesitation she toll
her story, saying that she first me
Hacker at Manhattan several year
ago. Friendship ripened into lov'
she said, and led to promise
marriage. In the summer of 1912 sh
was compelled to return to her ol
home in Canada to settle up an e
n tate and care for her farm. She lei
according 10 her testimony, vii
the understanding that she and HAc
er would wed later, she to con
back when he informed her he WI
: ready for the nuptials to take plac
A This morning a number of lette
- written by Hacker to Miss McDona
:. while she was in Canada were init
a dnced. All were couched in endei
ing terms and one of them bore
!. row of crosses at the end. Qu'
toned by Judge Harwood as to VII
- the crosses indicated, Miss McDona
j blushingly declared they stood
"a. kisses"
,r. Hacker and his attorney, L.
MS Fowler, closely scanned the lett'
on written by the erstwhile Sparks c
so attorney to Miss Mcdonald and fou
III cause of merriment in some of the
nd All were introduced without obi
.ld tion on the part of the defense.
EST The plaintiff told of visit MI
asst by Hacker to her apartment in
ms local rooming house on the night
January Z, 1913. At that time Ha
er, she said, promised to marry
a few days later, after max
an estimate of what the cost VIC
be, and agreed to go with her
Arizona after the ceremony had b
performed He left after promi'
to visit her the next night. He
his promise, according to Miss
Donalds testimony, and remained
IW til about II o'clock.
vi Miss Mcdonald said that on
occasion Hacker made an estin
of what IL would cost him to
- transformed from state Of 81
blessedness to happy married
He figured II all up on small
and estimated that it would r.
sent an outlay Of about $3.50, "
the plaintiff said she agreed to
-po. the itemized account containing,
con. said. a board bill Hacker had
y in sued LOT curing elie '''H
made amounting to $lO5.
It is Hacker left after promising to
OK. her at a local bank the folio
the day she said. at which time
for was to give him the money will
main. understanding that he was to go
It be that day ana leave hel "
the next day, the wedding to