Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-06-04
0usgnGs-s <HoIRMAsrER DENIES
NJ PLANNED TO WE'D MISS
JAY.
ONLY GETTING TIPS, WITH
MARRIAGE A POSSIBILITY
Admits He Had More Than Friendly
Feeling For Former Iowa Girl Who
\. suino For $4,000 For Breach of
Promise-Deposition From Evanse-
list Sunday Read Into Testimony.

Chicago June 4.-Eomer Rode
HEAVIER, choir7naster for Evangelist
BILLY" Sunday. was presented with q
bathrobe on Christmas day three years
ago. The little Yuletide remember
ance was given by Miss Georgia ".
Jay. Of s32o University avenue. who
is now seeking a heart balm Of sio,995
for breach OF promise. Mr.. Rode
beaver yesterday told Of the exchange
of presents in Judge Honore's court
and said his gift consisted q a set o.
furs.
According to the testimony % Miss
Jay. it was Christmas day long 10 %
remembered for 1t was then she
learned that her evangelist sonsa!rd
was not seriously contemplating listen
ing to the rinkliEg OF wedding bells.
Mr.. Rodeheaver's memory was just
little hazy regarding some OF the IN
cidents OF Christmas, 1871, bu, he de-
MED anything was said that would
cause Miss Jay to feel that he had
changed in his feeling toward her
.More Than Friendly Feeling"
"I had expressed ny views on uairi-
mony," began Ro6eheaver Mss JAY
and I went into the subject quite
thoroughly. II was more than ar or
binary friendly feeling ! held for her
Il had been interested in her and she
wss an unusually good friend.
gWhen the sun-ect was being rala "a
OF told her mat persons thinking O.
getting married should understand
each other well-rery weIl-betore The
step was taken. I spoke OF -ha many
mistakes that were made. tust because
persons failed 70 understand and real
ize what q serious thing marriage e.
Was the subject o. finances gone
into?" asked Attorney Miller.
yes. sir; we talked OF ina. and O.
An approximate allowance g married
women should have. thought $40 was
quite sufficient 20 enable g woman 10
run her house each week without hav-
ing to call on her husband -o- more
money. We talked o. children II the
home and told Of the importance @
knowing beforehand Just now neces-
sary II was for persons conteEplaring
marriage 70 thoroughly understand
each other.
Would have to Be Alone
Y said the woman who might BE-
come my wife would be alone great
part Of the time. That YVES one OF the
things that would have 70 be consid-
cred. for my Work takes me- away from
the city grea. deal said the Won
an who became Mrs Rodeheaver would
pretty nearly have TO be satisfied 70 De
alone much Of the time. Of course.
would want my wife with me on the
road as much as possible, Out thai
would be but little.
The talk was simply for getting
Miss Jays views. for thought a. that
time might at some GATE ask her .
marry me. I never said that ! thought
my chances in lie would Be spoiled by
getting married, for had no occasion
TO consider such e proposition. ! told
OF my duty 10 NY family and said I.
would be some time before l could
even consider getting married.
"Aiiss Jay told ne the reasons w-v
she thought Of coming 10 Chicago were
because she felt sure she could get q
better position here. and then. 100, Ter
brother, she thought. could finish his
education. It was When was about
to start for Wichita that Miss jay tod
me she felt had changed toward her.
Immediately on arriving wrote as
surfing her there had been no change
IN my feelings"
Earlier in the day deposition II the
Few. Billy SUNDAY was read, stating
Rodeheaver had been hts cho;rna s,er
since December. 1910. Rodeheavar- :
saaiiaTryy, according % :f.e deposition. Is
800 a. week and expenses.