The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-02-25
MISS ROMA E|sEMAN
IS AWARDED DAMAGES

| Tuesday evening at the High School
Auditorium large crowd heard the
mock trial of w. B. Miller, local
banker, who was being sued for
breach of promise by Miss Roma Else.
man, popular society young lady.
| Send r. Gardner presided as judge
and filed the bill completely W. B.
Hodges, clerk; NJ. Byrd, sheriff !;
Fred w. Hoss, officitl reporter Geo
C Sells and e Vaught were attor-
aeys for the plaintiff and J R WOrley
and ] Stanley Barlow appeared for
the defendant Court opened in due
form at 1880 and the judge proceeded
with the premptory call of the docket
and several cases were dipsosed Of
Mrs. Hugh White, Mrs. Allen Harris
and Mr.. AMI Smith were indicted for
highway robbery for selling tickets
to Sunderland and charity balls.
Bob Clark sued Brading & Marshall
because a vacuum cleaner he had
purchased got choked on pint bottles.
| George Wofford was convicted of
Iselling wildcat insurance and Presi-
dents Crouch and Black, of the local
banks, plead guilty to charge of
usury but claimed they only charged
80 and one-third per cent interest.
+ In the case of Roma Eiseman VS..
NV. B. Miller, breach of promise, the
plaintiff testified that the contract of
marriage was made in affectiollate
maner on June Is, 1914, and date for
the wedding set for December 25th
that defendant was very attentive and
loving, visited her nearly every day,
bought presents, ETC.; that she bought
an expensive and extensive trouseaux
consisting of hats, cloaks, dresses,
glove, shoes, etc.; that the defendant
afterwards became cold in his affec- |
lions, and finally broke off the en-
gagement. Letters were produced and
read to sustain these contentious. She |
further testified hat she had and re-
fused several offers of marriage in
the meantime; one from phyician
by the name of G. j. Sells, and an
other from one S. s. Crumley, but
that she refused Mr.. Crumley prin-
cipally because of fear of his spirited
horse
Miss Floy Harris testified to seeing
the plaintiff and defendant together
often, at home and at the moving pic
ture show; that the plaintiff was very
much in love; that they were looking
for lot on which to build home,
Miss Eeiseman insisting on King St.,
and Mr.. Miller preferring Unaka ave-
nue.; quoting poetry, and talking of
nobody but BILLY" On cross-examina-
ton she asid one stanza of poetry
she often quoted was Nobody loves
me; I'm going out in the garden and
eat worms" On being pressed for
other quotations by Attorney Worley,
she said another staza she remem-
bered was, "Roses are red, violets
blue, leave are green and so are you"
Col. Cy H. Lyle, witness for the
plaintiff, testified he was not editor
If the Comet. When asked If he did
lot run for congress, he answered
Not much" He had known the de-
endant about 40 years; that the de-
endant came to him to borrow book
IN how to write love letters, but wit
less advised him to write his own
ceilings without any printed guide.
Witness thought the defendant was
lick, and advised him to see doctor. U
lie further testified the defendant had
'ther love affairs after breaking his
Engagement with plaintiff, one with
lady in Bristol by the name of jamie ?
Who signed Jane for short; and an
ther in New York by the name Of
Ielen, who abbreviated her name to
Hell"
The defendant said he was Is years
f age, and the plaintiff 16; that he v
i'd propose marriage to the plaintiff, c,
ut was refused and put off from time Il
0 time; that the plaintiff one evening S,
invited him to call. which he did, and H
n ealing the following evening to N
rake arrangements for the wedding, A
be plaintiffs father, mother and fam T
y assembled in the room, and iran
i'm Of" and broke off all negotia- H
IONS. That he had juts inherited $50, A
90, of which the plaintiff knew; and II
e produced documentary evidence to
rove that the plaintiff was really
of another, and was leading T
i'm (defendanD to the point of pro- T
osing. and then conspiring to mulct H
inn in damages for breach of promise,
0 she coud marry another party.
Henry Collins said he knew the de- e
sndant since the war; that he was r
cry stingy young man; that he and
just after the war were at A
negro wake. and the defendant was
to furnish two coins to plac
yer the eyes of the corpse; that all
lie parties left the place early except to
who yUac fo;,nd navt morn w