Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-05-18
Mr.. WILSON DENIES
EVERYTHING MISS
JOHNSON CHARGES
Never Embraced or Kissed Her
or Asked to Marry Her
Students Testify They
Kissed the Girl.

Boston, May 1.-THE $1,000 breach Of
promise suit of Miss Laura johnson VS..
the Rev. c. c. Wilson was resumed in
the federal court to-day. the principal
witness being Mr.. Wilson, the defendant,
who denied every allegation made by the
Johnson girl. He declared he never took
her anywhere, never kissed her and
never tried to, never embraced
her and never showed affection
for her, never asked her to be his wife.
never promised to marry her and never
made a declaration OF love to her. Sew
eral Burlington young men declared that
they had kissed the girl during the period
when, she alleges, she was under the i'm
preston that she and Mr. Wilson were
TO be married.
The first witness to-day was Mrs Lila
Woodbury. Lane of Boston. who testified
to having had charge of the house on COLI
ege street where Miss Johnson and her
friend, Miss Mable. roomed. She said shs
went with the two girls TO Fort Ethan
Allen to New Years ball, but denied
that Mr.. Wilson had accompanied them.
She testified that they had met Mr.
Wilson at the fort and that she and tbs
two girls had danced with him. She gavs
the court to understand that the party
was not a carousal. She testified that
those who returned to the city included
Mr.. Wilson and a Mr. Hicks. The witness
denied having seen Mr.. Wilson carry Miss
Johnson from the pung. Mr. Wilson
called about once a week at the College
street house and not always on Miss john
son.
Roy ~ Sawyer Of Burlington testified
that in company with "Opie' Murdoch,
he escorted the plaintiff home from a re-
ception at St Paul's parish house in June,
1913. and remained at the Horizons
house where the girl was staying for
about two hours and that during that
time he and Murdoch kissed Miss john
son several times
Louis +. Dow testified to similar actions
on his part and on the part Of the plain
tiff, during the three times he had Calle !,
on her, twice with Douglas Roberts and
once alone He testified that these visits
We're in May or June, 1913.
Joseph ]. Corley of Boston testified tina.
he had called on Miss Johnson and that
once he had gone driving with her. Hs
admitted having kissed her and said that
AMER the rue ii'e't'oneu "e hau ihielreu
from what she said that the defendant
was her choice.
Mrs. Theresa Donovan, O witness fot
the plaintiff and the woman with whom
Miss Johnson stayed in Arlington. Mass +.
'es'Iiltu 10 having seen M NHson Cali
on Miss Johnson
The next witness called was Douglas
J. Roberts, who said that he had called
on MISS Johnson twice IN company Win
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