Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-05-25
93.625 DAMAGES
AWARDED To MISS
JOHNSON By JURY
Gaze E'ndcr Consideration Eight
lgours-Mr. Wilson'S Law
yers Will Move for a
New Ty..ai,

J c y-, v'.s awarded 90 Mis- Laura L. Jchr- |
Bon t:.nignJ by the jurj which had been
doi Grating TO- cigh. hours on tie
evidence introduced ~ the federal court
r. tle breach of promise SUIT which she
trournt asains; the Re- Charles =.
WILSON for S2lrn
Az apreG! will I've or erc,f by counsel Cor
t. -ic:eSS mar to nave the verdict set
asd, and ncw ;-ia held in the same (
COW. ~ 4le "ro,.rd that the verdict is
a"aiGsl the evidence INC weight OF evil
dc1nc and the law. Thc trial lasted just
0 week.
Nh. STrCKNEY'S ARGUMENT.
~. .stickney closed for the defense
Hncu court opened in the morning
This il simple business matter, he
~ ~an. This plaintiff claims hat size and
T." defendant had contracted to mary,
ard tina. he broke that contract. And she
So that she has suffered so hat S2O,C0o
damages are asked.
che question ia. % course, did - con-
trael .Xist? IN other worde. did he ass
hrr to marry him? To one person. shr
claims thut re ed; u another she has
suid that he die not. And except from
no. Won have no evidence before you
~ ~ necessary fur you to Judge ami
you must go BY ordinary human ~
pcricnae. For instance ono witness said
h. heard hose Two people Aiss. You
may find it dificp,, in determining. how
far kiss may be heard you may have
no experience to go By.
You might be reminded of the old
rhyme:
Tho 'aonl;cv married the balloons
sister,
And smachcd his lips before he kissed
her
an the last analysis, you must deter
mine probabilities Are the facts such as
you would expect TO occur if there were
a contract to marry?
You have the plaintiffs own words;
you remember that she told Mr. Clark
and Mir Shaw that the promise to mar
ry was made in May. To my question
she said there was no promise made in
May She now says that the promise
was mad" July 3.
Il don't know with what feelings
young men come home from oxford"
h. won't on, but / can remember my
own youth and think it is strange,
when fruit is ready to drop as this
ecems to have been. that there wasn't
somebody 20 catch it"
tie argued that in the matter Of TAX
ing tn" vow of celihacy, a man who
regarded this life as nothing but a
preparation for life hereafter might
woll .hiuk differently from "a business
man.
CLOSING ARGUMENT.
At 1870 Mr.. Stickney ended, and Mr..
willard took his place. He said he
was glad he could agree with Mr..
Stfckncy that his client DOT a
monkey. and Mr. Wizards was not d
bahoon's sister.
Mr. Willard asked the jury to re-
mcmuer the manner in which the two
principals had testihed-Miss johnson
looking straight at the jury as she
talked, and Mr.. Wilson keeping his eyes
on his counsel.
He asked the jurymen whether they,
themselves, had received letters of con-
graduation from their wives fathers,
upon their engagements He pointed out
that MIR. Wilson, going about among
the good ladies of Burlington, as he is
now going about among the good ladies
of Roslindale" might not feel it wise 10
publish the fact of his betrothal.
lie spent scorn and Sneers on the
Episcopal Church, which he said is fight
Ing this girl, for searching the country
over in vain for evidence against the
,Eirl's character, and for fetching the
"juai0id" youths from Burlington
ATTACKS BURLINGTON YOUTHS,
"A hundred Dows and n hundred Rob
crises wouldn't make one man." he ex
: claimed land they say that two OF
them on the first night they met hel
kissed her"
And they think they can rush this
thing in here and you'll believe it,
he exclaimed.
| Jubell's banquet of n club sandwich
and chicken salad, with a glass %
Swedish punch. which Jubell in his de
position said was a three hour-long din
n"r with champagne, came in for little
moro scoru.
Mr.. Willard turned the Jubell photo
graphs, showing the plaintiff with The
mausam round her and her hand claspet
H. his, to ADVANTAGE by pointing out tina
in the photograph Miss johnson is plump
robust looking and in striking contras
with her appearance to-day.
Nh Willard pointed out the girls diar
&C.. which lay on his table, land nobod
in this case has dared to look into them.
be cried.
liOtn Of MI. wilson ipuIlSti JUMPED 7
thor feet. The books are no. IN evi
d.nac" they said together,
SAYS MIR. WILSON'S MEMORY
FAILED.
Tic Ycmar6 vas entirely Improper,
eal0 Judge Morton.
NJ willard saved an exception an
tonk W SIR Wilson'S lapses of memor
.otw,cn hisdirec; testimony and lis eros
e&al7nGticE.
oyer the Gakcv.le letter he asked. 'cH
vni oonooi.o Of - man VINO is snls a ana
rai-in, IN. reply he made to girl WI
&C.. ie ali he says was true. NJ leas
tftol - lie friendly. made him gutE. e.
tcr.c,~e1 Lin. mace Min tea
",r.n Won coi.ceive ri {. man in publ
r.. .,dained to preach, to baptise.
=, ... and to bury, letting letle. Ill
!, 20 without denial1?'
,r MS actions Wcr" part ot an attem
- .sl,,o OVER the situation, to get fr
fycf. Miss Johnao'. TO so an with J.
othrr affair
TTai, JUDGES CHARGE.
.yrdge Norton Logan his charge to i
jury ~ nom.
IIc lchearsed tau formal status Of Z
caac, aAl joined Win the jury IN /
ita,tius ,hat rAa affairs " these yonl
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