The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-13
FAIR PLAINTIFF
DENIES SHE KISSED
SEVERAL YOUTHS
Laura johnson Admitted that She Had
Extended List of Acquaintance in
Burlington--Had No Engage
ment Token from Rev.
Wilson.

Boston May l3.-In the second day s
proceedings of the Johnson Wilson
breach of promise suit the plaintiff
broke down under cross.examination by
Attorney E. G. Stickney, one of the
counsel for the defendant, saying that
she had never had any engagement tok-
en- from the defendant. Bishop Coad~
jutor George Y. Bliss, of the diocese OF
| Vermont, testified for the defense that
in February, 1915, when the plaintiff
came to him for consolation he asked
her il the defendant had ever asked her
to marry him, and she replied that he
had not.
Attorney Stickney at the opening of
court yesterday took up the cross-ex-
animation of the plaintiff She told OF
the ratification of her engagement IN
July, and shortly afterward broke down,
being able to maintain her composure
only by frequent use of smelling salts.
The plaintiff testified TO being ac
quainted with Douglas Roberts, Roy
Sawyer, and Louis Dow of Burlington,
but denied that they ever kissed her.
She then admitted that she knew Joseph
G. Corley of Boston and that she had
called ON Mr.. Corley in Boston to ask
him not to testify except of his own
volition. She denied that Mr.. Corley
kissed her or that she kissed him. She
admitted going riding with him.
Miss johnson testified that she went
to DIR. Bliss for consolation and that he
said he thought her relations with the
defendant were nothing more than an
infatuation.
Mrs. johnson, mother OF the plaintiff,
was then called on and testified that the
defendant had called on Miss johnson
frequently, specifying six times a
week" and that on several occasions
he had accompanied the mother aud |
daughter home from church services |
She testified that she had overheard |
between her daughter and |
Mr.. Wilson in which they both seemed |
greatly agitated. She said that the de
fendant said he could not marry her
daughter because of vows of celibacy
which he had taken.
Gustavus johnson, father of the plain
tiff, testified that his daughter lost
weight and her appetite was impaired /
because she did not hear from Mr.. viii
son after she had left Burlington.
Sensational evidence was introduced
in the depositions of Miss Mabie and
Mrs. Cora Arons of Lakeville, which told
Of parties at Fort Ethan Allen, (Mr.
Wilson and Miss johnson attendingl at
which beer and punch were INDUCED in
freely by every one present.
Guy B. Horton testified that he was
Miss Johnson's counsel when this case
vas brought and that she had received
.allers at his home.
Mrs. Horton corroborated his testi-
nony. With this testimony came the
lose of the plaintiffs case.
Walter A. Dane, opening the case for
he defendant, said that the defendant
would make absolute denial of all tes-
imony Indicative of relations of an al.
ectionate nature and that the plaintiff J
lad received many calls from college
tudents and that her relations with I.
hem had been Of an afFectionate ma i
lme.
Bishop Bliss then took the stand and
estihed that Miss johnson had called
n him IN January. 1915, 10 seek consol-
tion. In the course of his testimony
developed that Miss johnson had told
i'm that the defendant had never asked !
er 10 marry him. he told Of seeing
er in company with Mr.. Juben on a :
unday school picnic and that several
ines he had seen the plaintiff with Ju- :
ell At a sanatorium where JubeI was J
.ashing windows s.
Attorney Willard cross examined Dr. 2
liss after which Mr. Jubeil's deposition
nd cross s-examinatioR were read. In
lese II developed that Miss johnson !
al stayed at Juhells house In Winoos- =
] and rented a room in his cottage az J,
ork Beach in the summer 81 1918. In 4
be deposition Juhel testified that De- Il
Al kissed Miss johnson on different !.
sassions and that be had taken her to :,
,e Majestic and b. the Van Ness roof r,
srden. f~
Court then Adjourned untH Tuesday ).
oTning al no o'clock. Il