The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-17
RECTOR WILSON
FLATLY DENIES
MAKING LOVE
The Defendant in Miss Johnsons $4,000
Breach of Promise Suit Testified He
Never Kissed Her, Never Embraced
Her; Never Asked Her to Be His
Wife-0ther Men Tell of Kiss
ing Miss Johnson.
ing Miss Johnson.

Wife-0ther Men Tell of Kiss
ing Miss johnson.
Boston, May 1.-THE $4,000 breacl
of promise suit of Miss Laura johnson
vs. Rev. c. G, Wilson was resumed in the
federal court yesterday, the principa
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
10 be his wife, never promised to marry
her and never made declaration of love
to her. Several Burlington young men
declared that they had kissed the girl
during the period when she alleges, she
was under the impression that she and
Mr. Wilson were TO be married The case
will probably go to the jury to-day.
The first witness yesterday was Mrs.
Lila Woodbury. Lane of Boston, who tes
titled to having had charge of the house
on College street where Miss johnson
and her friend, Miss Mabe, roomed. She
said she went with the two girls to Fort
Ethan Allen to a 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 the
two girls had danced with him. She
gave the court to understand that the
party was not a carousal. She testified
that those who returned to the city in
cluded Mr.. Wilson and Mr.. Hicks. The
witness denied having seen MIR. Wilson
carry Miss johnson from the pung. Mr..
Wilson called about once week at the
College street house and not always on
Miss Johnson.
Roy d. Sawyer of Burlington testified
that in company with "Opie" Murdock.
he escorted the plaintiff home from a re-
ception at st. Paul's parish house in
June, 1913, and had remainded at the |
Horizons house where the girl was stay |
ing for about two hours and that during |
that time he and Murdock kissed Miss
Johnson several times.
Louis +. Dow testified to similar ac-
tons on his part and on the part OF the
plaintiff, during the three times he had
called on her, twice with Douglas Rob
erts and once alone. He testified that
these visits were in May or June, 1918.
Joseph j. Curley of Boston testified
that he had called on Miss johnson and
that once he had gone driving with her.
He admitted having kissed her and said
hat after the ride mentioned he had in
erred from what she said that the de-
endant was her choice.
Mrs. Theresa Donovan, a witness for
he plaintiff and the woman with whom
Hiss johnson stayed in Arlington, Mass,
estiied to having seen Mr.. Wilson call
N Miss johnson.
The next witness called was Douglas
. Roberts, who said that he had called
n Miss johnson twice in company with
,ouis Dow in May or June, 1913, and
nee on February 2, 1915. He said he ,
ook the plaintiff to moving picture !
how and from there went home with
err, where he stayed for about two
ours. He testified also to kissing the s.
irl.
All the young men denied that they 1,
ad ever been suitors for Miss JohnsOn's /,
and.
Miss Jessie Cilley of Winooski testi- !.
ed to having been on boat ride, !
Iiss johnson and Benjamin Van Braker
Baltimore, Nd, son of Rev. James 5.
raker of Burlington, also being pres +
at. She told how Braker and Miss John !
IN had been together throughout the :
de, which was on July 4, 1913 She tes-
fed to having attended services at Wi "
ooski, but denied having seen Mr.. Will
IN and Miss johnson together there.
The deposition of Benjamin Braker cor. !,
,borated Miss Cilley's statements and
clnded statements to the effect that he :
I'd kissed Miss johnson. He also said )
lat he had taken Miss johnson out to =
fferent entertainments. !,
Miss Amelia Vira Homeister of Wi =
1oski told of attending social gatherings -
which the plaintiff and defendant had :
zen present, but she denied ever having =
en- them together. She told of dance
hich the plaintiff and defendant at :,
nded and said that Mr.. Wilson left be- -
re the dance was completed. She added /;
at Miss johnson continually danced !,
it'll one Seth johnson, a student in the :,
niversity of Vermont -
The next to take the stand was the ~
fendant, Rev. Charles Chase Wilson, N
no first testified to the number of calls y
had made as assistant rector He said n
at he had called on Miss johnson four y,
mes in January, 1918, and three times :,
February, 1913. His parish calls some -
mes ran as high as l2s month as in n,
ay 1918. About 60 were made in Jan =,
.ry and about 90 in February. =.
Referring to the party at Fort Ethan - -
len, Mr.. Wilson said he did not re- 81
rn from the post with Miss johnson ~
t stayed there over night as the guest
Captain Odin. He denied he ever took b.
e girl anywhere. He declared he never -
ssed Miss Johnson. never attempted TO
ss her, never embraced her, never dem
strated affection towards her in any
". never asked her to be his wife and II,
yer promised to marry her. He de-
ID he ever declared his love for her.