The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1916-04-13
My Most Important
Law Case
By JOHN !. LAE\rD

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woman Sued "a maa f.r refusing ju
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Mooney. lsr defendant. lu . written
appeal .ar Kate JACKSON. I,atu,u. 60
marry him. had a-grvu o. settle SIuu
coo ou her il size would 30 500. a., had
at the time made twice shat amount
ou the Storh TN,Ga.-,. but had lost
il all. For some ~uu that Tie lad,
kerr to herself. knowing HAT ln VA,
unable 10 keen tfr ru4urf.I mart rr
his contract sn. suE him ON The
Kate Jackson WAS q widow NOT -
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"II'e was 'nrn S'ru-I''lS 10 E"Ih "
ll"'''e anu win poverty Ut me same
'illIc' 'oilseH''u' pui not bcl"re the
'au! h"u PAM me HIU" returning Zee
was soon sorry that had accepted
IT, mad spent IL was unable 10
get rld or my client by returning 1t.
Never nave h'u such an annoying
CaSe' NrS' JaCAs"h uld not give me
her confidence ana l was continuously
III douDt as 10 what she was driving al.
instead OF my managing the case Tor
ner sne WIS managing the plalhtln
through me. her ground OF action
was that She had declined several or
lerS OF lch men 10 accept the de-
lehdaht' that he had won her afcc-
tlohS' hcr other snltors had been mar
rled, d!ed. disappeared or failed to pro
pose again. she had thus been depriv-
Gu Oh PICK OF several fortunes. she
proved these assertions by showing me
IoNe letters from these parties, and on
inquiry learned mat they were rich
men. nat ala not learn was that
they were not still available as hus-
oaiuS.
halt dozen times l had the case
ready 10 De tried ana every time some
lhiiiS occurred 10 cause delay. once
the pidihllH' VINO was always specu-
EdtlnS' having hlade SJo,oco In wheat,
oHercd 10 Settle IL all on her ana marry
her rs wen II she would accept the
compromise She peremptorlly declin-
ed' Inc money was soon lost in cop
per- ana my client TO my surprise seem
ed suddenly mortlhed ana showed signs
or dropping the suit. foolishly show
ell her letter from the defendant who
was getting worn out as l was with the
case upbraldlng her. whereupon she
'urhcu square ABOUT ana demanded the
"nole amount LOT Whlch she had sued'
"sAihS me IL sue could not douDle the
eiaini
mean" iii'e my pillS LOT services anu
80 ~ eio"in5, ne "luow pulu
NY o-i,9 p,otiip''9' Oul 'ie eoSIS went
o,' q, u',','''ihS' iTiiiiiueu .e' that
,at.,nx 30 n.I', ,'3e - inc Gnu,
on5 rTorId h9rn - 90, .hn - 80"
,,.oI &C NV rnaro,,to,nI o. D'It 90, 80
an not stoc,,,o- bon a., ~. ,ooa. Th
e,,r,,,,,o,. 80, .,a,,,i,,,, -, ~, - -.
int tho coTrtrr y,Ionoo raHor+s oo,1I,
tbot che bod crtbraIIo1 nyorr, raan
who cop,o nor nor ,,.os ,r -,
that sbo vvouId No srorod borsolF Cd
dron ber casa AGAINST ritz Nooror No
sucb rood mck rho last Wool, IN An,
gust She wrote me that she would ra-
turn Immediately after Labor day and
desired that I wonld he ready IN hiring
her suit TO trial as soon thereafter os
possible.
But when she returned n change had