Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-05-18
SHE WANTED NE TO
SAY | LOVED HER,"
SAYS Mr.. WILSON
Admits on Characterization
He Enjoys Dancing, Glass
of Beer and Pretty Girl.

Boston, May 17.-Testimony was finished
lhis afternoon in the $4,000 breach OF
promise suit in the federal court which
Miss Laura l.. johnson OF Minneapolis,
FOR a time a student at the University OF
Vermont has brought against the Rev.
Charles Chase Wilson. L. V. NJ, or, now
an Episcopalian clergyman in Rosindale,
The lawyers for each side will make their
arguments tomorrow.
Under cross examination Mr.. Wilson
declared he did not know what Miss
johnson meant when she wrote him the
tender letters introduced at the opening
Of the suit
Repeatedly Attorney Willard quoted
passages speaking Of "blissful and won
derful hours together and the witness
sole explanation was. II don't know
TRYING TO INVOLVE HIM.
At last the Rosindale rector was asked
what Miss Johnson meant when she
wrote:
II am not n little toy that a child plays
with only to throw away. Did you think
1 was to be loved and kissed and then
not even kindly set aside but just left by
the wayside to wait and wait and Won
der?"
She was trying to involve me in some
thing that was not So he replied
When it came to calling on Miss John
after she moved to the Horizons
house, Mr.. Wilson acknowledged that it
was the plaintiff on whom he called since
Mrs Horton was d Baptist. He said he
remembered only one occasion in June
when the candles were used.
The candle light didn't affect you in
anyway. make you feel any different to-
ward herr"
NO"
Made no difference to you whether the
light was on or OFF,"
NO
LIKE THE ORDINARY MAN"
"I don't mean to make my questions
insulting. Mr. Wilson, hit so far as you
know You are subject to the same emo
tions as the ordinary mem"
Il am like the ordinary man"
Like the good things of life"
Yes"
Enjoy dancing, a glass OF beer II
the occasion is right. a pretty girl?'
Yes" said the Clergyman.
To-day he denied ever having lifted
Miss Johnson out of an army wagon
on their return from a dance at Fort
Ethan Allen.
His testimony thereafter was practi-
cally denial of circumstances
alluded to by Miss Johnson in her mar
rative of courtship.
WHAT MISS JOHNSON TOLD HIM.
Incidents In Mr.. Wilson's taking tea
at Miss Johnsons apartments in Bos-
ton while he had church in Arlington
We're described by him thus
AT the end of twenty minutes I took
my hat to leave. AS I did so Miss
johnson commenced to relate a story
about the relations of herself and me
She said her parents We're making ii
hard for her over me. She spoke of
letters. / asked hcr what all that kind
of talk meant She replied that she
had told her parents that she had ex-
pectcd me to propose to her. I asked
her why. She replied that it was be
cause of my attention to her. / said
'Why l never had any such intentions
in my life"
REFUSED 40 SAY HE LOVED HER
She wanted me to say l loved her
/ said l could not say that | told her
! was keeping myself free for the
church. [ said I wanted to be free for
the church SO if wanted to join ar
order later. l could. She spoke to me
OF my belief in her. of her love for me
told her | would sum up in a letter
to her what | had said"
He was asked: During this interview
We're you sitting or kneeling near hero
II stood all during the interview" he
replied.
where was She"
II believe she was sitting half the
time and then she rose
Before tomorrow night it is expected
the case will be in the hands of the
jury.