New Britain herald., 1919-06-10
Suit On in Philadelphia,

Suit On in Philadelphia
 Philadelphia, Pa, June 1O.--A legal battle involving a claim to about ESQ., 900, 8 widows interest in the estate of James M. Munyon, patent medicine manufacturer, was waged yesterday before Judge Henderson in the or phan's court.
 A slender young woman, clad in black, save for a, white neck piece of fur. was the chief object of fire for the legal batteries that contested her right to be called Mrs. James M. Nun yon, and as such to share in the dis tribution of the dead remedy makers money.
 This young woman was sworn un- der the name of Mrs. Jane Munyon and was referred to under that title by the witnesses who gave their testi- mony yesterday. According to the de- fense, which is headed by James M Munyon, Jr., and other members of the family, she is Miss Jane Kane.
 Judge Henderson, however, permit ted the central figure at yesterdays hearing to be sworn as Mrs. Munyon. Former Judge w w. Porter, as coun- sel for the family, objected, but Henry J. Scott, for the claimant, succeeded in having his client referred to as Mrs Munyon by the witnesses.
 Met ''Dr." Ten Years Ago.
 Testimony to support her asserted right to title and inheritance was giv- en by the young woman, supported by various trades people who said they knew her as Mrs. Munyon.
 II first met MT. Munyon ten years ago. said the claimant. "At that time I entered his employ as a tele- phone operator. About year or a year and a half later, at his invita- ton, I went with my family to The Towers, the Munyon home at Fifty fourth and Jefferson streets. This was in 1911, and my family included my parents, my sisters, Marguerite and Dorothy, and three brothers.
 After living at The Towers about two years we went to Atlantic City with MT Munyon. In 1916, September 12, after our return and while living on Chester avenue, I went to his office at his request. We lunched together, During the meal he remarked: 'Jane, I would like you to go back to The ToWers.'
 "Mr. Munyon accepted me as his wife in the presence of my parents. They wanted him to make an an- nouncem ent, but he said he had too much publicity and did not care to make open announcem ent. I went to his home that night and we stayed there until he left for the South where he died. I expected to join him there and was awaiting word from him when I received the telegram an- nouncing his death.
 Endea1.ing Poem Introduced
 MT Scott at this point introduced a letter and poetic composition of en- dearing nature said to have been written by MT. Munyon and addressed to the claimant, but the contents were not read publicly.
 Charge of the servants, purchases here and in New York were looked after by her and paid by Mir. Munyon, the witness testified, adding that fre- quently while making such purchases she had been addressed by the manu- facturer as Mrs. Munyon and intro duced by him under that name.
 Edward H. Worley No. South Fifty second street, testified that he had done plumbing work about the Munyon home for fifteen years. He had met and spoken to the claimant as Mrs. Munyon, at times in the pres ence of the man she claimed as hus- band Louis Gruninger employed by a floral concern here, said he had sold flowers to her as Mrs. Munyon, on some occasions the "doctor' being present.
 Cross -eXamina ton broke some of the points set up by the claimant. She amended testimony as to living at The Towers, previous 70 her alleged mar riage, by saying she visited there dur ing 1914 and 1915. She identified re- ceipts for money and packages re- ceived at the Munyon home up to Novem Der Is, 1917, signed J. E. Kane.
 "The doctor didn't wa mt the boys to know we were married she said in explaining the use of her maiden name Turning upon MT. Porter, she said: "You have a Iaper from James turned it over to you with the doctors letters"
 ':So far as I know I have no such letter. replied the former judge.
 Various bank books and checks many dated as late as 1917, and call ing for sums from $10 to S75, indorsed Jane l.. Kane, were produced.
 "I had been introduced by the doc tor before our marriage under that name and continued to use it at the banks" explained the witness. An-