The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-13
VAST LOVE PAWN
OR BUSINESS BET?

BALTIMORE. May 13.-Did Dr..
Cyrus c. Moore. OF Philadelphia, give
Mrs. Ethel v. Newton Sl2.3O6 as q
pledge OF his affection for her when
she also lived in the City OF Brotherly
Love, or did the doctor simply lend
Mrs. Newton the money to finance the
dry goods business she conducted in
Philadelphia and TO repair certain
houses which she inherited in Balti-
more?
That is the question to be decided
by city court jury. before whom
and Judge Duffy trial began yester-
day OF DR. MooTe's suit against Mrs.
Newton TO recover on ten promlSsory
notes for an aggregate Of 2.3O6. with
interest. which would Increase the
claim to $4,000. Mrs. Newton says
the promissOry notes represent gifts.
while DR.. Moore says they we're for
loans
The first or the notes - dated July
IL. I915. and the last May -. 1917.
They range from 500 to $4,000, and
were payable in from three months to
a year.
Mrs. Newton is about thirty years
old and about half the age OF DR..
Moore. Mrs. Newton kept a dry
goods store on KensingtOn avenue.
in Philadelphia. Her address in this
city Is given in the court papers as
1916 St. Paul street. -.- ~ $3.50
She Simply sIEaed NStrs.
According 70 Mrs. Newton. she sim
ply signed the promissory notes after
DIR. Moore had given her money. The
doctor had also given her brooch
containing thirteen diamonds on her
a ~
Moore was her attending physician.
she said. before they became init
mate and they took trips together.
Her husband bought her an autOmo-
bile. she said, and she and the-dOctor
took trips in Il. Her hrst CroUOis
with her husband occurred when he
learned OF the automobile trips. she
said.
DIR. Moore had a key to my home"
Mrs. Newton went on. land he spent
all his spare time there. j neEeF Dor
rowed any money from him. The
promissory notes represent money he
gave me. He told me once he would
make a wealthy woman OF me.
never paid any interest on the notes
and no demand was ever made upon
me to pay them. Dr. Moore also gave
me the fur / am wearing and ten
shares OF stock. and introduced me as
his niece. Our intimacy bega: IN
1914 or early in 1915. and lasted until
December, 1917.
I'm January. 1917. I was III and
came to Baltimore Dr. Moore admit
ted to me that he went 10 wholesale
dealers in Philadelphia and wanted TO.
be recognized as my creditor. He
said / had absconded with $4,000. He
said he was going TO force me to the
WALL
He Sued Ne Before. She says,
Mrs Newton did not know how
many prOmissOry notes she had sign
ed before those sued on She said DR..
Moore had sued her on Eve notes in
Philadelphia, and was proceeding to
tell Of the case when testimony con-
corning it was declared fnadmissible-
On cross=examination, she said she
was in Philadelphia last "Wednesday,
II pleaded with DR.. Moore on my
knees she said, "to drop this case
and not disgrace me, He said he was
absolutely bent on disgracipg me. Ny
husband and 1 separated in August,
1915. In March, 1918, I closed ny
store in Philadelphia"
Mrs. Edna A. Brown, mother OF
Mrs. Newton, the next witness, de-
clined to tell where she lived in this
city, and the court would not compel
ner 70 90 so. sue SAID she became
acquainted with DR.. Moore when her
daughter was two years old.
New He'll Tell His story.
Mrs. Abbie Harvey, OF Croydon. Pa.
testified that while she was house
keeper for Mrs. Newton. DIR. Moore
acted as IL he owned the house. She
had seen Mrs. Newton sitting on the
doctors lap. The doctor told the wit
ness that ne and Mrs. Newton were
about the notes. and that everything
engaged. She had overheard DR..
Moore tell Mrs Newton not to Worry
was all right.
DR.. Moore took the witness stand IN
his own defense after several Wit
nesses. had been called for hin- His
examination had not been finished
when court adjourned for the day.
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