Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-19
MYSTERIOUS MISS.
X" TAKES STAND To
DENY K|NS' CHARGE
MISS JULIA TOLL. ACCUSED BY
MRS. MASON HER SISTER, RE
BROKE UP FAMILY OF DIMMICK
FARMER.

Denying any Illicit relationship
with George Mason, defendant in
sensational divorce case now being
fought out before Judge Eldridge in
the Circuit Court, Miss Julia Toll, be
Iieved by court attaches to be the
mysterious Miss X" referred to as
correspondent in the bill! filed by Su
san Mason, her sister and complain
ant i'll the suit, was on the witness
stand the greater part Of Tuesday al
sUemoOn. -.
Miss Toll, comely and well dressed
suffered under cross examination .
severe case of memory lapse ano
answered almost all questions flung
at her by Attorney II. NJ. Kelly, foi
the prosecution, with Il don't remem
3er" She denied ever having h,
any clandestine meetings with Ma.
son and stoutly maintained that ali
her relationship with him was pro
per and fitting as brother in law and
sister in law.
Letters not introduced in evidence
but pointedly relerred to by Mr.. kel
ly, played an important part in the
testimony, Miss Toll was asked il
she had ever been summoned by
Mason to meet him in La Sale and
spend the night there with him. She
answered Il don't remember Asked
if she did go to La Sale and did spenG
the night with him brought the same
reply Il don't remember" The al
! legged incident occurred while the wit
ness was employed in Chicago
In his grilling of the witness Mr.
| Kelly asked her if she did not go tC
| the Mason home and force her pre5
| ence upon her sister after she haC
| been repeatedly told to stay ava,
from there. She said she never re
membered of her sister, Mrs. Mason
telling her to keep out of the houst
and away from the farm. She admit
ted the sister had quit speaking t
her and cut her every chance sh
had She stayed on however an
continued to do housework 10
! Mason.
The possibilities Of a second core
! spondent entered the case when o
cross examination of the defendant
the prosecution asked him about hi
friendship for a certain Mrs. Saunder
the wife he said, of a London editor
He denied any improper RELATIONSHIP
with Nrs. Saunders. who stopped a
their home while travelling in thi
country. He admitted Mrs Saunder
had given him a valuable damon
ring, with Constructions to have
made over into a scarf pin for himself
s. as a souvenir Of her visit to Americ;
He denied going to Chicago
meet Mrs. Saunders and ride dow
= to La Sale with her. Letters allies
ed to have been written by the puI
fishers wife to him were denied b
Mason. He did not know VIII;
prompted Mrs. Saunders to give hi
the diamond ring other than just ht
plain friendship for him. He sal
4 she and he were girlhood and bo
! hood playmates. He would not a
+ init they had been sweethearts
| their youth
Decree for Wife.
This noon the case came TO an 81
with the closing arguments Of cou
sci for both sides. In their remar
= 70 the court botn sides combed Il
] other. but when he handed down h
decision a decree was granted
L favor Of Mrs Mason.
g In an amended bill she asked +
s separate maintenance and won h
t point.
Is The question of property will pro
ably be settled at future hearir