Douglas Island news., 1919-10-10
LOVE LETTERS
 FOR HEART BALM
Wants Che Letters Back aa kemem branco of Romance Past
 and Gone

The following story taken from
 he Seattle Times Is chiefly inter .sune owing Go Che fact chat Che Nriior of thc letters n question .a D former Alaskan rlrl and Che daugh- for of tho lato Steve York of Juneau,
 Though J. Walter Mclean. a so- atuo pharmacist loved and lost Lulu York. young business g'rL
 ought In vain through tho Superior ,ourt Go rocovor Che costs of ceria.n
 goods and chaitols ho presented her turing thcir engagement Inc lnt
 one to rest content wih Judge A.
 v. Fmtora ruling on June 2l. 1919. .hat he must also surrender thc lct-
 on. photographs. handkerchief
 md kindred mcmontocs mailed hm turing choir courah.p.
 That is. hc wnl not quit striving
 or recovery or hoao mcmcntocs oi
 lost iovo unless tho s,ato Supreme Court definitely rules against him. tor hs attorneys havo served cop.c 1f au appeal br.cf upon Che attorney .or Miss York and che right of re- Icctc5 lover to Che possession Of ict
 ers and other tokens of affection s going Go bc determined definitely loarly and finally by Che highest court in tho statc
 "Thcy win Doe of somo service. say Attorneys Jack sommcrs Gcorg, B. Cole and John Wesley Dolby at .omcys for Mclean. in pleading for rourn Of Che letters which now ro peso in Che county clerks onicc be- .auso of Q judicial order.
 "rho only consolation. Che only balm m Cucad, tho only solaco dur |inr dppoianra hours ot Loneliness gloom and sorrow tho only silver ! lining Co h.s many clouds" ay th, lawyers of Che love letters and otho' tokens.
 Uuolly whom case .a concluded ! Che exhibits arc returned to Che per- son mmg them or In whom Che pro nrIotorshIp seems Go vest BuI when Che McLcau-York trial ondoo witch a triumph for tho fair doicud |anl Attorney Thomas Byron McMa hon. who appeared for her. mado Ca, unusual request that Che letters and other loyo gifts bo returned to thO person who originally had presented hcm: chat Is. toMcLoan his letter. land gifts and to Miss York Che lct tors and presents she sont Mclean
 In his argument Attorney Me- ! Mahon Insisted that as tho romano, was ended it would bo better to dc |stroy Che evidence and forget Che Ina cIdout os soon as possible. He sue ecstod chat it might ho embarrassing for Miss York -or for Mclean a' somo lime in Ono future Go have old |loge letters in thc possession of on other and Judge Fmtw took thal view or it
 Hut as Mclean who had sued for |sl98. Ono value Of certain presents was willing to drop Che ease thu land there if Che recipient of th, presents could kccn thom. hc was moo. willing to qult by several long weeks |of litigation if he had to take back ! thc souvenirs hc bought for Miss York and would have to eivo up Che presents that Che letter carrier dc. i.vorcd at his address.
 And so Che StWc Supreme Cour, must pass directly on Che rights of lovers
 Tho appeal brief of thc Appellant r Walter McoLan .s a model of broy- .Ity It sets forth that letters mo- mcntoes etc., ot issue aa follows
 During Che trial or said caurc ap- nollant introduced n evidence some correspondence and letters written
 and mailed by respondent to appel lant also photographs handkor- ahiofs and kindred mcmontocs. inc
 udiue pressed flowers. mostly for- get mc-nots. given and delivered by respondent to appellant many Of said letters being signed. Yom Own Little Rosebud. Lu' an Of which ap- pear in detail In Che exhibits iuiro- lucod by appellant to Che bin Of ex- captions In Che caEo
 And thcn after quoting paragraph from % California Supreme Court do- ris.on that defines property. Che brief closes with th.s appeal for tho souvenirs from Miss York
 Certainly these letters Che nho- togaphs handkerchief and Che uu- mcrous articles given by respondent Go appellant and introduced in evi- dcnco by him arc Included in Che definition Of property.
 "Let us asumo that piaIutn had found it czpcdiont to put In ovi- denco and have marked as exhibits his watch. knife some wearing an- poroi or some kindred articles would thIs court hesitate moment under such circumstances Co direct their rourn2
 "Thoy win be of some service. somo satisfaction -thc only console tion. Che only balm Of Giload Che only soloco during appellants hours of loneliness. gloom and sorrow Che only silver lining to hia many eIoudr