Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-03-18
Miss Martha Klitzke Wins in Hef
Suit Against Melvin DAVIS, Both
of Reedsburg
VERDICT OF THE JURY
IS $6,500 FOR PLAINTIFF
Defendant Was Soldies in the,
World War and Had NAMED
Another Woman

Another Woman
Another breach of promise case has
been staged in the March term OF
circuit court, the second sar this ses-
sion. This case is that cf Miss Mar
tha Klitzke of the town of Reeds
burg VS.. Melvin Davis, formerly Of
the town OF Reedsbu4g ami now OF,
Milwaukee. Fae totaI qamage asses
sed by the jdff" was $4,000 The vcr-
dctfollows:
We, the jury empan aled to try
the issue in the above entitled ac-
tions, find for the plaintiff and
against the defendant and assess
the plai 'lff. damage as follows:
F'irst:--We asses the plaintiff
compensation damage at the sum
OF $4,000
Second-Wc assess tie plain
tiff exemplary damages at the
sum of $1,5G1
This was the largest verdict render
ed in this coounty for many years.
The Davis and Klityks families re-
side about mile apart, n SHIRT dis
tance from he city CT ReedsMirg The
two young people have known each
other for some time 5di as to the date
of the engagement tLes do not agree.
She claims it was June 1916, and
he says it was in Sept2naber, 1918. He
was a student at Carroll co lege, Wau
kesha, and later a student in the en-
gineering department of tie Univer-
sity.
Her brothers had peen in the habit
of going to the home of his parents
to practice of to play music. At one
time they rugged an engine TO bicycle
and he went TO the Klitzke home to
see it. Afterwards he visited with
the young lady and ther affections be
came more serious from that time
forward.
Joins the coIors
When the Great War came he join
ed the colors and wrote some en-
Idearing letters, one especially from
Camp Dix. Letters from each of them
were read into the records.
The relationship Of the two con-
tinued for time after his return from
France but were suddenly broken OFF,
Mr.. Davis marrying another woman
and taking up hs residence n Milwau-
kee. She brought an action for $10,-
0O0
During the time of his visits to
her they had attended some SOCIAL af-
fairs and she had also been to parties
while he way away. The close relar
tionships of the two and the fact
there was promise of marriage no
doubt in fuence the jury in rendering
the above verdict.
Miss Klitzke is an attractive look
ing woman, now aged about 81. Mr..
Davis has had better educational ad-
vantages, appears well, and is aged
about 25
Her mother was not able to be pre-
sent. Her father, his parents and
other relatives we're at the trial. The
courtroom was crowded with Reeds
burg acquaintances and other to hear
the testimony, although plenty Of il
was, beyond the ordinary.
Tho defendant gave no particular
reason for breaking the promise to
marry.
A previous Case.
Miss klitzke had case in court
on a previous occasion receiving
verdict Of $500 in a SANDER suit from
one individual and $40 from another.
Still third case was dismissed. This
was only limited at during the breach
Of promise trial
Same Jurymen
Strange to say most Of the jurymen
n the Klitzke Davis breach of pro
mise case were the same as n the He-
witt Draper case of North Freedom,
the verdict in the last case beiag
$1,70O for Miss Hewitt The Reeds
burg case, however was entirely diff
ferent in its nature
The witnesses: Melvin Davis, Mar
tha KIitzke, James Gregory, Bertha
Davis, Mrs. August Klitzke
The jury: VIM Cramer VIM. Frosch
George Walk, W. r. Schroeder, A.
Good Dennis Cummings, Fred Po-
well, Floyd Danials, G. I. Richardson,
Michail Jordan, Lee Seamans, Charles
Beth.
Automobile Case settled.
The case of Herman Wendt VS..
August Dorow has been settled ost
of court