South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-02-11
STATES WEALTHY
EVANSVILLE MAN
MUST MARRY HER
London Girl Offers Startling
Testimony in Federal
Court at Capital.

IL Associated Press.
INDIANAPOLIS. Feb. 1O.-Testi-
mony or Ami O'Connor Of London.
trial OF whose suit for 100000
against Allen Gray. Evansville mill
lionaire. II being held I'm federal
court here. was refuted this after
noon by Mr.. Gray. who took the
stand ia his own behalf Gray as
serted that he had never arranged
for Miss O'Connor TO come TO Amer
ica as she had testified and declared
that neither In London nor elsewhere
had there been any talk of marriage.
Cray said he first met Miss O'Con-
nor at the Charing Cross station I'm
London in August. 1911. that me next
saw her az his lodging house in Lon
don. where she came with her sister.
The next time he saw the young
woman. Gray said. she came 20 his
room at night. He declared that she
paid him two other similar visits
during his stay in London.
Visits Room.
Cray said ne did not see Miss
O'COnnOr again until September
1913. when during another visit TO
London. she came 20 his room at the
Savoy hotel in the afternoon and
spent an hour with him. He said
that he asked her If she would like
10 spend the night with him. and
she replied that she would, but he
was unable TO secure an apartment
until the following night Shortly
afterward. ne said, he returned TO
America and did not see the plain
tif again until January. 1919.
Gray said he went go London at
this time and during his stay saw
Miss O'Connor both at his hotel AID
!. at her residence He said ne bought
her some clothes and promised to
take her 20 Paris during the sum
mer. Ia July. 1914. the defendant
said. Miss O'Connor accompanied
him TO Paris. where they spent some
time. and then motored TO Ostend.
where they were when the war broke
out The woman returned 20 Lon
don "a few days before he did Gray
said. and after his return he called
ON her several times. He denied
that ne even saw her the night be-
fore his return 10 the United States.
when. according TO Miss O'Connor's
testimony. ne had been with her
until late hour discussing plans for
their marriage
Receives Letter.
Gray declared that me knew Moth
ing ot Miss O'Connor's intention TO
come 90 America until he received a.
letter from her. written after she
landed az New York lie telephoued
her he said. and took her 90 lunch.
where she said she wanted to go
somewhere with him where they
. could spend the night. He said ne
took her TO AN apartment where they
STAYED that night Miss O'Connor
had testified that ne had suggested
going to the apartment and that she
had consented thinking ne wished
To- Doe alone with her TO discuss plans
for their marriage
Counsel for GRAY introduced let
ter from Miss O'Conuor after she
had learned she was 90 become "a
mother. asking him 90 give her his
name "to brace her up" and saving
that if ne would do SO he could go
his way and she hers Another
passage i'm the letter said that "the
unfortunate affair is mo- more your
fault than mine"
Soldier TcStihCS
Prior TO Gray's testimony the de
tense placed on the stand Samuel
Lennon Of Atlantic City. Canadian
soldier. who said he knew Miss
O'Couuor through the fact that her
brother married mis- wife's sister
Lemon said his wife had refused to
20 20 Sew York at Miss O'Conuor' IS
request and make deposition iu
the Iatter's favor because she did moi
know that Miss O'Conuor was enc
gagged 90 Gray. He said thar the
plaintiff had intimated that if his
wife would make the deposition re-
quested and the suit was successful
she would receive az least two on
three thousand dollars He asserted
that Miss C'Couuor had threatened
that If ne or his wife testified against
her she would shoot them and Allen
Gray.
Lemon testified that he said Ia
Hiss O'Counor. after conversation
I'm which Gray's age was mentioned
YOU couldn't love anybody as old
as that could you?" and Miss O'Con-
nor replied. ct could love anybody
that has as much money rs Mr.. Gray
has"
Gray viii continue his testimony
tomorrow morning
REFUSES TO ANSWER.