Evening journal., 1920-01-16
6 CENTS LOVE
BALM FOR HER
Tells Jury, However, Miss
Schilling's New Engage
ment Was OFF
CASE GOES TO
JURY TO-DAY

MISS Annd Schllllngs SUIT AGAINST
William H. 0sien for $1,000 damages
for alleged breach Of promise went Ia
a jury in Superior Court this morning
Miss Sch.lling was given a verdict for
SIX cents damages by the jury after be
ing out two hours.
Miss Schiliing. who Is a New York
musician, told her story in court yes
terday morning and Osten followed,
finishing his testimony this mornlg. He
admitted his former love for the young
woman but sand she knew he had
broken on the engagement. Osien was
in the naval intelligence service during
the war, but more recently has been
employed by the Harlan plant.
Osten took the stand again In his own
behalf today. lie said he was born In
Germany and came to the United States
IN lylS Tie told OF his meeting Miss
Schilling, The plaintiff In a New York
boarding house. He came TO Whining
Ton TO work as afisman for the Har-
Ian ship Company.
lie said he had loved Miss Schillihg
more than = year before ne had the
courage TO ask her 10 marry him.
on the plaintiffs return from Europe
IN the spring OF 1917, the defendant tes-
titled, he realized for the first time that
she loved loved him Then ne srtuck
out boldly he testified, and they be-
came engaged
osten sad he was in the United
States Naval Intelligence Bureau during
the war.
My honest intention was to marry
her. but II was sometime after that I
discovered that she was quarrclsome
and erratic.
1 asked her 20 release me because /
had changed my mind about marrying
her. But she would not listen 10 IT,"
oslen said he was appointed TO his
position In the navy Intelligence Office
by Secretary Daniels.
Mr.. Laltomus, one Of his attorneys.
Then read 10 the jury a letter from the
plaintiff 30 the defendant. written after
the alleged break between them.
why don't yOn writer read one let
ter. Shall ] turn you over TO the Gov
ernment and let them ind out what's
what?"
listen testified that ne gave Miss
Schil ing her letters back and she
called him a gentleman for Il. - then
asked her for mine" said the delen-
danl, but she refused"
"She threatened 10 break my spirit"
continued Osten, and ! was once on
the verge Of a serious breakdown as
the result.
Five letters sent by the defendant to
Mss Sch ling, and two sent by Miss
Schi.ling TO Osicn were read before the
jury when the trial was resumed yes
tcrday afternoon. Some Of the letters
were in the most endearirg terms
In ore letter 0sten suggested that
Mss Schllllny meet him in New York
and that they go 10 a hotel and live
as man and wife during his two days
stay in that city. In the letter he sad
that they were no 'Onger children and
-hOuld have an understand ng between
themselves. he repeatedly called her
loves high Treasure"
Miss Schilling In answer "a one OF
his letters. resented with decldedness'
his proposals.
The letters introduced were written /
between March ~. 1917, and August II. |
1917.
The plaintiff testified that when the
defendant met her at the railroad sta /.
ton I'm Now York he called me cd |
ms'd'sh and prud'sh." she said with /
moral views OF the sixteenth century. /
md my morals needed thorough repair /
ng TO become up-to-,late."
In June. in reply 10 a letter from .
.he defndant asking the plairtin to /
write him how she felt toward him.
.he wrote him she insisted upon The
4 but 81 must insist on
,eeping a ceris'n l'ne."
The breaking on OF The engagement
{ was testified. occurred early IN March,
9lS when the defendant wrote the
plaintiff he was about tO be married
O another girl. Who was not so old
na'd'sh and prud'sh.
During tho arrangement, previous 10
he final breaking or 0sten obtained
,mn'oyment IN the Naval Inlcll genco
Bureau IN New York During me
,o~'od from August 1871 20 March
9is. ihe drfonfant testified comnlaints
yore continually coming INFO his de-
,a-tment tthe nature of the comnla'n-
nts was not disclosed which he found
originated with Miss Shilling
n is understood these complaints led
O hts losing his pos't'on in The bureau.
nd IN March 1913. he cqme 10 WI
nlngion where he worked for no Pr
ev & ZONES Comnaoy Mss Schlling
ost ncd she had arcrscd ost'n Of br
ng traitor to both Germany and
america
Mss Srhurrc's boarding mistress
irs Guy. testified thst she heard Oste7
nd Miss Shilling quarrel on several .
ccas'O 'Ons. ard never noticed any Signs
4 a nervous breakdown on Mss Schil-
nvs part. on the contrary. she said
m one occasion after a quarrel be- Z
ween the two Osten tainted ard she
evived him with aromatic spirits OF
Coursel for the defendant tried 30
how that Mss Sch'lrng had been in
'~ed in an automobile accident. and
hat as a result she was injured moe
oddly than mentally. The plaintiff
aid the accident was only slight. and
en'ed It had Anything TO do with hcr
lleged nervous breakdown. The case
III be continued today.
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