Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-01-16
AMY O'CONNOR
SUIT FOR HEART
BALM DELAYED
Judge III So Irish Girls Case
Against Millionaire Goes
Over Until Feb. 9.
LONG ROMANCE RELATED

The sudden illness Of Judge A. r..
Anderson Of the federal court prevents
Amy O'Connor beautiful and talented
daughter of a professor of higher mathe-
MATES in the Royal university of Dublin,
Ireland, from reciting in federal court
next Monday her story of q disappointed
international courtship which has ro-
suited in a $4,000 breach of promise
suit being filed against Allen Gray,
president Of the Citizens National bank
at Evansville, Ind.
The story of the transatlantic romance
which is said to have resulted in broken
hearts and ruined lives, viii be told on
Feb If Judge Anderson has recovered.
Amy O'Connor was born in Dublin,
Ireland, but it was in London, England,
in September, 1911, it is alleged, that
Allen Gray, said to be an American
millionaire of Evansville, Ind, began
paying attention to this beautiful Irish
girl.
She was living at that time with her
mother, Mrs. Helena O'Connor, at II
sutton Court road, Chiswtck, London,
England. The mother died in London
ia November, 1918.
BEGAN COURTSHIP
IN SEPTEMBER. 1911.
Miss O'Connor, in her original com
plant cf civil action against Gray, al
leges that Gray began paying attention"
70 her during September, 1911, in Lons
don. Then followed wonderful days Of
attention on the part Of the Evansville
millionaire" she alleges.
In the third amended complaint, Miss
0'Connor alleges that she agreed 10
marry Gray when he pressed his suit on
Sept. II, 1914, and that on Sept. IS Of
the same year he represented to her that
r. hot he 20 ha
states because Of urgent business mat
terS.
She alleges that in November, 1914, at
Gray's urgent solicitation and Influenced
by his opportunities, she visited her
sister In New York City.
Gray was in New York to greet her
and continued his attentions and express
sions Of love and affection, she alleges.
Again, she claims that in Septemb Der,
1917, she repeated her promise Of mar
riage to him and that an early date was
to be fixed for the marriage.
Happy at the thought of her approach
ing marriage, she claims that she notified
her relatives of the betrOthal.
Having faith in Gray's promise of
marriage, Miss O'Connor alleges that she
accompanied him to a certain apartment
house in New York City in September,
1917, and submitted to alleged improper
embraces Of Gray when reminded by him
that she would soon be bis wife.
TELLS OF TRIP
TO SARATOGA.
The third amended complaint tells of
a trip to Saratoga, n. Y, and back again
to New York City.
She alleges that as the result of these
improper relations, she was to become
a mother Gray, under the pretense Of
taking her to a nerve specialist, She
alleges, caused an Illegal operation to be
performed.
She claims that this operation has left
her in bad health and that she is an
invalid.
Miss O'Connor alleges that Gray was
often referred to in her presence as "a
man worth three millions"
On Dec. 20, 1917, Miss OConnor al
leges. Gray ceased TO pay attention to
he's and never married her.
a glimpse into her home life in Ion
don IS given by an answer of Miss
O'Connor to a request Of counsel for
Gray to explain why she alleges that
Cray is indebted to her for a certain
amount
Following her mothers death, she al
leges that her mothers will bequeathed
to her some household effects and per
sonaI property.
In 1915 she claims she informed Gray
that unless she returned to London
the goods left to her by her late mother
would be sold for taxes.
She alleges that Gray persuaded her
not to return to London but to remain
so he could be near her and that he
would cover her loss, estimated at s., 600
II the property was sold. She alleges