The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-01-28
UNMARRIED MOTHER
AWARDED $4,000
YOUNG WOMAN SUES FOR $4,000
DAMAGES-JURY SECURED
THURSDAY NOON.

That she "loved not wisely but toe
we'll" and was deserted by Fay |. An
derson, son Of wealthy parents of La
tab county, after she had borne two
children, Lillian High has asked for
damages of $4,000 and the case is
now on trial before Judge E. G.
Steele and jury in the district court.
A jury was secured at noon Thursday
and the taking of evidence began
ssbehind closed DOORS Thursday
afternoon. The ruling of the court
Is sad disappointment to those who
love to sit around court room and
hear cases of this kind tried.
The young lady claims that she
yielded to the persuasion of Fay l..
Anderson while she was working as
a domestic in the home of his parents,
in April, 1918. She claims that he
professed great love for her and
promised marriage. A criminal oper-
alton prevented the young girl from
becoming a mother, according to her
testimony.
After the operation at Spokane she
testified that the relations were re-
sumed and she gave birth to a girl
baby in February, 1919. The child is
In court with it's mother and is
u,
two years old. She testified they had
registered as "Mr and Mrs. B. Ander
son, Minneapolis" when stopping at
the Deary Hotel.
The testimony is salacious in the
extreme. The girl testified that she
was II and he was 26 when their re-
lations began. She went to Spokane
where she claims a criminal Oper-
alton was performed and gives the
name of the woman who performed it
for S10O, which, with her fare and ex-
penses to and while at Spokane, was
paid by the defendant, who is not in
court, but is represented by his at
torney, Frank L. Moore. John Nisbet
and G.. G. Pickett are. attorneys for
the plaintiff.
The jury is composed of: Arthur
CARPENTER, George Clark, Gustav
Danielson, John Dewitt, Arthur
Draper, Adolph Greiser, Herman
Gustafson, George Hare, Martin
Magnuson, H. w. Mallory, Roy A.
Naylor, and John Weber.
Pat Malone, deputy sheriff, testified
that he visited the defendant at Pot
latch Thursday and asked why he was
no attending the trial and that An
derson, who was recently married,
said: s'My wife did not want me to
go and there Is no use, as they soak
1t to a man anyway. My father offer
ed these people $4,000 to settle the
case but they would not accept it and
7 am not going near the trial."
In addition to the plaintiff the wit
nesses for her were her mother, Mrs. |
Mary High, her sister. Mrs. Roy
Davis, Mrs D. Adair and Mrs. Allen,
and Harry Gleave, of Potlatch; John
Meyer, Mrs Laura Little. Landlord
Thompson, of the Deary hotel, who
the register showing
where Anderson had registered as
stated above and Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
Poe, of Deary. The defense intro
duced no testimony except two affi-
davits setting for that if the affiants
were present they would testify to
certain facts. The case was argued
Friday forenoon and went to the jury
about 1870 a. m. Friday.
Girl Awarded $4,000.
Shortly after O'Clock this after
noon the jury brought in a verdict
for the plaintiff in the sum of $1,000
which is Just 40 per cent of the
amount asked.
Andrew Schulteis of Cotton was
trading in Moscow Friday. Mr.. Schul-
teis' father. who is president of the
Co1fnn hank ia an extensive owner L