Evening journal., 1922-06-07
JACK PROPOSED
FIRST Meeting
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mony, MIS-. montgomery pioNo w" =
and wept but was soon quieted by
her lawyers.
She said she was born in Milwau-
kee and was II the day after her
marriage.
Mrs. Montgomery made favor
able impression on the stand. she
testified that Jack" Montgomery
was introduced to her by Miss Ada
Forbes, another member of the 1922
Frolics. She said on the very first
night they met he proposed mar
riage TO her, declaring he loved her.
II must say" she further declared,
"I was also infatuated with him.
did not accept his offer Of marriage
! at that time. We met quite fire.
auently prior to the time we were
married and on five different occa-
sions he proposed marriage.
Continuing her testimony MRS.
Montgomery said: During the roof
party at the Hotel Walton, Philadel-
phia. on the night of January 25th'
last. l told him our show was going
to leave that city for Pittsburgh
Pa, in a couple of days. He then
insisted on our marriage at once. l
told him 10 wait until May, when /
would be through with my stage con-
tract and we would meet in Chicago
and have my mother and father
present and we would then be mar
ried. This did not suit Jack and he
insisted on our marriage at once.
finally agreed and we told several or
our friends what was about TO take
place. Several OF them stated they
would go with us. Jack arranged
with a couple OF taxicab drivers to
bring us 10 Elkton, and we started
shortly after midnight. Everybody
was perfectly sober and there was
nothing TO drink in the party, so far
as | know.
1--WE arrived in Elkton about
a. m. There was practically no one
on the streets and we had consid-
erable difficulty in locating the mar
rlage license clerk so we could pro-
cure a license. Finally we stopped
NJ the telephone exchange and were
directed to Mr.. ]. w. McAllisters I
home. Prior to that we telephoned
10 him. He agreed TO go TO the |
clerks office and issue us license.
we were directed to the home OF
Rev. DIR. Lockerbie by a local man
named Mahan. When we arrived at
the parson's home. a woman answer
cd the door bell and we were shown
10 the parlor. after making our err
rand known. DR.. Lockerbie per-
formed the ceremony and Jack paid
the preacher. He also paid All the
bills. 1 did not pay cent Tor any
thing. >,
81 do not like drunken person
declared Peggy. and would not
have married Jack II he had oeeh
4runk." On cross-examinaton she
denied there was any whisky in the
-axi or that anyone took drink on
their way from Philadelphia TO Elk
ton She stated they stopped AT
in Wilmington, where
thew had something to eat, while en-
route down to this town. She denied
ever having told Jack that she would
arrange for him getting a divorce /
and further stated she did NOT pc
ueve he would have entered suit TOT
on annulment of their marriage had
~ NOT been for his mother She
stated that she first went on the
80 GO when years of age.
Mrs John U'Nertle. of Milwau-
kee. wis, testified that she was
always with her daugh-
Ter as a chaperon while away from
home She was called home about
.wo weeks prior to her daughters
marriage, on account of illness OF
mother member of her family she I
iaid.
Miss Dlanna Gordon, an actress
md member of the same company !
,s was Peggy U'Nertle. testihed
hat Jack Montgomery stated TO
Ter on several occasions that ne
owed Peggy and intended to marry
Ter. 'I was a member or the
,ar,v that came to Elkton and wit
essed the marriage ceremony she
estiaed. "There was no one drum
n the party. and there was no
so far as l know" she J
eclared. ,
After Peggy had completed her
,stimony. David Mccoy, of west
ourth street. Wilmington, walked I
Ito the courtroom and offered HIM
III as a volunteer witness.
He said he had read where DR..
T. LaRue had testified
,at Peggy had acted in familiar
tanner with the proprietor of
in wilmington. Mccoy
lid re was in the restaurant during
le entire time the party was there n
I'd that the girl did not act in any tC
ay improper and that Montgomery p
a., rot drtnR ff,-rp. II
Mrs. George E. Pearson, whose in
,me is on Stockton street, and In
here. at the time, the Rev. DR..
ockerbie had his headquarters, W
stifed that she answered the door W
III when the Montgomery-U U'Nertle pc
,rty arrived II was between and sy
o'clock in the morning. Everyone te
.emed perfectly sober and orderly tn
le said. III
Stanley Bowlsby. an employe at
le telephone exchange here, said tn
e saw the party when they stopped W
nd inquired for the home OF Mr.. as
icAllister; that they were all appar- ca
ntly sober and orderly. 81
Charles Grant, an Elkton auto st
river. testified he saw the party b,
rhen they stopped at the home of
fr. McAllister and they all were SO
ober and orderly so far as he could pi
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