New Ulm review., 1922-11-29
FORMER NE ULM||. l.
Girl WINS |. ! $4,000
FOR HEART BALM
Miss Gladys Nenno Sues Dr..
w. I. DeCoster OF Man
kato For $25, 900. .sS
PLAINTIFF COLLAPSES
WHEN VERDICT is READ

Testifes That She Beggec
For Marriage But De-
fendant Refused.
Miss Gladys Nenno Of Mankato, a
former resident Of New Ulm, has been
granted heart balm Of $4,000 against
Dr.. W. T. Dec Coster, Mankato surgeon.
as result Of the trial Of breach Of
promise suit III the Blue Earth coun-
ty court. Miss Nenno who is % years
old, sued for 5000. She made he1
home in New Ulm for a few years
previous to the appointment Of her
father, Frank Nenno, as a deputy
revenue collector in 1914. DR.. De
Coster is 48 years old.
Jurors deliberated on the evidence
in the case for more than six hours be
fore bringing in their verdict. On the
first ballot the jury showed itself to
be unanimously in favor Of decision
for Miss Memo, the question being
what amount she should be paid. The
jury consisted Of eight men and four
women. When the jury finally
brought in its verdict late on sNovem.
Der %, Miss Nenno sWooned in the
arms of her father. e..
Begged For Marriage.
On the witness stand Miss Nennc
asserted that she had repeatedly
pleaded and begged for marriage as .
relief from her embarrassing position
Under direct examina tion, Miss Nenne
outlined her acquaintance with Dr.
eCoster. .l...
In answer to the question OF what
Dr. DeCoster had said when she
pleaded with him for marriage, the
plaintiff said: ttHe told me he hae
too much work at the time to gel
married. In answer to question
Miss Nenno said:
ssWhen told him felt humiliatec
at the position I was in, and at thu
way people treated me, he said: ~
was nobody's d. business. >
Doctor Kept Promising.
For a year and a half, Miss Nenne
stated that she had begged Dr.. De
Coster to marry her, she said that sh'
felt very bad and cried for long periods
at a time. On one occasion she sait
that she had begged the doctor t
marry her when they went on driv'
to nearby town. She said the docto
answered: ''The next time we 60 TO
a drive we will be married at q count!
seat" This occurred several times
the witness said. s
Attorney Moonan, III directing tn
cross examination Of the witness ha'
her outline again how she had frs
met the defendant and when he ha'
first asked her to marry him.
Physician Treated Her.
Miss Nenno stated she had frs
become acquainted with the defendan
when she visited his Offices accom-
panied by her mother, to be examine
! for appendicitis. Later she wa
operated Oh for the illness, and tn
doctor had called at her home o
yarious occasions, administering treat
mert. She said he had given he
medicine to lower her temperatur
and also for stomach trouble.
o. Is it not true that DR.. DeCos
1 ter treated you for tuberculosis, an
/ that's what caused your high ten,
|perature?'' q ..., 3,ss.f q 81 s
"A. He told me So 8
Attorneys for the defense questione
Iher regarding the time the docto
4 Iceased visiting her as her physical
and the other visits. The witnes
answered that she could not dra'
/ the line between the visits.
-I8
d Drove stp New JlIn,, M, III
Attorney u Moonan Jauestioned hi
! regarding theirii iidesat athatthe defendal
y had taken therg on, when called on II
visits to her home. She stated th'
/ they had made trips on these occasion
j Ito st. Peter, New Ulm, st. jaime
III Kasota and other nearby cities:
: She was questioned closely, folio,
i ling her testimony that on one Of i
i Iearly rides the doctor had attempt,
s | to put his arm about her and she h,
E objected. She stated that she did n
believesin affection Of that kind befo
d an interest IN rnarriage had be
i / shown. When asked to explain WI
I tshe meant, Miss Nenno answered:
ls .'I meant that it cheapens on
d Iafection to allow . man to handle
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