Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-07
PEGGY U'NERTLE ON
THE WITNESS STAND
She Says She Loved Montgom-
cry the First Time She
Saw Him.

Special Correspondence Every Evening.
Elkton, Nd, June TT really loved
Jack Montgomery. the very FIRST. time
laid my eyes on him." cried Peggy
U'Nertle In tho Circuit Court here
yesterday, when she took the stand, In
an effort TO prevent the annullment
Of her marriage 10 John w. Mont
Romcry. the former Tome Institute
student. OF Bellefonte. Pa. 'I met him
on January 13 last; was introduced to
him by Miss Ada Forbes. a member OF
the samc company. who had known
Jack Montgomery for the past three
years. On the 26th OF January we were
married In Elkton. He proposed to me
the first night l met him and said you
are going TO marry me before the show
leaves Philadelphia l promised him
would"
The court room was crowded TO the
doors Mt the entire days session. the
attendance being made up principally
OF women eager to hear the case and
see the principals in tho controversy.
Peggy was dressed in n gown of
black silk. wore no hat. and when she
took the witness stand burst into tears.
Shc eald she WAS IL years OF age and
had been on the stage since she was
four. She denied everything that had
been testified to by witnesses for the
plaintiff. She told OF having met Jack
and their marriage thirteen days later.
She said there was no drinking In the
party, and told OF the party on the
roof garden at tho Hotel Walton, Phil
adelphia. that led up TO their wedding
in Elkton.
Montgomery had told her how won
derful she was. and after he had pro-
posed four or flve times In ms many
days. she tried to prevail on him To
walt until May. she said, when her
contract with the show would end and
she would meet him in Chicago and
have her mother and father at her
wedding. but Jack would not take mo
for an answer and she agreed to MARI,
him that night.
She described the party at the hote
the night of marriage. but said shs
saw no liquor there. She said she loved
Jack Montgomery and said his moth
cr stole his love away from me"
1T was all his mothers fault" she
cried. that lost his love. Ever since
he talked TO her he has tried to avoit
mo" Peggy was looking straight al
Jack, who WAS sitting besides his
counsel. when ehe said this and hei
I lips quivered and che burst into tears
. After telling her story at great length
she withstood sCathing Cross-ex
amination at the hands OF counsel foi
the plaintiff.
Rev. Daniel Forbee Isockerbie, The
s3-year-old marrying parson. testified
TO having performed the marriage
ceremony: that Montgomery seemed
, perfectly sober and he found nothinl
wrong. as all appeared TO be joll,
, crowd and the bride and groom seem
!, ed 30 be like pair OF turtle doves.
Charles Grant OF Elkton. who sav
the party coming from local tele
phone exchange on tho morning q
the marriage. testified that he saw
Jack Montgomery coming from tn
exchange ahead OF his party, doing tn
Fox trot and singing Here Comes tn
Bride"
MNs Diannn Gordon, n member o
the "Zeigfeld Follies" company and
friend OF Peggy. who accompa anied tn
wedding party 10 Elkton. testified tina
Jack Montgomery had on several &C
ca sions admitted his love for PeEg
TO her. and that he intended 10 MARI.
her. She denied that any OF the part,
were drunk or had been drinking an
said Montgomery was perfectly sober
70 Daniel Mccoy OF Wilmington wa
= called TO the stand and said he ha
been reading OF the story in the paper
= and that a Wilmington man had tee
- tifed that Peggy had acted in famil
:, lar manner with man in a restau
! rant in Wilmington. where the part
V had stopped to get something TO ea
n while on route from Philadelphia I
a Elkton. Mccoy testified that he. was
n the restaurant the entire time III
" Montgomery C'Nertle party wei
II there and that he saw nothing out
VI the way and that the party Was VI
questionably sober. He stated he can
9 as a volunteer witness.
4 After the conclusion Of testimor
Attorney Harry Wolf. chief couns
- FOR Peggy. made n motion that a con
mission be ISSUED TO take further te.
10 timony before examiners in New YoI
and Philadelphia, a 3 he had just di
covered three important witnesses
, The court granted the motion al
the case will be resumed when Il
regular term Of court convenes here
June 10.
IIApInA nkCES TDAN NEJI