The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-12-01
$4,000
GIVEN miss MEMO
Result of Her Action For
Breach of Promise
STORY OF JURY TOLD
Young Woman Collapsed When
Their Report Was Made
To Court

Miss Gladys Nenno, collapsed in
Blue Earth county district court
yesterday afternoon, when the jury
returned verdict of $4,000 in her
favor. il the case in which Miss
Nenno sued DR.. W. T. DeCoster,
local surgeon for alleged breaking
of an agreement of marriage. Miss
Nenno in her complaint had asked
for $4,000 as heart balm in the
breach of promise action,
The jurors deliberated on the evil
dence in the case for more than six
hours. On the first ballot taken,
the jury cast their votes unanimous
~ for a verdict in favor of Miss
Memo. The great length of time
that was spent in deliberasins on
the case, was consumed in fixing
the amount for the plaintiff.
When the verdict of the jury was
read, Miss Nenno swooned into the
arms of her father, Frank Nenno.
she was led from the court room
and taken to nsr home by her ia
ther and mother. Following the
verdict Miss Nenno was too i'll TO
give an expression of her feelings;
but later gave the follow ing state
ment TO The Free Press for publ
cation:
Statement Of Miss Nenno
Il have been so unsettled and
broken up over this case-that l
felt that II was my duty to humanity
to reveal my true feelings"
II loved that man more than any
I Just about sacrificed my whole life
for him. Even now, have no hard
feelings toward him at all. ! am
glad. although. that after spurning
me the way he, did, that the jury
should appreciate my true feelings
in the matter"
81 have gone through all the hor-
rors OF suffering that any human
can endure with out breaking down.
tried hard to keep from breaking
down during the trial, and when 1t
was all over, just simply went to
pieces. All during the trial,
scarcely ate thing. and have gone
sleepless for many nights. | am
thankful that 1t is all over with"
Statement of Father.
Frank Nenno, father of the plain
tiff, in a statement to The Free
Press said he was thankful that the
iury's verdict exonerdted the mem
bers of his family from the SANDER
Gus charges made against their re-
putation and character.
cit wasn't the $4,000 verdict that
am thankful for, but the showing
that in the end: truth. principal and
righteousness viii win out"
81 came here following my ap-
pointment as a deputy revenue col
iector in 1914. ! was in the service
until January, 1921. when ] was
appointed chief division deputy OF
the United States internal revenue
ldepartment for Southern Minnesota,
il never had any trouble, and their
has never been any in my family.
until this matter was brought up.
am grateful the verdict also showed
the untruthfulness of the slanderous
charges hurled at myself and my
family
Several attempts to locate DR.
DeCoster last night and today, at
, his home Office or hospital, for the
purpose Of obtaining a statement
from him failed. Attendants at the
hospital stated they did not know
where he could be found. No answer
was received to several telephone
calls at his office. c. Q. Daley
one of the attorneys for the defen-
dant, stated this noon that a motion
for a new tricl would be the first
+ step taken by DR.. DeCosters coun-
sci