Salt Lake Telegram | 1921-05-29 | Page 25 | Jurors Give Fees for Baby's Gift

I JURORS GIVE FEES FOR BABY'S GIFT LONDON LONDO- May 28 The The story of an v. v wedding was told at al Leeds sheriffs sheriff's court when Ada of Robin Hood street Castleford sued John Gibbons a clerk also living at Castleford for damages for breach breath of promise A mixed Jury heard the case and the defendant did not notO appear N. N Stanley Grant who appeared for forth forth forthe th the plaintiff stated that his client was 26 years of age and had lost both her parents With the exception of a break of ot from eight eighteen n months to two years the parties h had d been courting ig since 1909 and when the defend defendant nl was demobilized from the army in September 1919 1919 It was arranged that they should be married In Ma May 1920 the plaintiff gave up her employment at a local hospital where she was a second year second ar probationer nurse for the of setting getting married that month I The wedding did not take place however owing to the illness of the theRoman theRoman theRoman Roman Catholic priest to whose church the defendant belonged and who was to have performed the cere cere- mony It was postponed at first for a afew afew afew few days and since then It had been postponed from time to time until the plaintiff had been driven to take legal al proceedings against Gibbons Since then the man had twice suggested that the marriage should take place but each time he had failed ailed to keep keel his promise During the night before the c cast caso was wast to be heard the defendant had said he ho would marry Miss Lindley if she would withdraw the proceedings but she had been fooled so often that she refused to do so It was a very cruel case said Mr Grant for or the plaintiff had given birth to a child and she was now left With no employment to ollow follow and with no noone noone noone one to help her to bear the brunt of ot other her di disgrace grace The plaintiff stated in evidence that rooms were engaged and everything was prepared for the wedding She had now lost her occupation for if it she wished to go go back to nursing she would have to start all over again with her training She She understood that when the defendant came out of the army his wages were I 4 per week and that his bis savings amounted to toI I The jury awarded plaintiff I damages with costs All the members of the Jury also handed over to the plaintiff their fees with which to to- touy touya buy buya a present for her child