New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 1, 1925, Page 13

OFFERED HERSELF IND HER 31900 This Got Her Husband--Now She' Brings Suit * Waterbury, May 1.—Testimeny of a woman who said she wooed and won a Merlden widower; advanced | him money to pay wedding ex-| penses; contributed to his well- | heing for two months and then de- | varted secretly, later filing suit to re- cover 8538 she had “loaned” him, eonv d a crowd in district court at Waterbury yesterday, even the attorneys, inured to the unwsual in courtroom drama, breaking into un- | restrained laughter at polnts in the story, Unusual Suit In and about the courtroom the sentiment seemed to be that when Mrs. Margaret Sturmer, until last December a resident of Meriden at 259 Pratt street, but now of Water- bury, brought suit for 3338 against her husband, John Sturmer, of 261 Pratt street, an employe of the Wileox Silver Plate Co,, and a wid- ower, father of four n-up ¢ dren, she provided the bast 3 unusual testimony as has been de- tafled {n distriet court in years, After the trfal had been com- pleted yesterday afternoon, Judge Harry J. Beards! pointment with him through his daughter, Ilsie, In the overtures. she mud through Elsie, he sug. the de sirabllity of marrying him, Sturmer anld, Mrs, Sturmer he testitied, su, geated that being a widower with u large family to care for, he nee B wift Furthermore, she ha $1,900 which would be of benefit {c him, Marriage Keservations Sturmer finally agreed to marricd, stipulating that the 814 be paid over to him. e t that only 244 of this sum was ally given to him by hi When Sturmer inquired marrl to when he the balance, she put him off, that she did not want interest on e Mrs. Sturmer after actually give him book, but soon usked for its veturn eaying that she was golug to drawe out the moncy to give him the bal {ance of what she had agreed to pay him if he would marey her But inatead both principals agreed in thelr testimony olded up her ¢ known to hi Wife Not to Divorce Mrs. Sturmer has announced t being of the (¢ not attempt to s timony revealed, the West Iavey pricst who united the couple not want to perform the eere at first, since the pafr w the law by not 1+ Island of Mindanao, untll two years NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, MAY 1, 1925, Sill]{im{ ;‘I("." ‘\'i"ner f Arlington, in front of the l‘uh\lm( k& . N o+ Leo mansion, ever since the nation. Of Chess Championship .1 cometery was estublished short. Manlia, May L—=Datu Allp, al)y ter the Civil war, is to fall he 1 recently won the chess cham- | fore the modern-day conception of vionship of the Philippine Tslands ' harmonious landscape in a tournament in which 16 players from tarious parts of the islunds tested. Out of 44 games played won 32, lost onue and one was a dra Datu Alip, who had never heen out of s native province of Lanao, The National Fine Arts commi jon has ruled that the 100.foot shatt doesn’t blend with the beauty of the natural surroundings of th cometery, and the war department in contracting for its removal., It will be preserved, however, by re ereeting it on the Fort Meyer Reser Ro, learned to play choss with his|\ation & mile or so away father who was a prominent Daty In Lanao. He has taught son, S U lad of 14, to play cliess aud (he Wise landlords have learned L finished fourth {n the tourna ment [ ary secured throug Datu Allp, who ean naither read uxp: ) & most desiral nor write any lang tinnally while NOTED FLAGSTAIY o Move Pole That Has Stood on Heights of Arlington Washington, May 1.—The great gstafl that has topped the heights BARRETT ADDING An 0ld Store With A New Policy NOTHING BUT THE LATEST NEW YORK STYLES Quality is one thing—style is another. Here you get hoth at a price easily within your reach. Go to the highest-priced, most ex- Jusive shops in the city and note carefully their models; then come to Wonder Clothes Shop and see the identical—or newer— models for only a fraction of the price. Every garment in this entire store is an authentic New York style—and there are hundreds from which to choose. der advi would re. clsion until Tuesday mornirg. Mra, Sturmer, the plain-+! tiff, was represented in court hy b t e rcanlt Miles . MoNiff, of Waterbury, and the 1p!ia vere e Al Lewls J, Bomers of Meriden ap- hwith peared for her husband, the defend- ant, When papers in fhe case werd fllad, Mrs, Sturmer gi crd some of lier h d's buil Jonan stock pending Counsel for Sturmer ¢ eral denial of the alle the case went to tria morning. Testimony of Mre. St vealad that her maid:i heen Margaret MeNerney © Surinam Lures Seekers in March, 19 she was | at the Undercl Of the Précious Gold domestle gervant where Visie Stur ¢ g FACTORY TO YOU MEANS BETTER CLOTHES FOR LESS MONEY ey were go- MACHINE Was R 3 ; ’ S I FINE QUALITY CLOTHES Full Keyhoard $135.00 Silent, NOW 9,999,999.99 Capacity. SUIT or TOPCOAT DIRECT TO YOU Sturmer. mar. a 16-yeariold ¢ f't1 nusband-to-be, was Through Elxie she met Stirmer. Portable, iration for Modern Court=hip ans in bis col During a period o ¥ months tliere ensucl a cou whieh the usual order of t 8 re- veraed, Miss McNerney y once a woek, she mer's home ae the romance pro- Weight only 2315 Ibs. cation of rior from wh Fully Guaranteed. ial deposits mus Adiscussed am are full i o go-ahead 1w 81,800 methods s 1 mericans in matters were period. Miss thie p urmer that she their o ASK TO SEE IT fled and buy clothes for bovs and girls pet with 10 centa, stamp 60 Down'’ this slip) to Chamber! 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