M'causland Is Silent

M'CAUSLAND IS SILENT

Young Doctor Won't Talk About the Damage Suit

FILED AGAINST HIM

Miss Simmons a Young Woman Whom He is Said to Have Jilted is the Complainant - A Nurse in the Case

Dr. Marshall McCausland, of this city, has a breach of promise case on his hands. Miss Mamie Simmons, of New Haven, has brought suit against him for $10,000 damages.

The doctor and Miss Simmons have been sweethearts for a number of years and have been engaged to be married daring the past four years, during which time he was studying medicine in this city. The arrangement was that they were to be married when Dr. McCausland graduated and to start a life together. Last summer Dr. McCausland received the appointment of house physician at the University hospital and has been practicing there during the year. He has been thrown constantly into the company of the corps of nurses and one of them, it is said, made a great impression on his apparently susceptible heart. A few months ago, it is alleged, he transferred his affections from Miss Simmons to the nurse.

Miss Simmons noticed the lack of fervor in his letters during the last days of their correspondence and a few weeks ago received a letter from him saying that he no longer loved her and asked that the correspondence should cease.

Miss Simmons is a young lady of a good deal of spirit and made up her mind that she would not consent to being jilted so summarily and so brought suit for damages. Miss Simmons comes from a very good family, is well educated and is considered one of the most charming young women of the town in which she lives.

When the reporter went to the hospital this morning to get Dr. McCausland's side of the story in order to state the facts fairly on both sides of the case, he said that he had no use for reporters and refused to be interviewed on the subject.

He is quite a young physician and but for the large amount of damages asked by Miss Simmons, the matter would probably not have leaked out.