New York, Apr. 22
One of New York's most sen-ational court eases involving charges of plagiarism came to an fend here to-day when Miss Georgie Lewis lost her suit against Mr. Eugene O'Neill, playwright novelist, for G.$2,000,000.
'Miss Lewis charged that in writing his play, "The Strange Interlude, 'O'Neill used parts of her poet Terople Fallen: Atnene= 'Not only did the court dismiss 'Miss Lewis' charges of plagiarism but it ordered that she pay Mr. 'O'Neill's counsel fees, amounting G.$17,500, In literary and other circles the case attracted great attention. Pablishers, critics and other authors took the stand to.testify on behalf lof either Mr. O'Neill or Miss Lewis. Verbal tilts' between counsel were lof sufficient importance to fill feolumns of newspaper space.
Mr, O'Neill was indignant in his contention that he had never heard of M or her "Temple Pallas Athen United Press,
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