The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-08-12 00:00:00

BREACH OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE:
DAItAOIII, CIOOO.

A breech of promise CMS has just been tried at the Cork
Algllll, before Mr. Justice Barry and a special jury. The ,
plaintiff was Miss Julia M'Evers, and the defendant, Mr. '
W Lane (YNeill, solicitor preening in London. The
plaintiff lath. youngest danAter of the late Dr. Iftvers,
• Physician. who had an extensive practice in Cork, and
the &inerrant, who is des a native of Cork. commenced ,
life as a dark with the plaintiff's uncle. Mr. John Walter
Bourke, solicitor. In that way he became acq uainled
with some maniben of the M'Even family, though ad
with the plaintiff, had
the soquiutance ripened into
frnadship after he had acquired a position in London.
The plaintiff had been at a school at Abingdon, and in the
yea 1676 her brother and her aunt proceeded to London
for the purpose of bringing her home. She warn then 16
year. of ma In London they met defindant, who was for
the first time introdeoed to Mini WErera During their
stay there the defeadant showed marked attention to the
young girl, and this was the beginning of the Ai:quaint.
ann. In 11178 Mr. O'Neill came totork for the
of delivering a lecture on " Irishmen in England=
arararatenee with Mire WEvers wax renewed. He
ripest* dined at her tram& houses, and exprinsd
betru-ad-'lo:l7iii.badu:wiltim.:Bl:beithntelvatigaintiEtitZti.ny.fraadswoliuenc.leumiviaibuin ,6dtidanh.alltryandCwk.
isideinßaillinhatuw,
to hera=ta He stated that there were some bed.
ems to his jjp to this time be had
memat meets, including & Ring. sold web*, rid mese
souswitrs. Shortly dye kis,'" oak la October he
wrote from Dublin

"Munan7. 5 a.m.
"My dear Julia—As [ wanted, I have_ pest
in writing direct to you instead of to Wager. As=
few days were vent vary pleasantly with yes Thrice
happy days ! I abould like to have tham over again.
Ah. me ! how quickly they pissed away I write with
deep emotion. I have not got over the pain of part
im.—ltelieve me, my dear Julia. yoUrs sincerely, j
Witiiim tOltiLL."
A regular correspondence was then kept up between
the parties, the defendant was
breathing sentiment.
of the deepest affection. From London be wrote:—
" I now write to you accordingly. I said to you on
Monday, in reply to \Walters question, that it was un•
certain when I should return to Cork; but You will know
my solemn resolve—that, whether in Cork or elsewhere,
I shall see you as soon as possible and the sooner the
better. 1 travelled the whole way to London nearly
alone. I did not care to enter into conversation with any
one I was glad to be left to my own thoughts, sad and
loving, concerning some one. You must guess who.
The perfume of your last kiss still lingers on my lipe
With those large bluo eyes gazing on sue and your fair
arms twining round my neck—but I must not continue;
toy heart is full—Yours sincerely, W. LANE O'NEILL"
In another letter he wrote—
" I eaw my dear Julie's face in the fire last night; before
which I was sitting in an armchair rapt in thought for
hours—thoughts of whom you must goes; tender and
loving once all I have had a slight cold, and so wish
your Tilts eyes were here to act as a charmer. You say
you have received a letter from an old admirer of your.,
, and have not yet answered it till you have received an
theism from me This I must repeat, is a very odd
thing. To be frank with my. sweet blue eyee. I had
abeolutely placed entire faith m you. Believe 'me, for
ever and over, yours very sincerely,—WiLLLth LANE
O'NEILL*

tio—nrs went on until, in January. Kit, the plaintiff.
who was then in Dublin, received a letter which began—.
"Dear Madame,—Your letter received this morning. I
wrote you erveral letters before you left Cork. You
overlooked moat of them altogether, and when you wrote
I found you totally changed to me You dwelt upon old
admirer. oh, I have tried to be for some time silent.
merely remarking that it was very odd. I did not then,
and I do not now, reproach you. As there was no
t. I bad, of malls, no right to blame
ie youtlifuliedealenthough I was, hurt and desOy pained though I
was, at this return for my ardent affection and love.
Yet suffering is the badge of my lot and I forgive you."
Ile continued—" Your silence and your coolness continued
and increased in Dublin. The occasional line I received
was very cold, and at last my letters were returned to in.
through the post-office unopened, which completed the
story of • young man in march of &wile'
Counsel luded by milling on the jury to mark by
their verdict their sense of the defendant's conduct. The
plaintiff, her sister, her brother, and uncle were examined.
and proved that the defendant was received by them am
the accepted suitor of Hiss M'Evers. He had Inquired
after her fortune, which was stated to be £1,300 in cash,
with promerte of much more.
The defence wee waned on Friday, and the defendant
was examined. He denied the contract On one occa-
sion he presented Him M'Evers with a ring. She asked
if it was to be considered an engagement ring, and he
said, " No." The acquaintance was as very short ; he
was not at all prepared for so merlons a on.
Witness admitted he liked the plaintiff, but denied
any arrangements were made for their marriage The
friends of the plaintiff endeavoured to team him into an
engagement, but he alvrays said it waa out of the ques-
tion, as his acquaintance with Him M'Evere was too
short . . _

-ii.; Jun y found for the plaintiff. damages SLOW.