The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1872-09-03 00:00:00

A POOLE Biased OF PROMISE OF
IIIARRIACIL
YIIIII V. I•IIWEATRES.

Al tit' Glotiositor Amiam, a tonal broach of promise
of marlage .as was triod beton Mr. Hoary Joined,
4.C., and a common jury, in ills stoma' of Mr. Ja.Uoa
3IMA. who had goon to Loadoa to Kande at the
t...ootral Criminal Coati.

Mr. liaddlesten, Q. 0., and Mr. Sawyer, (instrueteed
by ILL IL Moors, of Wlinharne), appearef for the
plaintiff. Tile defenclint was unrepreeentei by oonnsel.
Mr. Haddiesten in opening the ones denouneed very
strongly the dastardly winduot of the &feculent In
effecting the rain of the plaintiff, and thee dasertlag
her. Having stated the ocioupetions of tbe plaiatiff awe
defendant, and the oirountotenses under wimp they
beanies aeqsainted, he said less than the usual
'iambs' of love Istiers hut puled between the pontos,
but the following was given all an original oi.npodtion
of the defendant—

Oh, sae wee good ea she wee tatr ;
NOM, new on earth whore her,
A. p. thoulflat se engela are ;
To know bet wee to lore her.
The plaintiff, Nary Ann Fiat, asednstreas, of
ecto/a, aged 27, wee then ex untried, and maid
defendant won a traveller, and called on her father
so supply goods in the drapery humbugs. Snit was
Librarian of the Town Library, and remind £lO a
yur fie WIWI ; altogether her earnings were abatis
£.50 y..r; twAprillees yew she sampled hint as a
prospestive hasband, with her parents' consent: in
September We year he seduced her, and than he said,
" Now ma Gan of you, aod will be married at Christ-
mas," Next morning she reesived tau following
letter :

Bourneowoutb, Sept. 211,
imiur ponn—as I promised I rpm perform. Hoses nothing
warm to my 10 700. I ern very unwell to day, so I caunot
get SOMA. I did not say eu to you tins [nomad, for I know
you weserone than I was myself. I feel eery worry Indeed for
what I done beet night, keeping you up so late nod makiag
you DO unttepa until with your mother Way did you nut
send me •wo sooner/ I know my dear that I Ina not., I
ought to hare been last dent, but Wit you did not make ms
any bonder then I was; but Meer OA your mother will never
here to mad me away any more, for It tonal my 'Mardian to
come In Me evening any more. I must confer that I hare
stayed with you to. long I.otiletilSlo6, longer Lase you wished
me, but you kuo• Mat I lore you, and witen I am with you
I cannot get mirky frOal you ; with you I could Ore and with
you 1 couid die; but I Mist cense to think of you, or rather to
Bee you say more, for I never Idols to =As you unfrieudly
at bops. through DK TruAing this will dud you auJ in
good eplrita, for it lenge me quite the serene wild • food
adieu, Polly, from your own, Sc.

Defendaot oonttniteff to Malt her, M home mid at the
Library. la November be liFttew a.. woe esete, sad
flutes/0i his prorates lemony at Christiana. She gave
no her busiages at his request, and so lost her mummers.
Defendant wanted ier to nave home, and lire with
Wax in lodgings about this time ; on the Ilth December
be meowed sae promise la her mother's preeeoos, and
died the Ilib of Feat-nary ; her mother dined that
they might beset her loess alter the marriage until he
amid get possessioa of a hoes, of hamper whloh he
proposed to take at Parham's. In a letter 'Mime
about that time, be distinctly mewed the promise to
merry, and semi ' things look dark for seat present,
but I hope please God they will soon hare • brighter
sid&" Lam saw him oa the 13th of May, and he mese
so more, Rawl after the action was brought. A otilid
was born on the kit Jnly. Defendant gar. so remain
for breaking off the essagement. Ile meld he was
worth

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- The moUter of the plaster mirroborated her evideoce
cm several sabstaatud perste. Deteadaat admitted to
willies% dew the ealld was born, that he Wll4 Its father.
lie iiald he would not see her mu la" aad he MN
ready to spend 1:150 La law-
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There waa no ohm eridease, and Kr. Sawyer added
Wit be believed the defendaat had married somebody
*lee, after ruining LW§ girl, and dimming hi, respect-
able tinlly. She had last • not only bee obaracter, but
het badness, sad was robbed of fair Kopec*" by hie
heartless sonduot Ha asked for substantial damages.
Tn. Jodie inetruoted the jury to take the promise
of marriage ea • foot, and 000 sider what was the lose
plaintiff sustained by tlis breech of Nutt promise. They
could not purdah the einem defendant for the actual
eeciuotioo, but would take utto ooiliddanstion how for
toes &fleeted dui prospect' and poidtioa of the girt. It
Wm • very Owl cape, but plaint& would be snore likely
10 obl4la moditsl4 than siseselve damages,
Verdict for plaintiff; damages £l5O. Immediate
ansontion wee granted.