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Loirmelt. Arc. 23.
BREACH OF proaooBF. OF NIAMIIIAGE:.
CHRISTIAN BARREN/ rap.J -4111 S
• This action wits tried in ihc Vitt, Gets t, before
the alit. Hon. the Logy ft:sitne ti•aufit..
Mr. LaaElapeoseil the 'dreamers,. and mid, hat •
that thii was an action brought for the breach tif a
promise of warner, sad Met the slamegre were
laid at 3,u001.; / •
Mr. Qt;is state!' the Plaintiff's ewe. -.Mks ay b.
jest of the 'orient action impious on the retard in
the only way in which it can.appear, that is. fur the
breach ofa civil contract. Action. of thail Itsieription
generally mese out of the worldly coucrros of inau
and man, and are, from their nature, capable of
remoueration, almost by numerical calculation :
but there are cases that address themselves, not lees
to the sensibility and justice ofa Jury. than to their
sympathy. The present action is not only a berme,'
olefin;
first
hie
defends
impression'eodnn cotrae contract,
het, but is a breech of a moral duty,
▪ i-ompaiiied by the most infamous condoct, rol-
te?
lomeci up by irremediable rui•:. The Plaintiff is
of a name and family of the most respectable in
your city ; and in the ruin of one victim, the D-
efendant has the consolation to think ha hot ackiev-
ed the desolation ofa family ! Plaintiff was at the
I age of fit, she was artless, her reputation un-
sullied, her character spotlt:s, and one whom
the breath of calumny Reece reached. -.De-
felidant possessed engaging manners ; he. was
introduced to the Plicattlif by a Mrs.
paid his addresses to her; he declared to
bail made an impressiou ou his Wart. anslitte.
mauded her in eotrrisge: she said dm had no
fortune till the death of her father ; Defendant re-
plied he would apply to her parents. oiler 11P-se
circumstances she felt she ought not to coot cal her
oentimentsfror Plaiutiff sad Llefeadeat were
in the habit of walking together : one seething in •
the latter end of May, or begioning of June. they
walked on the caual, accompanied by Planetiff's
sister and a Mr. Leotard: bre sister smenidsined
of being tired, and Defendant• rallied her ems toeing
so moo and asked Plaintiff to +elk fin-
thee. Mr: Leopard and her sister sat do sn 11.1 the
tonal, and -Plaintiff and Defendant cuotiaurd
their walk:. their. Forr'versation causal:tad of pro-
retaliate on his parte and declarations of attachment
on bee's; and et moment when her heart was
overflowing with affection, and at the tune he was
about to become her husband, he trip' her dowel;
her screams were not heard, and she fell a victim.
not to the passion of a insp. but to 'he fury of a
satyr : he hrun,7l, it water to her in his hat, he did
every thing to some Inr of his hnnourstile intec -
it fore girl of her education !u be ear •iil-
gar pro-ecutrix of a rape, by which the Def. wdant
would he elevated to that gallows he de•erve.i r As
far as he Vial rapable, he ussureti her of his ti.latiety;
' he took oat a book, and told her in the rmist so.
Lenin mar she was the only woman who should
becime his wife, and spoke of Oita violence as the
suittoiiition of the rights of : they raw
turned to the party. her tears, were veiled is the
darkness of the eveuing.—After some days (inning
• ethieh liereftutatierwerwthl net shoat hit itt see him)
he desired her not' to make any colffilaisr, bat It)
rely on him: the appeated..llo him, and-he pled.pd
himself that wlvoi l.er situation.beewme loch es was
to he expected, lie would (iiespite of all ohatarlee)
make her his aife. The intercourse Continued:
:hiseisus were circumspect, and be so far boded
this creature .by peothises,- that, nothing hut hie
marriage afterwards opened her eyes. Her snow.
boo atheist was tifitl 4her preguaticy approach..
tog. her health wasting. she disclosed all in Mr.
Leonard, in hopes he could remonstrate with De-
fendant. Shesras rettieved to a hovel, at •
week ; and was brought to bed of • datigister to
November 18tls: she was visited by the Drferident.
who corifes.ed the stns ity he cimimitted ON the
canal, 11011 ag.i.l tirade declarations of inurriage to
her. At last, her tl:uation becoming insupportable.
she sent to Cork, met a holy of the name of Hag-
gott, who a., smite conaertion of the Defendant;
and on the second day of her arrival, Dein:dant
and his sei•ant came there. Baggutt expelled
hope that he Caine a 'tit an 'mention of (othiling•
his obligation; lie said he clt I, and .that he came'
to take Plaintiff hack.: she resisted, *sal waned •
the motriage to be performed is Cork : he .
said it would sot • satisfy her frieads, end
thin it stionld 13R celebrated in Limerick.
Defendant's first Wei' was to stop at Oldie's
hotel ; he then chaiged his nund ; .stint lie
would marry her. before the Tliiir.day Mllowtng,
and placed her in her former wretched abode. She
received a message from 1.11. f ,plant's mother, end
she went to comet her at Blake's nail ; she was me; -
ceivrd by his mothbr with apparent kindness : bwllles •
conceive what it is to he throwts.from .xttetisreaseke-
of hope to the lowest despeir ! was.teldiit wao.•
impossible that a marnaga cnuld take place.; he
was the tenant of Colutsl Vatidtleor. and could
not marry withoutitis consent. Here the Learned •
Counsel passed a high panegyric on.the character
of Gentlemen,. Cpl. X.)-Alts. Spring seed she
would allow the Plaintiff tweilky..gotnes• a year,
t
lia
ery
to
submit
to
piewehhat,sia.:Abst,
Istria
at
tee, 44:11 / yes,.
.1611:1. h
c:cPi
II Plaintiff's
• .ff
of
the mother, and she viodicated the son but if he
e
was so perfidious akto sucha villain. she would
not approach, bosom a) alk-e.lf the Jury do
not give exemplary amities. they will ..ead forth
a precedent to • ravisher of tilts sortie to destroy the
virtue of those deluded stwalares, and then !Alec
them in the cell of a tienitentiary, and point to the •
lattice of the Asylum. at the number of beauties
hr boa destroyed. She returned with the most ago.
ffized feelivris and lived eri the pour woman in
the most miserable coadition : it was a long time
before her family found bet : slit always relied on
the Defendant's Minima promise, sad her fa-
mily almost thought she wee the, costeuhitte of De-
fendant ; she was obliged to pawn mid pl-dge fee
her sustenance. She went to the house of Mn.
Owens. oboes %he knee in her youth ; she was shot-
tered by this ledy.and it cram cot tail .he Ararat's( the
plait of transporting her infest (Kid to the Foetal.
long Hospital. thpt she left het; she we sleet
t hove read to natural:l6story cf wait
brutes who &vont their erring, hot to the lemma
t a female affecoon. the runt n meg-, arse dan..