Delaware gazette and peninsula advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1814-1820, 1818-09-12

land the other letters written by the
defendant 10 the phntiff, and all let
iers written by the planlifi 10 the de-
! PENDANT land thai the same shall be
read in evidence without any objection
and without any proof Of the writing
or sending the same by one party to
the other : and that the said defend
ant did on or about TIE 9Th day of
May. 1876. obtain :eaiense to marry
the plaintiff ; and tilsl he purchased a
ring for that PURPOSE. Xr: and il isl
hereby ags erd 10 asaiit on The said
Trial, that the said pifltiif's parents
made no offer III set, l,c,s Of the in
tended marriage between her and theI
said defendant, and that she had not
10 herown right, any property by way
of portion.
! Several letters were then read. be-
ing selection from an immense null
titude. The correspondence was ear
ried ON from October 500 TO June
1Si7. In the first Of these letters he
ayowed his determination to marry the
young lady, SO soon as circumstances
I would permit, in the latter he made
known TO her that circumstances we're
such that union between them could
never take place.
! Mr.. Henry Causton, the defendants
first cousin, proved that the defend
ants father died very lately, and left
him in possession of freehold, copy
hold and personal property, TO the
jamount Of $780, 1000 at least. He had
been in partnership with his father
!; from 1905, and was then worth & 500
per annum as his share oil the bust
. ness.
Mr.. SERGEANT Taddy then addressed
the Jury for the defendant. The plan
} tiff wei Lnew ts.at ts,ese wAs in tbs
J mind Of the desendatft's father. a de-
termibed resolution to prevent their
marriage, and she knew that IT the
) marriage had taken place it would
have been attendek with the utter ruin
, of tie defendant he would have excl
ted the anger of his father to such a
. degree, rs to produce disinherisaA'
: This conclusion was fairly obe drawn
Z from the evidence in the cause. Il
D was clear that the defendant had made
: no definite promise in point OF time
r ios the promise relied upon was 9 a.
j soon as my circumstances will per
: mit.'' The plaintiff knew What thoss
!, circumstances were to which he ailu
c desl his fathers hostility, and ib,
d dependant situation in which he wa
d placed, with respect to bis ta;hsr'
n property. She well knew that II
e eout4 not perform his ems Ai;cnaeni
u until those obstacles were removed
u "a, she was advised I.ut 10 yaait unti
II the period of /. fair trial OF his dispo
y ,itiuu had arrived. An artion WI
e omnlentcil. and every one must agre
IS that tl;o service of a writ upon love
a was not the best means.oE promotin!
IS marriage. 1t was perfect, clear froi
is the Whole of the Defendants corres
4 pontlence that TIC had no intention o
l,seceiying the plaintiff he had ac,e
If TO her in the spirit Of coed faith i
~ every part of his conduct.--All hi
: dcmeanor was marked by bona iid
a consideration for her happiness am
j.; welfare. The question WIS whethe
lie the defendant had acted will, that stu
o. dious and Deliberate mo"kery and by
he pocrisy which had been imputed to hi
leI conduct. II the Jury should be sa
e tisicd that these inputations were no
he we'll founded, then all tie cirennl
is stances would justify the defendant i
ne his refusal to perform his engage
It. ments.
~ MIR. Justice Abbott then summed u
n the ease for the Jury in lumin0u
til and perspicious manner, leaving it
lis their Intelligent minds to decide, iirs
n whether they were satisfied that
Z. promise of marriage had heen made
of and secondly. if they were so Statistic
a. what damage the pia'nt'ffwas entitie
e. 10 under the circumstances OF th
p case.
CHI The Jury retired for about an hen
er and on their return found Verde
or FOR the plan,iif-Damages Loco.
IS. An involuntary burst of applau:
/ from all parts OF the Court, ioliowt
d. the announcement Of the verdict.
ed :,
al From the Baltimore Federal Cusetl
IL kidnapping.
or At The present August term of *
ce Hartford county court, two men wei
go tried for kidnapping, and found guilt