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Fro" ta- Pennsylvania Engmsr.
BREACH OF PROMISE.


District Court, Nov. "a, 81, 4,h and 5th, before
Judge iIalio~eii and a special yury. AxSr
1tsEs ". JAcoB Rvpr.
This was an action brought to reco-
yer damages for = breach Of promise
OF marriage, aud the circumstances
and commencement Of the acquain-
lance OF the parties, as detailed IN evil
dence, appeared a. follows:
Miss Catharine Rees, sister to the
plaintiff, testified that ia. August. 1899,
while she and her sister were taking a
walk out Of Fourth street, they were
accosted by defendant 4 another gen
tleman, who joined them that the de.
fendant inquired where they resided,
and on their reply, informed them that
he was q near neighbor; that they
stopped at the Cottage Garden and got
some refreshments, he rcmarking that
there was no harm in il as he was a
near neighbor; at this garden the other
gentleman left them, when the defend
ant observed that the reason Of his
leaving them, was, that he did not
think II right to accompany them 10 he
was msrried man adding. SO was
once, but buried my wife, and alwsys
though ! would wait = year, bu, lad
dressing the plaintiff. I have fallen in
love with you and changed nsy mind
When they arrived home he request.
ed permission 20 visit them, which vas
granted; his visits became frequent
and uninterrupted, he and the plaintiff
nnt En- IL a
different occasions one evening he
came In and handed a letter to plaintiff,
saying he would make her a present of
II, and Immediately he went out; on
reading it, plaintiff exclaimed, "my
God. what have done, that any one
should write so against me - It was
an anonymous letter addressed TO de-
PENDANT, and signed "a we'll wisher,o
stating the plaintiff to be off very sio.
lent temper. totally unfit to succeed
the wife he had lost; this was accom-.
panied by q note from defendant to
plaintlfin German, the translation Of
which 10 as follows -" This letter is
plainly written, and conyinces me of
Its truth i have therefore changed ms
mind. and don't intend to come a
gain" Plaintiff wrote TO defendant,
who replied in writing; he afterwards
came again as usual, remsrking that
the neizhborhood had tried hard 20
break of the match, but he did not IN
tend they should glory 10 IL; his visits
were constant for some length Of time,
tiIl one evening. when he told the plain.
TN that his sister in.Iaw objected TO
his marrying her. and therefore he
could not do it, Plaintiff afterwards
wrots to defendant, who replied. tell
ing her TO meet him at The church,
and again repeated the objections Of
his sister.ln law. and in the course of
the conversation which emsued. told
her not 10 write fOG him o. expect him
any more; she complained Of bis treat
nent add received the earaIieT reply.
that she could do Just as she plessed.''
lie came once Afterwards. and remon.
ssraled Siih her fOr going 10 law, OBJ.
serving that il wonld be a disgrace, to
which she replied, that IL wsnld bc no
greater disgrace than to be slnrred by
TIE neighbors, - she nov was lie
sad she was plenty young enough 70
get somebody. add what one did not
want, another would be glad TO get,
and thea took his leave he never ask.
ca the parents consent, wishing the
marriage 10 be dOne slyIy. The plain
uh !, noU IN her twenty FIRST year, u
: m''l'nsr IN tho Northern Liberties.
where the defendant, who is comb
maker, also resides.