Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-12-09
Cours Of Common Pleas.
Before Judge lngliss.

DEC. IA CHEMICAL DEFENcE.-Anp Boyle, %.
the Reverend Hiram Doane, and Margaret, ms ;cus.
The plaintiff in this case, was very prettiy little
overworked and badly paid tribe, termed bonnet
builders. The defendant was a holy man, iavoraoiy
known to the ultra pious for his straight acedness'
and for his strict observance Of the outward
distinguished professor In modern times. Inc otner
defendant was lady passed the grand climacteric,
and who had arrived at that period oil lie, when as
Hamlet says-
The heyday in the blood is tanned, it's humble
And waits upon the Judgment"
In one word she was widow Of So, with goodly
array Of grown up and daughters. This lady IN
the early part of her had carried an extern
siye business in the milnary line in which occnPa-
ton she had got over head and ears In the
slough of insolvency About seven years since, she
took to frequenting the chapel where the Reverend
Mr. Doane held FORTH and partly by her great atten-
ton to his and partly by her lne eyes, soon
captivated him, when she gave up bonnet building 10
become the minister's lady. But, alas Tor the mu-
liability of human affairs! no sooner was the honey
moon over but the creditors Of the ex-bonnet build
er became clamorous, and their months could only De
stopped by the payment oftheir bills This was nard
on the young minister, but he had introduced the
lady to his friends his wife, some one told him nc
had no alternative, but to fork out the possa6es In
process Of time all was paid except demand OF 500,
which Miss Boyle claimed for services rendered MRS
Doane, forewoman In her bonnet building estapilsn
ment. ;,
This last demand was more than enough to dissi.
patience
Pastor swore-no vowed, that rather than pay Miss
Beyle, he, like Mantilini, would SO to demniton, or
descend TO the lowest drudgery. The fair Claimant
however, happened to have become acquainted win
dashlng Young lawyer, here in the city, and to ms
willing ear did she her tale unfold. The legal gent
was briefess, and the case was god send, Tor the
trial would give him eclat and bring his name at once
before the public-so he made every effort to IND out
where the silken knot was tied, which bound toge-
Their the loves, and the pecunary Liabilities oil the
fair widow and the blooming young parson. In TINS
rnfI Law xvos ms
He hunted up the records of all the churches and
chapes dived into the archives OF the mayor ONCE
and gave his days and nights to the looking over
musty fusty old files Of papers All was labor IN VAIN
NO could be found Of the minister's marriage, yet
still he determined to proceed-and got the case set
down for trial.
After flaming opening from the incipient Black
stone the services of the pretty bonnet builder were
proved incontestibly, and the defendants counsel
called on for his side Of the case.
He rose bowed to the court, shook his head three
times at the jury, and then IN, ny
whole course of his life, and that any arrangement
which may have been entered into, concluded, or
carried IN between him and the iair widow, never
amounted to matrimony, and consequently my client
cannot be held liable either In law or equity, ior any
debts che may have contracted .,
The learned gentleman, then called two iadyhke
daughters Of the fair widow, each oil marriageaoie
age and they both swore that they could not tell
because they never knew Of any marriage ceremo.
MES having been gone through by their mamma and
Mister Doane.
Under thu se circumstances the court said il a
question for the jury to say which side the Proba-
bites reeted. II the defendants were man and wife,
then the plaintiff ought 10 recover
The Jury retired for short time. and found YER
dict for the plaintiff. Damages S2oO and costs.
Friday or Saturday. but from the pressure oecssoned ~ the
foreign news. interest exc ed by the proceeding IN
Congress. and tie sitting Of the Harroag s
lie which sppearcdn obscure ioang paper OF ast