The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-04-06
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and loss Of services Of her The damages
laid at $4,000 Peter Wilson, Esq conducted the plain
defendant The defend suffered Judgment to pass by
% the :, under writ
plaintiff highly respectable widow LADY, and con.
pectsd with sOns Of the most dHns ui'sd isilie. in
smpsrS ii mercantile parsui but shortly alter sseis
arrival he died. leaving herf suidos IN very slender
the SUBJECT 81 ne pfs.ent sction, and Is now about is
yea age The defendant about - ysari sge; the
Of respectable and wealthy parents residing
one Of the most fashionable parts Of your city He IL
member Of the church IN TIN street. Secretary 10 the Sun
day school, class leader, and one othe elders Of the
slous ans g,,gsctsSle co%YSny Of that church. Cen
the circumstances which gave rise the present IN.
qury The plaintiff also member ofthe church in 7h
street and her daughter the unfortunate victim OF luck
lsss and unbried psssions member Of the bible
csss of which leader. These crcpn
stances brought them frequently into contact and
about two ago; from that time the plsntGs visits
to defendants house became frequent, and his
that she felt khsrduty mother xious for she web
isrs and happiness of her child p about two months aeE
- 10 HE Intentions respecting her dsushter Upon thst
occasion be told her that bis intentions hossrsbls
nin VIZ ~
Miss Ross that he thought there were but tive places
thus wS the one . shs the 0ns. vns.:
the latter place blank IN creation Mr.. VIII
.on in said that Re plaintiff irsqusptly after
urged him 70 marry her daughCr and ulhl his engage
but he often evsded it, upon the petext Of beng
DEPENDENT upon his friends out Of business, and having
course short tina, his friends would put him
business end IN be would then Gerry ont 10 the letter
ms promne oes,Ismen, so Mr. wissn tne aSienosnt
his engagements with Miss Ross the plaintiff felt her
iuy sasa, the month Of September ls4i to call upon
s.x,lv An Al, na ha
promise tia, he would in the month Of May folio wing
oentlspen, should have stated to You, thst some
vcry difcui, 10 support herself and her orphan chi[
dr,n determined 70 20 bsckto Epgand TO her friends
he called her. and entrusted her the ur-
gent MANNER not TO leave this conntry that his friends
INTENDED shortly ,opu, him INTO business 'nd thai no
would ssss, her and her ismily to get along Mr. Wilson
continued to detail to the jury the time and place Of the
SEDUCTION and the hnsi reussl cfthe defendant to msr
Miss nossi and concluded by saying thet was one OF
lhs hisckr. and NEST aggravated that ever csms
under his observatory but sucn osses nr l,s'
an,s, 49,, sss Of rc,,rson wormsd himself round the
SELECTIONS Of tbis young. ari." spd eonn.ins s.si
s,r a.s' ~, ."s .-nY MR. .sria on 50 onstelns
@erI :. ~ssd.rsr and ouissst 70 be pointed Of win
Of .S-a nj his asS.ppy f.% iIS
40 NOT cod The pecunsry s6sra Of the defendant
Ss,. sss@ Ia been sreien S and the sshcisrs WITH
sr.~n IN oonseynsnc. u the seauson her daughter
ne Pssspses d her children bsSssd, and her
happiness and domestic tranquility forever banish
"a G.aslsm~n. With this Of misery starring yeu
10 the face, ! call upon you in the name of those
Afflicted r~vrse Who, a. cregners, especially ent
ed tou 'ymP.,hy and TO tbs pro'ectisn Of our laws
cali upon yeu fathers husbands and brothers, and a.
rusrdins ofthe morals OF this community TO guard your
hredes and protect your daughters and sisters ron
rhe Wits ssA sssr~s of tina dssgnisg and hyPoanocA
C~nt~ ss and Msw~erms Of the present day, ana svs
such dsnsse viii scoh the feelings OF this macn IN
IN as sna her measure Tor the
xevo injury that been inflicted her BY this pro-
y xsis and -nprincpled libsrtins ,---..
she t~.e~d 40 ali ths ratersl iscts In Mr. Wilson,
s.sment The remsn3cr Of the evidence consisted OF
ma AefenAsrts l~tters Which curiosity In their
wsx we shalI publish them In dsy OF two The,
Sh~rif shortly summed up and ths without rsorng
r~surueA verdict for the ull amount claimed.