Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1843-07-20
HER AID OF THE TIMES.

Cross. .enaminsd. Since the court ad onrncd
MIR. Dalrymplc asked ma what plaintiff had
said Mr. Breck Summoned me had not
seen defendant for several months before was
sumnoBod.
Depositioa Of Mary y. Grekam.
4 Saw plaintiff in January iast, and she ap-
peared in good spiriis as usual sho said her
father offered 10 sctlls ii for Seu0O that she
had all tho advantage Of Nj. DaIryWple, aud
that she intended 10 keep il. From the way
IN which she spoke, supposed she would be
perfectly satisfied with the $1,000 She said
ID. had promised to marry her IN the spring il
she would give up tho paper She had. Sho
sad " sie was not married ~ SIX months from
he lime "f the release, she would marry Nr.
Bonrn Have not hcen intimate with Mn
Brock rocontly--furmerly was In the winter
she shut herselfup, aud have not seen much
oi her since.
Cross szam,ncd AT the time she spoke Of
the $4,000, Miss Gardner was present When
she spoke Of il, shs appeared in very good
Apiriis. From hearing her then, and hearing
her repeat the same thing another time, sup
posed she would be satisfied with $4,000.
From her being cheerful, judged she wonJ
be satisfied. She stated The same proposition
at our house. Cannot remember when it was;
it was in tho winter. There was no one pres.
cnt when sho said she would marry Bourn in
six months it not married ] then supposed
her engaged TO defendant. ! understood mud
believed she was 10 be married 10 him. Al
the time thought she would marry Mr.. Dali
! rympls, bat that if she did not marry Mr. Dali
| r,npic, she would marry Mr. Bourn. This
conversation was after Bourn signed the re-
lease. ] then knew that paper had been sign.
ed. She met MIR Bourn It, our house, aud, as
] supposed, the paper was sieurd there.
asked her how sle aud Mr.. Bonrn bad settled
! the affair, and she gave me this answer.
had no reason TO doubt that plaintiff at the
time expected to marry Mr., DaIrynpIe.
| Direct sYaninati0n resumed i cant say
know it to be fact that plaintiff was engaged
Ia defendant at that time. She told me IN
| October she was not engaged 10 him.
/ Cross-cnaminatiOu resumed This was Goth
| ofOctober. ] gave her an invitation 10 20 Ia
| New-York with me, and told her at the time
If she was engaged To defendant, did not W lsh
! her 10 go with me. | didn't wish defendant
| to 20 with US. Told Mr.. ID. these facts, as
near as recoIleci, ahoul the last of May, nj
my house. lie has not called but once for Il
great while. presume he came to inquire
| what knew Miss Brcrk to say during my
intimacy with her. have no, seen him since
he was at our house, until met him on bourd
| the boat yesterday.
| .4aron Town, Qor Tho plaintiff Has known
hor three years visited the plainlliT when de-
PENDANT did saw plaintiff about ,hn time the
engagement was broken Oft on ihe night OF
the party, plaipiiif was depressed AND excited;
spoke to her and she did Hpl answer mo /;
II plaintiff said she was going oai Of town, and
Il did not know when she should come bark: !
did not see her but very few times afterwards !;
understood she did not STE company; defend.
ant Ieft the company earlier than others after
wards pIaniif appGqrnd serious and depressed;
| thought they were engaged before.
Cross.cIamined-Iwa at Brrck's at least
once a week, sometimcs twice, while defend.
ant was there talked with Breck aud plain
ti.f frequently talked with others about il /;
with my customers.
James Grehaw.-Mr. Ronrp and myself
kcd over the Ease Buurn said she offered
To settle for $1,000, and defendant was realy,
and Plaintiff backed ont; Bourn said size would
not get more than u $1,000.
For the plaintiff, a Ibort G. Greene and
'rhomns +. Carpenter, Esq rs. For Tho de-
fendani, Samuel Y. Atwcll aud George Riv
nrs, Esg'rs.