New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-07-16

leaving took refuge with her iatneI an' .;,;rc,
and remained for several years without ICED
,nv t.d;ngs Of her husband. hnino's. sJ
sro,, Snain that he persisted there. one W. W.
q son and daughter She met with caPoa." ,.d
NSlsr Who GAS very much struck WIN neI, 70" 60
her great attention, and popo-eh .hat she
nor. she accepted him condltIohhiy N " her
sbonld not marry until she got evidence oo %
husbands death. In the year iooo III and then
nn,Insive evidence Of Meredlths death; anu
~ ,,ory;ed Captain Won Muller. Inc ecI,o"
,,'as b,oupht not only for the purpose o, coIi
nensat;on for the breach OF promise, out vi IA s
canton and malicious manner IN winch ne 80
acted in endeHvoriDg to detatne her C"u .1.s;n
Her second marriage was happy one, ouI
tbis lsdy wss doomed to misfortune Tor haVa's
had another child, she was a second time ieit
widow. She then again went to i've VIII n.'
father and mother at New-CToss. Inc deI nu-
art who had been for nearly htty years u .uo
Rank of England, resided near their Tesuen I a.
he was struck with her appearance ne Vs.
pass the house waving his hand' anu io' Ill
p,;tb c,,ot eanestness. There was some taiA
,bout her going abroad. This, it would seem,
was too painful for him, and he sent her am
apoymous letter to this effect: y" nope you VII,
forgive the question: as you are tue iast po' -
woud give oifense to. May ask, IS IL true 'nl.
YOU are goirg to quit England 40 not son
from motives of idle curiosity. Need menUlOn
nv name December, $780," Some amusement
wss afforded by this letter; but one LADY VINO
Was in the house had no doubt from wholn ,le
letter had come. In q short time the de'enoahI
met her in the street, and acc0sted ner, a7no
leave to accompany her home, and dec'aIeu 'i'e
intentions. The plaintiff shortly a'terwaIu 80
IN reside nj lotion and the defendant then COM
nenced n correspondence with her. AT hrsI t'i'
letters bepan with "My dear Mrs. Won Muuer,
but +bev soon grew warmer. The learned cOus-
sci then re ad upward of fifty letters which were
written by the defendant to the p iintlll. MOST OF
them commenced with My dearest, de1res'i
dearest dearest dearest dearest much-loVeu
MINI These were couched in terms o. the
erf Attest warmth, and professed the most intense
love of the writer for the lady whom he was au-
dressing. Sometimes there was IN 'r0ouceu C"n-
siderable essay upon theological sublects' tnen
they would refer in terms OF doubt OF the proprie-
Nv of marrying her in consequences of the state
ment the plaintiff had made TO him regarding the
history of her former life, and particularly as to
her second marriage charging her with having
b, en- guilty of crime OF gross error; but the let
tiers following those would express the greatest
regret, and would contain the most ahJect apollo
eies, even upon his knees for having written such
letters, and assuring her that the hateful subject
should never be mentioned again, and that the
whole should be confined to hls own breast All
these letters proved the defendant to be man OF
.dncation and considerable literary attainments.
The defendant had returned two or three OF the
plaintiffs letters, which were evidently written
by q very sensible woman. At last the defendant
went TO his son at Paris and on the lst OF Novem-
Der a letter was received from the defendants son,
stating that his father had informed him OF the
manner in which she had annoyed him, and OF the
persecutiOn he had undergone for some time
The plaintiff wrote letter in answer, expressing
her extreme surprise. Upon this the defendant
wrote to her. beginning his letter with Mrs. Won
Muller" and in that letter he gave as a reason tor
breaking off the match her misconduct when she
was girl. elias not your whole career, from
the time of your running away from school
TO your settling at New Cross been one con-
tinued series of everything but respectable |
believe that when you married your second nus
band you knew your first was alive" The learned
counsel then charged the defendant with having
been guilty Of the most cold boOd-d cOwardce IN
this conduct to the woman to whom he protested
so much attachment. The defenc ant concluded
the last letter by stating that he should write TO
her brother, her sOn-in law and her doctor, VINO
bad been a most intimate friend of hers, stating
the circumstances to which he had alluded. Those
circumstances he knew to be deliberate, villain
Gus lie. The three persons the defendant had
named Immediately went 10 him, and then he SAID
he should reserve his defense until an action should
he brought against him. Under such Wllany he
now called upon the Jury to give large damages.
Evidence having been called to prove the lore
going facts
Mr.. WiIIes then addressed the Jury for the de-
endant. He designated the acton As an idle and
trumpery case. There was one case in the boo
something similar to it, and that was the gre1e
ca sc Of BardelI rS. Pickwck." The letters were
those of besotted old man they were the en-
cores of dotage. His client was poor old dotard
in love. The learned counsel went through the
letters with the acumen of clever special pleader,
and called upon the Jury to give the smallest
amount of damages
Lord Campbell having summed up, the Jury
wished to know what salary the defendant re-
! ceived A Clerk in the Bank stated that it was
about 1890 year. The Jury then retired, and
verdict for the plaintiff. Damages, $500.