Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-08-07
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q '4I From The IIondos Times, July Is.
BREACH or PRoM1sE CASE.
ENDELL IS: GcL1dvER.-Mr. Keating,
2. o., and Mr.. Pigott appeared for the
plaintiff: and Mr.. Whateiy, Q.qG., and
Mr.. j. j. Powell, for the defendant. :
The plaintiff in this action was Mary
! Endeii the daughter of James Endell. nm
appraiser, who formerly kept the BOROUGH
Arms at Chipping Norton, and she sued
Edward Gulliyer. to recover damages for
breach of promise of marriage. 1t An.
peared the plaintiff was 3S years of age.
and the defendant somewhat older, having
arrived at A. The parties had been en-.
gagged since the year IS4l, until recently
when the defendant had put it out of his
power to fulfill his engagement by marry
ing another lady. 0aa. ~ - -
1t appears that the party had become
acquainted in the year lS4I, when the
plaintiff was on visit at Bloxhatn. near
which place the defendant resided with
ms father. a rich old man. who died in
the year 1853, leaving ESQ, 600 in per
sonal property alone. On the 9th of De.
cember, lo4l, the defendant, who was a
collector of taxes at Bloxham, first opened
bus mind to the plaintiff, in letter of
that date. He began his letter by ad.
dressing the plaintiff as dear Miss. ;,
and proceeded to make her distinct offer
fof marriage: His suit was fayorably re.
celved by the plaintiff, and the parties
continued for many years on terms of at.
lection, and corresponded with one an.
other from time to tinle.
The engagement, however, was. not
brought to maturity, in consequence of
the defendants wish not to marry during
his fathers lifetime, but to wait till he
should be more entirely his own master.
The plaintiff accordingly took situation
as bar-maid, first at the George, at Ship.
ston-upon-Stour, where she remained
seven years, and since then she had been
living with Mr.. Day, at Northelash,
where she occupied herself as companion
to Mrs: Day, THAT lady being in delicate
health, and in managing the affairs ofthe
family. Several of the defendants letters
addressed to the plaintiff were read, and
caused considerable amusement, one of
them containing in postscript piece of
poetry which we understood was "Ed.
ward Gulfivers" own composition. The
verses were as follows - x.sg, -
"Desrest Mary. my heart is thine.
"For ever fond and true;
Dearest youth. believe that mire.
:" AS truly beats for you. - .r..-
"Tkeu beuua in Hyueu's rosy chains
"Our hearts shall constant prove: .a
"For Joys serene, and fres from pain,
VIII ever crown our love.
"Miss Endeli." IT,
Notwithstanding the warmth of the
defendants affection, he took no stems
towards realizing the /" rosy chains" and
"joys serene" alluded to in his poetic ef-
fusion until the death of his father, which
took place, from paralysis, in the month
of February, 1853. The defendant then
wrote and informed the plaintiff that she
would be "greatly surprised" to hear of
the death Of the Old man, who went off
very easily, and concluded with saving
that he should be very happy to meet the
plaintiff at any time, if she would let him
know what day she would come.
The parties had formerly met at Blox.
ham, at the house of Mr.. French, a BUTCH
er and brother tax collector with the de.
fendant, and conducted themselves as
persons usually do who are, engaged.
which Mr.. French explained by saving
that they kissed one another occasionally:
and, so late as February, 1853, the de-
fendant had sent the plaintiff valentino,
and after bis fathers death had contem
plated visit to Northleach to see the
plaintiff. 1t appeared, however, that the
connection was all along objected to BY
the DEFENDANTS family, upon the ground |
that the plaintiff had no money; and |
though the defendant, even after his ia.
ther's death, had expressed his determin.
alton to have his own way and marry
the plaintiff, the object of his choice, he
was at length induced by some sinister
influence to break his promise, and in the
month of October last he married another
lady. .-.--..- .... = =. \
The plaintiff, not being a competent
witness, was not called, but an interest
ing younger sister, married to Mr.. |
Beachy, coach-builder at Chipping
Norton, was put into the witness box,
and proved that she was not unlike the
plaintiff. She also accounted. for the
absence of any letters from the defend
ant from the year lS49 down to the death |
of his father in February, 1858, by say
ing that she had put them in the fire, as
she considered love letters as mere
"toys." 1t was admitted that the de-
fendant's income amounted to about
f350 q year. es ..s.-,s
Mr.. Wha.ely, addressed. the jury in
mitigation of damages in an amusing
speech. He admitted that the conduct
of the plaintiff had been entirely with
out reproach, and that the defendant had
been rather soft; but, considering the
length of time that the connexion had
dragged on, he submitted to the jury
that they ought to give the plaintiff only |
a very moderate amount of damages.
Mr.. Bart. Anderson having summed up, |
The jury found a verdict for the plain |
tiff, with f400 damages.
A NOVEL LIBEL SUIT.-Before the
Monroe County Court now in session at /