Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-09-11
CROTCHETS AND QUAyERS,

CROTCHETS AND QUAvERS.
In England, lately, a suit for breach of
promise OF marriage was brought by a fisher.
man beautiful daughter against a captain in
the English army, fixing damages at $50, 600
Inc love letters OF the gallant captain were so
numerous that they were printed for the ac-
commodation of counsel, making in all a vol
ume OF lso pages. The matter was finally com.
promised by the payment to the injured lad v
OF the sum of $40, 900, with the promise that the
volume OF letters should be burnt.
Loud cries of distress were heard few davs
since proceeding from frame tenement on
Front, below Vine street, Chicago and several
persons In the vicinity went to learn the cause
OF the outcry. They entered the back yard
and there, in a kind Of shed, found a woman
beating her husband with a large stick, in
which operation she must have been EMPLOYED
Tor ten or fifteen minutes. The poor wretch,
black and blue from head to heels, was COVER.
ing upon the ground and begging her for mer-
cy's sake to beat him no more When the
other lords Of creation made their appearance,
she threatened to cudgel them, too but they
demonstrated with the virago upon her treat
ment OF her husband until she consented to
withhold further punishment. The miserable
deVll's crime was that he had returned home
without earning more than twenty-five cents
although, as be protested, he had endeayored
to earn more, but could not obtain work. His
wife he said, was in the habit of beating him
whenever he failed to get employment, but he
declared he did all he could to make money
ana to please her. That poor Benedict, much
abused victim of matrimony, it was painful and
pltlful to see 80 meek and uncomplaining, his
eyes hlled with tears and his body covered with
wounds. He knows to his sorrow, his wife To
be not only strong minded but strong bodied
female.
In Boston, last Friday evening, Mrs. Deborah
A. r Bundy, q young married woman, who has
Inquired in the Police Court at Roxbury, in con-
necuon with young man of fascinating ap-
pearance, named Washington Urann, made an
arrangement with her music teacher to visit
the circus. The lady and her music teacher,
whose name is j. Sulliviene, had proceeded
but short distance when they met Washing
ton Urann. Mrs. B. proposed to her musical
friend that he should allow her q half hours
interview with her lover. He consented Urann
and Mrs. B. then commenced a promenade
during which they were followed by Sulliviene
tor the space of two hours. Sulliviene then
lntimated to the young lady that she must re-
turn nome, as the hour was getting late. She
said no-she was going to spend the night with
Urann. The music teacher would not consent
to this, and when they entered a carriage he
got into 1t with them. After driving about
little, Mr. Urann stopped the carriage in front
establishment where the husband of Mrs Bun
dY Is engaged in business, and getting out
told Sulllyiene that he could take the lady
home. As he had done this apparently to
make display of his power over the lady to
ner husband, who was near, his conduct was
resented by Sulliyiene, and they soon came
to blows. Sulliviene knocked down Urann a
couple OF times, in a very scientific manner,
and then they talked the matter over They
walked the streets and took something to drink
together several times. Urann had nearly al
lowed himself to be persuaded to 20 home
when the lady made her appearance in a car
rlage and both Ursnn and Sulliviene got into
1t. They proceeded toward Roxbury, and in
the course Of their ride Urann tried the bluff
game with his revolver. The music teacher
whipped out revolver and both fred one
shot Of course no damage was done, except
to alarm the police of the Fifth Station The
parties had alighted from the carriage before
they INDUCED in this little episode Of the re-
VOlvers- Returning from their iaunt to the
lower portion OF the city, it being now past one
o'clock, the music teacher gave mp the pursuit,
ON the promise Of the young woman that she
would return home. The carriage was, how
ever, driven in another direction and the hus-
band OF the lady, who was on the alert about
this time, caused the carriage to be followed,
and employed some police officers to spot the
house where the parties stopped in Minot street,
and arrest them. The arrest was effected this
morning by the officers of the Third District
In an action for breach of promise of mar
riage, tried in the Court of Queens Bench on
Wednesday, the 18th ultimo Ann Read, the
daughter OF a corn chandler, in Shoreditch, was
the plaintiff, and Samuel A. Wells the defend
ant. The father of the defendant, who is also
corn factor, had a counting house within the
premises occupied by the father of the plaintiff
Paying frequent visits to the fathers Office the
young man was naturally invited up stairs and
as naturally made love to and was accepted by
Miss Read. He declared his purpose of making
her his wife, and they were treated by the
friends of both families as parties engaged >"
Unfortunately, however, the counting-h
afforded frequent opportunities to Mr. Wells,
SEN, also of admiring the charms Of Miss Read,
and he, too, also became a suitor. He pointed
out that his son was too young" "was not yet
established in business " and used other arxu-
mehts, Dut to no purpose. The plaintiff liked
the young man the best and told him of the
unnatural rivsl that he possessed. The de-
| Iendant was very angry, Of course, with his
| father, but seemed to increase in attachment
! FOR the lady, and wrote to her a number of le,-
ters declaring his unalterable affection and his
determination to make her his wife at all haz-
| ards, observing won't the old man stare when
put the ring on your finger ?'' The aged Gu
| pid, In the mean time, was not idle, but pushed
his suit with great energy, now attempting by
| ruse to get her to sign Surrender" Iwhy,
| the old Turk! of her engagement with his son
and now plying her through the influence of
friends. Whether or not by these efforts il does
not clearly appear, but the younger wooer be-
| gan to show some signs Of drawing back, and
| at last assumed such an attitude as induced
| the wronged fair one to seek redress. The jury
awarded her t5O0 damages paper
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| 'DJ The police Of Pittsburgh have recently ar.