Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-08-16

A BREACH OF PROMISE CAsE.-An order of ar
rest was issued some days since, by one Of the
Judges of the New York Court Of Common Pleas
against one Morris Rosenkraus, on the complaint
of one Miss Tickner, an ancient lady, who ad-
mits that she is nfty years Of age, and charges
that the gay Lothario unclaimed her virgin af-
fections, broke her maiden heart, and otherwise
so infatuated her that mutual promise Of mar
rage was the result; but that afterwards the
young man OF thirty four years had broken his
promise, to her great and serious damage as
Aforesaid The case came up on the application
OF julius Morris, who says that he has been ar
rested for Rosenkraus, but that he is not the
man that be never broke a maiden's heart and
never would and applies for his disc barge In
opposition the maiden produces atidavits stating
positively that Morris is Rosenkraus and nothing
but Rosenkraus, and although he may have been
testing when he made love to her, We, at hsr age
II was too serious matter TO Joke about His
Honor denied the motion without COSTS and In.
gay deceiver will remain incarcerated in Ed
ridge street Jail, there to chew the sweet and
bitter cud Of reflection upon the danger of med
ding with edged tools, and the delig hts of max
ing love to elderly maiden ladies'
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WHO, d public men, have done really nothing to
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vi INC gooo In any walk of life or business. New
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