Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-06-06
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Thc 100000 Rreach Of Promise Case.
We have before noted the conclusion Of a
breach Of promise case in St. Louis, in which
the LADY was awarded the unprecedented sum
a. 100000. The plaintiff, Miss Efie Car
stang, is a daughter OF Rev Gideon Oarstang'
lormerly Methodist clergyman in New York
and Brooklyn Before his death be went South
&, reclaim his health aud was accompanied by
Lille. She lived with an aunt in Charleston,
aud returned with ner father to New York -
The father died and left his children some pro-
perty. Eflio and her sister went to Cincinnati
10 reside, with Mrs Seaman, an aunt. She re
moved to st Louis some years ago, where she
resided with her sister and an aunt. AT 81.
Louis Efie made the acquaintance Of rich
Old land holder named Henry Shaw, shown by
testimony on trial to be worth million and a
half of dollars, principally in real estate--a
gentleman Of fine taste, who is deyOting much
of his wealth to the improvement OF a large
park and botanical garden, in the European
style. Though about sixty five, he was snitten
with the charms of MISS Efiie, aged about
thirty. After "courting' two years, he finally
proposed and was accepted. For some reason,
however the tickle cold boy" broke of the en-
raoement, and under the advice Of counsel the
disappointed bntrothed brought suit for damages
in 500. OO0 The defendant put m as plea
the character of Miss Carstang, which he al
leoed had been bad in Charleston and in St.
Louis, but he failed to sustain the allegation by
the testimony On the other hand her charac'
ter was proved to be irreproachable, This
course OF the defendant no doubt added to the
exemplary damages by the jury. He also Of
fered letter of the plaintiff written to him in
the spring OF 1858, which he claimed was a re-
lease from his promise to marry. The Court
would not receive the letter in evidence, there.
fore it made no part Of the proceedings; but as
! it details perfect history of the couItship and
conduct of Mr. shaw, we append it,
LETTER VI MISS oARsTANs TO Mr.. SHAW.
When / last saw you said that weuld see
/ you again or write to you, but delayed doing
| either, as hoped your own sense OF right would
lead you to eek an interview with me. write
| to you now, not because it is pleasant task, mo-
do do it to annoy you, for | believe | am 81
constituted that it is my disposition always t.
heal rather than wound; but, at the same time
| | consider myself, under all circumstances, o.
bound TO protect and defend my own person
houor aud reputation, let who will suffer; and
write now to remind you that by your attention.
the last two years to me, aud our engagement
and your subsequent desertion of me, you havt
. yaI unI ontnnrptuigpd all three IL 4
necessary for me to say that am much put ou
aud dissatisfied, though perhaps you think
ought to have had better sense than to have be
lieved YOU. 1t is over two years since you sOugh
my acquaint lnee, and requested permission 4
visit me, and offered me references as to you
character and position, and very soon after cam
ynur proposal to marry. You said your wealt
and business did not answer for company yo
were very lonesome that your mother was to
J old to live with you; that your single slste
would probably die, even before your mother
aud Mrs. Morissee had her husband Tor compa
nv. After DELAYING some time to test the sin
cerity Of your offers, becoming satisfied that yo
really desired me for your wife, | accepted you
aud from that time you were constant visitor
Y.u sent me flowers and fruit, and made m
presen from time to time, and frequently inv
! ted me to ride, and seemed to desire that o.
5 relation should be mad" public You invited IN
g to meet friends at your house in the city, and /
ride cut to your country seat You sent me
piano, and desired that | should employ tea Il
- er You told sister that you were going I
D take me away. and finally named the tim
. when We would marry, and made preparation
for the same The llme arrived and you pos
puued it, on account OF your desire TO perle,
, your arrangements in relation to the butanci
r garden. You removed the piano to your ow
house, un er the pretence that you dtslred it o
&C luut Of musical party to be held here +
nay you ceased to visit me, and when becom
solicitous tor fear you are III, and call at yor
house, YOU Insult me with a proposition whc
4 uuy uue s,uuudu wUutu REJECT. During our eI
= ga emeut | have avoided general society. an
a deavUred to please you in every way. our a
' teptIons have been remarked by many, aud
3 am now subjected to all the unhappiness an
mortliic alton arising from your desertiOn of m,
. Had you called on me as gentleman, and O
t fered any reasonable excuse for this treatmeul
OF smp asked me to release you from this en-
gaIemrnt, anj assigned no reason, trust
shoull have hal too much pride not to hav
complied at onre; but vpur desertion, as it i;
deserves Whatever punishment the opinion of
, just public may visit upon It's author, and yo
may rest assured that if my counsel so advise,
such reparItion shall be demanded of YOU a
our laws grant to my sex under the circum
stances. Il q. OARSTANG.